Quick Questions on ANYTHING part 2. Please read first post for links to other threads

OrkneyStar

freyasmum wrote: »

It surely does

Wow, this could be called a 'eureka moment'. Seems so simple now too.
A 400g tin of butter beans costs approx 50p here (£1.25/kg), whereas a 500g dried bag (which will give me 1kg wet) costs 65p (65p/kg). Ok I have to soak and cook them, soaking costs zilch and cooking costs very little, so me thinks dried from now on (and canned for emergencies!).

prophecy_grrl wrote: »

Hi
I've just gone through my tins cupboard and found a tin lurking at the back of three bean salad - Cannellini Beans, Flageolet Beans, Adzuki Beans.
Does anyone have any idea what I could do with them please? Was thinking some sort of soup or pasta bake but am not a very good cook unless I have some sort of recipe

Here is a use for the Cannelini beans, you could just skip the soaking cooking stage as she is using dried beans.

freyasmum

OrkneyStar wrote: »

Wow, this could be called a 'eureka moment'. Seems so simple now too.
A 400g tin of butter beans costs approx 50p here (£1.25/kg), whereas a 500g dried bag (which will give me 1kg wet) costs 65p (65p/kg). Ok I have to soak and cook them, soaking costs zilch and cooking costs very little, so me thinks dried from now on (and canned for emergencies!).

It's funny how everything seems so simple... once you know how

You can also soak and cook a big batch and freeze them in portions

OrkneyStar

freyasmum wrote: »

It's funny how everything seems so simple... once you know how

You can also soak and cook a big batch and freeze them in portions

Yes I might do this [STRIKE]once I[/STRIKE], if I ever :rolleyes:, make some space in the freezer.

freyasmum

OrkneyStar wrote: »

Yes I might do this [strike]once I[/strike], if I ever :rolleyes:, make some space in the freezer.

You know I was so tempted to put that :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'm glad other people have this 'problem' too

orangemoose88

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

So, 'fess up, was it weird? Too late for me to say I'd be prepared to try it myself! :rotfl:

Yeah it was fine really, it's got a bit of a different texture to noodles so you can tell the difference, and it's pretty much impossible to eat with chopsticks... But other than that, all was good! (Might have had something to do with putting waaay to much chilli in though, we were distracted!)

Olliebeak

For anybody who has a pressure cooker, don't forget you can do beans/pulses in that. Saves that pan boiling away for a couple of hours:D.

kippers

We are going for a self catering holiday to sunny skeggy this month and i am really struggling with food money. My question:

I usually make a cheese and tomato pizza in my breadmaker and eat it straight away. What i want to know is...if i make it before hand but not cook it and then freeze it, will it still be ok to cook and eat when we get there?...what i mean is...if it has been frozen and defrosted, will it be flat again?

Thanks for any pizza advice

LoopyLinz

I know that is a bit of a random question but I just cant do it! Been married a year and a half and have never successfully cooked a sausage. Have tried frying.............oven...............george foreman. they always seem to burn on the outside and be raw on the inside.

I have a fan oven, microwave and a george foreman. Can anyone help?

Linz xoxox

Wonder_Girl

LoopyLinz wrote: »

I know that is a bit of a random question but I just cant do it! Been married a year and a half and have never successfully cooked a sausage. Have tried frying.............oven...............george foreman. they always seem to burn on the outside and be raw on the inside.

I have a fan oven, microwave and a george foreman. Can anyone help?

Linz xoxox

I too used to be rubbish at cooking sausages! it used to drive me nuts! :mad:

But now i fry them, on the lowest heat for a long time, i put them in my huge pan with the lid on, i turn them every now and again and drain fat away, then when they are cooked through i wack the heat up a bit to brown the outside.

Not sure if this is the best way but it's the only way i can do it without turning them to raw charcoal :rotfl:

Savvy_Sue

LoopyLinz wrote: »

they always seem to burn on the outside and be raw on the inside.

It sounds then as if you are cooking them too fast. They take a long time, and several 'turns'. Not something you can wander off and leave at all.

Wonder_Girl's suggestion is good. I do mine in the oven.