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

loumac

Back again just to update you all on how successfully you have converted me to the frugal way.....

..... I went shopping with my OH on Sunday and where our normally weekly shopping spend can be between £40 - £60 we spent £11.04 :eek:

We did a cupboard/fridge/freezer inventory before we left and chose our meals based on what we already have in and not just what we fancy.

Today I will be eating:

Breakfast -
Banana (10 whoopsed in Asda for 25p)
Weetabix (already in cupboard, the box is ages old so decided to eat them instead of buying fresh cereals!)

Lunch -
Homemade carrot soup (already in freezer from last week)
Homemade potato bread (I own a breadmaker and a cupboard full of ingredients I've just got lazy, had also been wondering what to do with potatoes in cupboard and then found recipe on this thread).

Dinner -
Lamb keema with rice (Minced lamb in freezer, onions and tomatoes in fridge, spices in cupboard, rice in cupboard)

I know it all seems pretty obvious but normally this is not the way it works in my house!! :j :j :j :j :j

I've said it before but thanks again for the inspiration/motivation.

naturally_2

Hello!
I am, feeling quite weezl-ish today - bought a loaf of reduced bread on friday, and made lentil pate, and now have a week's worth of sandwiches in the freezer! No.1 is with me at work today, can't wait to try it because I am still not convinced it will be ok after freezing:rotfl:

foxy-tigger

ceridwen wrote: »

Hi

Still here - reading away - "ekky thump" - now that sounds like another one for our Weezl's collection of words....if us yer can have a translation purlease?;)

"ekky Thump" is very similar to "Flippin Eck" if this helps?
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Plum_Pie

I nearly cried this weekend when I saw outside a house, next to the bins, someone had left an old Kenwood Chef, in great condition with all the attachments. I was en route to a friends for dinner or I would have grabbed it. I hope it was left out for a Freecycler or similar or that someone deserving got it. I love my KC so much and they're so reliable.

Had quiet weekend domestically - my massive batch-cook and freezer-filling session last weekend meant I had time for other things. A quick trip to the supoermarket yielded some cheap apples and cheap spuds though.

Money_saving_Diva_2

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

ISOM, you would be right in your assumption, this was my 6th year on that Beach Mission and my favourite so far, an amazing team, pretty good weather and God did some awesome things :-)

Oh Sian,... is this the United Beach Missions that go down to beaches and do activities etc with the children and spread the word of God in a fun way?? If so I have to tell you that for 3 years on Paignton beach when I was about 8 I had the BEST time with the Mission! I made friends with some of the 'grown ups' running it and used to write to them over the winter too and they would send bible readings etc for us. (Such an innocent time, I should imagine that would be frowned upon these days). But my happiest memories are of the game and the competitions and then all sitting around while someone told a bible story but set it in the modern day to make it work for us! One year I won the happiest smile competition and the longest hair on a 8 yr old.. :rotfl:

My mother would lie on Paignton Green and sunbathe and my sister and I would vanish for hours with the Mission and have such a wonderful time. If this is what you are doing then all I can say is Well done and that the mission made a lonely little girl feel really important all those years ago, so carry on the good work!

Diva.xx

Sian_the_Green

Hey Diva, slightly different as it is Scripture Union but very much the same idea, I have a lovely image in my head of you now as a little smiley Rapunzel

Learnt a valuable lesson last night- Don't drink mostof a bottle of cough syrup before bed, slept like a baby... for 10 hours... oops

ashia_2

Sian - Cough syrups'll do that, but think of how the rest will make you feel better in the long run. Wish I could run the risk of it, been up early and bed late for the last five days, tomorrow will be just the same so I'm knackered


I've started day one of my mini challenge of not shopping in a supermarket for a week. So far have managed to procure fruit and veg at the fruit and veg shop, lentil from the weighing shop and some giant yorkshires for heron, really am gonna have to stop being so lazy and start making thouse myself. I'm going to make Weezls lentil pate on wednesday, and some other bakingables which I'm going to search the index for, fancy trying new stuff (any and all reccomendations accepted).

carriebradshaw

Lesley_Gaye wrote: »

popped down the road this morning to get some free range eggs from the local farmer. They are usually £1.60 a dozen, and occasionally there are a few lumpy mis shapen ones in trays for a lot less. Today there were lots of bantam eggs for £1 for a whole tray, that's 30 eggs for 3.33p each - result!

tempted to get 2 trays, but thought better of it as I'm on this BORING food replacement diet so it's only OH who is eating proper food and there are only so many eggs he can eat

Spanish omelette for tea then (for OH)!

shoulda have got them and baked lots of cakes to freeze for the future

I wish I could get bargains like that, I'm paying £1.30 for 6 free range eggs :eek:

MRSMCAWBER

VEGETARIAN BREAKFAST SAUSAGES
makes about 10 sausages

1. 1 1/2 cups cooked white/navy beans (or 15oz can drained n rinsed)
2. 1 cup brown lentils
3. 1/4 cup raw or toasted wheatgerm
4. 1tsp coarse salt
5. 1/2tsp dried marjoram
6. 1/2tsp ground black pepper
7. 1/2tsp dried sage
8. 1/2tsp dried thyme
9. 1/2 cup minced celery
10. 2tsp fresh chopped parsley
11. 2tbs melted butter or oil
12. 1/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs -you may need extra
13. 2/3 cup milk
14. 1 large egg - beaten
15. 1 cup cornmeal

• Mash the beans and lentils in a large bowl
• stir in 3-9 -and knead well until blended
• add breadcrumbs as needed to make sure the mix holds its shape
• using wet hands roll small handfulls into about 3/4" X 3-4" sausages and place on a plate
• refrigerate for about 1hr when done
• pre-heat oven to 450f/230c/ and greas a roasting tin
• in a shallow bowl combine the milk and egg , place cornmeal onto a plate
• dip each sausage into the egg mix, then roll in the cornmeal
• place in roasting tin and bake for about 10 mins, turning frequently

BASHFUL_2

well I finally, just caught up!!!! Haven't been around for a while, been in and out of bloody hospital and resting. Lots of new and yummy recipes to try, copied and pasted into word doc!!!! Just wanted to send my condolences to Mrs M, with lots and lots of hugs. I'm so sorry to hear about your sister. Off to have a relaxing (luke warm!!) bath with meditation music!!!

Nice to see Weezl back, you deserve a medal for all the decorating shenanigans!!!!!

Bashful x x