Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

3Dogs

Serendipitious wrote: »

Thank you. I need to say it all the livelong day at the moment due to circumstances beyond my control in RL.

Oh I'm sorry to hear that Serene. Take some combined Elite strength with you :kisses3:

Jelly_Biactol

miss_corerupted wrote: »

I'm not sure if I'm ready to tell him I spent it on a pressure cooker/slow cooker. He'll be annoyed. I need to cook something in it first that tastes nice

Can I recommend my Slow Cooker Pizza Sauce?:o:)
It's the bee's knees for pizza, or as a pasta sauce.:D

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

Slow Cooker Pizza Sauce
(adapted from Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook)

24 oz (or 4 tubes) Tomato Puree
16 oz Tomato/Pasta Sauce (sauce not ketchup; use HM pasta sauce, or use a jar of own-brand value pasta sauce)
3 Cloves of Garlic, crushed
2 tbsp Dried Oregano
1 tbsp Dried Basil
2 tbsp Dried Parsley
1 tbsp Sugar, to your taste
3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 anchovy fillet (leave out if veggie)
Water, as needed
3 tbsp Parmesan, Grated
Salt and Pepper, to your taste

Put all the ingredients (except Parmesan) in the slow cooker, stir well, and add just enough water to smooth out the sauce.
Cover and cook on Low for 7 to 10 hours (or longer if you want), stirring every 30-45 minutes or so if you can, until thickened. Add extra water if the sauce starts to stick and become too thick too quickly, but stirring it so help avoid this, as you don't want to sauce too runny; try and avoid adding extra water if you can - you're after a thick consistency
Taste for sugar, adding more if necessary.
You should aim for a deep, rich, brick-red colour, and a nice thick consistency.
When the sauce is done, turn off the slow cooker, and then stir in the cheese.
Season with salt and pepper according to taste.
Let the sauce cool to room temperature before using or portioning up to freeze (keeps for ages in the freezer).

Makes enough to cover five or six large (14-inch) pizzas.
Also works as a pasta sauce or as a sauce base (add meat, veg etc); you don't need a lot as it's got a powerful tomato-ey taste

Calories per portion: 310
Cost: about £2.20 in total, or 40p/serving

mhoc

Dizzy_Ditzy wrote: »

I have been to four different S's this week looking for the poppy frogs. Not one to be found anywhere grrrr

what is a poppy frog please someone - or it is autocorrect gone mad again?

3Dogs

mhoc wrote: »

what is a poppy frog please someone - or it is autocorrect gone mad again?

Popping candy Freddo mhoc 3p at S

TrulyMadly

mhoc wrote: »

what is a poppy frog please someone - or it is autocorrect gone mad again?

It's a popping candy Freddo. Glitching in Sains for 3p. Lots of us got lucky.

It's the first proper glitch that DM has ever found:o

miss_corerupted

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

Can I recommend my Slow Cooker Pizza Sauce?:o:)
It's the bee's knees for pizza, or as a pasta sauce.:D

Sounds nice. I'll bookmark it. We are off bread atm though. I'll try a casserole or something first

Jelly_Biactol

sarahskint wrote: »

can anyone see any good food processors on amazon? I would like one and the £10 off obviously is better value lol after recommendations if poss and preferably cheapish

Have you considered the fleabay local deals thingy on MSE? Select 'Collect Only' (assuming you have transport)
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/local-ebay-deals/
That's how I got my food processor. All the bells and whistles, less than a year old, for less than a fiver - from the male half of a couple who had split up (very sad, but every cloud, etc etc:D).

TrulyMadly

Well, as expected, the pink Ted Baker boxes have found their way onto eBay.

There's one at £45 plus £2.98 P&p

Surely it won't sell?

TrulyMadly

Evening jelly,

I was thinking that you might be tied up today with the inauguration:D

Serendipitious

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Oh Seren......are you ok?

You are such a tower of strength for everyone...sorry to hear this.

Fancy a hug?

3Dogs wrote: »

Oh I'm sorry to hear that Serene. Take some combined Elite strength with you :kisses3:

Hugs and strength always welcome, thank you both.

I'm mostly OK, just feeling a bit insecure as my hours have been reduced at work - which makes it no longer viable, so, like Pacifica, I have to start looking and at nearly 63 I just don't feel like job-hopping again but needs must.

On the bright side, today I'm grateful to live on this side of the pond, I definitely won't starve, and I'll soon have a new duvet to curl up in!

All shall be well....