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

Sian_the_Green

Had a realisation (well, my Dad told me) that my barbed lettuce leaves are not in fact lettuce but radishes. Oops.
Transported most of my plants back to chez parents where they will be looked after when I go away, was like driving in a greenhouse, tomatoes, oregano, basil, 'radishes', rosemary, peppers, chilli peppers... I ahve never grown anything from seed before now and I am really proud of this year's experiment, snails or no snails.

Weezl, I find you truly inspirational, thanks for making me rethink a few things

carriebradshaw

just had a look at my yoghurt and it still looks like milk to me will leave it overnight and see if that helps

*edit*

well had a look this morning and it's slightly thicker but still very runny indeed

for those that use milk powder, which one do you use and how much per pint of milk please? I will try it on the next batch

jammy_dodger

hi weezl and fellow followers of this compelling thread am slowely making my way through up to page 42 at moment..thanks to all who contribute with such inspiring recipes and information ..just a thought if it may help some of you have you looked at website www.bushcraftuk it hass an excellent forum on foraging so you can identify whats out there whats safe to eat and in season ..also has a fab section on crafting as a whittler would recommend this to fellow mse rs as a great "free" way to give presents .hope this helps some of you


weezl you already have made your name in our household i made a super cheap supper tonight with home grown veg DD said weezl would be proud ... well i am off to read more of this thread and hope to contribute again soon x x

In_Search_Of_Me

aww see I said our Weezl would be famous! She's definately infamous!! Well folks I learned three things today! (1) Dont clean the oven naked. thought it would be a good idea as it was bogging so that was wouldnt get greasy grime on clothes would I? Only problem with that is that instead I got acidy gunk on areas of my body that really didnt appreciate it!!! (2) When the book says dont put non stick stuff in cleanng solution there is a reason for it. Ie that it strips the non stick off! Ahh...in the bin then! (3) Never, ever have a curry just before you go to the allotment. Nough said!
Hope the yog works carrie Well done Sian the green! Nowt like growing your own me thinks. Wait till you eat it. Home cooking is lovely (as is the soda bread BTW!) but home grown food is unsurpassable! Will try my yog tomorrow as tummy still feeling a bit delicate for new things!

Welshwoofs

I'm half way through this thread and enjoying it so much! Lots of tips and I'm now determined to half my shopping bill in August as a slow start.

Anyway I thought I'd pipe up again with a recipe for pretzel - not the hard, twigglet type jobs you have with drinks, but the large, soft variety.

Two things to say - firstly, prepare to get messy! Secondly, this recipie is very flexible as you can do sweet or savoury out of the one batch.

PRETZELS

2 Cups Plain Flour
2 Cups Bread Flour
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tbl Yeast
1 1/4 Cup Warm Water

1. Add yeast to water and let it dissolve
2. Add the sugar and flours and mix together until combined - don't knead it!
3. Allow dough to double in size
4. Pull off equal blobs of dough and roll them into sausage shapes with your hands on a floured board.
5. Pour 3 cups hot water into a roasting tray and add 1/2 cup of bicarb of soda
6. Dip your dough sausages quickly into the hot water/bicarb mix and put straight on an oiled tray in a vague pretzel shape (I just bend them into doughnut shapes)
7. Cook for approx 6 minutes in a hot oven (220c) until golden brown

You can eat them as is, or you can start to get creative. Firstly heat up some butter and brush the top of the warm pretzels with it, then you can add various toppings:

Cinnamon + Brown Sugar
Grated Parmesan + Garlic
Poppy Seeds
Sesame Seeds
etc etc

The recipe above should make around a dozen big pretzels.

phizzimum

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

(well, my Dad told me) that my barbed lettuce leaves are not in fact lettuce but radishes. Oops.

I was wondering if Audrey 3 had started singing...

hypno06

Evening all!!

Nothing much to report as have been out today and bought the children food from the barbecue instead of taking stuff from home for them

However, OH's OCD friends who can't cope with anything approaching its sell by date have given us an unopened block of cheese and a pack of veggie "chicken" slices.......so that means that because we still have leftover baps from a function we went to last week that are in our freezer, the lunches for the coming week will be freeeeeee

In_Search_Of_Me

ahh delited post! To do shortened versio I didnt buy the forraged stuff from you did I welshwoofs? Spooky that you posted re the same as I was out buying it!! Are you in Wales?
Re the bread makers can I suggest that people who want HM bread have a go at making it by hand BEFORE they buy one! Reason for this is I spent 65 (morphy richards fastbake) on mine & sold it a year later for 35...30 loss and I discovered fairly soon that I enjoyed making bread & didnt like the square loaf shapes. Plus found good, quick recipes so its not too much hassle now...I would just hate people to waste money on something that is, at the end of the day a want rather than a need. Plus they are huge & take up alot of space...Just a thought and feel free to ignore me, buy one & fall in love! I did love mine but making my own was far better (& more impressive me thinks!). Instead invest in a couple of silicone loaf "tins" and try some of the recipes on here!! Feel free to contradict me! I dont mind!

llydaw

I am officially a lurker on this thread, but am soooo relieved that I've now caught up with the thread I had to share. This thread is like a good novel you can't put down with all the recipes, dramas, pigs heads..... I think your all doing a fab job and I'm really enjoying trying the recipes and saving the pennies, I'm now going to try and tackle the original thread too. Keep it up folks your truly inspirational.

Lesley_Gaye

Welshwoofs wrote: »

I'm half way through this thread and enjoying it so much! Lots of tips and I'm now determined to half my shopping bill in August as a slow start.

Anyway I thought I'd pipe up again with a recipe for pretzel - not the hard, twigglet type jobs you have with drinks, but the large, soft variety.

Two things to say - firstly, prepare to get messy! Secondly, this recipie is very flexible as you can do sweet or savoury out of the one batch.

PRETZELS

2 Cups Plain Flour
2 Cups Bread Flour
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tbl Yeast
1 1/4 Cup Warm Water

1. Add yeast to water and let it dissolve
2. Add the sugar and flours and mix together until combined - don't knead it!
3. Allow dough to double in size
4. Pull off equal blobs of dough and roll them into sausage shapes with your hands on a floured board.
5. Pour 3 cups hot water into a roasting tray and add 1/2 cup of bicarb of soda
6. Dip your dough sausages quickly into the hot water/bicarb mix and put straight on an oiled tray in a vague pretzel shape (I just bend them into doughnut shapes)
7. Cook for approx 6 minutes in a hot oven (220c) until golden brown

You can eat them as is, or you can start to get creative. Firstly heat up some butter and brush the top of the warm pretzels with it, then you can add various toppings:

Cinnamon + Brown Sugar
Grated Parmesan + Garlic
Poppy Seeds
Sesame Seeds
etc etc

The recipe above should make around a dozen big pretzels.

mmmm these look far too yummy!

have just tried Twinks HobNobs. Used half ordinary sugar amd half very dark brown sugar, meant to put vanilla in, but forgot. They are super scrummy. We have a (lockable) little trunk that my OH keeps the keys too (on his person at all times!) - only way I can keep my sticky fingers off any goodies in the house, and these HobNobs had to go in there super quick! Did you know the raw dough tastes delish?