The "I don't like Mondays" 18th Jan daily chat thread..

clairewop

good afternoon

rice pudding is in the slow cooker and meat is cooking for a lasagne going to have lasagne and jacket potatoes.

i'm being good and have only used 1/2 tub of tescos value mince and have bulked it out with mushrooms and a tin of tomatoes. don't think it will stretch to a lasagne and a spag bol though

scaredy_cat

clairewop wrote: »

good afternoon

rice pudding is in the slow cooker and meat is cooking for a lasagne going to have lasagne and jacket potatoes.

i'm being good and have only used 1/2 tub of tescos value mince and have bulked it out with mushrooms and a tin of tomatoes. don't think it will stretch to a lasagne and a spag bol though

claire, if you add grated carrot and finely chopped celery (or other veg) that will bulk it our a bit. i add mushrooms as well.

Pooky

Spud - I likey - that's pretty....gorgeous colours too.

DH's work have managed to pay someone elses expenses into our account :mad: as it went it at the same time as the last lot of SSP I'd assumed it was just part of that payment....so now they want £100 back (rightly so) but I just don't have it until the end of the month so they'll have to go hang.

Pooky

scaredy_cat wrote: »

claire, if you add grated carrot and finely chopped celery (or other veg) that will bulk it our a bit. i add mushrooms as well.

I often add kidney beans, as well as the veg to bulk it out...and a handfull of oats doesn't notice either

clairewop

scaredy_cat wrote: »

claire, if you add grated carrot and finely chopped celery (or other veg) that will bulk it our a bit. i add mushrooms as well.

Thanks will try that next time

littlemisschocolate

Also try adding baked beans if your family don't like kidney beans - works a treat.

clairewop

I'm trying to make what food we bought the weekend last as long as i can will use those suggestions next time thanks.

clairewop

i've got a country mix here lentils that you stick in water overnight? but they never seem to soften for me

scaredy_cat

right, i've made a menu for the week and a shopping list, will i be able to stick to it?

Pooky

clairewop wrote: »

i've got a country mix here lentils that you stick in water overnight? but they never seem to soften for me

I use those in soups, soak over night in loads of water then boil them up until cooked before adding to a soup.

I'm doing a pasta bake tonight, got 3 slices of gammon from the xmas gammon, some broccoli and cauli and I'll make a cheesey sauce to go on top.