September 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

MRSMCAWBER

AngelNikki

Have to agree about the nosh 4 students book :T ... I got it for my niece before we left the uk.. Figured that now she no longer has my sis there -she needed to start learning.. her and her dad love it and cook for each other out of it.. I love the fact that it has no "chefy" wierd n wonderfull ingredients in -just stuff that most people have in..so at least I know she is eating well
Ohhh and I spoke to her today and she go her A levels... A in english, B in History and C in psychology n something or other -:j Pretty good going for taking them 1 year early and in the middle of losing her mum ... Spot the proud aunty :rotfl:

walmerstores

Mrs m I think i still have some mag and a cross stitch book i will include them in the parcel on monday
anybody any recipes for rhubarb jam a customer has just brought me loads in the shop

miemie

Evening all
Not spent a bean today, have a banging head don't know if its the weather causing it but i've not gone anywhere today, 2 little ones at grandma's tonight so waiting for hubby to get home and then i better make tea.

Nappies are still here if anyone wants them.
Have a good evening everyone.
Miemie

MRSMCAWBER

Ohhhh thankyou walmerstores --you are a diamond :T

I have a recipe for Rhubarb n ginger conserve and 1 for rhubarb n ginger microwave jam... if either are any use to you...unless anyone else has a tried n tested recipe.. let me know and i will type them up for you
thanks again:D

walmerstores

the conserve one would be lovely many thanks

findingmyfeet

HELPPPPPPPPPPP......AGHHHHH... just went to make my millies cookies, opened a new bag of flour and found it full of ting wee bugs!!! how did i get them. Always keep my flour in plastic tubs with lids but this is a new bag i was just going to empty in the tub. Well that did it.. all the cupboard out, nothing in there so disinfected it all anyway, cleaned it all and put it back. Needless to say large bag of flour in the bin. Hate wasting it. anyone else had this?? What do yoy all store your flours in ??

Me thinks i now need a coffee and a sit down- or should i say calm down.

Welcome to all you new people, everything here is totally addictive so be warned lol.

taking deep breaths.......

kellitots

I just wanted to pop in and say...

:j I got my slow cooker today!! :j And very beautiful it is too!

Very excited although I have hardly anything to cook in it yet!

findingmyfeet

Thanks angelnikki and mrs mac for the book title , certainly go and look for that one. Decided i might try my hand at making a small first month at uni survival kit( been looking on the special occasions baskets thread), but knew you lots on here would know of a good book.

And Mrs mac- well done to your niece shes really done great there. exams are hard enough, but sure shes please that your all proud of her.

Off for coffee and pack my picnic for tomorrow

bye bye for now

angelnikki

findingmyfeet wrote: »

HELPPPPPPPPPPP......AGHHHHH... just went to make my millies cookies, opened a new bag of flour and found it full of ting wee bugs!!! how did i get them. Always keep my flour in plastic tubs with lids but this is a new bag i was just going to empty in the tub. Well that did it.. all the cupboard out, nothing in there so disinfected it all anyway, cleaned it all and put it back. Needless to say large bag of flour in the bin. Hate wasting it. anyone else had this?? What do yoy all store your flours in ??

I always put my flour in the freezer overnight when I buy it, freezing it kills any eggs that are in it and stops them being able to hatch into weevils I freeze it in its original bag, then store the flour as usual in jars/ tubs/ bags (I use resealable freezer bags) Then if any weevils do survive the freeze (which they shouldnt) they wont be able to jump accross to the rest of your flour and dry stores. HTH

Well done MrsM's niece :T

Nikki x

nickynoo08

Evening everyone,
Done my first shop of the month today. Stocked up on loads and bought a few extra bits as i'm having a batch cooking day tomoro. Making curry, goulash, chicken n leek hotpot n maybe some soup if i have time. Ended up spending half my budget so hopefully i've got enough to last us till middle of the month. I'm also considering getting a slow cooker as we like to have a lot of casseroles n curries etc...I'm home most of the time at the moment looking after little one, would it be worth me getting one? I'm thinking i'll be able to prep all veg n meat n bung it all in first thing while little one is having breakfast. What do you think? Will update sig.