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

grandma247

I have some info on sourdough made from a piece of dough. I am too tired to type it out tonight so will try and do it tomorrow. I think it might be easier and quicker than trying to make a starter from scratch.

shanks77

Right i have just placed my order with Asda to deliver on Mon and for 2 it comes to £43.62 but this is missing pigs liver (not in stock) dried peas (ex wont touch them) the spices ( I have them in stock) the Butternut Squash and kidney beans (ex again) , chicken stock cubes and vinegar (I have) so whilst under the £50 mark would only just if i had ordered everything.
I will be starting planner on Tues as well so if anyone wants to ask questions i will be around from about 6pm.

Weezl did you get a chance to go over the PM from the other day? Do you need me to make any adjustments or have you ideas of your own?

artybear

Im not too drunk but I felt I may let you down if there wasnt an outpouring of love so

Frugal Fellows
:kisses3:

Sian_the_Green

Ooh, I can positively feel the love radiating from the thread!

We had a work meal out tonight so was at the Chinese, certainly not frugal but I definitely ate until full, I have a feeling that if I lean over now egg fried rice may come out of my ears.

I must confess I am a little envious of you guys running the planner; I love living in a shared house but this is one of the times I feel I miss out on the freedom of not sharing food. I shall be with you in spirit anyhow!

I feel, having had a couple of malibu and diet cokes, I need to say how great I think everyone on this thread has been and especially how much of an inspiration you are Weezl, I think you have persuaded all of us that the way the world appears to work is not all it seems and that we don't need to buy into the consumer culture and in fact there is a great deal of satisfaction to be found in doing entirely the opposite

Big hugs all around!:)

nopot2pin

shanks77 wrote: »

Potty Scotland is a much bigger place than the people south of the border realise:rotfl:Where abouts are you I am in Aberdeen

Ahhhhh... Shanks.. I "knew" you were up here, somehow
But you are far further north than I ...
I am on the "West is Best" part..... even wester than Glasgow
Blooming Lovely

grandma247 wrote: »

I have some info on sourdough made from a piece of dough. I am too tired to type it out tonight so will try and do it tomorrow. I think it might be easier and quicker than trying to make a starter from scratch.

Good stuff granma247... I look forward to seeing your info

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Ooh, I can positively feel the love radiating from the thread!

We had a work meal out tonight so was at the Chinese, certainly not frugal but I definitely ate until full, I have a feeling that if I lean over now egg fried rice may come out of my ears.

I must confess I am a little envious of you guys running the planner; I love living in a shared house but this is one of the times I feel I miss out on the freedom of not sharing food. I shall be with you in spirit anyhow!

I feel, having had a couple of malibu and diet cokes, I need to say how great I think everyone on this thread has been and especially how much of an inspiration you are Weezl, I think you have persuaded all of us that the way the world appears to work is not all it seems and that we don't need to buy into the consumer culture and in fact there is a great deal of satisfaction to be found in doing entirely the opposite

Big hugs all around!:)

Sian.. I quote your post, becaue I really agree with it... and it is a crackin thread.... I love it .... ...

Cos its lovely..

Truely, it is...

Nothing more

I love it

But Malibu and coke ????

Each to their own Siany.... each to their own
I hope you enjoy
xx

shanks77

weezl74 wrote: »

hello!

Sian I'm just under 5' 6, have brownish auburn ish hair with absolutely no curl unless I try to fake them:(, usually a uk size 10 but a kinda curvy looking one IYSWIM but I'm not a 10 at the moment!!!!

SIZE 10!!!!!!!!!!! I knew i could find a reason to hate you:rotfl:I have never been a 10 in my life I dont think my left leg is a size 10. Disgusting you must be one of these really disciplined people who can stop at one piece of chocolate damm you woman you must have a failing you must:)

Allegra

weezl74 wrote: »

note to testers: when your shopping does come, please soak 500g dried peas and 140g dried chickpeas

Bossy weezl x

Or - a get ahead batch cooking advice for people with big freezers only - soak the lot in one go, as I always do, then boil all in one go and freeze in portions (And yes, I am still trying to produce a working batch cooking guide for Shirl and you all, but DD has got herself a Vista virus on her laptop, and getting rid of that wee beastie has now taken priority, I'm afraid ).

Slight potential problem here though, now I think about it - if they are all soaked and cooked at once, their weight changes so it might be slightly difficult to work out portion size equivalents. Does anyone know how the weight of a cooked pulse relates to the weight of a dried one ?

weezl74

Allegra wrote: »

Or - a get ahead batch cooking advice for people with big freezers only - soak the lot in one go, as I always do, then boil all in one go and freeze in portions (And yes, I am still trying to produce a working batch cooking guide for Shirl and you all, but DD has got herself a Vista virus on her laptop, and getting rid of that wee beastie has now taken priority, I'm afraid ).

Slight potential problem here though, now I think about it - if they are all soaked and cooked at once, their weight changes so it might be slightly difficult to work out portion size equivalents. Does anyone know how the weight of a cooked pulse relates to the weight of a dried one ?

it's roughly half Allegra 140g dried is roughly 280 g soaked:D

weezl74

shanks77 wrote: »

Weezl did you get a chance to go over the PM from the other day? Do you need me to make any adjustments or have you ideas of your own?

sorry shanks:o I have slightly put the writing tasks to the back burner while I get a meal plan and shoppingh list and recipes out to the testers, as that one feels most time dependant.

If it's ok with you I'll come back to that one on weds after I know the testing is ok?

Your thoughts are great though, as ever

weezl74

Hello Mr Allegra I see you lurking