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

ashia_2

moanymoany wrote: »

Follow this link for a surprise....

http://www.recipezaar.com/274780

Im kinda worried that I didn't have the reaction I expected to this!!! I must be desensitised now.

Plum_Pie

ashia wrote: »

Im kinda worried that I didn't have the reaction I expected to this!!! I must be desensitised now.

Me too!:rotfl:

I had a looooooong day at work yesterday and popped into Mr T for some cheese and ended up swiping a pot of that really thick cream for 10p! I've frozen it in an ice cube tray and am going to fancy up my sauces with it, ad hoc.

shaz_mum_of__2

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

think my nurse/midfwife was a bit sadistic becuase as soon as my actual labour started she took the gas and air pipe off me!! 9lb 7oz baby with no pain relief when your 19 is not fun! but i shouldnt complain as he was only 5 3/4 hours from start to finish.

At least you got some with no 2 they kept saying in a minute .................. 1hr 10mins later he arrived

Off to dentist today in a nearby village taking a picnic to have on the village green afterwards so kids can play in the park (its nicer than ours;) )

Having a use up whats in the fridge day any ideas for fennel ?? i always have it raw in salad .........also any ideas for fresh beetroot that doesn't involve pickling it??

phizzimum

ceridwen wrote: »

Category 1 - good enough for guests
Category 2 - good - but not guestworthy
Category 3 - edible! need I say more?
Category 4 - where's my kitchen bin - right now?

I love your system! I've started getting the family to grade new recipes I try so I might introduce your ratings.

loocyloo

morning!

last morning of 'peace' before the school holidays! just noticed that my bean plants have loads of beans on them.:j meant to be french beans, and i am sure i planted climbing beans ... but they don't seem to be climbing very much! so i assumed they wouldn't be producing yet !

how do i freeze green beans? do i have to blanch in boiling water, or can i put them straight in the freezer?

and another question ... how do i know when my carrots are ready to pull? last year they all got eaten by mice (we live by the railway!) i've lost some this year and don't have a huge number left!

my veggie patch also seems to be growing a few baby nettles too!;) going to have to try cooking with them now! (how long do i cook them / what do i do to lose the sting?)

thats it with the questions!
loocyloo xxx

ps congrats growing a family! well done.

Seakay

I like the idea of the yorkshires with fillings, but I am cooking for one at the moment and so I was wondering about freezing unfilled but cooked Yorkshires. I know that you can buy frozen Yorkshires so I'm assuming that this would work?
If anyone has any info or ideas I'd be grateful - eg would you reheat from frozen in a microwave or defrost first?
Would you fully cook them before freezing?

The other alternative that I thought of is to make Yorkshires for me for one meal and use remaining batter to make pancakes for freezing.

newlywed

Seakay wrote: »

I like the idea of the yorkshires with fillings, but I am cooking for one at the moment and so I was wondering about freezing unfilled but cooked Yorkshires. I know that you can buy frozen Yorkshires so I'm assuming that this would work?
If anyone has any info or ideas I'd be grateful - eg would you reheat from frozen in a microwave or defrost first?
Would you fully cook them before freezing?

I do this. I cook them fully (till they are just golden, rather than really brown. Then cool and freeze them in bags. I defrosted them in the fridge overnight and then just warmed em up in the oven for about 5 minutes or more when the next roast was in there

They are slightly soggier the second time round but I still like em

My only challenge is freezing them before OH spots them and eats them!!!

moanymoany

loocyloo wrote: »

morning!

and another question ... how do i know when my carrots are ready to pull? last year they all got eaten by mice (we live by the railway!) i've lost some this year and don't have a huge number left!

thats it with the questions!
loocyloo xxx

ps congrats growing a family! well done.

Into my mind popped a picture of hosts of mice getting to your garden on awaydays! :rotfl:

got-it-spend-it

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

lol C! What plans are afoot I wonder? Very mysterious!! Got to spend it do you have actual recipe for veggies toad in hole? Could try to slimming worldise it so those of us trying to loose the ibs we put on can loose them again!

All this talk of yorkshire pud is making me hungry!

I don't have a recipe as such- just grill two veggie sausages per person (Quorn sausages are very low in fat and work well) place in a well oiled baking dish, pour over batter as per recipe in previous post then bake for 35 minutes. I think this would also be really nice with some chunks of onion, brocolli, cougette etc added along with the sausages which I guess may make it more SW friendly.

NemoToad

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

At least you got some with no 2 they kept saying in a minute .................. 1hr 10mins later he arrived

Off to dentist today in a nearby village taking a picnic to have on the village green afterwards so kids can play in the park (its nicer than ours;) )

Having a use up whats in the fridge day any ideas for fennel ?? i always have it raw in salad .........also any ideas for fresh beetroot that doesn't involve pickling it??

For fennel I have a recipe which uses it in a ratatouille type-thing. So just onions, garlic, fennel, courgettes and aubergeines (or whatever you have in a tomatoey sauce). The recipe also suggests chucking in some black olives which I do quite a lot if I have them. It's very nice. Unfortunately, my BF doesn't like fennel so now we live together I can't make it anymore.

Could you make the beetroot into soup (Borsch). I know it's a bit warm at the moment but you could freeze it for later.