Aldi Shopping - £18.01
Microwave Rice - 2 x 45p
Tomatoes - £1.59
Salmon - 2 x £2.49
Half a side of Fresh Salmon - £7.69
Breaded Haddock Fillets - £2.85
I didn't really need to go shopping, in fact when Alan came over and asked me if I wanted to go shopping to Aldi with him earlier I had said 'no thanks'. Then he turned up a few hours later clutching his shopping bags, car keys in his hand and said 'are you ready?' ... talk about forgetful. He then asked if I fancied a coffee at Booths first, so that swung my decision and off I went. 😄
My plan this week is to use up what I have in the fridge in the way of salad stuff and vegetables, so with this in mind I decided that this weeks Sunday prep work was going to be a big batch of Mediterranean vegetables using up as much as I could from what I already had, hence me not buying many vegetables this time.
A bit of time spent chopping and soon I had two trays of veggies, the salmon was split into five portions and the thinner end that had been partly folded over in the pack, was topped with some sundried tomato pesto ... from a jar not homemade.
The salmon was cooked in just over twenty minutes but the vegetables needed a bit longer, so I filled the gap with a quick dish of rhubarb crumble, the base taken out of the freezer and the crumble quickly mixed up and added on top.
I couldn't resist, and the sundried tomato salmon made for a delicious lunch while I watched some television and had a relaxing afternoon.
Now I just need to make a bit of a menu plan to work out how I'm going to use up all those luscious, garlicky vegetables, the remaining cooked salmon fillets and those tasty looking haddock fillets. But there's no need for me to rush to use up the microwave rice that I bought for emergency use, or the tins of salmon that I bought to top up the stacks I already have in the cupboard.
Fish and rice ... good store cupboard staples.
Sue xx
It all looks so good.
ReplyDeleteNice and healthy and very, very tasty. :-)
DeleteI love your little pumpkin showing up like a little fall mascot ~Carol
ReplyDeleteThe day it vanishes from kitchen worktop shots, you will know that it's been turned into soup. Hopefully it will last until after Halloween as I love having it there :-)
DeleteThe salmon and vegetables look so lovely. We had a use up week recently, I didn't shop at all but unfortunately I spent almost double the following week - that wasn't the idea !
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
It's always the way isn't it. 😄
DeleteI agree with carol, that little pumpkin is adorable! Mmmm...roasted veggies...I might put an order in with Jon for him to make them for tea tonight! xxx
ReplyDeleteHe's almost a pet now, I almost gave him a name the other day. 😄
DeleteI can see the tabloid headline now - “Well-known Frugality Blogger Turns Pet Into Soup!” ~ Carol
DeleteLooks lovely, I do love Salmon and roasted veggies. Yum!
ReplyDeleteYou can't beat it can you, very flavourful. 😀
DeleteDelicious looking food! I love simple food like this. Maeve xx
ReplyDeleteIt's making mealtimes nice and straightforward. 🙂
DeleteMmm, salmon and Med veg - one of my favourites. xx
ReplyDeleteI think there's a lot of us agreeing. 😀
DeleteLove roasted veg-in fact the air fryer is doing its thing as I type. Catriona
ReplyDeleteIt really brings the flavour out doesn't it. 🙂
DeleteCanned fish and rice are excellent store cupboard items.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
They really are, with a few fresh or frozen veggies you have a lovely meal so quickly. 😀
DeleteSuch colourful food is right up my street, Sue, it all looks fantastic. At the moment hubby and I both have Covid (he very kindly brought it back to me from work) so neither of us has much appetite. I could happily eat a bite of that salmon now though!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh poor you, and hubby, although it is clearly all his fault 😄 I hope you are soon feeling much better. xx
DeleteWell, that's spooky (and not even halloween yet). 🎃 I made a big tray of Mediterranean veggies a couple of days ago.
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think alike. 😀
DeleteI've been having a veg box delivered and it is wonderful, like having a Christmas present every other week! It gives me challenges on what to cook, using what I have rather than recipes I fancy making. I love supporting the farmers and giving them a decent price for their produce. I was getting an Oddbox, so using wonky fruit and veg, but have recently switched to the organic box from Riverford as I want to have more organic stuff in my diet
ReplyDeleteI should imagine it's like a lovely healthy food challenge each time the box arrives. Making the best use of all that deliveries vegetables. 😀
DeleteThat sounds like such a good price for salmon. It's selling here for $12/lb., this week, which works out to £9.25/lb.
ReplyDeleteAs others have said, the salmon and vegetables meal looks great.