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

hornetgirl

I was in S.ainsbury's yesterday, and noticed the latest issue of their magazine had an article called something like "Frugal, Filling and Fast - Evening Meals On a Budget." Since it sounded remarkably like what's going on here, I had a look. The first recipe cost £2.45 per head. That's for one person, for one meal! I put it back down in disgust.
This really clarified for me what Weezl is aiming for with £100 per month. Any fool can do it for £2.45 per meal - and no doubt plenty will. But to make a big dent in the debt, you need to make big changes - by doing things very differently. The £100 is definitely the hook on which to hang this project.

spotdogkez

Here's the other one. http://www.towards-sustainability.com/2008/07/homemade-fruit-cordials-nablopomo-10.html

Lesley_Gaye

weezl74 wrote: »

:D:D glad you liked despite the meat with fruit thingie

Y'never know, shirley's month 2 could easily include this recipe



only because of initial out-lay C 1 can kidney beans 19p, smallest bag of dried kidney beans 99p. Even though it would last Shirley more months.

maybe we could put in our setup advice about canned v dried. Ie you could buy cans for 19p or if you have the funds, buy a pk of dried as they work out at the equivalent of xp for a cans worth

Ceridwen - last year I bought a pressure cooker for the first time as we were having so many dried pulses. I put them in straight from the pkt and cook them under pressure for about 45-50 mins for things like chick peas

My Mum was well pleased, she has always used a pressure cooker, even for things like potatoes. I haven't used it to tenderise meat yet, just the pulses

ceridwen

FrankieM wrote: »

I tried to do a link...but was unsuccessful, sorry. Hopefully someone will come along who knows what they are doing.

I guess most govts have tried to keep it quiet....but she quotes some shocking facts and figures.

I think most Governments have indeed tried to keep it quiet...

Whilst I do understand the reasoning as to WHY they have.....I dont agree with it.

I'd sooner take a gamble that Joe/jane Bloggs in the street wont either riot in the streets/give up the ghost/etc

- personally I'd rather gamble that Joe and Joan Blogs have more sense than their respective Governments give them credit for and are capable of realising/taking constructive action/moving forward in a positive way
...if they know the facts and that they are being called on to help themselves.

I may well be the one in the wrong in believing its better if people have their eyes wide open and realise. I may be wrong in my belief that ordinary people can make a difference and are prepared to try to....

.....power of Community......:)

"Many brains maketh light work"

"Different elements in that Rainbow all being necessary"

...and ordinary people less likely to have vested interests ...

Lesley_Gaye

SusanC wrote: »

I find lard works/tastes better than butter for some baking. Better for greasing the tins too.

An unexpected bonus from my recent free beef bones from the butcher to make soup thing is the dish of beef dripping that I now have, must be about 300ml, so quite a lot. I shall be using it to flavour things that are sauted and resisting the temptation to have it on toast with black pepper

It is a very weird feeling to be putting sat fats back in a diet as there aren't enough. If I was following this plan, that would mean I could have dripping on toast for breakfast with a clear conscience!

Lesley_Gaye

weezl74 wrote: »

I'll dig it out in exact quantities, but SR flour, buttery stuff, jam and somewhere to steam it are the main constituents. Have you got a SC or will the chook be in it?

Did you know you can microwave puddings like this in a couple of minutes? Don't taste exactly the same, but it is very quick and energy cheap

weezl74

aless02 wrote: »

The REAL pumpkin seed butter nutritional info (fish-free!)

Short Information

Values for one serving Energy 220.345 Cal Protein 6.987 g Fats 17.979 g Polyunsaturates 5.746 g Monosaturates 9.032 g Saturates 2.362 g Cholesterol 0.00 mg Carbohydrates 10.352 g

Detailed Information

Values for one serving Element Value Food energy (kcal) 220.345 Protein (g) 6.987 Fat (Total lipids)(g) 17.979 Ash (g) 0.982 Carbohydrate, by difference (g) 10.352 Total dietary fiber (g) 1.41 Sugar Total (g) 0.627 Calcium (mg) 17.40 Iron (mg) 0.724 Magnesium (mg) 65.70 Phosphorus (mg) 73.35 Potassium (mg) 246.75 Sodium (mg) 50.70 Zinc (mg) 2.037 Copper (mg) 0.183 Manganese (mg) 0.351 Selenium (mcg) 0.495 Vitamin C (mg) 0.165 Thiamin (mg) 0.018 Riboflavin (mg) 0.021 Niacin (mg) 2.117 Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.189 Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.075 Folate (mcg) 19.35 Folic acid (mcg) 0.00 Food Folate (mcg) 19.35 Folate DFE (mcg Dietary Folate equivalent) 19.35 Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0.00 Vitamin A_IU (IU) 9.30 Vitamin A_RAE (mcg retinol activity equivalents) 0.45 Retinol (mcg) 0.00 Vitamin E alpha-tocopherol (mg) 2.271 Vitamin K ( phylloquinone) (mcg) 8.777 Alpha-carotene (mcg) 0.00 Beta-carotene (mcg) 0.00 Beta-cryptoxanthin (mcg) 0.00 Lycopene (mcg) 0.00 Lutein+Zeazanthin (mcg) 0.00 Saturated fatty acid (g) 2.362 Monounsaturated fatty acids (g) 9.032 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) 5.746 Cholesterol (mg) 0.00

Aless can you remind me what portion size we assumed here, I'm sure it's listed but I can't find it :rotfl:

weezl74

Lesley_Gaye wrote: »

It is a very weird feeling to be putting sat fats back in a diet as there aren't enough. If I was following this plan, that would mean I could have dripping on toast for breakfast with a clear conscience!

indeed! And I never would have realised without vanda's linkie earlier.

Basically most people get enough sat fat because they can afford lots of meat, cheese etc. but those whose diet is high in the good fats (poly and monounsaturated) without enough saturated fats are at risk of cancers.

I was soooo surprised, I'd have thought previously that a non-saturated fat diet was the 'gold standard' was that what you thought too lesley?

purpleivy

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

How many meat portions do you think you could eke out from the average household dog? ;););)

Let's hope it's not a [STRIKE]chi[/STRIKE] small breed!

Lesley_Gaye

pinkhayley789 wrote: »

Lesley, I have just put your chickpea crumble on my meal planner for the coming week

Very much looking forward to that and will report back once made. I remember trying another one of your crumble recipes not so long ago. I think it was called vegetable crumble and it was delicious and I hope this one is just good.

hope you like it, and Nopot too. I remember that when I tested the frugalised version I thought it was a tiny bit dry, so next time I would add a little of the chickpea cooking liqour to the base mix to loosen it a bit and create more sauce