Anyone got a nice spaghetti and meatballs recipe?

lilmisskitkat

sashanut wrote: »

Hi all

Mental note to self - next time, make it (them?) during the day so I can freeze one & re-heat the other, before they see it.

Same here, OH will finish off every last scrap if its there (and never puts on an ounce :rolleyes: ) so i have to remember to freeze stuff before he sees it lol. It doesn't matter how much i put on his plate, he'll go back for seconds!

Kate xxx

Mortgagefreeforme

I'm doing quite a bit of shift work over the next few days so I stocked up yesterday, if I don't hubby tends to go and buy lots of ready made stuff:mad: .
I spent £8 on my organic box and £28.22 at Mr T, there were some toiletries and vitamins in for that price too. I've just made fruity flapjack to keep us going in snacks over the next few days, and now I'm off to write down a dead simple meal plan that DH can follow:rolleyes: . Loads of housework to do so I'd better get going.

mummygems

Mortgagefreeforme wrote: »

I'm doing quite a bit of shift work over the next few days so I stocked up yesterday, if I don't hubby tends to go and buy lots of ready made stuff:mad: .
I spent £8 on my organic box and £28.22 at Mr T, there were some toiletries and vitamins in for that price too. I've just made fruity flapjack to keep us going in snacks over the next few days, and now I'm off to write down a dead simple meal plan that DH can follow:rolleyes: . Loads of housework to do so I'd better get going.

Would it be possible for you to post your flapjack recipe? I have just made some (from a recipe) and they are way too sweet! They made my teeth stand on end.

Thanks.

Sassamac

Im aiming for a NSD today as theres nothing I really need and tomorrow is big shop day anyway. I have about £12 to last a week til next Thu if Im to claw back to my budget. Hopefully shouldnt need too much now, so after my whinge yesterday baout how Im struggling, I have a renewed enthusiasm. My meal plan seems to be getting stretched as it makes more leftovers than anticipated. So the meal we're having tonight was originally scheduled for two days ago. Also my parents are paying for me and DH to go out for dinner at the w/e as my birthday treat, and they're babysitting in the bargain too. Though I guess I have to feed my parents so it doenst really save anything on the food bill / meal plan but at least we get a treat for free.

MrsBartolozzi

Having an NSD today, and not by choice - car was undrivable this morning and I am waiting in for the garage to pick it up. This means I had to reschedule my interview til tomorrow as Renault only provide a courtesy car for 24 hrs and I have more running around to do tomorrow so it makes more sense to have it then.

Sooo OH didn't manage to pick up bread last night and he went to work with a HM ready meal from the freezer for his lunch and the kids had wraps from a fajita kit I got cheap and had forgotten about. So today I have some dough mixing in the BM. I might make rolls for a change - hope they are not too hard as have been in the past.
So this has been a cheap first week.:j I will get my weekly shop tomorrow (for next week) as I don't know how long I will be without a car. We live about 10 miles away from a supermarket and the tiny village "shop" only sells tins and packets as well as milk at stupid prices so won't use them unless I have to.
Have a nice day everyone
MrsB.

Keiss_21

sashanut wrote: »

Hi all
Is it possible to make your own yoghurt using Easiyo equipment - without buying their sachets?

sasha, I use a litre carton of UHT milk (FF, SS or Soya) this saves on all the pfaff of heating and cooling before starting. Mix a teaspoon of fresh yog (buy a plain one for the first time, then use a spoonful of your own for the next litre) with a little of the milk, then add it and the rest of the milk to the litre cannister. Then treat it like the sachets, boiling water up to level in outer thermos thing, then put in cannister for 8 hours or so, I tend to do mine overnight.

Hope this helps.

M

BigMummaF

Technically it's been 2 NSD, cuz the 2pt milk one of the offspring bought yesterday came out of the lodge money he still owes me:p

We had cauli, broc, leek, peas & sweetcorn with a cheesy sauce...they came home earlier than expected so it didn't get to the 'bake' bit of the recipeI made the sauce with 2/3 milk & used the veggie water to thin it....less cals and less expense:T

I also buy the shop's own brand WUL, but not the budget, & water it down at least 50/50 and because we can only use Fairy laundry detergent cuz of sensitive skin, I do the same with that too now. Fortunately [:eek: ] the builders put our kitchen waste pipe UPhill, so if I use laundry powder me 'ole gets bunged up pretty quick & I'm used to liquid stuff. I saw Liz Earle---her of the skin care jubbies--saying one of her children has eczema & she often doesn't use any detergent at all in the laundry.....it works for 'daily' washes, but obviously you need some oomph for the dirtier stuff.

Stir fry for dinner tonight in honour of the Chinese New Year...apparently I'm a Rooster.
Maybe an old broiler would be closer to the mark:rotfl: :rotfl:

shelovestobuystuff

shelovestobuystuff wrote: »

At last I got the tesco site to work .Order placed,added some more stuff and total before discounts and bogofs is £88.33(including delivery too),discounts come to about £15 and the best e-code I could find was a code for 250 points.This is the first time I have not been able to find either £10 off or 1000 points.
I went via UshopUcare and got £5.00 for registering and will get 5% cashback on my grocery shop too.
I didnt know anyone did cashback on groceries,glad I found this today.

Heres my shopping list for 4 weeks.I already have some bits left(not much) and have still to buy milk and bread every couple of days and dog food for the month(£18).
3 Tesco Value 2pk Baguette £1.32
2 Value Apples Polybag £1.72
1 Value Bananas 1.25kg £0.81
1 Tesco Cauliflower Each £0.68
1 Tesco Broccoli 300g £0.892
Tesco Courgettes Loose Class 1 £0.764
Tesco Parsnips Loose Class 1 £0.96
2 Tesco Carrots 1 Kg Pack Class 1 £1.24
1 New Potatoes 2.5 Kg £1.28
2 Tesco Valuebeef Mince 800g £3.30
2 T Special Offer Chicken Thighs/ Drumsticks 720g £6.00
1 Tesco Swedish Style Meatballs 350g £1.77
1 Tesco Fresh Whole Chicken Large 2.00-3.50kg £6.54
2 Lockerbie Scottish Butter 250g £1.78
1 Tesco Free Range Eggs Medium Box Of 6 £1.28
2 Muller Rice Strawberry 200g £0.48
2 Muller Rice Apple 200g £0.48
2 Muller Rice Vanilla Custard 200g £0.48
2 Muller Rice Original 200g £0.48
2 Tesco 3 Garlic Baguettes 510g £2.00
1 Quorn 2 Lemon & Black Pepper Escalopes 220g £1.99
2 Tesco Value Jaffa Cakes 24pk £1.16
1 Tesco Value Milk Chocolate Digestives 300g £0.27
1 Tesco Value Cookies Chocolate Flavoured Chips 600g £0.83
1 Tesco Value Ginger Nuts 300g £0.28
1 Tesco Value Digestive Biscuits 400g £0.22
1 Oxo 6 Beef Stock Cubes35g £0.44
1 Colmans Casserole Mix Beef Stroganoff 40g £0.81
1 Tesco Mild Curry Sauce 715g £1.05
1 Miscellaneous Granulated Sugar 1kg Packet £0.79
2 Tesco Value Plain Flour 1.5kg £0.72
2 Tesco Petits Pois Garden Peas 397g £0.60
3 Batchelors Golden Savoury Rice 120g £1.65
6 Tesco Original Pasta Sauce Jar 500g £2.76
1 Tesco Value Basmati Rice 1kg £0.76
2 Tesco Value Spaghetti 500g £0.46
1 Tesco Penne Pasta Quills 3kg £2.45
1 Tesco 20 Thick Pork Sausages 1kg £1.28
1 Tesco Meat Free 4 Nut Cutlets 350g £1.69
2 Quorn Mince 300g £3.54
1 Tesco Meat Free Cauliflower Chsegrills 397g £1.64
1 Linda Mccartney 6 Vegetarian Sausages 300g £1.70
2 Tesco Pure Apple Juice 6 X 200ml £1.98
1 Tesco Pure Orange Juice 6x200ml £0.99
2 Tesco Pure Apple Juice 4x1 Litre £5.96
2 Tesco Pure Orange Juice Smooth 4x1 Litre £5.96
1 Coca Cola Regular 10 X 330ml Pack £3.35
2 Tesco Value Soap 3x125g £0.32
1 Tesco Value Anti-Bacterial Handwash 500ml £0.40
1 Tesco Value Fabric Conditioner 2 Ltr £0.40
2 Tesco Value Wash Up Liquid 1 Ltr £0.36
2 Tesco Value Sponge Pan Cleaners 5pk £0.28
2 Tesco Value Toilet Tissue 12 Roll 2400 Sht £2.24
Guide price£83.58
Service charge£4.75
Subtotal£88.33Savings:eCoupon - 250 Extra Clubcard P
After all the BOGOFS etc and the actual prices of the chicken and weighed stuff is taken into account it should be about £70.
I also get 250 points which is worth £5 to me if I sell it or £10 in deals.£5 for registering plus 5% cashback from UshopUcare which should be a grand total of almost £9.It would have been fantastic to have found better tesco e-codes to use too.
I had to wait up till tesco came back online so I am off to bed now.Nightie night all!

Shopping arrived a half hour early,good thing I was in.Looks like I slightly overestimated my savings:o as total is £77.03.
Still,not bad for the main shop for a month.And so many bags,there was even a poor little packet of digestive biscuits in a bag all on its own.:rotfl:

mikeD

BigMummaF wrote: »

We had cauli, broc, leek, peas & sweetcorn with a cheesy sauce...they came home earlier than expected so it didn't get to the 'bake' bit of the recipeI made the sauce with 2/3 milk & used the veggie water to thin it....less cals and less expense:T

Stir fry for dinner tonight in honour of the Chinese New Year...apparently I'm a Rooster.
Maybe an old broiler would be closer to the mark:rotfl: :rotfl:

Recently I have made Macaroni cheese and Cauliflower/Broccoli cheese recently. My DW hinted (diplomatically of course) that they could have been a bit moister. I use recipes for both dishes which are for 4 persons, which is OK as we don't have anything with them. If I used your method of thinning the sauce a bit would it work do you think?

So, BigmummaF, you're a Rooster then. You're not "Little" and "Red" are you. :rotfl:

Only had to buy Cornflakes today for DW's breakfast as forgot to order them for yesterday's delivery .

bebee_2

Hi to everyone,
Well over last week i came to a decision that i would start to make more varied meals and get back to the baking and some basic cooking.
I have been making Bread for a while now and that has made such a difference to the budget as before i think i use to feed the bin more than actually got eaten.
All veg is being stored in the garden shed instead of the House which means it is lasting longer and again the Bin is not being fed. (but not sure what i will do in the summer as the shed will not be cool enough)
Do to another thread over the last week i have made -
Apple Braid x 2
Soft Rolls x 28 some are now in the freezer.
Iced Buns plain and with custard inside
Scones
Weetabix Brownies
and of course homemade Pancakes
I have also double portioned Curry, Sausage casserole, spanish chicken, Hotpot thats cooking in SC for tomorrow night and should also be able to make a pie as well
I have managed to get the family to eat a little more rice once a week now instead of once a month.
I have spent more than i would have wish to as i'm into week 2 but that is because of semi-bulk buying of flour and basic things. But i'm hoping that will balance out over the next few weeks.
si i'm keeping my fingers crossed i will come under my Feb challenge.