£7.00 per week - menu ideas

Butterfly_Brain

Super six this week

600g parsnips 39p
500g leeks 29p
170g snack pack grapes 49p
150g mange tout 49p
1.2kg carrots 49p
2.5kg white potatoes 49p

Trouble was that this morning there was none of the super six on the shelves at 10pm because once again the delivery was late :mad::mad::mad:

Austin_Allegro

It's a bit repetitive, but you could try dal and rice. That's the staple diet for a lot of people in developing countries. A bulk bag of rice, a bulk bag of lentils or yellow split peas, some spices and oil, shouldn't cost more than about a pound a day. Rice is about 45p a kilo in Tesco, split peas about £1.06 a kilo.

If you want 'greens', try foraging - nettle tops, fat hen, wild garlic etc, all widely available free of charge in your local area of wilderness...

Butterfly_Brain

B & M have a packet of Veetee Italian mushroom,garlic and rosemary risotto, serves 2 for 29p a packet.

I also picked up a tin of JW stewed steak for 49p and a tin of delmonte pineapple for 39p

Butterfly_Brain

Super six this week:

cucumber
little gem lettuce
3 pack lemons
Broccoli
1kg onions
4 pack baking potatoes

all at 39p

Excellent this week

Salad is on the menu because of the weather

I will slice and freeze a couple of packs of the onions.

I will make make lemon curd, lemon tart, lemon self saucing pudding and lemon drizzle cake

We all love jacket potatoes and I will buy a lot of them because they keep for weeks in a cool dark place.

Fruball

You can open freeze (then bag) sliced lemons to be used in summer drinks too

muffin_man_7

BB could I ask do you just chop and freeze the onions I've never thought about freezing them before now I'm on my own I think it's a good idea much better than them going to waste
sorry bout small txt weird never happened before

Butterfly_Brain

Muffin man I just peel, slice and freeze the onions, no blanching or faffing about needed .
Hope that your daughter is recovered now.

Butterfly_Brain

We went into Morrison's yesterday and they are doing portobello mushrooms at 39p a pack, I bought six and have peeled and quartered them, do not freeze with skins or blanch because they will go slimy if you do, just peel and slice as with onions,

So I have plenty to add to casseroles, bolognaise, stir fries etc.
I want to get some more to dehydrate them for use in soup and sauces.

[Deleted User]

Very useful info about freezing the mushrooms, Butterfly Brain:T.
I assume the same treatment applies to those small button mushrooms? My outdoor market is practically giving them away in bulk as they are packing up on a Saturday afternoon but I rarely buy loads of them because I didn't know how to keep them for any length of time without them going slimy:o. Would it be necessary to peel the little button ones? I read somewhere to sautee them before freezing but I don't want to do that if I can help it.

Upsidedown_Bear

I never peel mushrooms before I freeze them and I've never had a problem with them.
Just chop them up and put into a bag straight into the freezer