Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - part 1

minnie2

dizzy_lizzie wrote: »

Aw that's lovely of you thanks I seriously thought I'd have trouble as I loved loved loved cheese. But it didn't bother me once I'd made the decision. We use vitalite and soya spread in place of butter and it bakes/cooks just the same.In fact they prefer vitalite to other 'butter' spreads.
Luvz Dizzy x

vitalite is wonderful!!!!! i am anaphylactic to butter and marg - so used pure but that got very expensive - then found vitalite 98p and gorgeous with and in everything!! gives garlic bread whole new flavour!!!!!!!!!!!

Erme

I'll catch up on posts in the am...soon be time for my beauty sleep

However just wanted to share the following I found tonight whilst trawling the web

found it via tipnut just now...might be a good one to get folk who are new to sewing or can't sew (believe you can use iron on hem stuff for the seam)

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/good-thing-t-shirt-bag

Hope everyone is well....

E

dizzy_lizzie

itsallinthemind DD and OH are cheese fiends, specially for the wenslydale and cranberries. Ooh a slice of that on a hovis biscuit with a slice of apple on top...mmm, cheese, me cheese! No I don't bother about it now! When you get the salty craving would marmite on toast help? No, it's not the same is it?!

Lily_The_Legend hope your phone comes back to life. Just another tip that suggests saving those little silica packs that come in ordered goods, with shoes etc, and if it happens again you can put them in a bag with the phone for two days.
Luvz Dizzy x

midwinter

Thanks from me too, Itsallinthemind, recipes much appreciated!

Lily_The_Legend

Erme wrote: »

I'll catch up on posts in the am...soon be time for my beauty sleep

However just wanted to share the following I found tonight whilst trawling the web

found it via tipnut just now...might be a good one to get folk who are new to sewing or can't sew (believe you can use iron on hem stuff for the seam)

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/good-thing-t-shirt-bag

Hope everyone is well....

E

That's a fab find, thanks Erme! :T I might try that as a little project, I'm new to sewing. Night night!

dizzy_lizzie wrote: »

Lily_The_Legend hope your phone comes back to life. Just another tip that suggests saving those little silica packs that come in ordered goods, with shoes etc, and if it happens again you can put them in a bag with the phone for two days.
Luvz Dizzy x

Thanks Dizzy, I'll do that, they seem to come with lots of products nowadays!

itsallinthemind

minnie2 wrote: »

will they still come out ok without choc? i am allergic and dont do replacements

I've done them without, I did press the mix down a little better just in case the choc glued them more than I remembered, they taste scrummy without the choc too

midwinter

I've no idea if this website has been shared before?

Can't give direct link as I'm new, but it's the usual beginning, then, cutoutandkeep dot net

It's a crafting site, with 30,000 + craft projects

dizzy_lizzie

midwinter wrote: »

I've no idea if this website has been shared before?

Can't give direct link as I'm new, but it's the usual beginning, then, cutoutandkeep dot net

It's a crafting site, with 30,000 + craft projects

Oh my I daren't look. I've got that many craft sites bookmarked I'm sure the next one I click a message will pop up saying 'Not another' I'll just sit here and..................................forget it I'm going have a look. Thanks
Luvz Dizzy x

itsallinthemind

minnie2 wrote: »

vitalite is wonderful!!!!!!

I actually just always bought soya spread, never realised this was vegan, hopefully local shop will sell, never tried it before! I like soya spread but sometimes I fancy a plain Jacobs cream cracker with spread in the afternoon if peckish and if you put a slight bit too much on, it tastes evil!

Erme wrote: »

found it via tipnut just now...might be a good one to get folk who are new to sewing or can't sew (believe you can use iron on hem stuff for the seam)

I can't sew or knit, which is a shame as I am quite crafty/artistic, but useless at these! I'm wondering though if hem it would be strong enough, I remember my mother re doing trousers lots of times when I was younger!

dizzy_lizzie wrote: »

itsallinthemind DD and OH are cheese fiends, specially for the wenslydale and cranberries. Ooh a slice of that on a hovis biscuit with a slice of apple on top...mmm, cheese, me cheese! No I don't bother about it now! When you get the salty craving would marmite on toast help? No, it's not the same is it?!

Oh I knock myself out completely! Spread the marmite on the toast, then cheese on top under the grill. I'm drinking water like I am dying for hours...wenslydale and cranberries... hovis biscuits... How on earth am I going to stay out of the fridge now? :rotfl:

midwinter

dizzy_lizzie wrote: »

I'm sure the next one I click a message will pop up saying 'Not another'

lol.....sorry to add to the PC's dilemma, but hope it will let you look!

And you're welcome

I hope to find some projects that can be made for presents, and maybe even with modifications, possibly made and sold?

Love cupcakes....... ( on the thread many pages ago..) but my cupcake icing isn't good, so leave that to those who can! But a mini business of my own would be rather good!