MSE Parents Club Part 7

elle_gee

Really must dig ours out.. And the recipe book I bought recently

Rhys is getting back to normal - just got the first smile of the day from him

feelinggood_2

This week I'm making Thai Green Curry, Chicken Casserole, Beef Stew and Sausage Casserole in my slow cooker this week.

SusanC_2

Slow cookers are useful for cooking soups, stews, casseroles etc. without having to attend to them and are cheaper to run than an oven. I also make yoghurt and cook rice in mine. They're also good for cooking joints/chicken etc. and for making stock.

Buttonmoons

I never bother making stock with leftover bones etc, would take up freezer space, I'd rather bung an oxo in!

I'm going to try salmon rissoto and perhaps the irish beef recipe. I just need some juniper berries.

Glamazon

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

May I ask what a slow cooker is useful for and anywhere I could get some recipe tips?

I've heard about them, but know very little and would like to expand my culinary skills and impress my girls

bung everything in first thing ready by tea time.

yesterday I did beef casserole & beef madras, gonna do chicken tikka, chill, bolganese.

u could do soup, roasts - theres a whole thread of ideas on OS board

reckon that 3.3l would do all of u for one meal. my 1.8l did 4 meals

sparkle03

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who told me about little things they have done with little ones that made them feel bad, made me feel much better! So Thank You!!!

Elle glad your home (((hugs))) to Rhys.

Feelie I just made a sausage casserole in mine today - was yummy!

Caz sounds as if Charlie had a fun afternoon Dont worry it should come off.

Oh I know there was something else .... cannot remember what it was though.

Right Im gone, see ya all tomorrow! xxx


Edit - I remembered, SM your hair looks bootiful! x

SusanC_2

Buttonmoons wrote: »

I never bother making stock with leftover bones etc, would take up freezer space, I'd rather bung an oxo in!

I mainly keep mine in the fridge and try to use it so that I don't build up huge stocks. (Mind you this is probably one reason why I need a bigger fridge.) I do it for the nutritional value rather than the moneysaving.

ETA: You can also reduce it down significantly if you want to make it take up less space.

Krystaltips

How do you make your own stock? Just throw the chicken carcas in and boil it to bu99ery? Or do you need to add copious amounts of salt to it?

lou66_2

*Just popping over from pregnancy thread*
Hope you dont mind but just have a quick question, my cousin is expecting her second baby in Jan ,she has a 19 month old and they are in a one bedroom flat and cant afford to move just yet, I saw a cot with a bed underneath a few weeks back and we now all want to chip i and buy them one, however i ve lost the booklet this was in and can not find it so was just wondering if anyone here has it or have heard about it and where we could buy it have googled it but cant seem to find it. With Thanks

searching_me

lou ive ever heard of a cot like that only an actual bed sorry luv x