Keeping up appearances.......

poohbear59

Hi Happy,
I am delighted that you love your slow cooker. Don't worry too much about keeping it just half full. I stack mine really high but maybe it depends on the size of the slow cooker.

I use cheap freezer bags from Aldi. Never heard of pour and store. The best way is to pop a freezer bag in a small tub, half fill with soup, tie the top and freeze in the tubs. When frozen remove and stack neatly in the freezer. Then you have the tubs to use again. And label too. I am a bit of a stickler for labelling as my mum often. Served up apple pie and chips.

We have an immersion heater now and I put it on for doing the kitchen and bathrooms. Though sometimes when I do the kitchen I fill the camping kettle, warm it on the stove and finish off on the hob. How MSE is that? Or am I just mean

SuziQ1962

Hi Happy-just to add to slow cooker delights -I cook rice pudding in mine and it tastes really lovely,I use risotto or paella rice (only cos I have some and can't be bothered buying pud rice and it works a treat) and use evaporated milk diluted with water to make it taste extra creamy!

sunshinesquirrel

Evening Happy!

Just wanted to pop in to say hello :wave:- I've been reading your diary and enjoying it very much. I've subscribed now and look forward to hitching a ride along with you on your money saving journey.

Anyway, am away now to take that hammer to the loo roll, dig out the slow cooker and get myself all the ingredients tomorrow for the carrot and coriander soup!

Bye for now

SS xx

brizzledfw

Sounds lush and so glad you are loving the SC Happy Now...

I agree about labelling...I am currently not sure whether it's chicken stock or sorbet in the freezer as I rarely bother to label...luckily guess work has served me fairly well so far!!

jas1966

Hi, could anyone help with how I subscribe to someones diary please? I have got to post 55 and I'm hooked as this sounds a lot like me.
Thank you

sunshinesquirrel

jas1966 wrote: »

Hi, could anyone help with how I subscribe to someones diary please? I have got to post 55 and I'm hooked as this sounds a lot like me.
Thank you

go to the top of the page, just above the first post and you will see 'thread tools'. click on that and click 'subscribe to this thread'

Box_of_Fluffies

Hi Happy Now, after lurking for a while I've finally managed to get to the end of your diary and have subscribed. Congratulations on your debt free journey so far.

I love my slow cooker which is a banquet style. It gets used regularly, although more in winter than summer. I'm loving the sound of the carrot and coriander soup, might have to try that one soon. One of my favourites is pumpkin soup, which is great as pumpkins are quite cheap to buy in New Zealand.

Anyway, it's getting late... time to hit the hay.

chevalier

Just got to the end of your diary. Well done on how you have gone on so far. It is hard when you first start out. I am pretty much debt free now, and you do get used to being frugal. My only problem is buying clothes for myself. I have been frugal so long, I don't know really what suits me, and when I look at prices it 'how much?'! So I really really must update my wardrobe!

Good luck on the continuing journey. The important thing is to keep tweeking the budget rather than giving up totally
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Itsadogslife_2

Hi Happy,

Good to hear you are getting to grips with the slow cooker. I have to admit I bought one and have never really used it. I read the instructions and it seemed to suggest I needed to cook things before it went in and I lost interest at that point

I must try harder though as everyone raves about them, so they must be worthwhile.

I could do with the flylady thread as well, I seem to not have any spare time though, what with walking pooches, reading, being on here..... (it is a very important job you know, providing moral support to others ).

babyblooz

Well I have just made a batch of carrot and coriander soup and its ok but tastes a little bland! I doubled up on the quantities but I only had one onion so added a little garlic to make up for it. Is that maybe why it tastes a little bland? I can always fry up another onion later on and add that but it occurred to me that it may be better when the flavours have had a chance to develop.

Any ideas anyone?