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

Plum_Pie

Thanks guys - I feel consoled! I like the random element of reduced-for-quick-sale goods. They give a feeling of spontaneity and keep me creative in the kitchen. ('Would salami be a good substitute for ham in this recipe?' etc)

moanymoany

Fishing Folk - are the mackeral caught on a rod and line or just a line?

phizzimum

moanymoany wrote: »

Fishing Folk - are the mackeral caught on a rod and line or just a line?

DH used a rod, it was a cheap short one he'd bought for fishing off a boat (though he wasn't on a boat yesterday)

Bunny200

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Ps has everyone seen this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1026941

I loved that post, I nominated it for post of the month! Got it right last month so maybe will get it again!

loocyloo

hi, my mr T and assorted friends don't seem to be reducing by much either.

although, i got a good deal last week ... bought some reduced by 75% fruit corner things the children like ... the lady put them thru the till, and said 'the barcode isn't working on these, just have them!!!! excellent ...just wished i'd picked up more!;)

quick tip for couscous ... for every 3oz of dry couscous, add 4 fl oz of boiling water (i always use veggie stock).

quick question about nettles ... how do i pick them? what bit do i pick? any type? or are they all the same? some round me seem to have green 'catkin' like things hanging from them!
i'm planning a quick bit of foraging whilst no one is looking and then serving a 'guess the mystery ingredient' meal! (last time it was a cube of chocolate in the bolognese sauce!)

meatballs and sauce with pasta for tea ... not costed, but we made 110 little meatballs from 800g of mince (£2.30 reduced!) with a sauce made out of left over veggies and salad bits cooked with tomatoes (and some rice that was leftover) and all blitzed together! (pasta - bag of mr A value) children will eat about 10 meatballs each, feeding 3 tonight, so with another 25 between OH and me, thats still enough left for another meal!

xxx

Bunny200

I could get hold of a tree full of cherries but not sure what to do with them as they are really sour:eek: . Can I just stew them with sugar/sweetener or are they beyond any use?

phizzimum

how do you nominate a thread?

cw18

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Ps has everyone seen this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1026941

just been reading through that thread -- I see lots of mentions of 'Twinks Hobnobs' (which I'd seen mentioned on here) and 'Stardrops and vinegar' for cleaning..... can someone tell me where I actually find these please as I'm now very intrigued by them

Bunny200

phizzimum wrote: »

how do you nominate a thread?

On the right in the Forum Etiquette box theres a link at the bottom.

newlywed

Twinks: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=471992&highlight=hob+nob

Post 4 is the recipe - be prepared to find your clothes shrink and fit more snugly


Stardrops: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=172073&highlight=stardrops

White vinegar: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=331660&highlight=vinegar