Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

HariboJunkie

Reverbe wrote: »

If you have school age children then there really is little need for childcare. After all they are out most of the day.

Sorry but that's a pretty short sighted view of children's needs for the reasons stated by others above.

MrsE_2

Reverbe wrote: »

If you have school age children then there really is little need for childcare. After all they are out most of the day.

I worked from when my DD was a year old. I had to pay for childcare until she was old enough to be a home on her own.

Jobs that start half hour after your child(ren) start school & finish half hour before they finish AND have school holidays off are as rare as hens teeth.
I used half an hour as an example, of course the commute could be much longer or a little less.

thriftlady_2

MrsE wrote: »

No I'm not:o

I can't see myself tramping 115 foot down the bottom of the garden with our dinner scrapings on a dark winters evening:eek:

You shouldn't compost cooked food.

When I bought my compost bin cheap off our council they supplied us with an under sink green bin too. We put all the veg peelings, fruit cores, egg shells etc in it and when it's full we empty it into the compost bin.

I don't think any of us has been daft enough to empty it on a dark winter's evening. We do it in the day;) i usually get the kids to do it:D

I also have no use for compost, but we have a lot of it:rotfl:The great thing about it is that the bin never gets full because things are constantly decomposing.

thriftlady_2

MrsE wrote: »

So you've still got the waste problem if you go to fortnightly collections

We have fortnightly collections and works very well. I am not aware of anyone having problems.

We have a black wheelie bin for general waste and a green one for plastics (only some), tins, paper and thin card. They are collected alternately.

The only time we have ever filled our black bin to the brim was when we missed a collection whilst we were away. I think a full bin after four weeks is something to be proud of:)

MrsE_2

thriftlady wrote: »

I don't think any of us has been daft enough to empty it on a dark winter's evening. We do it in the day;) i usually get the kids to do it:D

Not being arkward here, but in the winter its darkish when I leave (7.45am) & dark when I get home (5.30) & its like that for a couple of months.

thriftlady_2

Reverbe wrote: »

If you have school age children then there really is little need for childcare. After all they are out most of the day.

Most of the day, yes, but not a working day. You still have to arrange some kind of childcare before school starts and after it finishes unless you are lucky enough to be able to get to work at 9.30 and leave at 3. And then there are the school hols.

Edit: Sorry, posted before finishing the thread -I see that others have already made this point -even though it is so blindingly obvious no-one really needed to.

thriftlady_2

MrsE wrote: »

Not being arkward here, but in the winter its darkish when I leave (7.45am) & dark when I get home (5.30) & its like that for a couple of months.

Oh, well then it is just going to be impossible for you to have a compost bin. Best forget the whole idea then :rolleyes:

MrsE_2

thriftlady wrote: »

Oh, well then it is just going to be impossible for you to have a compost bin. Best forget the whole idea then :rolleyes:

If you work full time its not always possible to be completely OS

Quaint as it sounds to do all that, I need to work & I need to leave early & get home late:rolleyes:

Its through this thread again & again, for hardcore OSers there is only one way, their way.
So many of you on here don't see that different families have different needs & ways of doing things, all of them right for whom ever it suits.
So many sniddy comments about this new programme, its economy GASTRONOMY, not economy shoestring :rolleyes:

I leave for work in the dark & I get home in the dark for about 3 months (at least) of the year, thats a fact.

cw18

I guess it comes down to how much you want to do something as well though...... when I was working I was often only home in the dark during the winter months, and I still manage to take stuff out to my compost bin. I had wellies, a waterproof coat and a torch by the door - and once my inside bin had a reasonable amount in it (mines from Lakeland, but boring rectangular green plastic) I'd wander out and empty it into the main bin.

DH was home in daylight hours, but he didn't see the point so wouldn't do it for me :mad:

valk_scot

MrsE wrote: »

I'm on slimming world, I would have to syn flour:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Can't do them in breadcrumbs either:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Thats why its difficult:o

Much though I despise the stuff for most purposes, try adding a little bit of Smash or instant potato powder then. It's a great thickener and as long as you don't use too much, you'll never guess it's there.