So it's the 3rd of January and time for me to take stock of all the food that we have in the house. I hate, hate, hate the thought of food going to waste and it feels good to shelf by shelf give the fridge a good hoick out and see what we have leftover from the Christmas and New Year shopping and hamper contents.
I think you can tell from the photo which two shelves I have already tidied 😉
We already had a lot of cheeses in stock ... and then the hamper came with even more tempting ones for Alan to sample. So there is a lot leftover. Firstly I double wrapped a couple of still sealed up wedges of Stilton and popped them straight into the freezer, then I set to grating a large block of Cheddar that had a use-by date of just one week hence.
Although you can freeze cheese in a block, it thaws slower and is much more crumbly once defrosted if you do it that way, so I always prefer to grate cheeses like Cheddar. This way they can be used straight from the freezer in the exact quantity you want for a sandwich or a topping for something.
Never overfill your tub or bag as the little bit of air room means you can give it a good shake after it's had an hour in the freezer to keep it super free-flowing.
I had a little bit over after leaving my air space ...
... so I grated it and popped it into a tub to go back into the fridge. I doubt it will last in there long once Alan spots it there and ready to use. Perhaps a baked potato might be a good idea for lunch and he could use half of it then.
Anyway, now the little tub is in the fridge and the larger old ice-cream tub is in the freezer, as soon as I've posted this I'll be going downstairs to give it a shake and put the kettle on. All this talk about food has made me thirsty ... and as you can see in the top photo there are still more shelves to sort through in the fridge so while the kettle boils I'll be doing another shelf.
Sue xx
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