August 2008 Grocery Challenge

BigMummaF

Congratulations to those with Celebrations to help cheer up the weather:p & Safe Trip to others who are travelling for one reason or another....perhaps we should have a virtual postcard thread for pix of holiday bargains--3-4-2 on sticks of rock & BOGOF Kiss Me Quick hats:D

Another NSD :j cuz I've been hanging on to see what new offers are happening in MrT today before spending my newspaper coupon. I'm going over to fixtureferrets.co in a mo to plan my shopping list.

Do the squaddies run very fast MrsMc, or would they slow down enough for me to catch them.....ON CAMERA....t'ch----your MINDS:rotfl:

mumoffour77

mmmm perrywinkle.....sounds deilicous think i will try this today!!
What do you freeze it in??? Sorry for sounding silly, but my ovenproof dishes dont have lids:( (dont ask.....the kids obviously have issues with lids as they break them "accidently".....)

princess_leia_3

susan946 wrote: »

I made yoghurt with ordinary semiskimmed, but scalded it first to get rid of any lurking nasties which would have grown with the yoghurt culture. It worked a treat and set quite firmly. Give it a whirl.

Good luck

Sue

Thanks, I had a quick google and found this too so I tried it and it looks good, so I will see how it tastes once its cooled :T

CONGRATS ANGCHRIS that's great news :T:T:T

gunsandbanjos

Should be a NSD for me today:D

Congratulations Angchris, that is fabulous news:j

perrywinkle

mumoffour77 wrote: »

mmmm perrywinkle.....sounds deilicous think i will try this today!!
What do you freeze it in??? Sorry for sounding silly, but my ovenproof dishes dont have lids:( (dont ask.....the kids obviously have issues with lids as they break them "accidently".....)

Hi mumoffour77,

I froze it in a dish which could then go in the oven when defrosted - it doesn't have a lid so I just wrapped it in a couple of layers of tin foil and it was fine.

HTH
Perrywinkle

mumoffour77

It helps loads thank you perrywinkle!!!!!

procrastinator

Good Morning

Congratulations Angchris - great news.

Happy wedding anniversary denisefowler and OH.

NSD for me yesterday and today.
Have put lentil stew in slow cooker and taken rolls out of freezer. Have got some cooked apple to use up tonight and another bag of windfalls to chop and freeze. Sun is shining at the moment but if I put any washing out (load just finished) it is bound to rain. Off to work soon so won't risk it. Hope it stays sunny for all those at home.

MRSMCAWBER

Morning all

Back on to the NSDs for me today :T Not quite half way through my budget ..and we have 13 days left of this month -so we should be fine (depending on if the NAFFI have their bread flour in tomorrow and if its still on offer if its a YES to both questions then i will be spending quite a chunk there)

Todays dinner is going to be pasta... going to use up some patty pan, red chilli and fresh tomatoes from the garden along with onions then peppers, peas n mushrooms (from freezer), salami, chorizo then add a dollop of cream cheese to the sauce to take the edge off the tomatoes for hubby..
So a meal pretty much made up of odds n sods but one of our faves;)
Im going to save the seeds from the chilli to plant next year as they have done rather well -so i will try and grow more next year-hubby loves chillies..

Yesterdays dinner was a "1 pot wonder"... just chunks of potato and onion in a cast iron dish (find it roasts brilliantly) sausages -i have to add a drop of oil as my HM sausages don't give off any fat ...then when nearly done i add big chunks of carrot (Home grown) and a mug of water-you may need to add more later..then about 5mins from the end i add gravy granules and some frozen peas and put back in the oven.... its lovely..quick, cheap and easy:T

I think next month im going to have to get another couple of batches of sausages made..may even venture into some different flavours .. when i worked out the price for the last lots i made each sausage came in at approx 5p :j and they are just meat n seasoning -no bread, fillers etc -so more filling too -so we eat less :T

I think today im going to finish planning n plotting what i want to get stored ready for winter etc... what other seeds i want for next year -although i do have quite a lot ..and then im going to x stitch :T

have a great day everyone

LearningToSave.

im just mooching around this months thread,getting tips etc and will be joining in next month.

a nsd for me........its horrid,im not going out seeing as i dont have too!!!!

one question...those of you that mention lentils in things,stews,soups,cottage pies etc...............do i just bung a handful in?? or do i need to soask them overnight etc??? i've loads of ood ones that need using.....also pearl barley and bulgar wheat.......but im putting off using them as im not sure how!

any recipies and tips for them would be very gratefully recieved!

gunsandbanjos

LearningToSave. wrote: »

one question...those of you that mention lentils in things,stews,soups,cottage pies etc...............do i just bung a handful in?? or do i need to soask them overnight etc??? i've loads of ood ones that need using.....also pearl barley and bulgar wheat.......but im putting off using them as im not sure how!

any recipies and tips for them would be very gratefully recieved!

I just use red lentils as its what i have in the cupboard, i dont soak them, just chuck a handful in. You do need a little extra liquid though as they soak up loads. Not sure about other pulses, they may need soaked?