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

Sian_the_Green

weezl74 wrote: »

chilli!

Yes that will definitely help I'll make another batch tomorrow.

And daddy dustbin will polish off today's not very exciting batch

Could you use them in something else? Like as a kind of dumpling in a stew? Or in the panzanella (which I now adore btw, totally delish!) Or as a little something something in soup? I found with the scones they needed a healthy twist or twelve of pepper to have a good tang without using cheese

artybear wrote: »

Oh phew..I was worried.

I am 22 for those that asked so have just me to worry about rather than OH and children tooxxxx

I think that maybe us "young, free and mortgage-less" have slightly different priorities but the impression I get from you arty is that you are pretty sensible with your money. I think it is okay if you want to go to a music festival or buy a great pair of shoes if you have been sensible with the rest of your money and dont have to put it on your credit card. I know that my biggest unnecessary expense is food cooked for friends or eaten out but I will still make sure I find the cheapest way of doing other things which gives me that disposable income.
For me, the first things that come out of the bank every month are giving to my church, my rent and credit card paid off in full. From there on in I have a few quid to work with but I try to save some each month and also try to be generous when there is a need to be e.g. friend has car problems and cant afford whole repair bill. I think money is a privilege but a dangerous one and if peoples identity is tied up in what they buy what happens when they lose their job or have to take a pay cut or are off on long term sickness? If we hold on too tightly to it or throw it away willy-nilly then it can end up mastering us; either because we crave keeping it and storing it up, or we crave having more to spend.
Having said that, I find it hard to go into Lakeland Limited without feeling strong desire to equip a kitchen with gadgets I never knew I needed until they told me

Right, bed time. Went to the Wirral for my tea and drove back along Snake Pass, it is rather beautiful but you do need to be a quite awake to appreciate it!

SusanC_2

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

I think that maybe us "young, free and mortgage-less" have slightly different priorities but the impression I get from you arty is that you are pretty sensible with your money. I think it is okay if you want to go to a music festival or buy a great pair of shoes if you have been sensible with the rest of your money and dont have to put it on your credit card. I know that my biggest unnecessary expense is food cooked for friends or eaten out but I will still make sure I find the cheapest way of doing other things which gives me that disposable income.
For me, the first things that come out of the bank every month are giving to my church, my rent and credit card paid off in full. From there on in I have a few quid to work with but I try to save some each month and also try to be generous when there is a need to be e.g. friend has car problems and cant afford whole repair bill. I think money is a privilege but a dangerous one and if peoples identity is tied up in what they buy what happens when they lose their job or have to take a pay cut or are off on long term sickness? If we hold on too tightly to it or throw it away willy-nilly then it can end up mastering us; either because we crave keeping it and storing it up, or we crave having more to spend.
Having said that, I find it hard to go into Lakeland Limited without feeling strong desire to equip a kitchen with gadgets I never knew I needed until they told me

Well said - I totally agree.

domesticgoddess789

artybear wrote: »

Oh phew..I was worried.

I am 22 for those that asked so have just me to worry about rather than OH and children tooxxxx

I'm 23 Arty, I got the impression we were of a similar age!

poohbear59

Hi,

Just a quick hello. I haven't had much of an opportunity to read your posts so I hope everything is still going well:)

Our internet is still very fragile and we have ordered a new package with a new company which will be set up in the next week or two. And we are going on holiday next week (provided by my aunt ) so won't be back until the end of the month.

If we manage to stay connected I may be back later or tomorrow, but, while I am able, I thought I should let you know what is going on here and I haven't forgotten you.

artybear

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Could you use them in something else? Like as a kind of dumpling in a stew? Or in the panzanella (which I now adore btw, totally delish!) Or as a little something something in soup? I found with the scones they needed a healthy twist or twelve of pepper to have a good tang without using cheese



I think that maybe us "young, free and mortgage-less" have slightly different priorities but the impression I get from you arty is that you are pretty sensible with your money. I think it is okay if you want to go to a music festival or buy a great pair of shoes if you have been sensible with the rest of your money and dont have to put it on your credit card. I know that my biggest unnecessary expense is food cooked for friends or eaten out but I will still make sure I find the cheapest way of doing other things which gives me that disposable income.
For me, the first things that come out of the bank every month are giving to my church, my rent and credit card paid off in full. From there on in I have a few quid to work with but I try to save some each month and also try to be generous when there is a need to be e.g. friend has car problems and cant afford whole repair bill. I think money is a privilege but a dangerous one and if peoples identity is tied up in what they buy what happens when they lose their job or have to take a pay cut or are off on long term sickness? If we hold on too tightly to it or throw it away willy-nilly then it can end up mastering us; either because we crave keeping it and storing it up, or we crave having more to spend.
Having said that, I find it hard to go into Lakeland Limited without feeling strong desire to equip a kitchen with gadgets I never knew I needed until they told me

Right, bed time. Went to the Wirral for my tea and drove back along Snake Pass, it is rather beautiful but you do need to be a quite awake to appreciate it!

Thats a really good way of putting it Sian and I also have the lakeland obsession!!


My friends came last night and bought me flowers-how lovely is that?

Now back off to bed and to watch Glee:D

*zippy*

Afternoon all :hello:

I'm off shopping today ready to start tomorrow, sorry a quick question is there a recipe list for kitty's meal planner?

Also i've got the monthly shopping list, is there a weekly one i'm missing and is there a batch cooking list or do you all make your own? Hubby isn't too keen to do this so I need to prove its doable with us both working.

Sorry if i'm being thick

weezl74

*zippy* wrote: »

Afternoon all :hello:

I'm off shopping today ready to start tomorrow, sorry a quick question is there a recipe list for kitty's meal planner?

Also i've got the monthly shopping list, is there a weekly one i'm missing and is there a batch cooking list or do you all make your own? Hubby isn't too keen to do this so I need to prove its doable with us both working.

Sorry if i'm being thick

I think we have most of those things zippy, if it's the shirley planner you're doing, but the kitty one is less finished, and is just recipes and a breakfast lunch and dinners planner atm.

So first things first, which planner are you wanting to do? and then hopefully we'll be able to equip you with the rest

*zippy*

Guys sorry I think i've found all the lists. I should have looked at the first page lol!

weezl74

please, please is anyone available to have a go at popping the red lentil pate and pasta salad lunches into Allegra's planner, as per my post yesterday?

It would really help me a lot!
How is everyone today?

weezl74

Hi lesley, Just had a chance to look at the sheet you sent back, thanks for doing that

the things that have now gone into the red (stock items now in minus figures) am I right in thinking that's because the column which was calculating how much of everything we have left had got corrupted somehow? I'm guessing you fixed that and now it's in the red is that right?