me and dh and ds need desperate food shopping help

angelpye

betterlife wrote: »

angelpye you should try making choc eclairs, fairly easy and cheap as fair as i remember, and taste far more yummy than bought. x

Please tell me the secret?!

EstherH

I made up a batch of savoury mince, using mince, onion, grated carrot, other veg that is to hand, handful of oats and lentils to stretch it and some stock cubes and water. I then divide into four scoop portions to freeze. This is the base for whatever I want it to be when I come to use it, i.e.;

bolognaise - add a can of campbells condensed tomato soup, half can of milk and some bisto powder.

chilli - same again plus kidney/baked beans and chilli

Shepherds pie base, just top with potatoes or potato/other root veg mix.

Savoury mince topping for jacket potato.

You can use more than one pack of mince at a time depending on how much freezer space you have to save time and money.

bexxie90

They have half sacks of potatoes in ASDA for £2 and they are lovely HUGE spuds. I thought this a bargain!

Anyone know if Costco worth a look bearing in mind it is 1.5 hours from me.
bex.xx

wogglemaker

top_drawer wrote: »

hello, Ive seen this word used a lot in this board - what does it mean???

Jen

whoopsies = end of dayfresh items reduced to clear like the four skate /ray wings I bought tonight for 48 pence each. Fry in coated flour and serve with peas and mash (cheesy or otherwise) they are brill.

Mel

thriftlady_2

mouseymousey99 wrote: »

Do you have anyone nearby who sells sacks of spuds (here its currently £5 a sack)..

I agree these are a great bargain but be aware that this is not the best time of the year to buy them. The potatoes that were picked in the Autumn are now starting to get old and sprouty. You may well find that unless you use them up very quickly you will end up throwing a lot away.