Making chicken feed of my mortgage

muddywhitechicken

I don't want to see another pear... until this time next year :rotfl:

101 (yes, I was counting!) pears quartered, peeled and cored

The pickling syrup tastes lush (white wine vinegar, sugar, orange (zest and juice), cinnamon sticks, peppercorns, allspice berries, cloves and root ginger). I didn't poach the pears as they were perfectly ripe so I hope it turns out OK *fingers crossed*

Second batch of spicy pear pickle still cooking...

muddywhitechicken

OK so I'm not SuperTilly and maybe my list was a little ambitious...

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

So much to do and so little energy... hopefully I'll have a bit more get up and go after a second cup of tea!

Plan for the weekend:
- finish spiced crab apple jelly - done
- make 2 batches of spicy pear pickle (each one takes about 5 hours to cook :eek:) - done
- find some more jars for Mr MWC - he wants to make piccalilli this weekend - done - too runny again but he won't be told...
- 5 loads of laundry - done - 6!
- walk into town/shopping - done
- general tidy up in the garden - not done
- paint the front garden fence - not done
- a ramble - not done
- housework - not done
- power wash the chicken coop - not done but I have cleaned them out

Eggs IN 4
Eggs OUT 1 little one to bind our burgers

Tofu & beetroot burgers and potato wedges for dinner - should be ready soon

gallygirl

I didn't go to Sainsbugs in the end and am sticking to my meal plan. Will be interested to read how your burgers turn out - I have a tofu stir fry on my plan and was disappointed when I found the tofu was in stock. Yup, can't wait for that one :rotfl:. I'll check the recipe and see if it gets marinaded - if not I'll invent one as it will need something to perk it up _pale_.

Karmacat

Wow ... I can't tell you how impressed I am! Well done

muddywhitechicken

gallygirl wrote: »

Will be interested to read how your burgers turn out...

Tasty enough but very sloppy - not good when they're bright purple :eek:

gallygirl

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

Tasty enough but very sloppy - not good when they're bright purple :eek:

You're filling me with joy here :rotfl:

muddywhitechicken

Pay day :j

Tomorrow is big mortgage news day...

Went out for dinner last night with colleagues (on the company CC :T) but had to pay £4.80 for parking... £4.80 :eek:

Yesterday's eggs:
IN 6
OUT 0

muddywhitechicken

Eggs IN 4
Eggs OUT 6 (3 regular + 3 small sold for £1)

I haven't made any new month resolutions for quite a while
So for Q4 I will be sticking to my newly set budget, keeping a spending diary and aiming for 15 NSDs/month

We had the Peruvian chicken & coriander soup for dinner tonight - delicious :T
The recipe is from Tori Haschka's Cut The Carbs cookbook. I can't find the recipe online but there is a photo here

muddywhitechicken

£1,250 MOPd
When the regular payments go out today we will owe less than £100,000 :j:j:j
Daily interest has dropped below £7/day as well :T

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning, that is a lovely to start to the day - five figures:j:j:j

I don't know where you get your energy from, and I'm feeling quite envious of your chutneys. I am going to see if I can find my chutney mojo by the weekend. As DH will be decorating the other room, I could be in the kitchen creating goodies. I may have to ask for tried and tested recipes

Have a good day, Tilly x