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

phizzimum · 17 February 2010 at 2:05PM

grandma247 wrote: »

Can I just say that these results are likely to be wrong because no two people can have the same vote on the survey. You are forced to put a different figure for each person. I don't know if this can be fixed?
Sorry just noticed some already have mentioned this.

hi nopot - I see you've fixed the above glitch. but there's the same problem on the question "how often would you eat this" - survey won't accept the same answer for more than one family member.

thanks for doing the surveys - they are very straightforward to fill out but I wouldn't have a clue about creating one.

phizzimum · 17 February 2010 at 2:16PM

just filled in the sweetcorn survey and I'm a bit worried that I might skew the statistics. I really didn't like them, so my scores a v low - but I think the problem was with me, not the recipe. Just wanted people to bear that in mind if the fritters come out with a low average score - but I know that we need to be honest.

ETA: looking forward to trying the cereal bars - I'm presuming the method would be like making flapjacks? must be patient as know our dear weezl has a rather more important bun in the oven to concentrate on today...hope all goes well at the hospital.

weezl74 · 17 February 2010 at 2:22PM

I've just added this to the start of the thread, but thought I'd pop it here for those who are keeping up with us daily

Tasks list if anyone would like to volunteer!

Each of the parts/tasks below will take a bit of writing/think collating, I guestimate this is quite an investment of your time. So do think if it's realistic, or if you just have a few ideas to share about a topic, maybe PM the main person who has put themselves forward, all tips will be gratefully recieved

why on earth did we come up with this mad scheme?

Shirley's big batch cooking day planner

Shirley's kit list and current best buys

glossary of food terms for a new cook

Tips for getting all the family on board, even the really stubborn ones

what to do when you arrive at the shop and there's no carrots?

We had some leftovers last night, I don't want to waste them!

I think I've just seen a better bargain what shall I do?

shirley's storecupboard of herbs, spices seasonings to make things just a bit more varied and interesting, but for teeny cash (or maybe for shirley's birthday pressie )

my current understanding of how the phases of this mad scheme might roll out:

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

phase 2 - nutritional checks, stock checks, costings and finalisation of shopping list and planners

phase 3 - actual testing of the whole month by a couple of real families- gulp:eek:

phase 4 -tweaks and write up

Phase 5 make it known somehow to Bob and Shirley

maltesers_2 · 17 February 2010 at 2:49PM

Weezl - this is a great project and I wish you every success. I just wondered if you might want to add Shirley's resource centre to list suitable and helpful websites eg. a new blog Ive just seen mentioned on OS is http://thirty-quid.blogspot.com/ Feed a family of 5 for Thirty Quid a week.

Allegra · 17 February 2010 at 2:50PM

Lesley_Gaye wrote: »

Hi Weezl

been thinking about the chou farci (cabbage and sausages slow cooked)and when to cook it (maybe tom) and wondered about the sausagemeat on Shirley and Bobs plan.

the sausage meat is £2.42. If you used Asda SP sausages and removed the skin to use them as sausage meat, you could get the same amount for 96p, so saving £1.46

I haven't used SP sausages, would this work, or are they not nice enough?

PS the cereal bars look lovely, will def give those a go

That's what I normally do, Lesley - I am not overly keen on the SP sausages as sausages (they put me in mind of burnt porridge, for some reason) even though they are perfectly edible - but I always use them for sausage rolls and the like, instead of sausagemeat. As I tend to bung some onion and a whole load of "free" HG stuff - herbs, chillies and the like - in, the end result tends to be well yum.

weezl74 · 17 February 2010 at 2:52PM

HM Pizza and tomato sauce ingredients and costings, this is for a double batch, shirley will freeze half

Ingredients

For the dough
1 sachet dried yeast 5p
1 tsp salt
pinch sugar
1500g bread flour 61p
drizzle oil, plus extra for greasing 5p
1 litre lukewarm water
For the tomato sauce
320g onions, sliced into rings 13p
garlic paste lots! 15p
5 cans chopped tomatoes £1.65
freshly ground black pepper
140g cheese to sprinkle

recipe originally at weezl's blog with photo

twinkle_star_2 · 17 February 2010 at 3:39PM

Omega 6

Eggs
Poultry (turkey)
Vegetable oils (sunflower oil)
Cereals (weetabix?)

Omega 3

Oily fish (anchovies)
Eggs
Milk and cheese (though at a low level)

minjara · 17 February 2010 at 4:25PM

Well i finally made the borscht today. not really weighing anything out but these were the ingredients:

1 large onion
2 packs of smartprice beets
3 cloves garlic chopped
750 ml veg stock
mixed herb
and a wee bit of butter and sugar

Soften onion in butter, chop beetroot and garlic and add 200ml of stock, bring to boil, add herbs sugar and rest of stock and simmer.

Well this is what came out in the end!

http://munchbunch66.blogspot.com/2010/02/borscht-glorious-borscht.html

Definitely nice but cant have a lot of, its a bizarre sweet and salty taste from the beetroot but definitely satisfying and not high in cals either!

phizzimum · 17 February 2010 at 4:34PM

maltesers wrote: »

Weezl - this is a great project and I wish you every success. I just wondered if you might want to add Shirley's resource centre to list suitable and helpful websites eg. a new blog Ive just seen mentioned on OS is http://thirty-quid.blogspot.com/ Feed a family of 5 for Thirty Quid a week.

thanks for that link maltesers, looks like a very interesting blog. i like the look of the oatcakes, might try those as I often have leftover porridge (don't have a big appetite at breakfast) - they look like the type of oatcakes I've had in derbyshire

weezl74 · 17 February 2010 at 4:46PM

Kester is not breech any more

:D:D:D

And he is 3/5ths engaged!:eek: But that doesn't mean too much...

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

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