5 people x £150 for food

farmerswife75

Hi,
I make my own pizza and use a mixture of tomato puree and tomato sauce on the base? just enough for a thin layer over the dough. I make my own dough too. I also cook on a multi-fuel cooker so it heats the water and does the heating as well as the cooking so i know that it can be done!! I buy gammon joints, the big ones are half price in Sainsburys at the moment, they usually do us a couple of easy meals and the leftovers get thrown into soup which is cheap to make. I make all my own biscuits and cakes which also works out a lot cheaper than buying choc bics etc. We are a family of five - 2 adults, 17yr old, 12 yr old & 9 yr old. I think if you meal plan etc you should be able to do it within your budget!

Good luck!

Jx

threeboysmummy

how do you get on with not burning your cakes and bread ? it cooks hot on oneside so i am constantly turning the food round i find regulating my cooker hard. its a stanley multifuel stove and i mainly burn wood as we have a free supply.
my kids love making the toast on it though especialy homemade.a fresh loaf doesnt last long
have sorted through my tins and jars so i know what ive got which will help

farmerswife75

It took me ages to get used to my Rayburn, i also have to turn cakes etc around during cooking, i use the cold shelf a lot too when the oven is too hot.
Most things i cook lower in the oven that the recipe suggests, it's trial and error!

Jx