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

weezl74 · 19 February 2010 at 6:45AM

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Kaz2904 wrote: »

To add the extra 300g flour would increase the cost to 31.53p for the flour and £1.63 for the whole batch (not counting energy costs).

:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

I think that has to be a world record for speed of a recipe challenge!

it looks like they might end up being about 1.2 ish p a biscuit! that's amazing!

I'm so grateful

Shall we write out a version including your suggested tweaks and your 2nd cooking method as that seemed to work a lot better for you, but for a 1/3rd sized batch or even a quarter? so our testers don't have too many to test?

*Feels somewhat guilty that I have inflicted over 100 biscuits on the household spend of Kaz and family...:o:D*

weezl74 · 19 February 2010 at 7:01AM

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Whenever you tell me to dear lady! Tomorrow would be fine

So, onion marmalade, am on it!

righty ho

if you did buy the pork mince, I'd love to see if half the pack (250g) would do burgers for a family of 4 (or more is a bonus!) for 2 meals ie 8 servings(eek) you are also allowed breadcrumbs, 1 egg if needed, seasonings as stated above, 320g of apple, 320g of onion, but you may not want all of that, it's lots more than Delia

Use buttery spread if you like for butter, but oil is more frugal if you think the recipe can cope

I'm aware this is a big stretch since it's only 60% the meat content of delia

and so am also giving you 150g of cooking bacon, since this will deliver more taste 'bang for it's buck'. Sorry about the low meat quantities, but it's more meat that in a smartprice sausage and they manage to make them taste meaty?!

Also, when testing on hungry housemates, could you allow 250g potato, and 80g of 2 other veggies to go with the burgers and see how filling people think it is?

weezl74 · 19 February 2010 at 7:02AM

shaz mum of two! where are you! I need your french onion soup thoughts and also the decheesification of delia's tart!

weezl74 · 19 February 2010 at 7:40AM

potential ingredients for risotto pescatore/ Con Le Sarde

400g rice 29.2p
1 can glenryck pilchards in tomato sauce 65p
320g onion 13p
45 ml Oil, 4p
garlic,
spoon of pesto 6p
Salt and pepper

Aim to make 4 generous portions, there is no veggie side dish with this meal.....

Anyone willing to give it a go?

ceridwen · 19 February 2010 at 8:49AM

HowlinWolf wrote: »

apple curd spread for breakfast toast 7.8 pence for 2 slices of toast with spread
thick onion tart (like an oniony quiche, delia originally) 33.7 pence for a quarter
weetabix loaf 3.6 pence per slice
pasta puttanesca 35.35 pence per portion
cauliflower cheese with green bean and beetroot salad 37 pence per portion
sweetcorn soup 11.8 pence per portion
onion bhajias and chutney
allegra's risi e bisi 32.84 pence per portion
carrot cake 5.5 pence per slice
sweetcorn fritters (not the ketchup) 19.33 pence per portion
pork and apple burgers
spicy tomato meatballs and pasta
roast turkey leg and trimmings 71.35 pence per person
roast belly pork and trimmings 60.85 pence per person
HM pizza 12.58 pence per personal pizza
corned beef hash 22 pence per portion
oaty raisin cereal bars 3.5 pence per bar
falafel 15.25 pence per portion
frugalised chutney
Lesley's chick pea crumble
chana mutter masala + rice 34.375 pence per person
risotto pescatore
HM peanut butter
hash browns (with beans and toast)
lemon and raisin breakfast pancakes
firefox's frugal fishcakes 32 pence per portion

Thanks for those figures.

Looking at them - it hit me straight in the eyes how much more flexible we are going to be able to be for the vegetarian family - it will make life a lot easier and the diet a good bit healthier. The prices of those meat meals are a lot higher than owt else on the menu and the fishcakes are still dear by veggie standards.

I shall be awaiting the vegetarian plan with interest:D

System · 19 February 2010 at 8:51AM

Hi Weezl,
re: cheese quantity on the shopping list. No, I didn't add any deliberate increase, to account for usage or for any other reason. It's just that you had said earlier that the cheese weighed 809g (no specific weight appeared on earlier versions of the shopping list), but now it is listed as weighing approximately 1 kg. I wasn't sure whether the price would vary according to actual weight. Just mentioning the change, in case it was important.

I will leave the bread out entirely until you post a specific recipe so that it can be linked to the shopping list. Otherwise I will confuse myself! :-)

weezl74 · 19 February 2010 at 8:52AM

ceridwen wrote: »

Thanks for those figures.

Looking at them - it hit me straight in the eyes how much more flexible we are going to be able to be for the vegetarian family - it will make life a lot easier and the diet a good bit healthier. The prices of those meat meals are a lot higher than owt else on the menu and the fishcakes are still dear by veggie standards.

I shall be awaiting the vegetarian plan with interest:D

I hear you C

, but without the fish, I think the omegas will present a costly problem in their own right.... I wonder if, sadly that will eat up all the costs saved by the meat

weezl74 · 19 February 2010 at 8:55AM

Avocet wrote: »

Hi Weezl,
re: cheese quantity on the shopping list. No, I didn't add any deliberate increase, to account for usage or for any other reason. It's just that you had said earlier that the cheese weighed 809g (no specific weight appeared on earlier versions of the shopping list), but now it is listed as weighing approximately 1 kg. I wasn't sure whether the price would vary according to actual weight. Just mentioning the change, in case it was important.

Ah right! Yes I'm a bit surprised that mysupermarket lists it as 1 kilo... will check next time I'm in Asda.

Unless anyone else is popping there today?:rotfl:

weezl74 · 19 February 2010 at 8:59AM

Baked Bean Curry adapted from netmums recipe

1 can tomatoes 33
2 tins of baked beans 58
half tsp chilli
2 tsp mustard
2 tsp garam masala
320g onion, sliced 13p
2 tsp garlic paste

Put onions, garlic, chillis, and spices in a pan with a drop of oil, and cook til soft.
Add tomatoes and cook for a few minutes, until reduced down to a thicker sauce.
Add baked beans and cook for a few more minutes til all cooked, hot throughout and well mixed.
Season to taste.
Serve with rice

NEEDS A TESTER OR TWO

ceridwen · 19 February 2010 at 9:04AM

Hmmm....good point our Weezl re the omegas. Not that up on nutrition to know the answer to that one..:cool:

'Tis all going well so far though isnt it?:D - and at quite a "rate of knots" too:D:D

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

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