The Simple Bare Necessities feat. Gratitude & Recipes

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Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

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Nope still wanting cake... I ended up going home and finishing my ice cream last night instead! :rotfl:

rtandon27

Mine was lucious - but I did suffer from a sugar rush afterwards...

It was a choice between real food and...

...a chewy marzipan base and filled with velvety pastry cream then topped with raspberries and crushed pistachios...:D

Silver_Queen

rtandon27 wrote: »

Mine was lucious - but I did suffer from a sugar rush afterwards...

It was a choice between real food and...

...a chewy marzipan base and filled with velvety pastry cream then topped with raspberries and crushed pistachios...:D

I know which one I'd choose...

Greying_Pilgrim

Good Evening :hello:

rtandon27 wrote: »

Mine was lucious - but I did suffer from a sugar rush afterwards...

But wot flavour crisps did you have?????????????? :rotfl:




Right, today has been Up & down, down and up. Erm, let me think.... :think:


I did end up buying a tin of green lentils (55p), a bag of frozen french beans (£1 for 900g) and a tin of potatoes (38p) for tea. Now, the potatoes - which I did NOT appreciate mrA sticking up 3p, jumping on the Nadiya bandwagon :mad: These tatties are a FB staple - and yet that doesn't stop retailers profiteering, both on the cash-strapped budgets of households, and straining the sheer amount you can hand over to a FB in a donation, because shops have just stuck up prices wully-nully :mad: Anyhoo, I DID have a tin of tatties in stock - bought with July budget money, but they are from mrAl and are 'small'. The mrA potatoes are larger (and gold-plated at the cost of 'em:mad:), and more versatile in the salad that I made with them. So it was a straight swap - rather than buying 'extra'. The green beans were extra, but I have most of the bag leftover after using a handful. The green lentils were extra and I used the whole can tonight.


So tea ended up being; marinated green lentils, potato & cherry tomato salad, steamed green beans and a cheese omlette (1 egg for me, 2 for him) with toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds scattered over.


Talking about FB's does anyone know if the 'round tin pies' have a 'preffered'/more popular flavour? Or whether tinned meat, is actually a better option. I'm trying very hard to factor in a FB donation into August. The budget isn't much, and as ever, I try to get best bang for buck. But i just wondered if folk 'liked' steak & kidney pie still? Or is chicken more popular, or minced beef? Or whether a tin of corned beef could make sandwiches, which doesn't require an oven or a saucepan - but no-one would make corned beef hash anymore? I possibly shouldn't think, and just shop - but I do like to try to do my best with a donation, however small But no good giving a pie with offal in it, if no-one eats it anymore. I think my dilemma is to what to buy with OUR pennies - obvs the FB lists have the 'round tin pies' listed, as they do 'tinned meat' so the need is there. I am overthinking this, aren't I?




Today I'm grateful............. well, it's been a bit of a mixed bag.... I couldn't quite work out if someone was trying to send me on a guilt trip over BG. There was some value and accuracy in what they were saying, but I'm just perplexed as to whether the matter they were raising actually has merit in the longer term, or the grand scheme of things. I think BG is encountering alot of change at the mo. The world probably seems a bit big and a bit scary. And BG is choosing to react by saying yes when they perhaps mean no, and no when they mean yes, and no-likey when they do-likey, bursting into tears at the drop of a hat or asking for mum when they have dad, and dad when they have mum...................................... And so on................... I think it's a stage - I'm hopeful that it will pass, but I'm not quite sure what this person wants me to do about it..................... :think:


I think today I am grateful that Family Greying is still all in one piece, we've had a few successes in amongst the tears and tantrums, we're fed and watered, and we've had kisses, cuddles and laughs all round....................We're still here to (hopefully) see another day dawn


Greying X

UncannyScot

SOCKS!!!

While I remember, Mr Al Dee has in some ver nice n comfy work socks that are just grand for hiking
They are by a well known amurican workwear brand and are not three bad imho
If my memory serves me rightly i thunk they are £4.99 for 3 pairs or £3.99 for 4 pairs... one of those anyhoo... i thunk

Also, Mr T, used to do good double layered socks for working, walking n hiking (probs still do) so good in fact that I have been using them for past... counts fingers... 4 years or so and they are still no holy after many, many miles... similarly priced to the other ones too.

Right, I'll toddle orf now :hello:

beanielou

It's a stage so not to fret.

RE the FB~~well the tinned pies, FB ~~are very popular.
Any flavour but particularily chicken & just steak~blue tin.
Tinned meals are also very popular.~ the same size as a tin of soup.
Tinned meat is very popular too~especially corn beef, chopped pork & ham.
Hope this helps

Greying_Pilgrim

beanielou wrote: »

It's a stage so not to fret.

RE the FB~~well the tinned pies, FB ~~are very popular.
Any flavour but particularily chicken & just steak~blue tin.
Tinned meals are also very popular.~ the same size as a tin of soup.
Tinned meat is very popular too~especially corn beef, chopped pork & ham.
Hope this helps

Thanks beanie - exceedingly helpful I don't use meat products myself, but like to buy them for the FB. I do know where to get the branded tins of pie or meat for reasonable prices, so that helps enormously. At least I can buy 4 instead of 3 or give 2 instead of 1 - if I blithly went into the supermarket and shopped until my £'s ran out (pretty dang quick if current price rises continue ), then our donated bag would be pretty light




UCS - i'll take a look. Ta


Greying X

teapot2

Hi GP, my local FB sometimes asks for tins of chicken in white sauce as its v popular apparently. @sda do a smart price one or a more expensive which I only buy when its on offer as it often is. I have bought tins of corned beef and also tinned ham or ham and pork to donate.

beanielou

Yes, the chicken in white sauce is popular too.
People can have it with microwave rice or Smash or tinned potatoes.
So no cooking & limited electricity cost

Greying_Pilgrim

teapot2 wrote: »

Hi GP, my local FB sometimes asks for tins of chicken in white sauce as its v popular apparently. @sda do a smart price one or a more expensive which I only buy when its on offer as it often is. I have bought tins of corned beef and also tinned ham or ham and pork to donate.

Thanks lovely - funnily enough, I was looking at chicken in white sauce today in HB - PR1nc3s brand if memory serves me........ [dunna quote me tho!], I think it was £1.59 - and comparable to the tins of steak which may have been HB 'own brand'. Also - I think I'm right in remembering that JM has a chicken (or 2?) recipe in her 'Tin Can cook' book. i've donated corned beef and tinned ham too - was just pondering 'best bang for buckness'. But this is all helpful, to my permutations with the budget - so thank you


Greying X