May 2012 Grocery Challenge

Florenceem

jumblejack wrote: »

Kidney bean curry with basmati and yoghurt:
There was enough left over for a couple of freezer meals:

I did the costing on a previous post. About 25p per serving which costs in the basmati n yoghurt too:T

Forgot to say, loads of basmati left over so I can make my leftover rice pudding in the thermal cooker tomorrow too!
As I've already costed it in with the curry, the actual cost will just be in the milk, sugar etc!!

Looks really yummy - did you give the recipe already please?

Possession

Maybe if you're worried about it you should use it in a recipe which disguises it more than pasta. Alternatively it isn't usual to put it in a tomato sauce with pasta but that would disguise it.
Remember even MSE doesn't make you eat things you don't like though!
Here's a clam chowder recipe that you could use it in (ignore the claw meat in the recipe):
http://fishcooking.about.com/od/soupsstewsstocks/r/Manhattan-Crab-Chowder-Recipe-How-To-Make-Manhattan-Style-Chowder-With-Crab.htm

NickJW wrote: »

Thank you for that - since I have 2 tins I might experiment with 2 different recipes. How would you make the pasta - would you advise a cream or tomato based sauce?

I must admit I've scared myself reading about brown crab online since I'm not a fan of offal (I say that but I've never tried much of it - just don't like the 'thought' of it!) - has it got this sort of taste, or is it more like tuna?

It's nice to get a few ideas - I had resigned myself into thinking it would be thrown away which is not very MSE at all!

jumblejack

Florenceem wrote: »

Looks really yummy - did you give the recipe already please?

Cheers

I used this recipe:

http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/01/10/third-time-lucky-rajmah-kidney-beans-curry/

I guess you could easily adapt it if you don't have all the individual spices though.

Coxy11

Hey it was me that said about simmering sausages for 20 mins before grilling them. They were Donald Russell sausages, frozen, and this is what it said on the packet. They were lovely - but that's maybe because they are really good quality, no shrinkage, no grisle(sp?), just lovely plump pork sausages

Fiasco55

Quick update on tonight's shopping.

Popped into Mr T and L!dl. Picked up flavoured water, squash, crisps, brown sauce, and toothpaste. Total £10.56. L!dl had ran out of the bread I was after so I will need to head out again tomorrow.

HM pizza was a hit :j - again my first HM one.

Florenceem

jumblejack wrote: »

Cheers

I used this recipe:

http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/01/10/third-time-lucky-rajmah-kidney-beans-curry/

I guess you could easily adapt it if you don't have all the individual spices though.

I will have a go at this recipe - thanks.

Florenceem

We had stir - fried noodles, barbecue chicken and side salad for dinner. Lovely meal - we really enjoyed it.

tessie_bear

hi....grey here today but might brighten up later...we are using up the remains of yesterdays chicken today but not quite sure how...maybe just chicken sarnies as could do with something quick

need to get some bits out of the freezer for tomorrow and do a bit of baking as the tin is empty :eek: cant have that

take care tess

Suffolk_lass

Up at 5.45 (I think it was the football result - I have supported Chelsea since my Dad first took me to a home game and my favourite foreign city is Munich as DH lived there when we met). I was just too excited to sleep so I got up and made bread instead - it's just proving for the second time while I catch up with a coffee. The dishwasher is empty, the washing is done, all the ornamental plants are in pots - just a few veg seedlings to pot on and a bit of shopping to do (trying to keep it down to fresh only for the next fortnight). OMG I might have to do some housework, I'm so organised. I might suggest we go out instead.

DS was meant to stay out all night but was asleep when I woke at 5.15 (hmm, maybe that's what woke me...). Glad he is mature enough to come home when it's the right thing to do, even when he had planned an all-nighter.

Have a good day everyone
SL

rising_from_the_ashes

jumblejack wrote: »

Kidney bean curry with basmati and yoghurt:
There was enough left over for a couple of freezer meals:

I did the costing on a previous post. About 25p per serving which costs in the basmati n yoghurt too:T

Ohhhhhhh that looks ...... yum!:j Might be giving that a go!

Quick question - how do you chill your rice for freezing (have heard loads of horror stories about reheating / freezing rice and apparently it's down to how quickly the rice is cooled)?

The soup looks just as yum:D - I love parsnips but not tried making parsnip soup before - another to add to the list!