Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - part 1

lynzpower

Hey all in the mind,

How do you make your cereal bars? I make flapjacks occasionally but I find them a little heavy...

itsallinthemind

lynzpower wrote: »

Hey all in the mind,

How do you make your cereal bars? I make flapjacks occasionally but I find them a little heavy...

I'll find it, I use recipies for all baking, memory like a sieve!

dizzy_lizzie

NualaBuala wrote: »

No impact sounds great, I often think I'd love to live on an eco-communey type thing.

I think that would be wonderful too. Something like The Findhorn Community sounds like a wonderful place to reassess and recharge your batteries
http://www.findhorn.org/2010/10/living-a-life-less-ordinary-2/

If you click on the home page it also gives you an angel card reading for the day for anyone that's interested in things like that.
Luvz Dizzy x

chika

minnie2 wrote: »

need two new tyres on front of car too - but they will have to wait!

Minnie, I don't know if you've considered it but have you thought about part worn tyres? They are much cheaper than brand new ones and you can often get good brands for next to nothing. The last set I bought were £60 for the whole lot of branded tyres for a golf. I was impressed and probably will never darken the door of Nat tyres again!

Lily_The_Legend

Oh dear, I think I've just made a costly mistake! I dropped my mobile phone in the bath! :eek: And I've done it once before.

It's drying out on the radiator as we speak...

I've got an old phone I've put my sim card into, DH managed to find a charger, well it only charges from a computer so I've had to put that on, but it's better than nothing! Ooo, hang on, that's good, I can charge it up at work too! :rotfl: You've got to laugh really haven't you?

Anyway, I guess I may be able to claim on insurance if my phone doesn't wake up again (DH was crouched by the phone after it was rescued out of the bath, it looked like he was doing some sort of CPR :rotfl:) or I might be able to do some sort of early upgrade, but that might cost money, so we'll see...

Just thought I'd share, thought it might give you a laugh!

itsallinthemind

Banana and Date (Diabetic Recipie)

175 g stoned chopped dates
125ml water
3 medium mashed bananas
250g low fat margerine
25g soft brown sugar
175g plain/wholemeal flour
1tsp baking powder
200g cereal oats

simmer dates and water until forms a soft paste
remove from heat
stir in banana
melt margerine and sugar in another pan
remove from heat
stir in flour baking powder and cereal
press half mixture into lightly gressed shallow tin
spread date/banana mix on
top with remaining oat mixture
baake at 180 for 30 mins
allow to cool then cut into bars

Peanut butter Cereal bars

1 cup sugar
1 cup golden syrup
1tsp vanilla essence
6 cups cornflakes/branflakes etc
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
lge bar chocolate


melt sugar and syrup in large saucepan
bring to boil
remove from heat
add vanilla, cereal and peanut butter
press into 12" x 12" or similair pan
melt chocolate and spread on top
chill
cut into bars


Muesli fruit and nut bars

100g butter
100g light muscovado sugar
4tbsps golden syrup
100g pecan nuts
350g unsweetened muesli ( they used organic)
1 medium ripe banana, mashed

heat oven to 180c, 160fan, gas4
grease and line 18x28cm tin,
melt butter, sugar and syrup on low heat,
chop half the nuts, put in the pan with the muesli and banana and stir till well covered,
spoon into tin and press down with the back of a spoon till firmly packed, scatter whole nuts over the top, press lightly in.
bake 20-25mins until dark golden, leave in tin till cold, loosen edges with a knife cut into 12 slices. keeps in tin 5days

No idea where I got them from, probably MSE lol, just on word doc. Third are my favourite, but afrer making about 50 different rubbish recipies - these work and are scrummy. Middle one is naughty, never mind!

Ones I did for the first time today that were scrummy were these;
Low Fat Cereal Bars

1 cup rolled oats
1 cup Rice Krispies
2/3 cup chopped apricots (I used cranberries)
3 tbsp roasted sunflower seeds (I don't bother toasting them)
1/4 cup toasted coconut (I don't toast it)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp oil
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Melt oil, honey, peanut butter in microwave just until easy to mix up, watch carefuly, probably 20 seconds or so.
Mix in vanilla.
Mix all ingredients together and press down well into 8" square tin.
Bake at 350F/180C/gas4 for 20 minutes.

They will NOT last long

wornoutmumoftwo

Home made soup made and about to be sampled, roll dough made, split into 9 and in a cold oven for an overnight second rise. I'll cook them in the mornng and see how they turn out, (used plain flour).

Not an entirely frugal day as been stocking up but I have a freezer full of meat, a fridge full of veg so when the Mr T offers dry up I can settle down.

optimistic

I'm really keen on the idea of starting a business selling cupcakes.

On the same subject, I could do with a few tools for the decorations so might splash out there today (as I'm doing so well with the grocery budget!)

I like your cupcake business idea - my local Morrisons were selling their Christmas sprinkles for half price - i picked up some red, green & white sparkly ones that would be good to use at anytime; I think they were 47p. hth

itsallinthemind

Lily_The_Legend wrote: »

Oh dear, I think I've just made a costly mistake! I dropped my mobile phone in the bath! :eek: And I've done it once before.

It's drying out on the radiator as we speak...

Cover it in rice in a bowl, put in airing cupboard, Two I had I put on radiators never came back to life, The one I did that with was fine

dizzy_lizzie

Thanks for the recipes itsallinthemind. Great for me as a vegan, I can make those without having to adapt them :j