Great Tips... one liners

maman

I know there's a place for whole garlic cloves (when peeled expertly - and thanks for the ideas folks) but in many recipes 'Lazy Garlic' in jars is a very useful alternative.

esmf73

have to second the use of lazy garlic. It is fantastic.

Trinny

Hi there

You all know this already, but my number 1 tip is to learn to love your leftovers. No need to change your shopping habits, but get your household and food waste down by reusing things (think - do they have another use - eg yogurt pots make good plant pots for bringing on seeds etc). Plan your meals so that you use up food before it goes off.

Waste less and reuse more

Best Wishes

Trin

Olliebeak

My No.1 tip is to get everybody in your house behind you if you're trying to make changes.

They need to know and understand what the motivation is for THEM as well as for you.

Remember that your family will now be creatures of habit - they'll like what they know and know what they like. They will feel less 'anti-change' if they can see that the whole family is going to benefit in one way, or another.

Mags_cat

esmf73 wrote: »

have to second the use of lazy garlic. It is fantastic.

Absolutely - and you can get it (and lazy chilli, lazy ginger etc.) in tubes which keep really well in the fridge. (And they don't smell so no transfer of aromas like I used to get however well I wrapped up the fresh stuff!)

I know it's more expensive but there is no waste so it's better value for me. I *could* keep garlic/ginger in the freezer and then take out what I needed - but this is so much easier

calleyw

Mags_cat wrote: »

I know it's more expensive but there is no waste so it's better value for me. I *could* keep garlic/ginger in the freezer and then take out what I needed - but this is so much easier

For me that is what OS is about value for my money.

Shock horror chuck me out the brownies as I buy frozen mash and ready meals as well as sugar cubes:eek: My husband is disabled and I don't trust him with the cooker when I am not around. So if he can nuke some thing and get a hot meal in the middle day all the better. Letting him use a tea spoon and loose sugar I end up having to get a hammer and chisel out to get it off the work surfaces :rotfl:

It is each to there own.

Yours

Calley

Mags_cat

calleyw wrote: »

For me that is what OS is about value for my money.

Agreed.

It's not a contest - how *little* I can spend? I'm lucky, I don't have to worry too much about that. But I do want value for what I spend.

:T

babyshoes

I agree - we don't usually have to scrimp and save on everything, but if the value version of something is perfectly acceptable, then we will buy that rather than wasting money on the expensive version, even though we could usually afford to.

eco

Use the paper from the top of margerine tubs to grease cake tins

Mrs_Thrify

Hiya, ways to save money in the kitchen? well I have had plenty of practice....

Use washable dish cloths
When putting the big oven on "FILL IT", put in cakes/biscuits as well.
Use the SC for one pot meals.
Invest in lock and lock boxes for the fridge and save on using cling film.
Put thermal lined curtains up at the windows to keep the heat in the house.
Take packed lunch and stay out of the cafe.
Use a washing up bowl in the sink.
Let the dishes air dry, but dry the cutlery.
Cut recipies out of mags and have a home made recipy book.
Wait till the washing machine is full (no problem in our house)
Line dry clothes when you can and use the electric TD with care.

One thing I do not cut back on is my Fairy washing up liquid, I would not use anything else.:)