weezl and friends Phase 4 - recipe testing christmas treats!

shaz_mum_of__2

just made the marmite pasta using nigellas recipe cost 30p for 1 portion using real butter , own brand yeast extract and grana padano ...could be further frugalised with buttery spread

delicious .....not marmitey just savoury

weezl74

Hi all

just attempted a frugalisation of a friends choccie biccie recipe:

315g SR flour, 30g cocoa powder, 200ml oil, 125g sugar. Mix oil and sugar, sieve in flour and cocoa, work into a runny batter and make dessertspoon splats on a tray. 170 for 5 mins then 150 for further 10-15. (in fan oven only ever 10).

Will report after tasting once cooled. Raw mix was nice

Lesley_Gaye

thought I would post on here about an experiment I am going to do, a vegetarian lasagna

I have made twice now a beef mince one from Silver Spoon, which is the Italian equivalent of Mrs Beeton. It is an absolutely delicious recipe and costs about 60p a portion.

Both the meat mix and the bechamel are simmered (separately) for half an hour and that seems to make a big difference to the flavour

1kg of frozen peppers are £1.44, so if I used half a pk, that would be the same price as the 300g mince if you use SP mince. The idea would be to make a peperonata using the peppers and the passata and onion already in the recipe.

the bechamel uses 50g butter and 500ml milk, I use UHT skimmed. The sauce seems to contribute quite a bit to the flavour, so not sure whether to try frugalising to oil and 50/50 milk/water. Think I might try making a little sauce and see what it tastes like

will let you know how it turns out

PS I even made some pasta for the meat ones, prob not cheaper than SP tho!

Sami_Bee

A friend gave me a link to this site and I noticed the Nigella Humous with peanut butter recipe and though it might be an interesting addition to humous, I still have lots frozen but will give it a whirl next time I make it (using CFR Humous recipe obv!!)
http://www.npr.org/2010/12/13/131968482/last-minute-holiday-guests-nigella-s-here-to-help#131969569

twinkle_star_2

Do you think the apple cake will work with pears?

Found a big bag reduced to about 25p and really fancy some kind of pear cake/tart thing.

weezl74

twinkle_star wrote: »

Do you think the apple cake will work with pears?

Found a big bag reduced to about 25p and really fancy some kind of pear cake/tart thing.

hello

please try it and let us know

I am thinking of a frugalised this: http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Herbed_Puy_Lentils.aspx to use up my puy lentils (as my red ones feature as dahl) do folk think it'd be nice with rice? or best with mash?

xxx

Apricot

I've got 4 salmon fillets in the freezer (bought by OH even though neither of us like salmon!) any idea what I can do with them without them tasting too salmony?


Weezl I'd have it with rice, no reason behind it just my preference.

weezl74

Apricot if you combined it with flaked white fish say 50:50 in a mildly cheesy/bechamel sauce and topped with herby mash, as a fish pie it would be less salmony? Some lemon in the sauce would also balance the flavours

Apricot

Sounds good Weezl - will give me the chance to use the haddock from the freezer too! Will have to buy some potatoes tomorrow and give it a whirl - never made a fish pie before!

Am going to try this next week, not sure what the costings would be but I have a glut of green beans at the moment.

Sami_Bee

Apricot wrote: »

Sounds good Weezl - will give me the chance to use the haddock from the freezer too! Will have to buy some potatoes tomorrow and give it a whirl - never made a fish pie before!

Am going to try this next week, not sure what the costings would be but I have a glut of green beans at the moment.

I love fish pie, it is the yummiest comfort food. A hug on a plate

that link though - I just can't compute potatoes AND pasta