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

queen_of_string

Is it a "Once a week dough fest" ??? :-D

SusanC_2

Allegra wrote: »

Weezl, I can dig out my little ledger of garden produce I kept last year if you want ? As it was my first time of growing anything other than herbs, I weighed all the stuff I grew and worked out how much it would have cost me at current prices in the supermarket, then took off the costs (seeds, feed, etc.) to see how much growing my own saved me.

I'm planning to do that this year (weigh and price everything). OH thinks it's a bit weird.

Allegra wrote: »

I must say, though, herbs were by far the best value, as was foraged stuff (blackberries, herries, chestnuts). From what I can recall off the top of my head, my conclusion was that if the only reason for groing your own was to save money, then you'd best stick to herbs, chillies and salad leaves, with perhaps a couple of runner bean plants, a courgette plant and a couple of cucumber plants thrown in if you have the space. The rest, for me (small garden) just about broke even.

:j It sounds like I'm growing some good value stuff. (Although the cucumbers haven't germinated yet.)

r.a.i.n.b.o.w

weezl74 wrote: »

With fresh foods this isn’t always the case. For example: in the winter a large proportion of the potatoes eaten in the UK have taken 2-3 weeks to reach the supermarket shelves, coming from Egypt.

Add the bits in bold?

weezl74

r.a.i.n.b.o.w wrote: »

Add the bits in bold?

I can do rainbow, the article I read about it may be out of date

fill me in? I like learning new stuff

r.a.i.n.b.o.w

Love the Leftovers section - good work!

Allegra

SusanC wrote: »

I'm planning to do that this year (weigh and price everything). OH thinks it's a bit weird.

!!!!!! always sniggers a bit when he catches me at my little lists He knows it keeps me happy though, and it's a darn sight more budget-friendly than shopping for shoes and handbags or whatever it is normal women do to unwind

:j It sounds like I'm growing some good value stuff. (Although the cucumbers haven't germinated yet.)

Mine are not out for some weird reason yet. Starting to wonder if I should start off another load of seeds, just to be on the safe side....

weezl74

Allegra wrote: »

!!!!!! always sniggers a bit when he catches me at my little lists He knows it keeps me happy though, and it's a darn sight more budget-friendly than shopping for shoes and handbags or whatever it is normal women do to unwind

I just asked DH if he was happy that instead of buying handbags I attempt to save poor shirley with a website.


He laughed.

Allegra

queen_of_string wrote: »

Is it a "Once a week dough fest" ??? :-D

It's doughable ? You can dough it ? Just dough it ? Dough it to me one more time ? Yabba-dabba-dough ?

Weezl, time for a sing-song to drown out the d(ough)in.....

weezl74

Allegra wrote: »

It's doughable ? You can dough it ? Just dough it ? Dough it to me one more time ? Yabba-dabba-dough ?

Weezl, time for a sing-song to drown out the d(ough)in.....

Potty could make it for da dough, Ron, Ron

SusanC_2

Allegra wrote: »

!!!!!! always sniggers a bit when he catches me at my little lists He knows it keeps me happy though, and it's a darn sight more budget-friendly than shopping for shoes and handbags or whatever it is normal women do to unwind

I used to tell OH about people who do similar things to me to prove that it's not really weird but it just means he thinks I have weird online friends who are as crazy as me.