Weezl's phase 1- recipe testing and frugalisation- come one, come all!

ifonlyitwaseasier

weezl74 wrote: »

thanks pink hayley

do people think you get less portions out of the reduced oil and sugar version? I'm just saying this because although I agree with the reduction of those ingredients if they aren't necessary, it would be a shame if the kids needed to eat twice as much to yield the same teenager runaround energy, which might hurt shirley's purse quite a lot

The original yielded 32 squares of cake measuring 2 ins by 2 ins with a height of 1 inch if that helps anyone to compare

Weezl - i think if you do it as a loaf you are bound to have less of it as you tend to have big slices (well i do) but in two flat cake tins i did get 32 squares, and i prob could have reduced the oil a bit too,



btw i want to send a big THANK YOU to Queen of String, that apple cookie recipe is lovely and sooooooo easy!!!

ceridwen

weezl74 wrote: »

thanks pink hayley

do people think you get less portions out of the reduced oil and sugar version? I'm just saying this because although I agree with the reduction of those ingredients if they aren't necessary, it would be a shame if the kids needed to eat twice as much to yield the same teenager runaround energy, which might hurt shirley's purse quite a lot

The original yielded 32 squares of cake measuring 2 ins by 2 ins with a height of 1 inch if that helps anyone to compare

Thinks...shoulda got the tape measure out....

Well - as I've said...I missed out sugar totally and just substituted that with 3 teaspoons of honey and I cut it into 16 portions. I dont know obviously how many portions I would have cut it into if it had been that bit bigger because I had used the sugar as well...

Hmmm...the slices I did were I would guess 4" x 4" by a height of 1" actually. So I reckon that I musta cut slices twice the size of the ones you did in effect - hence half the number of slices.

I took a few to my parents for them to sample and there was no comments about the slices being too big. I know my parents well enough to know that there definitely would have been comments if they HAD thought the slices were too big. They will ALWAYS comment if they think the portions served up of anything are too big and make a LOT of comments about "modern size" portions being too big.

weezl74

completely not about the meal planner, but firefox you'll be spooked to know that I've had very specific cravings for these on jacket potatoes in both my pregnancies:



and they are essential for the healthy development of the foetus' brain but I didn't know that

weezl74

and another not very relevant story but quite funny. My mum has fergie once a week now while I work. I'd said I needed her to get some labour bag essentials, and she went off to sainsburies. I remembered at work that I hadn't tested shirley's raisin and lemon pancakes. Texted mum, 'urgent do they have value raisins!' sadly they had run out

Later on I hear her on the phone to my Dad: '....well I'm not really sure darling but if she feels she needs to eat raisins during labour then I feel we must find them somehow!' :rotfl:

ceridwen

weezl74 wrote: »

completely not about the meal planner, but firefox you'll be spooked to know that I've had very specific cravings for these on jacket potatoes in both my pregnancies:



and they are essential for the healthy development of the foetus' brain but I didn't know that

Not at one level you didnt maybe...but I'm a believer myself in the innate wisdom of one's body to decide what it needs. So - if given a chance - then it will ask for what is required.

I know I had a sorta "body analysis" thing in Chinese medicine recently and there was one specific food that was strongly suggested to me as appropriate for me - to which my reply was "I already add that to everything I possibly can:D at the drop of a hat".:rotfl:

ceridwen

weezl74 wrote: »

and another not very relevant story but quite funny. My mum has fergie once a week now while I work. I'd said I needed her to get some labour bag essentials, and she went off to sainsburies. I remembered at work that I hadn't tested shirley's raisin and lemon pancakes. Texted mum, 'urgent do they have value raisins!' sadly they had run out

Later on I hear her on the phone to my Dad: '....well I'm not really sure darling but if she feels she needs to eat raisins during labour then I feel we must find them somehow!' :rotfl:

Awww.....:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

weezl74

link to menu planner containing omega 3

can anyone spot the missing recipes? I've got spreadsheet blindness!

System

weezl74 wrote: »

Avocet does your super spreadsheet cost up recipes easily from Asda, if so could you see what it makes of the above?

No problem, I'll add it to the list. I'm a bit nervous now -- we're about to find out how UNsuper the spreadsheet really is! :-)

weezl74

biscuit challenge:

zest of 2 oranges
610g raisins
sugar
flour
bicarb
1-2 tbspns honey if needed
pinch salt
veg oil

Hats off to the brave soul willing to attempt to turn the above into an enormous batch of biscuits I have no earthly clue if this is do-able

HowlinWolf

apple curd spread for breakfast toast 7.8 pence for 2 slices of toast with spread
thick onion tart (like an oniony quiche, delia originally) 33.7 pence for a quarter
weetabix loaf 3.6 pence per slice
pasta puttanesca 35.35 pence per portion
cauliflower cheese with green bean and beetroot salad 37 pence per portion
sweetcorn soup 11.8 pence per portion
onion bhajias and chutney
allegra's risi e bisi 32.84 pence per portion
carrot cake 5.5 pence per slice
sweetcorn fritters (not the ketchup) 19.33 pence per portion
pork and apple burgers
spicy tomato meatballs and pasta
roast turkey leg and trimmings 71.35 pence per person
roast belly pork and trimmings 60.85 pence per person
HM pizza 12.58 pence per personal pizza
corned beef hash 22 pence per portion
oaty raisin cereal bars 3.5 pence per bar
falafel 15.25 pence per portion
frugalised chutney
Lesley's chick pea crumble
chana mutter masala + rice 34.375 pence per person
risotto pescatore
HM peanut butter
hash browns (with beans and toast)
lemon and raisin breakfast pancakes
firefox's frugal fishcakes 32 pence per portion