Black-Saturn's Menu Planner

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Kimberley wrote:

Her recipes sound tasty, but i'd prefer to use proper meat from the butchers

So would I but there isnt one around here.

black-saturn

pawpurrs wrote:

how many children never get unprocessed foods.

A friend of my DD1 came round after school the other day when I was cooking a fishermans pie. She said she had already had her tea and I asked her what she'd had. She said chicken nuggets and chips. The next time she came round she said the same. She also said that her mum has never cooked anything herself and always cooks something from a frozen bag. I couldnt believe it!!

nic82

Firstly, thank you to BS for her original postings, especially the recipes.

I'm after some help now

I know the fruit cobbler is supposed to be really easy peasy but I am a complete novice

I've managed to work out that gas mark 4 is equivelent to 180C, but can anyone give me the cooking times. I know BS said "until golden" but can anyone give me approximate times (e.g. am I looking at 15mins, 30mins, 40mins, etc?)?

Also, I take it that the mugs are, well, "normal" mugs-that-you-drink-your-tea-out-of-sized? (Sorry, I told you I'm a complete beginner).

And, lastly (I promise), how big does the cooking dish need to be?

Thank you from a seriously-embarrassed-to-be-asking-this person.

HopeElizzy

:starmod: Thank you black-saturn, it really helps to see how other people budget and menu plan.

:j Do you think the Fruit Cobbler would work in a slow cooker? My OH bought me a new slow cooker 3 weeks ago as the one I was using finally gave up. (well it was my nan's and was bought about 18 years ago at least!) I work till 7pm every other week and I love coming home to find something yummy waiting for me. The only problem is if it does work that I will only be eating cobbler all week instead of proper dinners! :rotfl:

rowantoad

I have done the same for Asda

S price loaf 1 £0.28
SP onions 1 £0.22
Broth mix 1 £0.47
SP carrots 1.5kg 1 £0.67
Smartprice pots 2.5kg 1 £0.66
Pork shoulder 1 £3.27
Milk 1 £1.69
Evaporated Milk 1 £0.29
Stwbry jelly 1 £0.12
Rice 1kg 1 £0.50
Sprice eggs 1 £0.54
Lasagne verdi 1 £0.77
Smartprice mnce 400g 4 £1.24
Plum tomatoes 2 £0.26
SP cheese 1 £1.80
Fruit Cocktail 1 £0.22
S price pizza 2 £0.60
Cod portions 155g 2 £2.96
SP Prawns 200g 1 £0.99
Scampi fries 1 £1.84
Single cream 1 £0.94
Dark chocolate 1 £0.51
Spaghetti 1 £0.16
SP Strawberries 1 £0.88

£21.88

Chicken fillets 200g 1 £1.20
Mixed herbs 1 £0.25
Asda gravy 1 £0.38
flour 1 £0.27
flour 1 £0.27
Schwartz spices 1 £0.99
Granulated Sug 1 £0.72
SP teabags 1 £0.31
SP spread 1 £0.24
Tomato puree 1 £0.26
Cornflour 1 £0.26
White pepper 1 £0.35
Table salt 1 £0.25
Wheat Cereals 1 £0.43
Raisins 1 £0.41
Garden peas 1 £0.83

£7.42

Total Guide £29.30

Asda seemed cheaper.

HOLsale

black-saturn wrote:

I do do other stuff but I just gave you an example of one week.

that's what i kinda figured but i just wanted to clarify!

i know it's not unheard of for people of the older generation (i'm not saying you are, i have no idea how old you are!) to cook pretty much the same things each week which make budgeting and planning easy but makes life kinda boring...

course i can see the benefit in that for someone with fool allergies too

i once knew someone that was adopted as a baby, he actually came with 3 A4 sheets of paper listing all the foods he was allergic too...it was amazing he could eat at all! so, i bet he got the same foods all the time!

course even with just this one weeks meal planner you could do a lot of variations on a theme so thanks so much for sharing it with us... i shall have to put some of your recipes in my living cookbook for future use :T

larmy16

Black Saturn I think this is one of the most interesting and fascinating threads I have read. I cannot wait to try the fruit cobbler, unfortunately my waistline does not need it though!

Incidentally one of my cheapest meals is wholemeal pasta and half a tin of Waitrose ratatouille (sp) with cheddar cheese grated on it. This is just for me you understand, my ds wont touch it!! I cannot imagine me ever buying all the veg and cooking it - and the tin is only 55p. So I freeze one half for the following week - it is one of my fast food meals.

There is a lot of food that manufacturer's try to foist on us to convince us we will be healthier. I mean however did past generations survive without bottled water, danacol and benecol drinks and all these posh olive oils.

Badgergal

Just to say I tried the fruit cobbler last night with a couple of fresh apples in a glass dish and it was lovely, I have loads left over (because I live on my own) so it is in the fridge for tomorrow. Lovely with custard. So thank you, Black Saturn! What a fab simple dish and made the kitchen smell lovely.

lilmisskitkat

Thanks to Black-Saturn for posting her meal plan, i've found this thread really interesting, mainly because i'm always nosy about what other people eat and how they shop etc lol

I'm definitely going to try the fruit cobbler, it sounds lovely and very simple to make. I never make puddings, DD usually just has a yoghurt/fruit or homemade shortbread biccy after her tea but i'm going to give it a try this week - i'm a sucker for a hot pudding with custard, thats why i love going to my grans for tea

Thanx again

Kate xxx

mummysaver

Hi BS - just to offer more thanks, passed the cobbler recipe on to people on my course last week, several tried it at the weekend and it was univerally loved! One lady even found her daughter trying to make it again on Sunday morning for breakfast!