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Weezl's phase 1- recipe testing and frugalisation- come one, come all!
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there is one week day which involves soup at lunch, you're right, it's been playing a bit on my mind too. But I will probably see how we go with the colours before moving it... It is duly noted though! Hmmmmn wondering if you thought the bhajees and falafels aren't lunch box friendly... Was that cos of the chutney?
Sorry Weezl, wasn't taking much notice of the days! and Saturday is a working day too here for DH and DS. I think soup would be ok in a flask, if they could be trusted not to break it (DS and DH probably could not).
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ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »beetroot and bean salad done,
next?
ps i used this site to convert my measurements, as it didn't have ml's on the recipecal one
chana mutter masala
chutney (assume 20 servings)
chick pea crumble
Ta muchly
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Lesley_Gaye wrote: »Also did a Weetabix Cake, adding some oil this time, and reducing the sugar.
2 Weetabix- 8p
125g Sugar- 5.26p, was 190g
190g Sultanas- 25p
250g Self-Raising Flour - 7p
155ml Milk – 4.52p was 240ml
125ml oil 11.62p, wasn't included in recipe
cost 61.4p, original recipe cost 55p. Don't know how many slices I could get from this as OH has been attacking it. He really likes this version, so I will go with this one
Lesley can you confirm how long you cooked this for asked earlier but its not been confirmed dying to try it seems a long time to cook for the amount used.
yes, I thought so too, esp as my oven is a fan one and I have to reduce both temp and time for those given for non-fan ovens
I set the timer for the hour and checked after 30 mins when it was still white, after 40 mins, when it could do with a little more, and took it out after another 5 mins, so 45 mins0 -
chana mutter masala - done
chutney (assume 20 servings) - can't see cooked apple on list is this from the fresh? if so what weight if not *shruggy*
chick pea crumble - done
Ta muchly
ok working thro, question above!
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So far, oranges haven't been used for anything in the menu plan apart from the carrot cake and still-under-discussion biscuits. This means that you have, potentially:Avocet, with 2 batches of carrot cake made and the zest of 3 oranges used for the garibaldis, how much of the bag of oranges do we have left, inclusive of the peel? I'm wondering about asking for a test of a possible HM marmalade- the zestless, juiced shells of 2 oranges (carrot cake) - can be frozen till needed
- 3 oranges minus their zest (biscuits)
- 7 completely untouched oranges.
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mumtoomany wrote: »there is one week day which involves soup at lunch, you're right, it's been playing a bit on my mind too. But I will probably see how we go with the colours before moving it... It is duly noted though! Hmmmmn wondering if you thought the bhajees and falafels aren't lunch box friendly... Was that cos of the chutney?
Sorry Weezl, wasn't taking much notice of the days! and Saturday is a working day too here for DH and DS. I think soup would be ok in a flask, if they could be trusted not to break it (DS and DH probably could not).
Mumtoomany.
If I was doing this, I would def use soup almost every day as lunch as I find it so sustaining, with a thinly sliced bread and cheese sandwich as well if I was extra hungry. I would use a flask that I bought specially for soup. It holds 500ml, is wide mouthed and is a stainless steel interior, so not easily breakable
Got it from Robert Dyas I think, but they are widely available
For me, heating some soup for a flask and making a sandwich would not be a faf, but it might for people not used to prepping food
We all have our own preferences!
It constantly shocks me how little the majority of people cook from scratch, or even do anything at all that I would consider cooking.
My circle of friends all cook, and of course, most people on OS do, but that is not the norm
Must go off to do a couple of errands, this thread takes some keeping up with! Will do those recipecal things for yoo Weezl, prob today
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Made the carrot cake a couple of days ago in two 8" round cake tins - cut each into 8 pie shaped pieces (could have cut smaller really), ate some while still warm (very yum!) and put rest in tupperware container. Just had some more now and it is still delicious, moist and yummy!MFW 2011 challenge - Aim: Overpay £414.26 a month/£5,000 a year. Overpayment Total to date: £414.26:jMortgage start 28/9/07 £46,217.00 :TMortgage balance as of 25/05/11 £24,490.58 :T
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Potato Soup
40g marg
500g potatoes diced
1 large onion thinly sliced
2 medium celery stalks thinly sliced
450ml water
salt and pepper
25g cornflour
300ml milk
Melt butter in saucepan
Add potatoes, onion and celery and fry gently until softened and not browned. Add water, salt and pepper to taste. bring to boil, cover and simmer for 45 mins.
Blend. return to saucepan. Mix cornflour into smooth paste with a little of the milk and stir into rest of the milk. Add to soup and bring back to boil. Simmer for 5 mins and serve.MFW 2011 challenge - Aim: Overpay £414.26 a month/£5,000 a year. Overpayment Total to date: £414.26:jMortgage start 28/9/07 £46,217.00 :TMortgage balance as of 25/05/11 £24,490.58 :T
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So far, oranges haven't been used for anything in the menu plan apart from the carrot cake and still-under-discussion biscuits. This means that you have, potentially:
- the zestless, juiced shells of 2 oranges (carrot cake) - can be frozen till needed
- 3 oranges minus their zest (biscuits)
- 7 completely untouched oranges.
ooooh I feel a challenge coming on!
Marmalade challenge:
please try to combine the above, plus water and sugar into a marmalade.
the zestless, juiced shells of 2 oranges sounds weird to use I know, but I'm thinking that the extra bitterness of the pith will balance out the fact that these are sweet eating oranges and not the seville kind usually used in marmalade.
I appreciate this is a big ask as you may waste about £1 plus your time if it's inedible, so please only do it if you would genuinely like to, I don't want anyone being too sacrificial about this, just do it if you'd have fun mucking about in your kitchen with it! Due to the extra zestless pith, I recommend a thin cut rather than thick cut, but I wait to be corrected
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Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
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january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £400
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