Karmacat: To Infinity And Beyond!

taxi73

I just thought that you thought that you had no alternative but to buy processed ones so was trying to help..lol
but no problems if thats what you want.

Karmacat

I know you were, of course you were - and what you suggested is exactly what I want to do, for all my food - so much of this gluten free food in the shops is absolutely full of industrial type chemicals - my range oven (huge!!!!) will get a workout in the New Year, I absolutely promise.

Just this one time - I'm faking the food :o:o Will do better

taxi73

would love a range oven but my kitchen is not big enough.

Karmacat

Everyone I've spoken to about the thing loves it if they're in a family, or even a couple - but for one person, its a little .... excessive. Thats part of my determination to get into batch cooking. Otherwise, I'll be buying a halogen oven to put on the worksurface.

taxi73

batch cooking will save a lot of time and energy in the long run.

The_Dragon

How about challenging yourself to learn to cook something new once a month KC? Preferably things that you can batch cook and freeze if you enjoy the recipe

macgirl

Christmas seems like it's crept up on us this year, doesn't it? I feel like I'm running out of time too so quite agree that a bit of shop bought for one year is worth it to save time and stress
Nice work in the garden. I was out sweeping the drive yesterday and it was good to be able to go out and potter instead of running straight in out of the snow.

In fact at Chatsworth today they had some lovely garden tools - nothing that I needed - but they would have looked nice in the shed! Luckily I had my MSE head on and trotted on :A

Karmacat

The_Dragon wrote: »

How about challenging yourself to learn to cook something new once a month KC? Preferably things that you can batch cook and freeze if you enjoy the recipe

Absolutely! In fact, the list is already up in the kitchen - I can do sweet crumble mix, but I *want* to do pancakes, and pastry, and flatbreads too - something savoury to eat at an early lunch instead of oatcakes from Sainsbo at 69p for 4 little packets.

macgirl wrote: »

Christmas seems like it's crept up on us this year, doesn't it? I feel like I'm running out of time too so quite agree that a bit of shop bought for one year is worth it to save time and stress

Thanks! I do feel a bit silly about it, having spent all that money seeing the herbalist, who's told me to go wholefood (which is what I used to eat, before I got into debt),but there's only so many hours in the day.

Nice work in the garden. I was out sweeping the drive yesterday and it was good to be able to go out and potter instead of running straight in out of the snow.

Oh definitely!


In fact at Chatsworth today they had some lovely garden tools - nothing that I needed - but they would have looked nice in the shed! Luckily I had my MSE head on and trotted on :A

Thats the kind of overspend I'm prone to - I'll buy good quality because it will last (and then don't look after it) or I'll buy that because then I'll be able to (whatever) - but then I don't do the whatever thing. Glad you could resist!

Cheery_Daff

Ooh, Macgirl, my friends were playing Russian music at Chatsworth today, did you see them??

MrsMoo2U

The_Dragon wrote: »

In January I need to bust my debts and get back into healthy eating etc - so 2011 will be my year, lots of NSDs to come I reckon! Hmm better find that thread again! Also I need to not spend on cosmetics etc.

SNAP

taxi73 wrote: »

would love a range oven but my kitchen is not big enough.

Double Snap

KC, sounds like you have had a very productive NSD day. At least what you bought was essential and of use at Christmas. Time to worry is when it is on the non essential stuff.