Weezl and friends Phase 3 - sitting pretty with Kitty

pinkie_pie

Verdict so far - carrot cake is yummy yummy raisin scones are nice but very very dry, cheese scones are yummy but again dry. (I'm guessing scones are a dry food? Never had one before lol. Not sure the kids will like them because of the dryness).

Bread made, onion tart went hideously wrong - put onions in food processor but in 5 secs it had turned them too mush. Then cooked them but they went to soupy onion mush and looked horrendous and wouldn't caramalise so I binned then and going to attempt again with more onions later.

What am I to do with the marrowfat peas? They've been cooked but aren't to be used till friday. Also what's the best way to store the remaining tomato puree and chickpeas (I used tinned as I have like 8 tins in the cupboard lol).

Thanks

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

hello

Been a long time, didn't realise time had flown so quick!! LIFE got in the way, hopefully I've got a bit more spare time now, so will chip in every so often

On a side note - I've just had my CRB disclosure come back (CLEAN! of course! ) for volunteering with Age Concern, so will be paired up with a local garden owner soon, and should be sharing the garden to grow veggies etc ASAP...YAY! :T

Pretty blooming skint at the mo, trying to scrape pennies together to pay bills, debts, I still don't have an oven...and Xmas is just round the corner...
:eek:

ANYWAY. I shall go and have a read of the new menu plan now...

poohbear59

Hi,

I am sorry I keep disappearing. A variety of reasons, no power, no internet, no time!!

But back I hope for a few days:)

I quite fancy trying the onion fritters. My mob love the onion tart and are making more and more vegan calzone, so things going well here.

For the onion fritters I think I would grate in the food processor or it could end up being very uncomfortable for the eyes.

snowedunder I put the peas in the freezer in bags ready to use for other recipes e.g. pea risotto.

Tomato puree will keep in the fridge if sealed, and the chick peas I would bag up and freeze too. HTH

poohbear59

r.a.i.n.b.o.w wrote: »

hello

Been a long time, didn't realise time had flown so quick!! LIFE got in the way, hopefully I've got a bit more spare time now, so will chip in every so often

Pretty blooming skint at the mo, trying to scrape pennies together to pay bills, debts, I still don't have an oven...and Xmas is just round the corner...
:eek:

.

Hello, good to see you back. Well done on the garden for veggies. I have a small allotment now and it is amazingly productive for little work.

I am like you with the bills too. I found 30 Euros which I had to have changed into £s and emptied a piggy bank to pay a bill today.

Have you tried Freegle for an oven? We survived for months with a barbecue, slow cooker and microwave so I understand how hard it is.

Allegra

Snowedunder, scones can go really dry if cooked for too long, which might account for your experience - have you a fan oven ? You need to adjust the cooking times for one of those - that is, whip them out before the recipe says. Tell the kiddos they are biscuits, then the texture will make more sense And next time you cook them, whip them outta the oven sooner.

Poohbear has covered the rest of the questions (good to see you about btw Poohbear), but I just wanted to add that most cooked foods will keep in the fridge for four days or thereabouts, so if peas are used on Friday, no need to freeze them, just stick them in the fridge.

And welcome back, Rainbow Don't want to pounce on your straightaway and scare you off, but are you still up to compiling a list of useful books for CFR ? If not, that's fine and don't worry, if yes, that's grand and take your time

Allegra

Linkie to Cheap Family Recipes Christmas Planner for you all to peruse

pinkie_pie

Thank you

Really really don't like the savoury bites Quite shocked as they sounded yum, but I didn't like the smell of the mix, or them cooking, and definitely not now they're done.. which is a shame! They don't look hugely like the picture, but the instructions were so clear I can't see how I could have made them wrong! Oh well, never mind.

Sian_the_Green

Oh wow, that looks amazing!
So what is the budget for Christmas week because it must be way lower than most people spend but I am guessing higher than normal CFR. I am excited to try out some of the recipes, are there any that need testing? (not onion soup please!)

Allegra

All of them, Sian - whenever you fancy Budget is £25 for the whole week.

weezl74

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Oh wow, that looks amazing!
So what is the budget for Christmas week because it must be way lower than most people spend but I am guessing higher than normal CFR. I am excited to try out some of the recipes, are there any that need testing? (not onion soup please!)

all of them please sian! (onion soup excluded)

Particularly really need help with the sausagey potato salad

because i had it last night and it aint no salad :rotfl:

The shopping list for that week (you get to it if you click the trolley) is £23.66

tho you will need to have salt, pepper and mixed spice.

So that's 84.5p per person per day

Snowed I'm really sorry you didn't like the savoury bites I do hope someone in the family likes them, if not my DH will take them off your hands, he loves them!