50p a day til Christmas - healthily?! Weezl's next challenge...

MRSMCAWBER

ITALIAN BULGUR AND BEAN SAUSAGE ROLLS
makes 6-8

1. 1 1/3 cups boiling water
2. 2/3 cup uncooked bulgur
3. 1 1/2 cups cooked red kidney beans -or 15oz tin drained and rinsed
4. 1/4 cup fresh parsley -chopped
5. 2tbs fresh basil-chopped
6. 1tsp fresh oregano-chopped
7. 1tsp small capers -drained and rinsed
8. 1tsp minced garlic
9. 1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs
10. 1/2tsp fresh black pepper
11. 1/2tsp coarse salt
12. 1 egg -beaten
13. 1tbs olive oil
14. 1tbs tomato puree
15. 6-8 fresh chard leaves
16. veg stock or water

• pour the boiling water over the bulgur and cover -allow to steam for about 10mins
• in a processor combine 3-8 until fairly smooth
• drain the bulgur and add to the processor with 9-14 and pulse until just combined
• chill for about 30 mins
• steam the chard until pliable -about 30-60 seconds
• form about 1/2 cup of the mix at a time into a sausage and roll in a chard leaf-like making a pancake roll -tucking the edges in as you go
• fasten each with a toothpick -repeat until mixture is used
• bring a pan of water/stock (just enough to cover the rolls) to a simmer and simmer the rols for about 10mins -until heated through
• lift out and drain -serve on a bed of pasta with a tomato sauce

MRSMCAWBER

PORTOBELLO SAUSAGE
makes 6-8 sausages or patties
pre-heat oven to 450f/230c

1. 12oz portobello mushrooms -cut into chunks
2. 1/2 cup chopped onion
3. 2 cloves garlic-chopped
4. 1tbs olive oil
5. 1 1/2 cup cooked black beans -or 15oz tin -drained and rinsed
6. 1/4 cup chopped parsley
7. 1tsp coarse salt
8. 1/2tsp ground black pepper
9. 1tbs lemon juice
10. 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
11. 2tbs parmesan cheese

• toss 1-4 in an ovenproof baking dish -roast for 8-10 mins until the brown juices are running out
• spoon mix into processor with 5-9 and process briefly until combined but still chunky
• tip into a bowl and add 10 + 11 and mix well
• using wet hands shape 1/2 cups of the mix into patties or sausages about 1/2" X 3"
• panfry over a medium heat or grill until heated through(about 5mins per side)
• serve with salsa or sour cream

lou1981

WOW is all I can say I am so impressed. I have spent the last few days reading this thread and I amazed and it has really made me think about how much money we waste!
A quick Intro I'm Louise Partner to Jake and mum to ElleMay 8 and Stanley 2. I will be avidly watching this to get tips and recipes to lower my food bill currently £90 a fortnight including cleaners, toiletries, catfood and nappies. I am hoping to seriously reduce this.
I have already made the coconut cake (Yummy) and started to add some of the recipes into my food plan. Looking forward to more usefull hints and tips.
x

MRSMCAWBER

WILD MUSHROOM SAUSAGE WITH WALNUTS
makes 6-8 patties or sausages

1. 1tbs butter
2. 8oz wild mushrooms
3. 2tbs chopped shallot
4. 1 cup cooked white beans
5. 1/2 cup cooked white or brown rice
6. 1tsp coarse salt
7. 1/2tsp ground black pepper
8. 1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
9. 2tbs chopped spring onion
10. 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
11. 1 beaten egg
12. 1/4 cup milk

• melt the butter in a large pan and add 2+3 -saute for about 5 mins -until the juices are released
• add the mix to a processor with 4-9 and process to combine -but leave a bit chunky
• place mix in a bowl with 10-12 and mix until combined
• form 1/2 cups of mix into 1/2" x 3" sausages or patties -chill for 1 hour to firm up
• pan fry over a medium heat in a little oil until hot n crispy -about 5 mins per side

Sian_the_Green

Mrs M- where did you learn to cook? You sound like the perfect wife to me; baking, cooking, growing veg, saving housekeeping money so your hubby can have beer money

Are your savings going towards a specific goal?

MRSMCAWBER

VEGETARIAN KISHKE IN LEEK CASINGS
makes 6 sausages
pre-heat oven to 350f/175c

1. 6 leeks -1-1 1/2" in diameter
2. 2 celery stalks -chopped
3. 1 large carrot -grated
4. 3tbs veg/olive oil
5. 1 cup matzo meal or fresh breadcrumbs
6. 1/4 cup raw wheatgerm
7. 1tsp coarse salt
8. 1/2tsp ground pepper
9. 1 large egg

• trim the leeks -take off the root -leaving about 6" of the green bit in tact
• blanch them by plunging into boiling water for 2 mins -then plunge into cold water
• push out the centres -leaving the outer whole -then chopp the middles
• in a processor place the chopped leek and 2+3 and pulse until finely chopped
• add 4-9 and pulse until the mixture holds together
• carefull stuff the leek skins with the mixture (any leftover can be baked in blanched cabbage leaves or foil)
• place the leeks on a greased baking sheet-cover with foil and bake for 25 mins

BASHFUL_2

welcome lou1981......hope you get lots of nice ideas and recipes, I know I have x

Lesley_Gaye

carriebradshaw wrote: »

shoulda have got them and baked lots of cakes to freeze for the future

I wish I could get bargains like that, I'm paying £1.30 for 6 free range eggs :eek:

I've got a swanky (lovely!) side by side fridge/freezer, which is always full, so no room I'm afraid. I'm currently trying to use the stuff I've already got in there.

carriebradshaw

Lesley_Gaye wrote: »

I've got a swanky (lovely!) side by side fridge/freezer, which is always full, so no room I'm afraid. I'm currently trying to use the stuff I've already got in there.

ah well, very wise not buy then :T

MRSMCAWBER

There you go

Thats the recipes requested so far.... now i have read them properly im tempted to try some myself ... isn't it strange that you can have so many recipe books/mags that some recipes totally escape you mind i did have 85 books -not including the mags last time i counted :rotfl: ...

Today i have made a loaf of bread and concocted a chicken canelonni for dinner...using leftover chicken, veggies from the garden and a tub of HM cheese sauce from the freezer - the filling was nice -well i had to check it for seasoning ... will report back if its a hit

Sian...ooooh noooooo .... im not saving housekeeping money so hubby can have beer ... im not THAT nice :rotfl: .
I get my housekeeping off hubby, the bills come out of hubbies wages and that leaves him some for himself -what he does with it is up to him ... if i want anything i will get it out of the housekeeping and to be honest hubby wouldn't care if i spent it all on myself ..i just won't anymore
todays trip is a leaving do for one of his bosses so it was a trip to a brewery and he has just rung to say they have gone back to his house for more beers -the majority won..so as its a minibus he is there until the others have had enough :rotfl:-his mates can't believe i don't give him grief but its not that often he goes out..plus being a man i know that those wives who moan about it just make it more appealing to the men -im not silly -on the plus side -he just told me the guy has got a huge apple tree that they don't use... so im hoping for a trip there at the weekend -:j
I went straight to catering college from school and qualified 2 years later as a chef -just never did it as a job as it was the "devils job" so i just use it at home
So far the savings have paid to repair the car and then when we had to go back to spend 3 weeks with sis -even though the army paid all the travel expenses we still had to cover the rest -but now im back with vengance... we were hoping to get a holiday to Kefalonia late next year ..but long term im just trying to get a bit of a nest egg behind us for when we leave the forces in 4 years.. hopefully so we can sell the house we have at the moment in th UK and get something with more outdoor space so i can grow more and save more

heck there is my life story :rotfl:
will get off now i have waffled you all into submission :rotfl: