Its tough, it will get better and guess what its freezing brrrrr!

Pitlanepiglet

kidcat wrote: »

Wish I could find a way of keeping bananas fresh longer than a few days!!

I had some success keeping bananas in the fridge wrapped in a couple of layers of t-towels, they need to be kept warmer than your usual fridge temperature so the t-towels help (or you can buy an expensive bag from Lakeland!).

What about if you dehydrated bananas? Do you think if he was involved in the process of dehydrating them they would still be bananas to him?

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kidcat, the yellow banana bag from lakeland really does work. We have used it to keep bananas in the fridge for weeks

the_cat

Bearing in mind that ripe fruit in the bowl helps speed up the ripening process, could you maybe try the reverse process by buying very green bananas and storing them in a cupboard well away from anything ripe. Possibly a cool, dark environment (garage/shed/utility?) may slow them down also

kezlou

kidcat we were like that last year with snips, he's obsessed with apples and banana's. Last year i put some banana's in the freezer sliced up and then defrosted them for snips. Luckily he ate them quite happily. So that was our life saver during the snow.
Hope you get something sorted out with thschools soon.
Today i had to go shopping again, we have lterally gone through a kilo of cheese in a week:eek::eek::eek:
So went and got an other 500g out of sainsbugs. Luckily its on offer for £2.25, so if i have any spare money going to grab a load of them for us.

The cat hope your BIL gets well soon ((hugs)))

kath and frugal how are your parents?

Been looking on thompson and morgan site i've gvot a £10 voucher so thinking of getting a mushroom and some tomato / cucumber seeds ready for next year.

Well better get snips to bed. Its absolutely freezing brrrr

flowertotmum

Hello ladies..i have been away form you all due to laptop probs but its fixed now..lovely hubby did it;)..
now i know some of you are really going through the wringer at the moment and my heart truly goes out to you:grouphug:...think i have had withdrawals from this site:o and all of you lovely ladies but i haven't let the team down chaps i have been old styling big time...hubby thinks i have cracked but i haven't:o..i have finished making curtains for the back door and lined them its sooo cosy in there now..made a big fleecey pillow cover for the dogs bed..knitted the rest of my scarf and finally finished the girls bedroom:dance:..thank god..i got some kind of umph from somewhere and have been baking ,sewing and knitting like a demon..got a freezer full of veggies,meat and cakes ,cupboards full so bring on the winter:whistle:i didn't say that did i:rotfl:...saved myself some money by going in the attic and finding my wax coat all wrapped up in a box..its in perfect condition so i don't need to buy a new one this yr:D..did a clothes swap with my daughter heather..and also my granddaughter hollie..i gave them ferns old ones and she gave me hollies old ones for iris...just had to get fern some new tights and a couple of jumpers and she is all done...confused i am:huh:..but nevermind its all done now..
On the job front i have news...hubby has been at poundland for work boost as they call it for a few wks and loves it..the manager has given him the proper uniform,locker and keys..now the others there on job boost haven't been given those so we are hoping its good for us and hopefully he will get a job there..job boost is basically what the government are trying to do now..but they been doing it for yrs..hubby asked to go there so he could see if he liked shop work..and he bloody loves it:)..
Got to go iris is tired and i'm halfway through making some cushions for the living room..
Please take care all of you and if you don't hear from me its because this laptop is broke again...
love sara
xxx

Mrs_Veg_Plot

Well the idea of walking to and from work has gone out of the window this week. The cold I started with two weeks ago has developed into a fully fledged chest infection. Its years since I had to pay for a prescription, £14.40 for antibiotics and an inhalor took my breath away :shocked:. I nearly had to take the inhalor on the spot. I would not mind but the Gp has told me that as he has had to give me strong antibiotics I will start to feel sick in a few days time but to keep on taking them until I finish the course. Lucky me.

Still working as they have a very sever sickness policy but I will not be going in when I do start feeling sick. Apart from cooking tea I don't have the energy for anything else in the evenings. OH has stepped up to the plate and has pottered around the house a bit tidying, washing dishes and emptying bins.

Hope everones kids and dads are on the mend.
For those who were worried about catheters remember they need plenty of fluids and cranberry juice does work.

Heating is now on during the night as I am really feeling the cold at the moment and cold air really sets my chest off at the moment

On the subject of keeping bananas longer I found putting them in the garage helps but as it is so cold in there I am sure that it is the same as keeping them in the fridge.

Off for another early night wrapped up with a brew and a book.

Keep warm

Mrs VP

kidcat

Thanks for the banana suggestions, hadnt even considered freezing them, so may do a little experiment just in case. Will also take a look at lakeland for the bags and try one in the fridge too.

Have decided to run the main freezer down over next two weeks to defrost it, its so frosted up i am sure it must be costing me more to run, so will monitor its usage both before and after and report back.

Have noticed one of the hamsters has chewed a big hole in side of cage and it wont be long before its so big she can escape so need to start looking at new cages that are chew proof - I was obviously mistaken that all hamsters cages would be chew proof already.

Fruball

Thanks for those who have asked about my Dad - he has another infection due to his catheter not being changed often enough in hospital. Makes me livid. Apart from that, and a stomach bug... I guess he is ok! I have a cold, and DD was sick at the weekend so we won't be going to visit him this week just in case. But will be over next week I hope

Am laughing at BBC1 Jimmy's Food Factory Loved the squirty cream.. and omg those noodles! hahaha!

Hope everyone is well and keeping warm

Charis

kittie wrote: »

Bake then halve. Scoop the insides out put in a bowl and and save the skins Mash with pepper, butter and grated cheese and maybe some nutmeg and then beat a little with a spoon. Spoon into the empty skins. Cool and open freeze. Then pack in poly bags

Thaw and grill when needed or bake frozen

My children loved these but I haven`t made them for years and never frozen them but I`m sure it will work

Thanks for this, Kittie. We had these tonight with a HM burger and salad, and DS19 who isn't a lover of baked potatoes said 'the potatoes are nice'. That's a big compliment, he rarely comments on food unless telling me he doesn't like something. I enjoyed them too.

kidcat

hugs frugal, hope he settles soon.