Another pretty boring week , looking out the window at the rain , at least it isnt snow . We have come to the end of himselfs current hospital cycle and we have a whole month off , im awaiting appointments which may take weeks months or years , who knows .
I was deeply impressed that i managed to get a whole 3kg of brown rice for the grand sum of £1.50 it was just in date , so ive kilner jarred it with oxygen absorbers and it will last me a year . You cant keep brown rice for much longer as it can go rancid . The dreaded crisp lady had a big box of wholefoods bags hidden amid the 100% unhealthy usual stock . On the prepping front do remember to rotate your stock , dried anything can be practically immortal , spices etc lose there strength once unsealed but they are still usable if you add a wee bit more , the sniff test works best if it has no smell it has no taste , tinned goods last years past the date , anything with tomatoes not so long. it depends on the quality of the tin and lining , certain tinned fruit lasts longer than others . You cant tell by the brand the only way to tell is by opening one and having a look . Dried fruit is another near immortal if its looking a bit shrivelled soak it in a cup of tea and its as good as new . I'm on a mission for a wet day and will do a stock check , anything coming up to its usable lifespan goes on the worktop in a box and its added to the next couple of weeks menus.
Chicken stew is starting to smell good , made with a couple of garlic chicken thighs and the juice and skin from yesterdays chicken and veg , wilted celery a couple of sad carrots and a big tin of 5 bean salad that ive been trying to find a use for, it was years out of date but when opened were perfect . So its stew and dumplings for tea ...it looks that sort of day
I didn't know about brown rice going rancid - will keep that in mind, I've got loads of brown rice at the mo.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to explain to son about the flexibility of use by dates, but he's very cautious. I suppose he'll learn in the end.
ReplyDeleteI store my brown rice in the freezer, just like my yeast and most of my walnuts and seeds. I consider it my second pantry. We need to have enough, but not waste it by letting it go bad. I am not completely held fast on the best before dates either...you can be flexible for sure. Unless you lose you sense of smell, then it can get iffy. Chicken stew sounds wonderful. I think a clean out the fridge stew is in order. -26C here today. Take care. Barb
ReplyDeleteI've just made a veggie stew and added some dried egg noodles dated April 2023. Forgot about them at the back of the cupboard.
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