Weezl's phase 1- recipe testing and frugalisation- come one, come all!

twinkle_star_2 · 11 February 2010 at 4:50PM

weezl74 wrote: »

I've started an old-style thread to see if I can make chick pea flour from our dried chick peas. If so, that will be a great swap, thanks

Hi Weezl,

I've come across versions of homemade chickpea flour made with both the dried chickpeas (i.e. straight from the bag) or cooked, roasted (to re-dry) and then ground. The only problem I can see is whether all families would have a grinder with enough power to make chickpeas into flour rather than chunks. Maybe someone could try it out?

Also, for the purple vegetable problem - could you use the red cabbage for a side dish such as braised red cabbage or would the loss of a main meal recipe make the plan too complex?

weezl74 · 11 February 2010 at 4:51PM

Sweetcorn fritters first phase of frugalisation:

For the fritters

100g/3½oz SR flour
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp sugar
2 eggs
75ml/2½fl oz milk
350g/12oz frozen sweetcorn kernels
125-150ml/4½-5fl oz vegetable oil, for frying
scant half teaspoon garam masala

1. For the fritters, mix the flour, , salt and freshly ground black pepper, garam masala and sugar together in a bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and milk together. Gradually add the egg and milk mixture to the dry ingredients and combine to form a batter.
3. Place the sweetcorn kernels and spring onions into a separate bowl and add just enough batter to the mix to bind them.
4. Heat the oil in a frying pan, and drop in a good spoonful of the mix. Cook for two minutes on each side, drain on kitchen paper and keep warm until all the batter is used up.

Frugalised fritters,

if anyone is willing to risk a batch made with water as DH and I did, we feel they still work nicely, feedback appreciated

Savvy_sewing · 11 February 2010 at 4:59PM

hello, well I have started to read this. I get my shopping from ASDA if I have a delivery. Havent had one in a while and been spending over budget by popping into Mr T or Coop when I run out of something. Although there is currently a transient number of people living in my home, I had originally made a target of £90 for the month, so this looks a great idea for me. The budget at the home has depleated by over 3/4 in the last year!
Thanks wheezl, I am looking forward to getting healthier/simpler recipes and save some money too.

weezl74 · 11 February 2010 at 4:59PM

List here of recipes

thick onion tart (like an oniony quiche, delia originally)

carrot cake

sweetcorn fritters (not the ketchup)

chick pea curry

veg risotto

home made chutney

pork and apple burgers

spicy tomato meatballs and pasta

pasta, pesto and green beans

borscht

roast turkey leg and trimmings (very straightforward, just need an idea of whether the portions are adequate!)

roast belly pork and trimmings (as above)

HM pizza with gammon and onion (on top!)

carrot and chick pea veggie burgers

corned beef hash

oaty raisin cereal bars

Lesley's chick pea crumble

frugalised chutney

Lesley's chick pea crumble

currentish asda food shopping list

Have now updated the links, also done in Post #2

weezl74 · 11 February 2010 at 5:06PM

A favour please

could someone cost the sweetcorn fritter recipe above using the asda list above

:A

Or alternatively give me a kick up the bum to show me where we've already done this!!!!:)

misty-mitts · 11 February 2010 at 5:06PM

*creeps out of lurkerdom*

Weezl, I've followed your journey through the various threads, and am amazed at how much you have achieved, and what you continue to do. All my family have heard of you, and we've tried some of your recipes, including nettles - but drew the line at a piggy head!

DH is a big meat eater, and we were discussing it last night. He came round to the view that if we were financially desperate he could bear to drop to having meat just a couple of times a week. However, when we talked about what the meat would be replaced with we came unstuck, as there are many things like peanut butter and pulses that he really doesn't like, so it would mean upping the dairy and eggs, which would probably make his diet unhealthier, and not necessarily less expensive. I don't know how this helps, but I wonder if for a lot of meat-eating men, the problem isn't so much giving up meat, as what to replace it with.

Can I also suggest that when you put the final plan together, you point out that things such as carrot cake could be put in the oven at the same time as one of the other meals? Or that (just as an example) if someone was making jacket potatoes in the oven, the accompanying sausages could also be ovened, rather than grilled? I know it is an obvious point for people used to cooking a lot of things from scratch, but it is a personal bugbear of mine how people increase their cooking costs by using several sources of heat at a time, when a bit of planning could cut this down. Also, newbies to cooking might tackle one recipe at a time, so cook the carrot cake, then later on, cook the dinner. I've seen things like this happen in real life...

Very best of luck to you with this latest venture, and of course with the arrival of Kester too.

weezl74 · 11 February 2010 at 5:08PM

twinkle_star wrote: »

Hi Weezl,

I've come across versions of homemade chickpea flour made with both the dried chickpeas (i.e. straight from the bag) or cooked, roasted (to re-dry) and then ground. The only problem I can see is whether all families would have a grinder with enough power to make chickpeas into flour rather than chunks. Maybe someone could try it out?

Also, for the purple vegetable problem - could you use the red cabbage for a side dish such as braised red cabbage or would the loss of a main meal recipe make the plan too complex?

Hello! Cardiff will have a chick pea famine if you, me isom and her lodger are all at it twinkle! Nice to see you and great ideas

weezl74 · 11 February 2010 at 5:28PM

misty-mitts wrote: »

*creeps out of lurkerdom*

Weezl, I've followed your journey through the various threads, and am amazed at how much you have achieved, and what you continue to do. All my family have heard of you, and we've tried some of your recipes, including nettles - but drew the line at a piggy head!

DH is a big meat eater, and we were discussing it last night. He came round to the view that if we were financially desperate he could bear to drop to having meat just a couple of times a week. However, when we talked about what the meat would be replaced with we came unstuck, as there are many things like peanut butter and pulses that he really doesn't like, so it would mean upping the dairy and eggs, which would probably make his diet unhealthier, and not necessarily less expensive. I don't know how this helps, but I wonder if for a lot of meat-eating men, the problem isn't so much giving up meat, as what to replace it with.

Can I also suggest that when you put the final plan together, you point out that things such as carrot cake could be put in the oven at the same time as one of the other meals? Or that (just as an example) if someone was making jacket potatoes in the oven, the accompanying sausages could also be ovened, rather than grilled? I know it is an obvious point for people used to cooking a lot of things from scratch, but it is a personal bugbear of mine how people increase their cooking costs by using several sources of heat at a time, when a bit of planning could cut this down. Also, newbies to cooking might tackle one recipe at a time, so cook the carrot cake, then later on, cook the dinner. I've seen things like this happen in real life...

Very best of luck to you with this latest venture, and of course with the arrival of Kester too.

hello! Thanks for delurking

really interesting thoughts about men and meat...

Also really like the idea of planning 2 oven things at the same time, or putting it on when the bread batch goes in. Excellent! No more lurking now we know you're full of good ideas

Lesley_Gaye · 11 February 2010 at 5:32PM

weezl74 wrote: »

A favour please

could someone cost the sweetcorn fritter recipe above using the asda list above :A

Or alternatively give me a kick up the bum to show me where we've already done this!!!!:)

100g/3½oz SR flour 2.8p
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp sugar .75p
2 eggs 19.8p
75ml/2½fl oz milk 1.65p
350g/12oz frozen sweetcorn kernels 33p
125-150ml/4½-5fl oz vegetable oil, for frying 11.6 to 13.95p
scant half teaspoon garam masala 1p (guess)

68.95p to 71.3p depending on how much oil was used

weezl74 · 11 February 2010 at 5:33PM

another favour: would anyone be willing to look at the various lovely corned beef hash recipes on OS and pick one which could be adapted to fit the asda list and post the linkie for me? I'd be very grateful! I think Mrs Macawber's is very popular

Weezl's phase 1- recipe testing and frugalisation- come one, come all!

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