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I don't know how to do links and doing this on a mob so wud take ages to find the page. But it is in the fiscal fast pages,I would think about half way through.Yep...still at it, working out how to retire early.:D....... Going to have to rethink that scenario as have been screwed over by the company. A work in progress.0
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Twinks Hob Nobs
Insert From Martin... Twink's World Famous (well MSE Famous Hobnob recipe)
MoneySaver Twink's Hobnob recipe has been tried, tested and heartily recommended by many MoneySavers its meant to be CHEAP and YUM (i've not tried it yet).
It was originally posted in the fourth post below, but to make it easier I've copied it here... and I do apologise for not including it in the favourite biscuit poll
If you want to thank Twink for the recipe go to post number 4 and click thanksHobnob Recipe
Ingredients
8oz sr flour
8oz sugar
8oz porridge oats
8oz margarine
1tbsp golden syrup
1tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp bic soda
Instructions
Mix the flour, oats and sugar, melt marg, syrup and water in a pan. Stir in bic soda and add to dry mix.
Then mix well and make into smallish balls which you then put on a greased tray and flatten slightly with a fork. Put in the oven at 180 degrees C for 15 mins... and cool on the tray. The aim is to get them golden in the oven not brown.
This is the complete cooking collection, it may help with cheap recipe ideas,
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=8736367#post8736367
A couple more good sites are:
http://thirty-quid.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/recipes.html?opt=rcostBlessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z. Member #35 Butterfly Brain + OH - Foraging Fixers
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If you have time don't forget you can go and have a look around the supermarkets late evening (after 7pm) and you are more than likely to get some 9p bread, 25p milk, 19p pies. I got some large free range eggs for 19p the other week (a couple were broken but I was still happy). Might make what money you have stretch a little further.
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Sorry to be mean but I can't stop laughing at the thought of two adults eating babies junk food like this. Turkey dinosaurs? Jelly and custard? Mini milks? Well done for finally turning your back on all this, junk food is bad enough, but all the weird kids stuff is just funny!
Anyway, it's not long till payday, it's amazing how you can stretch things if you have to.
Dinner 1 meat pie with carrots
Dinner 2 meat pie with carrots
Dinner 3 macaroni cheese inc onion and peas
Dinner 4 - macaroni cheese inc onion and sweetcorn
Dinner 5 - tuna pasta bake made with smart price pasta and the fish fingers and brocolli
Dinner 6 - chips and chicken nuggets
Dinner 7 - chicken nuggets chopped up in el paso sauce on toast
Dinner 8 - turkey dinosaurs chopped into bolognese sauce with rice
Dinner 9 - phili on toast
Dinner 10 rice with tub cheese sauce/onion/carrot/anything else you can save.
Afters to go with the small meals days
Jelly and custard
Other days
Mini milks
A few eggs would make a huge difference. Or you could buy a pack of chicken wings for about £1, you get loads and even adding one each per dinner would help a lot. Or use to make the main part of the meal on a couple of nights and not have to spread the rest of your proteins so thinly. Also pack of cheap frozen mixed veg would add nutrients and make it all a bit more interesting as you can mix into pasta/rice.Cash not ash from January 2nd 2011: £2565.:j
OU student: A103 , A215 , A316 all done. Currently A230 all leading to an English Literature degree.
Any advice given is as an individual, not as a representative of my firm.0 -
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I'm in my 40's and have been known to still buy a mini milk,amd love fabs and fruit pastille ice-lollies.
No turkey dinosaurs though;)Yep...still at it, working out how to retire early.:D....... Going to have to rethink that scenario as have been screwed over by the company. A work in progress.0 -
I wondered what mini-milks and turnkey dinosaurs were as well. Still am none the wiser.
OP, once payday comes around invest in a student-type cook-book. They're very useful because they don't require you to have any particular skills and knowledge or demand you have obscure utensils to hand. No competent adults should by buying so many ready-made sauces, and especially not white sauce and cheese sauces in a packet. Not when you have marge, four and milk , a pan and a wooden spoon in the house.0 -
In defence of minimilks.....they are about 30 calories, and so a good option for the diet concious n hot weather and very often on special offer. I cannot and will not defend a turkey dinosaur, but minimilks....i have had them in my freezer on occasion!0
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Ive been known to buy the odd mini milk in summer too :-) they are mostly just frozen milk plus a little bit of sugar/chemicals.
but op, please don't feed your little one on *carp* like nuggets and dinosaurs when they get older. At least, not exclusively.Cash not ash from January 2nd 2011: £2565.:j
OU student: A103 , A215 , A316 all done. Currently A230 all leading to an English Literature degree.
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I love mini milks.
My kids love dinosaurs so i bought them turkey dinosaurs once and wow they we're dear i could have made 2 proper dinners for the whole family for the price of the bag so needless to say it was a one off.
Also i usually make my own sauces but i have bought several cheese and parsley ones from AF as it worked out 5p a packet, i couldn't buy the cheese or parsley for that, i always make my sauces with milk powder when there packet mixes aswell.
To be fair it could be worse atleast the op hass the junk food it's better than nothing and i'm sure she's feeling bad enough without people pointing out that this isn't good for her (which she already knows).DEC GC £463.67/£450
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heretolearn wrote: »Ive been known to buy the odd mini milk in summer too :-) they are mostly just frozen milk plus a little bit of sugar/chemicals.
but op, please don't feed your little one on *carp* like nuggets and dinosaurs when they get older. At least, not exclusively.
I dont intend to hence why we stopped eating that junk and started to learn how to cook proper meals - we are just using it up rather than waste it now, its the last stuff in the freezer so obviously been n there a while.
on a side note -
im quite upset by the people that feel it's appropriate to judge me! you have no idea the reasons behind those foods in my house nor the kind of things ive had to go through in order to change my eating habits and teach myself how to cook.
I appreciate VERY much, the extremely helpful and non judgemental replies, after all thats what ive been led to believe OS is about.
But really how nasty to just reply to point out something i am CLEARLY trying very much to change. Id rather you didn't bother at all.Everything is always better after a cup of tea0
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