The October Awakening!

Frugal_foxy_2

Morning world! 0450am aaaggghh. Early start at work.
For anyone who wants a cheap rice dish that is substantial enough for a meal:
Using a large lidded saucepan, add a good glug of oil (olive or any)
Dice an onion, 2 cloves garlic, a chilli or 2 (or none if not hot lover)
Fry on highish heat until brown. (Don't keep stirring onions as they release water and go a bit mushy)
Get dried rice(I use a 500ml cup for 2 portions) so a mug or cup if fine.
Put dried rice in a seive and rinse (just a quick swirl under tap) not a huge rinse as rice goes gloopy.
Put rice into sizzling pan with browned onions and other stuff.
Now add all those Indian spices you have lurking in the cupboard.
Cumin, curry powder, turmeric, garam masala. I add about a dessert spoon on each. The turmeric will give a great yellow colour.
Add any bits of chopped veg you have. Peppers, peas, sweetcorn, chopped green beans. Give a stir to coat everything with the oil and sticky onions.
Add double the water to the rice amount. So, if you used one cup, mug or whatever receptacle you used and add two of cold water.
Put lid on and wait until it just boils then turn off the heat. Leave the lid on. No need to stir. In about 15 mins it will cook in its own heat.
Fluff with a fork. Enjoy.

Love this dish as very flavoursome, uses up any veg bits, uses all my old spices. (Using chilli powder which expired in 2009-is fine) and hardly uses any power other than the initial fry and slight boil.
I take this to work in a Tupperware and usually make a big batch. Rice is fine as long as you don't leave it out. Let it cool and then into the fridge or freezer. Fridge life 2 days. If reheating ensure piping hot.

Frugal_foxy_2

Morning world! 0450am aaaggghh. Early start at work.
For anyone who wants a cheap rice dish that is substantial enough for a meal:
Using a large lidded saucepan, add a good glug of oil (olive or any)
Dice an onion, 2 cloves garlic, a chilli or 2 (or none if not hot lover)
Fry on highish heat until brown. (Don't keep stirring onions as they release water and go a bit mushy)
Get dried rice(I use a 500ml cup for 2 portions) so a mug or cup if fine.
Put dried rice in a seive and rinse (just a quick swirl under tap) not a huge rinse as rice goes gloopy.
Put rice into sizzling pan with browned onions and other stuff.
Now add all those Indian spices you have lurking in the cupboard.
Cumin, curry powder, turmeric, garam masala. I add about a dessert spoon on each. The turmeric will give a great yellow colour.

Add any bits of chopped veg you have. Peppers, peas, sweetcorn, chopped green beans. Give a stir to coat everything with the oil and sticky onions.
Add double the water to the rice amount. So, if you used one cup, mug or whatever receptacle you used and add two of cold water.
Put lid on and wait until it just boils then turn off the heat. Leave the lid on. No need to stir. In about 15 mins it will cook in its own heat.

Fluff with a fork. Enjoy.

Love this dish as very flavoursome, uses up any veg bits, uses all my old spices. (Using chilli powder which expired in 2009-is fine) and hardly uses any power other than the initial fry and slight boil.
I take this to work in a Tupperware and usually make a big batch. Rice is fine as long as you don't leave it out. Let it cool and then into
the fridge or freezer. Fridge life 2 days. If reheating ensure piping hot.

Frugal_foxy_2

Also, hi to two Jo's. how funny. Great we have all found each other!
Going for a Jo Jo Jo defo next time.
X

stoplurking

stewby wrote: »

Oh no!! an imposter!!
:eek:

Just checked and you are number 11 this month my dear.


Sorry Stewby I know I'm 11 but keep thinking eight! I'm old, forgive me? I've been subscribed to your diary since day 1. You say you are no good with money but you are learning fast and NSK is the girl to keep you on track.
Hope the new job remains a success and well done on pedometer use- mine has been in the fruit bowl since February!

Will Check back later with confession of spends. SL, number 11.

Edit - have just seen my signature- have my number there as 8 as well! What's wrong with me?!? Now updated. It's 11!!!!

stewby

nae worries stoplurking. I was just having a bit of a joke with you. I had to go back and double-check I was number 8. I thought I had gotten confused in my young age.


Thank you for the good wishes stoplurking.

I am also up early but (not as early as you guys obviously). Leaving for work at 07:10 to start at 07:30. It's brilliant not having to travel forty minutes to work!!


OH has just woken up too. He is going to drive me in so that I have to walk home. But he is nice as he comes to meet me as the roads are very dark. Too dark for me, might be ghosties.
:eek:

So... I am hoping for sfd #3 today. I was wondering about getting our takeaway at the weekend as we haven't spent all of our shopping budget this week. only half of it. (if we go for pizza, we get it half price as we have to collect). Anyways, I haven't mentioned this to OH yet, will see how good today goes. I might be determined to keep my sfd streak going for as long as possible.


Wow... look at me rabbiting on. Here we go for pedometer day #3 as well. apparently we (as a team) are trying to walk from the NE Scotland to London in 6 weeks. Each 10,000 is 4.97 miles so I think it might be doable maybe.
:rotfl:

Hope everybody has a great day and see you all tonight.

LoveaDove

Hehe, October seems to be the month of Identity crisis!

NinjaSavingKat

Morning all!

Well.. I woke myself at 0500 this morning as per usual...:(..rolled over as I was so warm and comfortable and woke up at 0540. Que panic to disentangle the rollers, get dressed, face paint myself and get to the train station just as it was pulling in - no one else is in the office. It's a Friday I shoulda known. I could got the next train ten minutes later and not walked out looking like a scruff bag. Note to self = choose outfit the night before!

So massive bowl of porridge has been consumed. I resisted the urge to buy crossants from Sainsburys and a bottle of water... I will just make regualer trips to the water fountain with my now defunct tea cup.

So I like the sound of the rice Frugal Foxy! My Mummy used to do something similar when we were kids - none of this packet rubbish apparently. However I am looking forward to adding all sorts to the pan! With millet perhaps....:rotfl:

So I have been thinking about the articles that I posted yesterday. Since no one else is in I think I might partake in some "personal research" expecially as I have no work to do in anticipation of my move on Monday and am pretty much at a loss as to what to do today! (thats the kind of Friday you want right?..)

So frugal research / travel research and anything that will kick me into gear to get rid of "stuff" despite my distinct infliction of lazyitis. I have piles of stuff just need to decied between eBay for 99p bids / charity shops / amazon etc.

Watch this space....


Onwards and Upwards!!!

NinjaSavingKat

Lilyanna - I am loving your post! First you have OH on board AND doing the OT for extra money. Your debt is below £30,000 AND you trusted yourself and sent that money to where it should be... bye bye CC debt!!! So proud of you! Well done and a pat on the head and a star for OH....:starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod:...........:)

clippy_girl

that rice looks yummy may make it at the weekend. i will dump in a few handfuls of mr t's value frozen veg as dont eat fresh veg except snacking on carrots (batch cook and freeze everything so may as well just buy it frozen as its cheaper )

wont be a sfd for me today as getting my food shop. will need add rice now but running out anyway!

LittleMissKitty

Ooo Foxy, I'll be making your rice for DH's lunch occasionally I think, thanks for the recipe

Yesterday was SFD 2 for me and another today I hope (though DH is going to the Dr's tonight, do prescriptions count?)