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Weezl and friends Phase 2 -giving it a whirl for Shirl! Testing meal plan for a month
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I'd hazard a guess it's "peperone rosso", but I have to warn you that my knowledge of Italian is based purely on the coastal dialect in my part of Croatia, so I can by no means confirm that a proper Italian would call it that.0
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Okay guys - now I know that we are all extremely busy here, but I really would be very, very grateful if you could look the next post over (the one with the batch cooking list in it) and tell me what you think. Is it clear ? Is it helpful ? Is it too long ? Does it look too intimidating ?
Furthermore, should I try to integrate the "cooking advice" with the list, or should they be kept separate ? My instinct is to integrate - I feel this would make things much clearer to a novice, and would avoid repeating information - but my concern is that the end result would then be really rather long. Help
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Batch Cooking Day 1 (before you start)
Soak chickpeas the night before
Bread x 2
Apple Curd
Houmus
Nut Butter x 2
Tangy Bean Pate x 2
Liver pate (to freeze)
Grate cheese
Slice bacon
Chop onion
Onion tart x2
Carrot cake
Marmalade
Mayo
Savoury scones
Raisin scones
Savoury bites
Essentials: Bread, spreads (apart from liver pate), one carrot cake and a snack. The rest can be made throughout the week to spread the load. Mayo does not keep well, so make it when you fancy eating it. If you only make 1 batch of bread, you will need to make another on Thursday.
Batch cooking Day 2 (end of first week)
Soak marrowfat peas the night before
Poach chicken, portion up, make stock
Chicken and onion pie x 2
Bread x 2
Pea and apple soup x 3
Potato and onion soup x 3
HM pizza x 3
Bacon and onion pudding x 2
Savoury scones
Biscuits
Tomato scones
Carrot cake
Breakfast pancakes x 2
Essentials: chicken, stock, soups and pies - if you are short of freezer space, just make what you'll eat on the day for soups as they are easy enough to prepare from scratch every time you have them. One batch of bread - you can make another on Thursday; bacon and onion puddings (unless you have a free day for steaming them on Monday)
Batch Cooking Day 3 (end of second week)
Bread x 3
Carrot cake
Bean curry x 3
Amatriciana x 3
Savoury scones
Raisin scones
Savoury bites
Biscuits
Essentials: Bread. although if you only make one batch, you'll need to make another on Tuesday, and yet another on Friday. As all the other dishes are easy to prepare from scratch on the night if necessary, try to get ahead on the bread and on snacks if you can. Also if you've only made one batch of bean pate and nut butter, and not made the liver pate as yet, now is the good time to do so.
Batch Cooking Day 4 (end of week 3)
Bread x 2
Carrot cake
Veggie Burgers
Tomato Scones
Raisin scones
Savoury bites
Essentials: Bread. You can make another batch on Thursday; ditto for carrot cake. Veggie burgers can be prepared on Tuesday just make sure you can allow sufficient time for them to rest in the fridge. If you finish work late, consider preparing them the night before and leaving in the fridge overnight.
Batch Cooking Day 5 (end of week four)
Bread
Savoury scones
Raisin scones
Tomato scones
Make a start on next month's food
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Hi, just de-lurkign to say that the batch cooking list scares me! Perhaps if you put the essentials first?
Also, will the listed items automatically link to the receipes if required for ease of use?
fading back into the wallpaper....Currently studying for a Diploma - wish me luck
Phase 1 - Emergency Fund - Complete :j
Phase 2 - £20,000 Mortgage Fund - Underway0 -
Thanks for delurking - I was starting to wonder if it was so intimidating that no one even dared read it !
How would you feel about it if I interspersed little bite-sized bits (as in essentials first, then snacks you can get ahead on, then dinners etc.) with general advice from the "Cooking advice" section on the website ? So it would look something like this:
To make your life easier when starting out, there are a couple of things you can do in advance in order to get ahead and avoid last-minute panic at mealtimes. Bread, for instance, while not being at all labour-intensive, does need some time to prove, so it's probably best if you make the first batch the weekend before you start following the plan. Make four loaves at a time: it's not only labour-saving, but it also saves on fuel costs as it makes the most efficient use of the oven.
Spreads (Apple Curd, Houmus, Nut Butter, Tangy Bean Pate and Liver pate ) can also be done the day before, and if you do the tangy bean pate and then the liver pate - you won't need to wash up in between, not so the other way around. Ditto apple curd then seed butter.
See what I mean ? All the info is still there, but it feels a bit gentler and friendlier.
Or does it ?
ETA: I don't know about linking to the recipes though - that's Weezl country
It'd be great if it wasn't too difficult to do it, wouldn't it ? 0 -
Thanks Allegra, will reply in a mo, meanwhile just to let everyone know that there are 9 new vegan recipes to have a look at on the site, go to 'recipes' and you'll find them
:hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £400 -
ETA: I don't know about linking to the recipes though - that's Weezl country It'd be great if it wasn't too difficult to do it, wouldn't it ?
I was imagining all the bold items being a hyperlink, yes
:hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £400 -
Allegra thanks very much for your hard work :A:A:A
I'm holding back on my view before others chip in because I'm so close to the project I can't always see how real shirley will feel
:hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £400 -
Do you need the Vegan stuff tested, or has that been done?'The road to a friends house is never long'0
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yes please! What do you fancy?Do you need the Vegan stuff tested, or has that been done?
:hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £400
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