Anyone got a nice spaghetti and meatballs recipe?

Keiss_21

miecherox wrote: »

How do you make soya yogurt?! That would be brilliant as ds2 has a milk protein allergy and his soya stuff costs us about £1.40 for four :eek:.

I use a plain soya yogurt as a starter (1 teaspoon) mixed with 1 litre carton of Soya milk (I use Alpro). The Easiyo kit means all you have to do is put boiling water in the outer casing, then put in your litre inner casing with milk and starter mixed together, and leave for 8 hours or so, I tend to do it overnight and then put the litre of yogurt into the fridge and use when required.

With Easiyo you get these screw-top litre canisters, as well as small ones you can fill and take in your lunch box. You can find these kits all over the place...Ebay, Lakeland (Plastics as was), James Graves and even my local cook shop. It is quick and easy, and if you regularly use soya yoghurt, you save soooo much, so you make back the money you payout in the beginning.

I am asthmatic and take soya as it helps keep down the build up of catarrh. I don't eat any other yogurts, but I love my home-made ones! If you want to flavour the plain ones you make (don't worry...soya ones are a bit "grey" in colour!), you can add jams, fresh fruit etc.

Hope this helps.

M

affordmylife

Just updated signatured but will have to read the tons of pages later.

Good luck all for the month ahead.

rosieben

sashanut wrote: »

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Any tips for making me menu plan???? SOMEONE PLEASE FORCE ME......

a few thoughts on starting menu planning:

1. Keep it simple at first (this is for you and your family not the Dorchester!)
2. Have a list (even a rough one) of whats in your freezer, fridge, cupboards
3. Write down all the meals that you cook regularly and that your family likes
4. Write down a list of meals you could prepare from your stock

I eat very simply, so recipes like cheese and potato pie, hm quiche, are regulars with casseroles, stews, roast dinners etc in the winter, salads (rice salad is good) in warmer weather. On a typical meal plan I’d probably have some of these

- jacket potato probably once a week but vary with different toppings (cheese, tuna, baked beans, egg, left over curry or chili or just plain butter)
- eggs – scrambled/ poached/boiled/fried, on toast or maybe grilled bacon, scrambled eggs, tomatoes, toast (I never have cooked breakfast).
- soup - I make some very simple soups and with hm bread its very filling
- rice - savoury rice of some sort, on its own or with sausages or ?
- pasta - tuna pasta is an easy favourite, likewise spag bol, lasagne …
- fish - hm fish cakes and hm oven chips

I have a list of 30 odd regular meals and then add others as I think of them or find a recipe I want to try. I dont stick rigidly to my meal plan, but having the makings of a week's meals stops those last minute trips to the shops for one missing item that ends up costing £10+

hope thats of some help

chardonnay_2

jackie_w wrote: »

Many of you have mentioned these coupons (not the delivery ones), where do you get them from. Thats one thing I can never ever find .

Jackie

jackie, i get them from newspapers and magazines and sometimes from signing up to freebies that also send a voucher. check out the discount board and there is an ongoing magazine thread which lists if there are any m.o.c and a daily newspaper thread which lists any m.o.c. my mil also buys loads of womens weeklies and gives them to me:D - so i raid them for coupons

sundays newspaper thread

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=720799

magazine thread
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=455046

freebies board

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=37

chardonnay_2

sashanut wrote: »

OK have made another pot of lentil/veg soup - must be good as DD ate some cold last night (yuk) & then ate the rest warm for breakfast along with her cereal! It's a SW recipe but if anyone wants it, just LMK. Will update sig re spends when have worked out/remembered how to do it.

Any tips for making me menu plan???? SOMEONE PLEASE FORCE ME......

this is a link to the old style weekly meal planner run by penny-pincher - it might give you some ideas

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=715127

System

hello, can I join up for this months challenge too? I've been tracking my spending in Jan and food/toiletries/cleaning came in at £45.59, so I will aim for £40 this month (its just for me)

burnt my porridge this morning, wah!

aytch

sashanut wrote: »

OK have made another pot of lentil/veg soup - must be good as DD ate some cold last night (yuk) & then ate the rest warm for breakfast along with her cereal! It's a SW recipe but if anyone wants it, just LMK. Will update sig re spends when have worked out/remembered how to do it.

Any tips for making me menu plan???? SOMEONE PLEASE FORCE ME......

Please could I have your soup recipe - my soups all seem to come out the same taste, same colour!

.... and if you don't do a menu plan I will make you eat my grey soup!!!

this is my weeks food plan:

Sunday – sausage casserole
Monday - cooked breakfast
Tuesday – fish (me)/ chicken (DH) / veg grill (DD) & veg
Wednesday – veg spag bol
Thursday – egg & chips
Friday – quorn korma
Saturday – home made pizza & salad
Sunday – soup & bread
:j

aytch

Well, did a little experiment this morning. Created an menu plan for the week, did an online order Tesco, then created an identical shopping list and went to Lidl.
The order on Tesco, £29.47 with bogof's etc taken into consideration, then £4.25 delivery.
The exact list of groceries (obviously different brands) at Lidl - £21.76, and calculated £1.50 petrol ...... no competition.

So Mr T, as you are pulling back on all the vouchers for free delivery etc, I am now an ex-online shopper!

:T

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

jackie_w wrote: »

Many of you have mentioned these coupons (not the delivery ones), where do you get them from. Thats one thing I can never ever find .

Oh can I just ask, this isnt a grocery question but, I just wanted to ask, you people who have a dishwasher.

I have just noticed that the water hasnt totally drained away from the bottom? I have never noticed this before, so, I dont know if this is usual or not? Does anyone know if it is? No warning sounds or anything coming from dishwasher.


Jackie

I reckon it might need seeing to as the water should drain away completely. Try running it empty with just some vinegar and baking soda in it to see if it need degunking. Have you looked at the filters to check they are free from food debris? Also check drain pip for kinks and outside drains for any blockages, its been windy and there could be stuff blocking the drain.

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

I am having a couple of pheasants done in the sc for dinner today, lovely as no slaving over hot oven!

I got them cheap from sainsburys off the reduced section for £1.99 instead of £4.99. Just wash them and fry in a pan to brown, fry onions, carrot and celery with garlic then put it all in the sc and season, s&p, herbs. I will leave it for 4 hours on high then check it. Having it with mash, carrots, peas and brussels.

When its cooked I will drain the juice and make a gravy and add some cranberry sauce that I've got left over from Christmas. OOh I'm starving now!