Weezl and friends Phase 2 -giving it a whirl for Shirl! Testing meal plan for a month

weezl74

Keggie, Jenny and all other eagle-eyed checkers, would you do me a big favour and put your website edits in red so I'll be able to easily see them standing out from all our banter and chat?

kezlou

Hi all,

How is everyone, sorry haven't on, problems with family again :mad:.
I noticed that you asked if anyone could do a weekly shopping list.I'm on that right now just calculating how much a family would need for a week.

Anyway the website looks amazing weezl, one prob with the pasta carbonara recipe.
http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/recipe-pastacarbonara.html
It says one egg in list of ingredients but none in the method.I never used egg at all when i made at home. Just thought i'd let you know.

Back on in a bit

Hippeechiq

Allegra wrote: »

This is why we do the testing, Hippeechiq, to iron out those niggly little bits that might reduce Shirl to tears I do hope the mixture was salvageable in the end, cos I found them both delicious .

Well, another tsp of vinegar, another 3 tspns of oil - on top of that already mentioned in previous post - and in desperation, a slosh of water later, I managed to get the mixture to bind and rolled out.

I put them in the oven with very low expectations, and you know what? they taste bloomin' gorgeous, although, on cooling, they have become so "short" that they stick to your teeth when you eat them :rotfl:

Would definitely like to make them again so if you could let me know the amounts of water both recipes should have in them, that'd be great Then I will give them a whirl again tomorrow and have a bash at the Tomatoey Scones too.

Weezl I think the recipe would be fine with water added to the ingredients listed, although people would still need to know how much water to add, unless it's a case of just adding enough water until mixture binds and forms a ball of dough? And I would have thought the Tomatoey Scones would need considerably more water to make them bind because of the quantity of Ready Brek involved.

Am I the only person who's had a problem when testing them?

ETA: I've also just noticed that Tomatoey Scones list milk in the method too, but it's not listed in the ingredients - sorry

Hippeechiq

Trying to be helpful, so hope you don't think I'm poking my nose in

New Website Tomato Scone Recipe
36g tomato puree
30ml vegetable oil
100g self raising flour
70g lard
200g oaty cereal
salt & pepper to taste


Weezl's Blog Tomato Scone Recipe
100g SR flour
70g lard
200g hot oat cereal
36g tomato puree
4 tbspns milk
1 tbspn vinegar
6 tbspns water
30 ml veg oil
1/2 tspn salt
lots of cracked black pepper



New Website Savoury Scone Recipe
30g cheddar cheese
30ml vegetable oil
200g self raising flour
60g lard
30g oaty cereal
20 ml vinegar
1 heaped teaspoon mustard
salt & pepper to taste

Weezl's Blog Savoury Scone Recipe

30g cheddar
30ml oil
120ml water
200g SR flour
60g lard
35g R. Brek
20 ml vinegar
tspn mustard powder
1/2 tspn salt
lots of cracked black pepper

I used the New Website Recipe, but am guessing that the people who have tested the scones so far have used the recipes from Weezl's Blog?

aless02

weezl, I wasn't exactly sure how you wanted to break down the list, but I think I've made assumptions that I hope are fair. I've assumed that people generally have good cupboard/dry storage space but might be short on fridge/freezer, so those are the items that got broken down into "weekly" lots. I can break it down much further if you prefer...

FIRST SHOP:
.8KgASDA Bramley Cooking Apples by Weight (100g)
1 xASDA Smartprice Lemons (7)
1 xASDA Smartprice Oranges (6)
2 xASDA Carrots (1Kg)
2 xASDA Smartprice Brown Onions (2Kg)
2 xASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg)
4 xASDA Pumpkin Seeds (100g)
4 xASDA Smartprice Salted Peanuts (200g)
7 xASDA Smartprice Raisins (500g)
9 xLeo Dried Peas with Steeping Tablet (250g)

1 xASDA Whole Fresh Milk 6 Pints (3.41L)
1 xASDA Cooks Value Medium Eggs (30)
2 xASDA Smartprice Lard (250g)
2 xSeriously Strong Cheddar (400g) **BOGOF offer, so must buy together**
1 xASDA Grana Padano (200g)

1 xASDA Smartprice Whole Medium Chicken (Approx 1Kg)
1 xASDA Smartprice Smoked Cooking Bacon Pieces (500g)

1 xASDA Smartprice Peas (907g)

2 xASDA Vegetable Oil (3L)
1 xColman’s Mustard Powder (57g)
1 xRajah Chilli Powder (100g)
1 xRajah Garam Masala (100g)
1 xRajah Garlic Powder (100g)
5 xASDA Smartprice Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce (420g)
7 xASDA Smartprice Red Kidney Beans in Water (400g)
17 xASDA Smartprice Peeled Plum Tomatoes in Tomato Juice (400g)
2 xASDA Tomato Puree (142g)
1 xOXO Stock Cubes Chicken (6×6g)
1 x ASDA smart price malt vinegar

5 xASDA Ready Oats (750g)
2 xASDA Smartprice Porridge Oats (1Kg)
4 xASDA Smartprice Self Raising Flour (1.5Kg)
11 xASDA Strong White Bread Flour (1.5Kg)
2 xThomas Allinson Dried Active Yeast (125g)
2 xSilver Spoon Granulated Sugar (1Kg)
5 xASDA Smartprice Pasta Shapes (500g)
4 xASDA Smartprice Long Grain Rice (1Kg)
1 xNatco Chick Peas (500g)

3 xASDA Smartprice Tea Bags (80 per pack – 250g)

WEEK 2:

1 xASDA Smartprice British Beef Mince (400g)
1 xASDA Whole Fresh Milk 6 Pints (3.41L)
2 xASDA Smartprice Lard (250g)
2 xASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg)
1 xASDA Smartprice Brown Onions (2Kg)
1 xASDA Carrots (1Kg)
1 xASDA Smartprice Peas (907g)


WEEK 3:

500gASDA Pig Liver by Weight (100g)
1 xASDA Whole Fresh Milk 6 Pints (3.41L)
2 xASDA Smartprice Lard (250g)
1 xASDA Smartprice British Beef Mince (400g)
1 xASDA Smartprice Smoked Cooking Bacon Pieces (500g)
6 xASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg)
2 xASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg)
1 xASDA Smartprice Brown Onions (2Kg)
1 xASDA Carrots (1Kg)
800gASDA Butternut Squash by Weight (100g)
1 xASDA Smartprice Lemons (7)
.8KgASDA Bramley Cooking Apples by Weight (100g)
1 xASDA Smartprice Peas (907g)


WEEK 4:

1 xASDA Smartprice British Beef Mince (400g)
1 xASDA Smartprice Lard (250g)
1 xASDA Smartprice Brown Onions (2Kg)
1 xASDA Carrots (1Kg)
1 xASDA Smartprice Peas (907g)

grandma247

Hello everyone I have had quite a few pages to catch up on after being away for the weekend. It all really seems to be coming together nicely now.

Years ago when we were at our lowest level financially I made cheese scones to go with hm veg soups to fill us up and get some more protein in. They are quick and easy to make as well as being cheap. In later years I made them in a combination oven which cooked them really quickly and they were a success too. Also I found out last year that American "biscuits" that are served with stews etc. are actually scones.

poohbear59

I have been having a quick look at the recipes on the website weezl.

One idea I have had (with which you may disagree ) is to say at the beginning of the method when the oven is to be used to preheat oven to no? temp? And also to grease tray , dish or whatever needs to be done.

The other would be to maybe consider listing equipment needed along with ingredients. I don't know if you have the space to do it. I know it made cooking easier to be able to get everything out first and maybe not to get to 'put your pastry in your flat bottomed dish' to realise you don't have one available. Or is it only me who does that. Mine was in the freezer with a crumble in it.

Has anyone suggested putting imperial as well as metric measurements. You may already have discussed these things and decided not to. Useful for older Shirls like me.

Shall I have a read through the recipes and then send a pm? Or post on here?
ETA Just read back and see you ask for red!

Onion tart method doesn't mention whether to chop or slice onions. No oven temp in recipe either. Should it say to serve with potato wedges too?

poohbear59

You may need to say to grate the pandano and cheddar in the methods. I know it is in the cooking advice. Believe me, there are those who will try to put it in without grating.

Sallygirl

In the method for the carrot cake recipe on the web site, there are a couple of stray capital letters:

Warm the Orange juice in a saucepan


Bake for 45 mins or until Dark golden brown

Dark is also in bold which might be for emphasis....

My husband loved this cake and so did any visiting members of the family this week. So did I - and now there's none left. Oops.

Jo

weezl74

Sallygirl wrote: »

In the method for the carrot cake recipe on the web site, there are a couple of stray capital letters:

Warm the Orange juice in a saucepan


Bake for 45 mins or until Dark golden brown

Dark is also in bold which might be for emphasis....

My husband loved this cake and so did any visiting members of the family this week. So did I - and now there's none left. Oops.

Jo

are you Jo of the blog fame?

hello and welcome anyway

thanks lots to you and poohbear for really helpful suggestions for the site. I think it can be really fab

Allegra, not at all in a naggy way;), just so I know whether to ask for any other help, are you still thinking of looking at home page and cooking advice wording?

No probs if you have more fun things to do with your time, I totally understand