Have to make this last as long as possible...

princess_lou

im back:D sorry got carried away checking links out. not sure on dinner yet..:o im aweful i know.

zippychick

Can you have an on toast night?

Right, this is me pushing you to get organised ms Lou, you have 3 or so weeks left on a tight budget and you need to be smart about it:D

princess_lou

Ok i know.. i need to sort it out:o.. have decided on tonights meal: mince kebabs- shaped into sausages around the barbeque stick(hope that makes sense) with a salad/ roasted veggies..
Tomorrow we will have Kippers with Eggs, Hash Browns & beans
Thursday will be toasties made wiv cheese & leftover beans
Friday i will cook the chicken wings, serve with salad, and wotever i have bought that day outta new budget..ie rice, couscous etc

Thanku 4 getting my !!!! into gear.. i read ur post & was gona go away & plan the week.. but justwrote it in about 30secs..:D So thanku zippy chick- uve been brilliant:T

zippychick

Good work, that's exactly what I was looking for ! Now, how's the budget going? Was thinking - if you had enough, you could try some sort of sponge cakey thing

SR flour (value), baking powder, eggs and butter (or marg). But depends how much of that you would need to buy and if it's sensible

What are your thoughts on what to buy on friday? Plan that tenner well Mlady!

Dont forget you can check prices on mysupermarket.co.uk

princess_lou

Sat Night:
Pasta with leftover Peri Peri chicken stirred in, with salad

Sunday:
Roast Turkey Leg with roast pots, veg & Gravy

Monday:
Jacket Pot with coronation turkey:rolleyes:

Tuesday:
Turkey & leek pie(jamie oliver inspired) served with veg


Will leave it at that for now to allow room 4 any bargains i might pick up

So shopping list will be
Potatoes
mayo
pasta
ingredients for pastry(?) for the pie

zippychick

Well done! Why roll your eyes up at corrie turkey?

Jamies pie is delicious! Ok, if i were you , i would price pre made pastry, and priec the ingredients you need to make the pastry . I imagine making it is cheaper as you will have leftover ingredients

For jamies pie, strongly recommend adding more veg to bulk it out. it is very meat rich so you could !!! some peas and sweetcorn etc to make it less meat concentrated? The gravy from it is gorgeous.

Good going there!

princess_lou

because wasnt sure it would work wiv turkey in place of chicken..? im so rubbish at all this stuff...

zippychick

not rubbish at all! Yes it will work darling! Have confidence in yourself.

All you are doing is changing the meat from chicken to turkey. I would even go as far to say 99% of recipes you could substitiute one for the other! (I cant think of the 1% where you couldnt, but am keeping myself covered he he )

CCP

This all sounds very promising, Lou!

I'd say that making pastry is definitely cheaper than buying it ready-made - all you need is plain flour and butter/margarine, both of which can be used for other things as well. I find hm pastry tastes better than the stuff you buy, too.

BTW, do you (or Zippy, as you obviously know it too) know if the recipe for Jamie Oliver's turkey and leek pie is available online anywhere? I've got some turkey sitting in the freezer waiting for me to think what to do with it, and this recipe sounds pretty good.

zippychick

CCP - clicky! it is GORGEOUS! Mum says best thing i ever cooked (although i only make her conventional food....)

It is a bit of a faff in a sense, but worth it. The recipe is a massive portion too! Do let me know if you make it what you think etc.

Let us know how you get on with the pastry - must admit ive not attempted it yet myself!

Im subscribed to this thread and my email said Lou had also replied since my last but I cant see it! Wondering if im imagining things!