Anyone got a nice spaghetti and meatballs recipe?

MRSMCAWBER

Hi savingfortravel

You can add as much marscapone as you like... but about 50g should give it that creamy taste...you can always add more if you like

Next time you shop, have a look at the "basic pasatta" its usually a lot cheaper :T ..and you can soon add a pinch of mixed herbs, and fry off a chopped onion with the garlic or 2 to bulk out the bake..(watch the garlic doesn't burn or it tastes horrible;) )

To vary it -you can add mushrooms, peppers etc and cook with the onion... i keep a bag of frozen one for this sort of thing..just defrost them and squeeze out any liquid and whack them in the pan , throwing in a handfull of frozen peas is lovely too as you get that fresh clean taste so that the bake isn't all soft n pappy in texture...
Once you have done 1 you will soon be adding allsorts of bits n bobs
adding a pinch of ground chilli or a crushed dried chilli makes a nice change too -especially if you are using salami instead of tuna ..

Glad you enjoyed the fish pie... its lovely when you start to feel confident in the kitchen isn't it :j ....you will soon be whacking all sorts of things together
If you need any more recipes or help -just let me know and i will help if i can

EC12345

Oh no, Feb's challange has come to £189 - budgeted £150:

Oh well, that is still loads less than I would normally have spent - next month's budget will be £180.

Lil - me..... please can you put my final figure down as £189 and thank you for all your work doing this.

savingfortravel

Thank you so much Mrs M.
A very happy SFT
:j

mrssnowy_2

End of my month today,come in under budget,so will reduce March budget by
£50.
Thank you Lil_me,February spend £196.46.:j

March GC -£200 (!)Please Mrs Mac

Will be having several lots of visitors next month so it will be a challenge,but have got DH into the swing.Poor soul even having quiche today,and we haven't had a takeaway all month.Not that I mind cos they are never brilliant round here.
Belly pork,stuffing,apple sauce,loads of veg for lunch.2 large HM loaves in oven ,coleslaw made with HM mayonnaise for tea with quiche(which should do for a few feeds,but will take a slice to Mum)
Leek and potato soup made ready for lunch tomorrow,bubble and squeak,cold meat and pickle for evening meal.
Sorry that is as far ahead as my meal planning goes.
Take care all
x

beemuzed

OK that's the household shop for February now completed. Failed challenge, but not by as much as I'd feared! Overspent by £45.33. Sig. updated.

Becky_2

Hi mrssnowy

Leek and potato soup sounds great, I love that soup. Could you please let me know how you do yours?

Thanks

Have a nice Sunday.

Becky

Doom_and_Gloom

Second delivery of the month and after £15 I have:
Bananas - 6 - 900g
Apples - 5 - 750g
Pears - 6 - 700g
Oranges - 4 - 675g
Chinese leaf - 525g
Vine cherry tomatoes - 300g
Pepper - 250g
Onions - 5 - 450g
Broccoli - 2 - 575g
Squash - 500g
Mizuna and Red mustard salad - 200g
Swede - 750g
Carrots - 8 - 800g
Poatoes - 11 - 1675g

I saved myself £7.75 this week getting it delivered than going to Sains for the same items (this includes the fact that I get a 10% discount there and the chinese leaf was not organic either :eek: ). I'm going to be very skint when I can no longer get these deliveries in just over a months time .

Spent = £32.49
Left = £2.51

natzini

Urgh I am over budget!
Blame it on me being ill, half term, having to buy stuff for my packed lunches when I go back.... I dunno! Probably due to the fact that I'm a piggy more than likely!
So I'm £125.52 when I was meant to be £110.... grrr.
I'll try again with the £120.00 next month... I will do it!

Looby_Lou_7

Just been working out my figures and my total spend so far for the month is £74.24. Will need some milk between now and Friday, so will update total then.

mrssnowy_2

Becky_2 wrote: »

Hi mrssnowy

Leek and potato soup sounds great, I love that soup. Could you please let me know how you do yours?



Becky

Hi Becky
Softened 1 largish cleaned chopped leek in the last of my butter!
Add a few chopped raw potatoes,tag end of an onion,then covered (just)with water.Season to taste,can add a chicken Oxo /stock cube if it needs a bit of a lift.
Then blitz with magi stick or liquidise.
Sorry not an exact cook,when kids were little we used to have YES soup because that was what was in it!!