July 2008 Grocery Challenge
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Goodafternoon everyone, cooking dinner yeaterday did'nt go to plan as what i was planning which was chicken curry. I end up smashing a glass casserole dish lid all over my hob which in turn glass pieces got in to the rice and curry, so had to throw it out and grab something out of the freezer instead.
Made some dough up to make icebuns , hubby has just finished making choc chip flapjacks and some millie's cookies they are lovely.
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9oz plain flour
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarb soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp each ground ginger & cinnamon
1 egg
5oz soft brown sugar ( I use whatever I've got)
3 floz veg oil
3 tbsp black treacle
6 floz milk
Oven 200°C
Makes 12 largish
Mix all dry ingredients together in one bowl
In another bowl mix all wet
Pour wet into dry and mix until combined
Will be runnier than a normal muffin batter
Spoon into muffin tin
Bake approx 20-25 mins until tops springy and firm
I also add in handful Cinnamon Chips
Lovely served warm with apple sauce and cream or icecream.
Also freeze well once cooled.
I also sometimes cook this as 2 x 1lb loaves which are great for cake stalls etc.My self & hubby; 2 sons (28 & 25). Now also a daughter (36). Eldest son has his own house with partner & her 2 children (10 & 8)
Youngest looking to buy a house end of 2024.
Daughter married with 3 boys (11, 8 & 4).
My mother always served up leftovers we never knew what the original meal was. - Tracey Ulman0 -
Herewegoagain wrote: »wow,
Don't think I had better cook that one then or the maintainace D' plan will be out the window:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
HWGA
angelnikki would you put the same amount as the plain flour? only just started cooking since I joined GC.
When to asda only wanted a few bits tried to stick to list spent £30.09 then when I unpacked the bottled water i found 8 bottles in the cupboard where DH had unpacked the week before :mad: but at least it will keep.GC July £250/0 -
craftingqueen wrote: »Goodafternoon everyone, cooking dinner yeaterday did'nt go to plan as what i was planning which was chicken curry. I end up smashing a glass casserole dish lid all over my hob which in turn glass pieces got in to the rice and curry, so had to throw it out and grab something out of the freezer instead.
I think braking the dish into the meal is a valid excuse for having an alternative!
xErmutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
Encouragement always works better than judgement.0 -
Turbo yep thats right just replace with SR flour - If you're worried they're gonna rise up too much then just half the amount of baking powder. (shouldnt be a problem though as the recipe I use has 1tbsp baking powder)Penelope_Penguin wrote: »300g SR flour
1Tbsp baking powder
80 g sugar (any kind - depends on other ingredients)
2 large eggs
220ml milk
100g melted butter
Pour into 12 muffin cases and bake at gas 6 for 30 mins. Eat fresh or freeze - they don't keep nearly as well as other cakes.
Favourite flavours:
2 bananas and 100g choc chips
100g raspberries, 100g white choc chips
200g blueberries, top with demerara
2Tbsp instant decaf coffee, mixed with splash of boiling water, 200g rough chopped walnuts.
Nikki
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I'm in my first month and I have started recording all my spending (non regular bills etc - DH does that) on ms money. What an eye opener!
I am thinking regarding of 'grocery' as simply food and soft drinks - as I can now separate it from alcohol, household cleaning, pet food and supplies, magazines and toiletries etc which have previously been lumped together in the supermarket spend (and cashback with DH then spend down the pub!).
28th July - 8th July:
Food : Groceries 169.48
I filled my new (small) chest freezer up so that will be a considerable part of it done for the month (at least).
It seems much more manageable to control this one (large!) part first!
Finally - I think I am getting a handle on my spending and household budgets!0 -
Hi
My first week on the Grocery Challenge has gone rather well!
This is entirely because I have been in bed with flu for over a week and we have been living out of the freezer
So my total spend so far has been £27.58
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hi Orkneystar could'nt risk giving as a dinner especially as the glass went everywhere. OH said he thinks the glass lid must have turn brittle. This happen on a day , when all over the news was all about throwing food away, but i did have a very good excuse lol.
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NSD for me. Although I have earmarked 50p for DD's no uniform day on friday
The next non-uniform day is Tuesaday and this time it is a childrens craft paymetn ready for teh summer fayre the following weekend.My self & hubby; 2 sons (28 & 25). Now also a daughter (36). Eldest son has his own house with partner & her 2 children (10 & 8)
Youngest looking to buy a house end of 2024.
Daughter married with 3 boys (11, 8 & 4).
My mother always served up leftovers we never knew what the original meal was. - Tracey Ulman0
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