It is tough NOW. So how are we coping

MissB_2

mummysaver wrote: »

I've just been wondering what to cook for dinner tonight, it's going to be mince based, and strangly I remembered a dish that a friend used to cook years ago, sort of chinese flavoured mince just served over noodles.

Morning, MummySaver, that sounds SOOOO scrummy! :drool: Any chance of an idea of the recipe?
Please?!
Thank you
B

elizabunny

mummysaver wrote: »

Suet puds were some of our favourites as kids! We loved them! Funny but not one of us - me or my cousins - is overweight, must've been cos we were sent outside to play so much lol!

Thinking back to the days when most meals were HM and yet in some ways seemed quite stodgy, it is quite amazing how people didn't seem to be plagued with the weight problems of today. It does seems to say something about the types of food available now and I think some processed foods have alot to answer for.

Of course, it is so easy to be less active now, what with the availibilty of cars etc. and children are sometimes more inclined to play on their computer games than go outside for a good game. My DS1 has to limit quite firmly how much time my DGS is allowed to play on his computer games and encourages him more towards an outdoor way of life by taking him for long walks in the country and again he encourages him to build up an interest in nature and wild animals. Sorry going off topic a bit here:o . I just think it has become so easy to slip into a less healthy, less active way of life.

mummysaver

MissB wrote: »

Morning, MummySaver, that sounds SOOOO scrummy! :drool: Any chance of an idea of the recipe?
Please?!
Thank you
B

As far as I can remember it was really just fried mince with chinese flavouring stirred through it! Prob contained extra ginger and garlic, and there was def a bit of sauce, so poss a stock cube? Will prob add onion and peppers too, just to help the five a day!

I'm going to attempt it tonight with some of the myriad of Chinese bits and bobs that I picked up yesterday in Aldi, and I will report back!

I used to do a very simple version with bolognese beanfeast, made up as usual then a large dollop of curry paste stirred through it and eaten with noodles - guess it was a bit like a homemade pot noodle :eek: :rotfl:

Eliza - I think that your thread is pretty much spot on, children did play out more, and thankfully they do play out a lot in the village I live in now, perhaps that explains why my kids have such huge appetites! Basically it seems that when things get tougher we look back to see how people coped in the past and what they ate and their leisure pursuits, it really wasn't such a bad way of life. Though I don't think I fancy some of the back breaking chores they had to do, washing with no machine isn't my idea of a good thing! Life used to revolve a lot more around the home, and nobody thought anything of spending ages cooking, guess there wasn't actually any other option unless you could afford a cook!

We are incredibly lucky that we are able to pick and choose which bits of the past we want to incorporate into our lives, Old Style has some great bits, also some horrible ones though - still thinking about all the washing here!

mummysaver

Mozkowitz wrote: »

Yes, you would be amazed at what meals you can come up with when you 'think' you have nothing in. I believe I made a sardine pasta the other day from a little pasta, and some sardines in a can, and a little seasoning. Just because it was all I had!

That is so true, Ready Steady Cook should have had a look in my cupboards when the kids were very young and then tried to make half a dozen meals :rotfl:

When my eldest two were tinies, I can remember looking in the cupboards and wondering what on earth we were all going to eat, I had a couple of potatoes albeit a bit sprouty, 3 eggs, an onion and a can of beans! Now I know I could've done egg and chips, but wasn't something I really wanted to feed toddlers!

Anyway I boiled the potatoes and onions, mashed them and formed wells in the centres, broke the eggs in and baked them, and dished up with beans. Eggy nests are still a favourite now with ds and dd1

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I am top of the world today

I received a £5 money card after I e mailed the tesco boss re denial of a 60p refund from my local T. Plus I gained good value from a delivery, which I ordered simply because I was hopping mad with T ie I found a £5 voucher, delivery cost £4.5 and everything was half price in my order. Plus in the post was a whole weeks worth of free newspaper vouchers because I also told them re tesco, £5.50 worth. I am a winner!!!!!

Another happy thing: my dh`s laptop got highly infested with worms and viruses after he clicked to upgrade an antivirus which was really a trojan horse. We spent £50 :eek: on it in a pc shop and yesterday it was dreadfully bad again. So I bit the bullet and wiped the hard drive and have done a clean install plus put on a full internet security pack etc and it is working like a dream now

And the sun is shining and the stock market looks very promising going forward ie there is optimism only the media never broadcast optimism. So sit tight and keep everything clenched because things are tentatively looking good at last

AussieLass

Yes Lamingtons are Australian. Here it the link for them.

My uncle was a camp cook on one of the stations outback. This is a really easy recipe that transforms a can of spaghetti that he taught me as a youngster. Still use it regularly & been passed on to my kids. Makes a great standby with an egg & toast.

Fry a chopped onion in a little butter until brown, add can of spaghetti, stir until hot and add a handful of grated cheese. Stir till melted through. It really is yummy.

kidcat

I am in surprisingly optimistic mood today. Have just served HM pea and ham soup (cooked in SC overnight) and its delicious, having frozen yesterdays batch of chicken stock. Havent had HM pea and ham soup since my nan was alive.
Have emptied all kitchen and utility room cupboards and binned all the stuff that broke years ago and that was out of date, (some back in 1999:eek:)
Now have so much more space, both in cupboards and on worktops. And I am feeling much better for it to, it is almost cathartic,

Located candles which are now stored with torches and batteries, and then organised all the BBQ stuff into an area, meaning that if electricity goes off for any reason I could use the BBQ to cook! this is something I have been concerned about for a while, having an electric cooker, but the BBQ idea occured yesterday. Have checked it over and its ok and there is still gas in bottle, although I am considering buying another bottle just to be safe.
In absolute emergency I would guess that it could be brought inside and used as heat source too.

All this accomplished while OH at work, otherwise it would never have happened, he hates throwing anything away even broken ketttkes it would seem, but theres absolutely no way I can store everything.

Just wanted to say a big thank you, reading this thread has helped me get organised and prepare which makes me much less stressed. :A

mummysaver

Aussie - thanks for the linky, I love the fact that there is a Lamington Day! I wish that dd2 had been told some of this, it would've made the lesson a lot more fun, I'll show her later. Makes me wonder why we had them as kids though, can't think of any Australian connections for my family?

Kittie - great news about Mr T and your giftcard, all you bargains, the paper vouchers and the computer! You sound much happier today!

Kidcat - I have all my camping cook stuff together in the garage, just in case of any disaster, I guess at the worst we could use the bbq, be a bit cold at the mo though! We are lucky in that we have electricity and gas, and the gas is in a tank under my front lawn, so no chance of suddenly being cut off. Thankfully the tank is still pretty full due to my constant moaning and turning off the heating!

Nice to hear people are feeling more optimistic!

kidcat

Does anyone have any good ideas for storing soups, stocks and things. I plan on freezing them but have run out of storage containers, oops! So if anyone has any clever ideas....thanks

thriftmonster

Put a plastic bag into a container, pour in the stock and freeze. When frozen remove the bag from the container - the stock is in the bag and you can reuse the container

HTH