In the larder this week 19th January 2026 The fruit is looking delicious this week. We have plenty trays of raspberries, still a ton of grapes, ready to eat Bananas, plenty nice big oranges and the biggest pineapples I have ever seen. For the veg lovers we have a vast amount of celery, tons of peppers and some great mushrooms. On the shelfs we have the last of the peanut butter, some pickle cabbage, enchilada kits, onion gravy, jelly pots and Moore… We continue to have plenty frozen large Yorkshire puddings, chips, aunt Bessie Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, McKain baked potatoes and Farne of  Scotland Salmon. There is a varied selection…

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There was a wee mishap with our delivery this morning and quite a few items from our order were sent elsewhere. Luckily the Fareshare delivery guys came back with the missing items. They are volunteers and were running late so it was very good of them. In the Fridge we have quite a few individual Kilmarnock Pies, all of what we have will be in the fridge for the Tuesday morning opening. Hopefully enough to go around everyone that would like one. Also in the fridge was have milk dated 13.01.2026, I am sure there are a few people that will can use that quickly. We also still have a…

What’s in the larder wc 5th January 2026 Happy New Year everyone, we are straight into the new year with a great selection in the larder for this week. Our freezers continue to be stocked well with large Yorkshire puddings, chicken, McKain baked potatoes, chips, bean and root burgers, Farne of Scotland Salmon and Chicken in Mushroom sauce. The chicken in a Mushroom sauce is a free item this week so please take one along with one other item from the freezer. It feels like a long time since our fridge had any meat or cheese. It has appeared and there is plenty. We have bacon, haggis and cheese. Along…

It a smoking and flaming hot selection this week. Namely plenty flaming hot doritos and smoked cheese. We are very grateful to Cyrenians FareShare Edinburgh for continuing to work throughout the festive period allowing us to open on the 30th of December 2025. The shelf is well stocked with onion gravy, tonic, enchilada kits, shredded cabbage, peanut butter, pasta, selection boxes, jars of cranberry and apple sauces and some selection packs too. Our fridge also has a good range with muller corner yogurts, coconut water, smoked cheese, ham and cheese primula, curry cooking sauce, fresh orange, lovely spicy lentil soup, hummus, little lasagna’s for kids over 1, garlic and herb…

We have another two items from the freezer this week. The freezer is full of chicken mushroom meals, McCain baked potatoes, salmon fillets, chips and more chips, roast potatoes, large Yorkshire pudding, veggie lemon bites, veggie bean and root burgers and many half chickens. In the fridge is quite an array of different things. We have munch bunch yogurts, strawberry yogurts, double cream, Italian salmi, chorizo sausage, stuffings balls, mushrooms and more. The shelfs have a few of the usual suspects but we are getting to the end of the peanut butter and pickled cabbage. We have some large bags of flaming hot doritos, dolmio stir in pasta sauce and…

It’s a good week for vegetarians this week, or anyone who just wants to try out some plant-based meals. “Fish free” goujons in the fridge, bean & beet burgers, McCain baked potatoes, Tesco roast potatoes and smashed pea and lemon bites in the freezer!  And, if you are feeling a bit more carnivorous, maybe just add some frozen doner kebab meat or some bacon from the fridge? Lots of lunch options too – how about broccoli and stilton soup with a slice of hot toast and some Brussels pate and a slice or two of salami?  Or maybe use that bacon to make a great bacon butty with some COOP…

Anyone for Celery, we have a good bundle of it, its lovely cooked in a stir fry. We have quite a varied selection this week, it is definitely worth a visit. Some lovely mushrooms, butternut squash, potatoes, pink lady apples, Brussel sprouts, radishes. On the shelfs we have the usual pasta, shredded cabbage, peanut butter but we also have bags of rice and some rosti mix. I would love to see what some of you do with that. A varied selection of tins, soup and hotdogs. On the table we have a couple boxes of cereal and quite a few Enchilada kits that I am sure will go down well.…

In the larder this week: Carrots are back looking fresh and better than ever. On the veg table we have a new addition of some butternut squashes.  We also have some onions, plenty garlic and the last of a batch of cabbages. And a rather large Squash that will hopefully find a home in someone’s soup or pie. The bananas are looking good and ready to eat, still a lot of apple and some fresh plums.  Finally, someone take some swedes away  they are getting past best. The fridge is pretty quiet this week with some coconut and strawberry water. However the freezer more than makes up for it. 2…

In the larder this week we have a few products we have not had before. For those that love a roast potato we have a good number of them in the freezer. Along with that we have some veggie burgers that look very tasty and smashing salmon fillets. Our Fruit and vegetable selection will keep our veg lovers happy, the broccoli looks amazing. There is a few kiwis, grapes, plenty apples, cabbages, carrots, potatoes, brussel sprouts, swedes and a big tray of bananas. Last week we managed to save so many bananas going to waste, can we do it again. On our shelfs we still have some lovely pasta, tonic…