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

BASHFUL_2

I'm glad to be joining in with this thread, I love reading it, all you ladies are great :-) I just did a big shop online with asda (free delivery) and ordered lots of ingredients for pate, houmous, no knead bread and hobnobs :-) Couldnt think what to do with the step daughter that wasnt really expensive this month, so we're going strawbery picking and then I'm going to make jam with the strawberrys and its just down the road so we can walk :-) Have no idea what it costs nowadays...havent been for about 15 years??!!! x x x

cw18

ceridwen wrote: »

Other drinks.....hmmm....well...I still havent gotten round to trying out vegetable stock in hot water...really must give it a go...you might like it. Bovril....a lot of people like that I gather (not for me as a veggie - but you might like it).

I used to put a teaspoon of Marmite into a mug with boiling water, and then drink that -- but these days only tend to do it when I hit the end of a jar, and do it by adding hot water (cautiously) to the jar, stirring, popping the lid on (loosely) and leaving for a few mins, then pouring into a mug. I believe Marmite is vegetarian.....

As for Bovril -- yuck!!!

In_Search_Of_Me

Sure weezl is fine but just busy bunny...sure she will be back soon ...re drinks you can have bouilion (swiss marigold) stock that comes out like a soup & you can use that for stock too...

Softstuff

Our budget flew out the window when I threw my back out.... hubby doesn't do much in the kitchen, and though he tries hard with instruction it's hard to instruct from flat on your back. Had a tasty cheesey egg on toast yesterday, but last night was KFC (first one in over 10 years!!). I'm upright today so it should be easier to instruct (but have taken Valium, stronger painkillers and brufen as intructed, so am a few slices short of a full loaf).

Any suggestions gratefully recieved for easy meals.

ZoeGirl_3

cw18 wrote: »

I used to put a teaspoon of Marmite into a mug with boiling water, and then drink that -- but these days only tend to do it when I hit the end of a jar, and do it by adding hot water (cautiously) to the jar, stirring, popping the lid on (loosely) and leaving for a few mins, then pouring into a mug. I believe Marmite is vegetarian.....

You can also add this liquid to gravy or even cheese sause or soup for a bit of flavour.

I was at the house of an aquaintance last week and they threw a marmite jar that had enough for at least 8 pieces of toast (without having to scrape much!!) and then for using as flavour for something else and I had to hold me tounge lol...:eek:

catnap53

Trying to save on groceries in US too

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/RaiseKids/CanAFamilyEatOn100AWeek.aspx?page=1

Zzzz

procrastinator

motherkitty wrote: »

hi procrastinator. Windfalls are fine to use. You can just cut out the bits that have gone a bit manky or that the bugs/birds have got at. Just have a look at them. Annoyingly usually one side is fine and the other has started to turn rotten or has been nibbled at but they will be fine to use if you cut that bit off. My SIL and I found a tree a couple of years ago and used quite lot of the windfalls and we are still alive and kicking!

Thanks for the reply, went off to work so only just catching up. To clarify, I do use windfalls but these seem to be really early so how can we be sure they are OK, or are you saying any that fall, however early, will be usable?
Many thanks.

cocalls

procrastinator wrote: »

I do use windfalls but these seem to be really early so how can we be sure they are OK, or are you saying any that fall, however early, will be usable?
Many thanks.

I think weezl had a receipe for sour apple curry in her earlier posts using early apples

sammy_kaye18

Marmite - yyyyyyuuuucccckkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May try bovrill though - think i saw a jar lurkign at my mother in laws so will go and test that before i take the plunge nad buy a jar. Thank you for all the otehr suggestions too - i will be experimenting and will let you knwo how i get on

Well i thought work last night was going to kill me - as i normally slip adn drink tea/coffee/ coke her ebut i was good -went on my break and thought - !!!!!! am i going to drink becuas ei dont like fanta/lemonade etc?? so made a good choice nad had a glass of milk instead which i thought was good. so i am now............... 6 days caffeine free..................and to be honest struggling. Because im so anameic i have coem to the conclusion that i was using the caffeine to stay awake and alert so now its gone im feelign absolutely knackered all the time and its a killer. so anyone any weezl style recipes for boosting iron levels??? minus the pigs heads if possible.

Also came away last night with a cauliflower for 20p and a 10p big loaf of bread. its a bit 'ard though so think i will be making it into breadcrumbs or bread pudding if i can cut it half decently and not like doorstops!

where has our Weezl gone anyway???

In_Search_Of_Me

morning all just to let you know that Weezle has had a "DIY emergency" and is having to do lots of decorating unexpectedly but she will be back soon & wants to says she's missing y'all and will be back asap! meanwhile keep being frugal (to make up for me who is very carp at it!!)