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

Penelope_Penguin

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

It was the that made me think you didnt like them! I dont want to use the packets either but assumed that was the best way (for a non fiiddley capable brain like mine!) to make HM yog?

:rotfl: :rotfl: No, sorry, I use the smilies instead of punctuation For me, is the same as ? Easiyo is absolutely non fiddly, even without the packets. I got mine brand new (still in the box) from Freecycle :T

I got wet on my bike ride and I'm now starving. Anyone got a pigs ear I can chew on :cool:

Penny. x

System

cw18 wrote: »

how do people make breadcrumbs (assuming you make your own)? And what sort of bread do you make them from?

I use the food processor. Or the mill attachment for the Bamix if I'm only doing a small quantity. (Yes, I own too many kitchen gadgets...)

I keep the "heels" of bread (or leftovers which aren't going to get eaten before they go stale or before I make a new batch) in a sealed bag in the freezer, then when I have enough to make the exercise seem worthwhile or when I have five minutes spare and might be using the food processor for something else afterwards, I take them all out and zap them in the food processor (from frozen sometimes - it only takes a couple of minutes longer). Then I rebag them into useful-sized packages (100g or 250g), label, seal and refreeze so that I can just pull out some breadcrumbs when I want them. They defrost very quickly, and can be broken up with your fingers straight from the freezer. If I want dry breadcrumbs (which is almost never), then I just dry them off in the oven before using them.

I use any sort of bread at all, all mixed up together. Wholemeal, white, mixed flours, rye, sunflower, walnut bread... the only bread that I don't turn into breadcrumbs is any sort that is sweetish or has non-dry additives (such as raisins or some types of sun-dried tomato). Oh, and I never make breadcrumbs for the freezer out of bread containing anything any family member or regular visitor is allergic to, because I will not remember what is in each batch and I don't want to poison my loved ones. At least, not accidentally

cw18

I have a food processor, but I'm not sure where any of the attachments are though, as I've only used the main blade that goes into the 'jug' since we moved 7 years ago. I've tried a variety of these to make breadcrumbs (it's that long since I've tried), and never had success that way either I do remember that the main blade just leaves me with a doughy clump !!

Will have to try popping some bread into the oven when I take out something that's been cooking, and see if that dries it out enough.....

I don't personally mind the frozen fish, and would quite happily have it poached with a slice of lemon a couple of times a week -- but the lemon is something else the menfolk won't entertain !!!!!

I used to use this fish on a regular when I was only cooking for me (son had school dinners, and hubby sorted himself during the day while I was at work as he worked nights), so I picked up a bag a couple of months ago without thinking they might not appreciate it :rolleyes2

ashia_2

Well the verdict on my first attempt at home-made wedges is in and the judges say....YUMMY!!!!!!!:j :j :j Okay they stuck to the pan a little which was annoying, but a little more oil next time should solve that.

Hehe, if the offer is still on the fab con Im so stocking up....gotta admit, there are times when I think maybe I should just go without, but I live in a really hard water area and it maybe psycological, but I think it makes a difference.

phizzimum

ashia wrote: »

Well the verdict on my first attempt at home-made wedges is in and the judges say....YUMMY!!!!!!!:j :j :j

go ashia! that's what this site is all about - those little :j :j :j moments when you try something new and it turns out great.

saving money on quality food is a much better buzz than spending money on whatever it is the ad companies want us to buy this month

always29

In manic killing the overdraft mood and having rediscovered OS after a while away, I came across your thread and am loving it.

So much so have just blitzed half a kilo of chickpeas with your recipe houmous and tis now in the freezer in handy lunchtime portion blobs (fairy cake cases!) so cheap lunches for me for a couple of weeks! Thank you!:T

zarazara

i've made some houmous too n frozen it. its lovely. DH had some on his sandwiches at work today.

someone posted a lemonade recipe , i'd like to say MANY THANKYOUS I made some an hour ago and its really lovely. lemony but not sharp.

zarazara

just found it. bottom of page 44 posted by ZOEGIRL
THANKYOU!

moo2moo

Please stop posting. Its taken me 2 1/2 hours to catch up, I really have to go to bed but I'm debating making humous for lunch tomorrow. Stop tempting me!

cw18

moo2moo wrote: »

Please stop posting. Its taken me 2 1/2 hours to catch up

:rotfl:
have to admit that since finding Weezl's challenge I'm rather pleased I'm not having to go to work at the moment -- it's only 'cos I can keep checking throughout the day that I can keep up myself