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Use it up! Don't throw it in the bin!

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  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    why do we blanch them by sticking them in hot water?
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • dawnylou
    dawnylou Posts: 3,135 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Name Dropper
    I don't know Mumzy but I'm sure someone who does will enlighten us :)

    Becca my fiance doesn't eat crusts either so I save them and have cheese on toast as a treat :)
    Dream of being mortgage free....
    APR 2007 - £109,825 FEB 2012 - £98,664.53:beer:

  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,241 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    foxybabe wrote: »
    Has anyone got an easy recipe for a veggie curry? My lot are all carnivores but I would really like to try them with a veggie version. Plus chicken is getting expensive so it would save some cash if I could get them to eat it.

    Many thanks

    Have you looked at Gingham's Veggie Menu Planners :confused: She has loads of brilliant veggie ideas, using seasonal produce.

    This is one of my favourites - chick pea curry. I buy different beans and lentils in 2kg bags from Tesco, which are dirt cheap. I cook a whole batch and freeze in meal-sized portions, then add them to the dish frozen.

    I've just replenished my fruit bowl. I used a soft pear in smoothies for the children's breakfast, and had an orange that I had to cut out a small piece of mould :o

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,241 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    mumzyof2 wrote:
    anyone know what i can do with tip top and also evapartion milk?..[/quote]

    Gypsy tart. I don't know what Tip Top is, sorry :o

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • OrkneyStar
    OrkneyStar Posts: 7,025 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Well the two snowballs have disappeared from the kitchen so DH must have chucked them out. 89p for four, so 2 being thrown is 44p. I only really buy these for DH so think I will not bother for a while! Updated total.
    Ermutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
    Encouragement always works better than judgement.
  • Olliebeak
    Olliebeak Posts: 3,167 Forumite
    Tip Top is very similar to evaporated milk but is lower in calories/fat (not sure by how much though!). It's made by Nestle.
  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    Thankyou x
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • Olliebeak
    Olliebeak Posts: 3,167 Forumite
    Just checked the Nestle's website.

    Tip Top - 54 cals per 50g
    Carnation Evap - 81 cals per 50g
    Light Evap - 55 cals per 50g
    Connyonny - 160 cals per 50g
    Light connyonny - 145 cals per 50g
  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    evaparation milk and tip top is the 2 things that stay in my cupboard longer than anything else.
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • mummysaver
    mummysaver Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    I almost had a cow yesterday, was at a friend's house whilst she put her shopping away, she just throws out the previous week's veg and replaces it with the new in the fridge! Guess who grabbed it before it disappeared into the bin and came home with two carrier bags full of stuff! I told her she's nuts and that there was nothing wrong with it all, but she wasn't having any of it! Mad mad woman! Wonder if she'll pass on all the stuff she's bought this week and prob won't eat!
    GC Oct £387.69/£400, GC Nov £312.58/£400, GC Dec £111.87/£400
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