Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - part 1

lynzpower

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageLibrary_PublicNoticesAndInfoSheets&propertyType=document&columns=1&id=HMCE_CL_000118#P67_4124

heres the food vatted items list

lynzpower

HelenPie wrote: »

sounds intriguing Cheryl...

It does and ever so exciting!
:j:j

angelaf_3

Sorry but I can't find the link for the spreadsheet. Would some kind soul point me in the right direction please?

HelenPie

angelaf it's on the first post of this thread, called "my free spreadsheet" (or similar). Hope that helps x

cw18

:rotfl:

It's not that intriguing or exciting.

I'm just not normally good around new people IRL for the first (or second or third) time, and new experiences terrify me more than a little bit

So meeting up with someone I'd only ever spoken to on the Internet / on the phone / by text was a bit nerve wracking to say the least :eek:
(and the temptation to bottle out at the last moment was pretty strong too!)

But I shouldn't have worried, as it felt like we'd been friends for aaagggggeeeeessss

slowlyfading

lynzpower wrote: »

It does and ever so exciting!
:j:j

It does! We need more information....!

HelenPie

Bless you cw. I'm glad you felt relaxed in the end

slowlyfading

Aww, that's so cute!

lynzpower

A massive thank you to lynzpower and wornoutmumoftwo for the respective links after my comment about baking. I only considered it a pipe dream and so never really looked into it. I've read so much over the last two days and am feeling so motivated. I think I might actually be able to do it I've got that butterflies feeling you get when something's exciting but unnerving too!!

YAY!

ok i have a fab recipe for really frugal crispy pizza base:

2tsp dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon caster sugar ( we used normal granulated, its cheaper!)
3/4 cup warm water
2 cups plain flour (we use value type)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil ( properly measured, not too much
( then it says 3 tablespoons extra but we dont bother

Water, dry yeast and sugar in small dowl to get fermenting

stir flour & salt in larger bowl

stir in the yeasty water and the oil then bring it together by hand kneading it in knead for 5-10 mins ( i did 5 mins in the kenwood chef with dough hook- it was fine)

then knead it round turning it round per quarter as you go

place dough in lightly oiled bowl and leave t somewhere warmish till it doubles in size ( kitchen worktop eg)

pull the dough out of the bowl press air out a bit and pull into pizza shapes. they say do it on a BBQ but i do it on an oven sheet at about 220. I top with sauce made from chopped toms, whatever left over veg and sometimes a shred of meat if there is any around. Mozzerella i use the cheapie value one.

this makes loads and would easily feed a family of 4, more if you had sometrhing like jacket pot with it.

Its in thw womans weekly Australia book which is lovely and full of v posh not frugal food like scallops and oyster lol

NualaBuala

cw18 wrote: »

Not so sure about that - the cost of petrol will soon add up on the 80 mile round trips !!! In fact, one round trip costs me considerably more than the add-on to my phone contract :eek:

Yikes! Ok the the add-on is defo the way to go! I think most folks would feel like bottling out of a real life meeting - good for you for taking the plunge!

Lily_The_Legend wrote: »

Ooops! :D Erm, well tonight I had red pesto pasta if that helps?

Mmmmm, another one of my favourites!
Glad your phone is still alive! :j

Glad you came on over Lilylass, welcome aboard!

LolaLemon wrote: »

loads and loads of sex! now where to find a lovely guy witha bank balance in the black, who will put up with my 'burnt offerings' from whoopsies!
lol

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: