Mr and Mrs K's New Journey to a Debt Free Life.

AlexLK

Monday 18th November, 2013.
Day 79.

Dear Diary,

Well this is going to be short and sweet but I make no apologies as it's late and I'm a bit piddled.

Today has been just as wonderful as yesterday and tomorrow is exam day so please thing of me whilst your all cosily wrapped up I'll be playing piano in a church hall.

No debt busting has been done today but I hope to be back on it tomorrow.

Summary:
+£25.00 Music Teaching.
+£25.00 Rehearsal.
-£53.00 Meal out.

Yours Faithfully,
Alex.

AlexLK

mum2one wrote: »

High - 4 to 6 hours, Low 6 to 9 hours

Ingredients
1 x 15ml / tablespoon oil
15g / 1/2oz butter
100g / 4oz bacon chopped
1 onion - chopped
1 clove garlic - peeled and crushed
225g / 8oz mushrooms - sliced
4 chicken breast (boneless and skinless)
25g / 1oz flour (plain or self raising)
300ml / 1/2pt red wine
450ml/ 3/4pint chicken stock

Method
1. Place oil and butter in a saucepan and heat until melted
2. Add the bacon, onion, garlic and mushrooms for 3 to 4 mins - transfer to spare dish
3. Coat chicken in floour, add to pan cook for 3 to 4 mins
4. return bacon and all others to pan add rest of ingredients, - stir well bring to boil.
5. Transfer to slow cooker and relax.

This sounds easy enough too, thank you.

mum2one

High - 6 to 8 hours Low 8 to 10 hours

Ingredients
25g / 1oz butter
900g / 2lb stewing steak, trimmed and cubed
1 large onion peeled and chopped
100g / 4oz mushrooms sliced
50g/2oz flour
300ml / 1/2pt bitter or brown ale
450ml / 3/4pt beef stock
2 x 15ml (tablespoons) tomato puree

Method
1, Place butter in a saucepan and heat till melted
2, Add the steak and cook for 3 to 4 mins
3, Add onion, mushrooms, - cook 2 to 3 mins
4, add flour cook for 1 min
5, stir in remaining ingredients and bring to the boil
6, pop in slow cooker - then relax
x

Just checked why the big time difference - if you want to do the chuck in method - no prep - use low and the longer cooking time

AlexLK

mum2one: That one sounds nice too, again one I'm looking forward to trying. You do like your boozy meals.

mum2one

High (pre cook) 6 to 9 hrs Low (chuck all in) 8 to 10 hrs

Ingredients
1 x 15ml / tablespoon oil
1 onion peeled and chopped
1 clove garlic peeled and crushed
1 green pepper - deseeded and sliced
100g / 4oz mushrooms sliced
750g / 1 1/2lb pork fillet cubed abd tossed in 1oz flour
600ml / 1 pint pork stock
2 x 15ml/2 tablespoons sherry
432g / 15oz (large can) pineapple chunks

Method
1. Heat oil in saucepan, add onion and garlic - cook for 2 to 3 mins
2. Add peppers, mushrooms - cook for 1 -2mins
3. Add pork and cook until browned
4. Add remaining ingredinets and ring to the boil
5. off to the slow cooker and relax x

mum2one

AlexLK wrote: »

Monday 18th November, 2013.
Day 79.

Dear Diary,

Well this is going to be short and sweet but I make no apologies as it's late and I'm a bit piddled.

Today has been just as wonderful as yesterday and tomorrow is exam day so please thing of me whilst your all cosily wrapped up I'll be playing piano in a church hall.

No debt busting has been done today but I hope to be back on it tomorrow.

Summary:
+£25.00 Music Teaching.
+£25.00 Rehearsal.
-£53.00 Meal out.

Yours Faithfully,
Alex.

It sounds like a really good day, and a meal out good for you, you've worked really hard, and look at it this way youve earnt £50 today, so its not coming out of any budgets,

Big belated happy birthday to Little k xxx

mum2one

AlexLK wrote: »

mum2one: That one sounds nice too, again one I'm looking forward to trying. You do like your boozy meals.

No probs, raided the few recipies that came with our slow cooker, I have to keep my booze intake up somehow:D xx

mum2one

High (pre cook - 6 to 9 hrs, Low (easy method 7 to 9 hrs

Ingredients
3 x 15ml oil / 3 tablesppons
1 onion, peeled and sliced
1 clove garlic peeled and crushed
1 x green pepper - deseeded and chopped
1 x small aubergine - thinly sliced
335g / 8oz tomatoes -skinned and chopped (to do this pop tomatoes in bowl, cover with boiling water - leave about 30 secs to 1 min, drain and you can peel easy)
400g / 14oz can chopped tomatoes
1 x 15ml / 1 tablespoon tomato puree
300ml / 1/2 pint boiling water

Method
1 - chuck all in slow cooker and cook for 7 to 9 hours on Low

pre start
1. Heat oil in saucepan, add onion and garlic cook for 2 mins
2. Add pepper, aubergine, mushrooms and courgettes and cook for 2 to 3 mins
3. Add remaining ingredients - bring to the boil
4. Transfer to slow cooker and relax

If you want an added zest add some red wine (the alcohol boils away).

mum2one

High - pre cook 6 to 8 hours, - Low (chuck all in - 8 to 10 hours)

Ingredients
25g/1oz butter
1.5kg / 3lb joint brisket
1 onion peeled and chopped
2 carrots - peeled and chopped
600ml / 1 pint beef stock

Method
1. place butter in large frying pan and heat till melted
2. add the meat and brown on all sides
3.place the onions + carrots in the pan and cook for to 3 mins
4.Add the stock and bring to the boil
5. transfer to slow cooker and relax

AlexLK

mum2one: Thank you so much, I shall enjoy experimenting with those.