Feed a family of four for £20 a week challenge

Butterfly_Brain

One of my faves

lessonlearned

This thread is a revelation........

I really need to slash my housekeeping budget so I will be reading and learning everyday. - I am too embarassed to say how much I have been spending of late. Suffice it to say it's far far far too much.

Lots of really fab recipes. I shall work through the thread with my notebook and jot some down.

Thank you all so much.

Butterfly_Brain

super six this week

nectarines
cauliflower
salad potatoes
sugar snap peas
courgettes
on the vine cocktail tomatoes

All at 49p

They also have rump steak at £2.99

Butterfly_Brain

Just made a nectarine tart for dessert, looks lush.
Use any peach recipe and replace with nectarines.

tessie_bear

hello another tale of my cheap eggs...i sliced one potato (4p) andone onion(4p ?) and steamed them in the top pan of the steamer as i cooked the nights veg...put in a bowl in fridge over night...sprayed a frying pan with frylight and got some colour on the pots/onion...whisked 6 eggs (5p but about 60p full price) cook and carefully with a tea towel flip on to a plate put back into pan and cook on the other side

total 9p or 69p put in fridge and cut into thirds and eat with a nice salad for 3 lunches...cery nice so nice infact i plan to make it again

hth

AgentSpike

Hi,


I often make a Spanish omelette with the tinned cheap potatoes from Aldi (15p) halved and fried with some diced onion and then add your eggs, really delicious

Butterfly_Brain

Well I got a thumbs up for the nectarine tart and it was easier than using peaches. I just lined a dish with sc pastry and baked it blind, followed by a good layer of custard with the sliced nectarines on top, sprinkled some demerara sugar over and grilled until the sugar caramalised, like in a creme brulee.

mumofthetwins

hi guys
After a little bit of help if possible ..

ive been given a load of veg that I don't normally use and would love some suggestions ..
its
cauliflower
beetroot
carrots
parsnips
I also have
orange peppers
chillis
onions white/red
letticue
cucumber
jalepinos
mushrooms

im at weight watchers and would love some recipies to utalise this free veg that are realatively healthy but cheap
ive got a pretty good store cuboard all flours spices etc .. and have the usual milk marge etc in ..

any advice would be great ?

Lisa x

Ladyluck1

Hi all!
Been gone a while!
Anyway, finding money tight again and my kids have got SUPER FUSSY! I have no idea what to do, they literally just won't eat if they don't like something and the only meal they really like is cereal at breakfast.
Id love to stick to £20-30 a week but it's just not possible when all they want to eat is roast chicken and expensive things.
Any help appreciated.
Oh and my kids are 20months and 4 1/2

joedenise

mumofthetwins wrote: »

hi guys
After a little bit of help if possible ..

ive been given a load of veg that I don't normally use and would love some suggestions ..
its
cauliflower
beetroot
carrots
parsnips
I also have
orange peppers
chillis
onions white/red
letticue
cucumber
jalepinos
mushrooms

im at weight watchers and would love some recipies to utalise this free veg that are realatively healthy but cheap
ive got a pretty good store cuboard all flours spices etc .. and have the usual milk marge etc in ..

any advice would be great ?

Lisa x

Sorry don't know about WW meals but a few ideas.

Cauliflower - I'd make a cauliflower cheese with a nice cheese & breadcrumb topping.

Carrots, parsnips, onions & peppers - make something like a sausage tray bake; just chop up sausages into 3 or 4 pieces; chop the veg and then roast everything together.

Beetroot I can't really help with as I only like it pickled so depending on how many you have you might want to try pickling them.

Alternatively it's probably worth just googling for some recipes.

Denise