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

aless02

weezl74 wrote: »

My poor dad had his pole kicked accidentally by a runner, lost his footing and hurt his head and leg, and couldn't make up the lost time sadly so the record is still there for him to beat next time

(I'll do the bacon one in a bit, too)

he did great, thanks! got within 5 minutes of his target time, so he's happy. pity about your dad! hope he didn't hurt his head too bad

kezlou

weezl74 wrote: »

I think you'll be pretty spooked as you read on and lots of what you've said is now incoporated, you are a psychic!

Is it a fruit and veg market you go to?
How much does a fresh piece of fruit work out as from there?

xxx

OO that is spooky! I try and get through the thread asap its just with boys, work (and applying for jobs), the house its just so tiring.

The market i go to is quite varied theres a few fruit and veg stalls, all with different prices.Pet stores,meat, fish, clothes and general confectionay i.e biscuits and household so there is quite a bit of choice but it is a very small market. Another stall i have just found sells material, the lady sells everything from zips, brand pillow cases for 10p:eek: all new as well, and good quality material for very very cheap.

Last week i purchased the following:-
6 x 200g boxes of cherry tomatoes for £1 (Asda(200g) = £4.91)
large head of broccoli 39p 300g (asda 79pish)
whole cucumber 39p x2 (Asda £1.96)
whole romaine lettuce 55p think it was 350 grams (asda round lettuce 55p not sure of weight)
Swede 20p 500g (Asda 44p 500g)
white grapes 69p for 1kilo (asda £1.57)
20 satsumas 50p (asda £1 for 12 satsumas based on picture on asda site)
braeburn apples 1 kilo £1 (asda £1.84)
Market price £5.11 (Asda £13.04)

Hope the above is helpful for you, i have tried to price it the best i can. HTH
That week i went i bit mad as i had extra money, i bought that lot on the Tuesday and still half of the fruit left. So its not too bad and it has been eaten at home and at school.

grandma247

Frugalista wrote: »

Just found this recipe in a book I have ("The Nostalgic Cookbook" by Bill Habets) and wondered if it would be of any use to your menus ....
Cornflour Mould
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We used to call it blancemange and I think you can buy it in Mr M. it also is sometimes called table cream.

Edited to say that you can replace 1 envelope for 1oz of flour in a victoria sponge cake mix and it will give you a flavoured cake. Strawberry is yummy with strawberry jam and cream or buttercream in the middle.

Frugalista

grandma247 wrote: »

We used to call it blancemange and I think you can buy it in Mr M. it also is sometimes called table cream.

Edited to say that you can replace 1 envelope for 1oz of flour in a victoria sponge cake mix and it will give you a flavoured cake. Strawberry is yummy with strawberry jam and cream or buttercream in the middle.

OK - so I guess that's a No for the recipe then .

grandma247

The recipe is fine since you can choose what you put in it. Most people would have the ingredients in their cupboard. I was just putting my thoughts and memories in.

poohbear59

Just about to make the chicken pie and I find that someone has stolen a chicken leg!!

No one has owned up which is unusual in this house.

We will be having an even more frugal pie than usual.

I hope it wasn't the dog!!


ETA I have pressure cooked it in lots of water for lunch and made a broth for the men, so if it was the dog they have already had some.

Sian_the_Green

Hey all, feel like I have fallen behind, I took a little tumble down the last few stairs in my house on Saturday and dropped my laptop which is now not working. Will mean I need to disappear mostly as I can’t get on here in my own time any more. Makes me sad (though not as sad as the thought of losing all my photographs L )
So, I shall check in when I can but this is too fast moving for me to stay on board without my own computer. Best wishes to all and Weezl I look forward to hearing all about Kester soon!
x

weezl74

can anyone spare time this afternoon for an admin job involving making a mysupermarket shopping list?

Estimated time taken 25 mins

weezl74

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Hey all, feel like I have fallen behind, I took a little tumble down the last few stairs in my house on Saturday and dropped my laptop which is now not working. Will mean I need to disappear mostly as I can’t get on here in my own time any more. Makes me sad (though not as sad as the thought of losing all my photographs L )
So, I shall check in when I can but this is too fast moving for me to stay on board without my own computer. Best wishes to all and Weezl I look forward to hearing all about Kester soon!
x

sian! so sorry to hear about that

We will miss you! Mend well, and I hope you can find an MSE way to mend/replace the lappy

ps unless you dropped it in water or acid I'm pretty sure the photos will be salvageable

weezl74

Lesley, I'm sorry I don't think I'm going to have any free space with spreadsheet brain until 7ish, as fergie is unwell and therefore pretty unhappy

xxx