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

shaz_mum_of__2

ESELT you can make salsa by draining a can of chopped tomatoes and adding chopped onion herbs and garlic which is good for cheap tortillas too


i make ice cubes out of lemon juice from a bottle and bits of chopped up lemon nice in fizzy water ..................................................and the odd G&T

chopped down all the rocket as it was getting a bit leggy(will it grow back)

am making a batch of rocket pesto using this recipe

http://www.tasteitaliamag.com/content.plm/251

but found this too
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/pestodirucolarocketp_71534.shtml

might make both as i have all the ingredients

anyone know how long pesto keeps in the fridge??

Shaz


Shaz

Money_saving_Diva_2

Hi, reading about someone mentioning tortilla chips made me want to share this. My nephews are vegetarian and when they come round for supper, rather than give them sweet snacks I try to keep it savoury (their mother does the sweet thing!!)

Anyway, one of the favourites of the moment is a light supper dish... We buy the Tescos value tortilla chips (18p) and we put them in a large roasting pan. I then sprinkle with a bit of extra salt, cracked black pepper (the eldest loves using the grinder for that!) a sprinkle of chilli powder, or even some very finely chopped chilli if it isn't too strong - both the boys are used to spicy food at my place.. Then we finely chop some onions and sprinkle them all over the tortillas and finally grate whatever cheese we have in the house over it.

Then it goe in the oven or the grill til the cheese has melted which is usually about 10 mins or so. Then it's a fight to divide it up before lil hands start eating!

Very delicious!

newlywed

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

anyone know how long pesto keeps in the fridge??

Not sure but you can freeze bought pesto - if you do it in an ice cube tray then you can use just what you need

But use a dedicated ice cube tray as it does tend to make the tray smell (and go a bit green)

munchki

Just a tiny little moan.........

The really bad day has gotten even worse today.....:mad:

Completely out of the blue, my DH got called back up to the office and was just made redundant. No warning, no nothing. Well i dont think there is much else that can go wrong today eh?

On a positive note, we have our health, full pantry and freezer and most importantly....each other. Of course I know that DH is NOT going to be in the best of moods etc tonight so think I shall be walking on eggshells and supplying lots of hugs and cuddles when needed:A

*saunters back into the darkness* Thank you for listening all.

Kath x

boredofbeingathome

munchki wrote: »

pardon me for my daftness today *having major bad day at the moment* but does this mean that someone has lovely hm bath goodies???

I would love to make some for in baskets for xmas but dont have a clue where to start with them, least not in my current frame of mind!:eek:

Looking for cheap and cheerful hm items.

Thank you and Shaz thank you for the link, got it in my email!!

Wb Weezl, very nice to see you popping in again

Also, thank you very much for everyone that sent me a pm, it now appears to be nearly working perfectly again!!!!!

Kath xx

Here you go Kath this is one of the links

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=751691

Hope everything works out for you, re DH it is never easy being put in that position..it has happened to my friend this last week as well, and she is distraught as she is pying her mother's care home fees and worried she will have no wage at all as she has to payback an NVQ qualification..which she had no option but to do as part of her job!
keep thinking positively hun and you will overcome it all x

Lesley_Gaye

munchki wrote: »

Just a tiny little moan.........

The really bad day has gotten even worse today.....:mad:

Completely out of the blue, my DH got called back up to the office and was just made redundant. No warning, no nothing. Well i dont think there is much else that can go wrong today eh?

On a positive note, we have our health, full pantry and freezer and most importantly....each other. Of course I know that DH is NOT going to be in the best of moods etc tonight so think I shall be walking on eggshells and supplying lots of hugs and cuddles when needed:A

*saunters back into the darkness* Thank you for listening all.

Kath x

sorry to hear about your DH Kath, esp with no time to prepare yourselves/get used to the idea. My daughter's business went under a couple of months ago and it's pretty tough, but you can get through it. Lots of ideas on here about how to minimise expenditure (not least from the lovely Weezl) and advice on how to deal with any debt that might come up.

remember to look after you as well as DH

cw18

((hugs)) for Kath.

It looks like I'm about to be laid off too -- but at least we've had some warning, as the company announced the job cuts in the middle of May. I'm waiting for a call to tell me when to attend a meeting, and am expecting to be given my notice at that -- the meeting already being overdue, as the timings of their processes say mine was due last Friday!!

Have to admit it's this knowledge more than anything else that had me looking for cheap recipe ideas -- and hence led to me stumbling on Weezl's challenge(s).

cw18

Just caught the tail end of an advert for another 50p 'price crunch' weekend at Morrisons. Didn't catch what was included this time though...........

sammy_kaye18

Hi All

Somehow i posted a post but it seems to have magically disappeared

Anyway start again.

Ive thought of a super moneysaving thing for myself - giving up caffeine - this from someone who has 15+ cups of tea/coffee a day and is partial to a bottle of coke now and then too. So Ive given up - had no tea/coffee since friday last week :eek: and had a bottle of coke friday (small bottle), bottle of coke saturday (little bottle now should specify) and thena can on sunday at work - all diet and now ive had nothign since monday - am feelign absolutely exhausted btu it had to be done - im one low red cell count away form iron injections so it had to go - plus im savign elcetric by not running the kettle! Anyway ..............4 days caffeine free. Also not using decaf stuff as might be too tempted to go back on it.

Munchki - sorry to hear abotu the hubbys job but im sure he will be fine and find soemthign quickly.

Have had a busy day - been to towna dn got nephews birthday present - pc game which i think he'll like.

My littlie has a birthday party tomorrow so free dinner should be helpful for us and means i wont have to cook before work.

Got to do a tesco shop tonight as cupboards are looking a bit bare.

Bf text and requested trifle so have been digging round in the cupboard and found a pack of jelly that needed using and a few tins fo cheap custard form mr T so had a look in coop and they had a tub of whippign cream down to half price so nabbed that - have a sachet of dream toppign left form Xmas should be ok so will bung that in too to help thicken it - bf likes it stodgy - not expecting it to make it to morning!

So thats food sorted as hes had tea in work and me and little one have eaten. Must remember to take a chicken out at lunch time tomorrow - plannign on making a roast, then two chicken and mushrooms pies, then curry for bf, and sandwiches for me on sunday - gutted mr T today had LARGE chickens reduced form a £10 down to £5 but my poor freezer is busting beyond belief so couldnt get one - granted could of gotten one and cooked it tonight but its 26 degrees here today and i dont fancy standing in my tiny boiling hot kitchen!!!

sammy_kaye18

cw18 wrote: »

Just caught the tail end of an advert for another 50p 'price crunch' weekend at Morrisons. Didn't catch what was included this time though...........

I think if i remember rightly they are

12 white rolls same as last time
Pack of celery
Medium Sliced Loaf of bread
Simply Leaf Salad
Grated Mild White Cheddar 220g
Deli gammon ham 50p per 100g (400g limit) normal price 85p
4 sausage rolls for 50p - normal price 99p (these are 4inch not normal size)
pack of cherry tomatoes

:rolleyes: dont quote me on these though as might be something wrong in it. They are what i think i saw anyway