Do I really spend to much on food?

Sherlock._2

crux wrote: »

*wonders if Feta will freeze well*

Feta freezes fine

crux

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi crux,

These threads may help:

making homemade cheese

paneer

Cheesemaking Kits - has any one tried them?

Pink

How come when I do a search for threads with cheese in the title nothing comes up?

Thanks Pink!

ceridwen

crux wrote: »

Anybody ever made cheese? I fancy making some feta, looks 'relatively' easy.

Not for the saving money aspect, more for the experience of doing it.

*wonders if Feta will freeze well*

I tried some basic yogurt cheese recently for the first time. I just threw a load of plain live yogurt (in my case it was a mixture of Greek yogurt and standard yogurt - because thats what I had in) into my muslin drainer gadget and left it draining for some hours. The end result is a very mild sorta creamy cheese - that I am thinking I could add some flavourings to in future (eg wild garlic/fresh herbs). The liquid left is whey - and I used that as part of the liquid in my breadmaking session I was about to do (ie using whey instead of some of the water).

I will be experimenting further in this direction later...

I love Feta cheese though - so a good recipe for this would be nice if you can work one out...

crux

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/Fankhauser/Cheese/Feta.htm

Going to try this one me thinks, just need a rainy day to set aside the time

And I need a thermometer + a white pillow case bleach washed + will need to borrow a enamel pan from my mother

Pink.

crux wrote: »

How come when I do a search for threads with cheese in the title nothing comes up?

Thanks Pink!

It's not you I have spent too long on this board, so I remember previous thread titles, also the search can be tempermental sometimes. But if you want help with searching, have a look at this thread:

I searched but couldn't find anything ( quick search help )

Pink

CCP

crux wrote: »

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/Fankhauser/Cheese/Feta.htm

Going to try this one me thinks, just need a rainy day to set aside the time

And I need a thermometer + a white pillow case bleach washed + will need to borrow a enamel pan from my mother

Even that looks a bit complicated for me, tbh. I'd love to know how you get on if you get round to trying it, if you wouldn't mind reporting back? (That's a bit cheeky, I know, but I'm genuinely interested. )

I'll definitely be trying ceridwen's yoghurt cheese, though - that looks straightforward enough for me, and you get two products for the price of one (cheese and whey bread) - very OS.

crux

CCP wrote: »

Even that looks a bit complicated for me, tbh. I'd love to know how you get on if you get round to trying it, if you wouldn't mind reporting back? (That's a bit cheeky, I know, but I'm genuinely interested. )

I'll definitely be trying ceridwen's yoghurt cheese, though - that looks straightforward enough for me, and you get two products for the price of one (cheese and whey bread) - very OS.

I'll report back when I try it, will cost it too :rotfl:

NoLogic

Bloody hell. I never know how people spend this much on food!!!!
I eat really well for £15-20 per week. My boyfriend and I split the shop between us at £30-£40, and that includes cat food, shampoo, conditioner, etc.
I NEVER buy fresh meat unless it's on offer! I always buy frozen veg, as long as it's steamed it keeps all the goodness in, and frozen meat, nothing wrong with it!

NoLogic

By the way, if anyone wants to know the type of things we eat -

Breakfast for me is usually bagel with philli or scrambled egg(free range - local farms etc. are MUCH cheaper than supermarkets)
For my bf - cornflakes or bacon buttys/ scrambled egg and bacon.

Dinner - usually sandwiches through the week in work, then of a weekend, pasta or soup with bread of a weekend.

Tea - Chicken in some variety of sauce (piri piri usually) with sweetcorn/peas and rice/chips.
Or meat (pork, chicken usually) with sauce (eg sweet chilli, blackbean, lemon), and egg fried rice (sometimes with peas in) with a chicken chinese oxo sprinkled on it.
Or frying beef cut up as black bean, or minced for spag. bol, or just covered in gravy

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

crux wrote: »

Defo thinking about fruit bushes/small trees in the front garden.

The birds will thank you for it!

Seriously, it's a great idea - and you would get spring blossom to look at - always a winner for me. Have a wander over to the Greenfingered Board and they can advise on what and when to plant, as some will require a male and female, some are self fertile.

Cherry trees, mulberry trees, cobnuts and old plum varieties are getting particularly rare now there is little call for their products in the uniform supermarket produce world. These are all rich in different nutrients, have evolved their own ecosystems through the ages and can provide some amazing variety to anyone's diet. You could even grow some roses or other climbing plants with edible fruit through the branches, thus providing even more interest, colour and food!