Family of 5 'shop from home'food storage challenge...

Yategirl

rosieben wrote: »

House with an open fire, and a walled vegetable garden and a chicken run outside!! :j

aww bliss!!

Mil just popped in... wanting to know whether there was anything I would like for christmas... I mentioned Tesco's doughnut maker :rotfl: now I have to wait and see!!!!!

Rosieben - I would love one of those comb binders... I know FIL has one I could use but it's not the same.. I want one of my own!!! lol!

On topic... sort of.... if anyone has any good chutney recipes etc.. then I would be grateful I plan to stock my cupboards this year with home-made jams and chutneys... I am saving the jars already

Yategirl

kethry wrote: »

oh better than that.. open wood fire in the living room.. aga in the kitchen.. *fully* equipped large kitchen (and i do mean fully.. right down to dehydrators, donutmakers, every gadget you could want) with a large kitchen table for everyone to sit at, a large fridge and a couple of freezers, and a walk in pantry.. walled vegetable/kitchen garden, chicken run and a pig sty (to feed them all the bits from the kitchen).

all that's obligatory.. *nods solemnly and sighs wistfully*

keth
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mmhhhh.... sigh....... what bliss!

lil_me

One thing I had to give up when we moved was the bigger kitchen , was much bigger than this one, oh and the pantry I'd just had shelved out, American FF now has to live in the garage because there isn't room in the kitchen or utility here for it.

What I struggle the most with now is firstly how little bench space I have, secondly the cupboard in the kitchen apart from one have been made with at least 3 shelves inside, meaning appliances don't fit in them easily as it's too short. I squeezed the SC in without the lid on in one, BM & food processor don't fit in any of them. Having less cupboards also means the food stores have taken over them leaving little space. I do like the revolving racks in the two corner ones, great usage of the space, ones just full of herbs and spices

kethry

rosieben wrote: »

mmm........ sigh ...........

Could we add a small orchard to the list too please Keth?

but of *course*, rosie.. or maybe we could buy a village and have a communal orchard?

Yategirl wrote: »

On topic... sort of.... if anyone has any good chutney recipes etc.. then I would be grateful I plan to stock my cupboards this year with home-made jams and chutneys... I am saving the jars already

yes... try this one. Its gorgeous with cold meats/cheese. Oh and i reboiled my onion marmalade. went very dark, much thicker, much better.

I think we better stop with the ideal house. D&DD will kick us off her thread. Not to mention the moans and sighs..

keth
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Yategirl

kethry wrote: »

I think we better stop with the ideal house. D&DD will kick us off her thread. Not to mention the moans and sighs..

nah... I reckon she'd join us!!

off to look at chutney recipe

D&DD

in the middle of feeding the tribe :eek:
We are now officially finished Xmas shopping :j :j :j :j
Still waiting on a few bits by post but everything is done yippeeeeeeeee
I haven't cooked a thing apart from dinners for the last two days so have a stack of baking to make up for luckily our respite boy is due tomorrow so I can bake ALL DAY!!!!
OH is on washing duties...he'll be pleased about that :rotfl: but I'll still have to do all the ironing but can get away with it for a few days still
Can't wait to actually sit down and catch up with you all its been a mad week!!
Keth feel free to mention xmas all you like now :rotfl:
See you all later!! Dee XX

kethry

D&DD wrote: »

Keth feel free to mention xmas all you like now :rotfl:

YIPPEEEEEEE!!! *does a little dance* eighteen days to christmmaasss eighteen days to chrisssssstmaas *looks round and ulps and runnnnnsss very very fast*



keth
xx

ravylesley

kethry wrote: »

but of *course*, rosie.. or maybe we could buy a village and have a communal orchard?



yes... try this one. Its gorgeous with cold meats/cheese. Oh and i reboiled my onion marmalade. went very dark, much thicker, much better.

I think we better stop with the ideal house. D&DD will kick us off her thread. Not to mention the moans and sighs..

keth
xx

Oh I'm definitely moving to this village lol

Lesleyxx

morwenna

kethry wrote: »

I'm going to start the BLA group!!! (Bed Linen Anonymous). Who wants to be a member?

keth
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Umm, I think I probably should be! Well, can I help it if there is a discount bedding and curtain warehouse near where I work?? I'm a victim of circumstance!

rosieben

morwenna wrote: »

Umm, I think I probably should be! Well, can I help it if there is a discount bedding and curtain warehouse near where I work?? I'm a victim of circumstance!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: