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

bonsibabe

Hi all - just a quick wee note.

Homealone - hi there and try to think positive. I know its hard, I have suffered from depression and know how difficult it is to be positive.

JCR - you stay on the couch and rest!

Big hugs to you both xx

On a weirdly happy note - hubby went out today and got a 42 inch plasma tv - i almost had kittens! It is that big it sits on top of the TV unit instead of in the blooming thing! Still a bit sad that Winston had to go back to the cattery but when i took him back he was really happy. So am working on hubby to get us a kitten that will hopefully settle in really quickly.

Hope you are all well

Dee - that baking looks sooooo yummy - you are making me sooo hungry!

Di xx

D&DD

Bonsibabe that was great news about the cash :j and the TV!!!!!! *double*:j :j Lovely to hear things are going better after losing Winston..I'm sure he'll find a loving home again

HomeAlone so sorry to hear you're feeling so down at the moment losing Mobility can be an awful thing..Have you tried chairobics?? Its really great for less mobile peeps and once you start to get a bit more mobile again the weight will fall off
Natzini theres a lemon curd recipe on here somewhere..I have a few lemons in the bottom of the fridge that need using up so I can see a batch of iced buns on the horizon..I just made braids today as in this house one goes that day so theres none left to freeze otherwise!!
Bootman muffin day is wednesday now will add cherry ones in as I loooove cherries and off to the market tomorrow and he had some last week.I'm trying out raspberry and white choccie gf/cf ones too..have to play a bit to get the quantities right as the raspberries are frozen from the garden so uite 'wet'
Jcr so sorry to hear you're so poorly..Thats a nasty thing to have when you're pregnant so do make sure you take your medicine like a good girl and rest up!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

Yategirl

!!!!!!{hugs}}}} Homealone and Jcr

I now have eggs and 3 banana breads in the oven (yum!) - hope they last at least 2 days this time :rolleyes:

D&DD - dehydrator question - I have got a load of fresh parsley and thyme and thought I would dry it as I won't use it all this week - can you give me an idiots guide to using my dehydrator?! :laugh:

morwenna

*hugs* to jcr16 and homealone. Jcr16 - I hope you are resting!!!

Homealone, having a bad back must be horrible, did you try a tens machine yet? I only ask because it helped me when I had pain in my back when expecting DD1.

Dee, your food looks fab! Actually, I could do with a chef around here - are you up for it? Yategirl is the banana bread recipe on here? I was given some reduced bananas at the Co-op - once they are on date they have to bin them :eek: and they know me by now, so give me them :rolleyes:

Okay, off to make tea, I wish I got in from work earlier....

wannasavemoney

JCR & Homealone, hope you feel better soon.
D - all that baking makes me want to get back into the kitchen, unfortunately, have to go to Mr T's tonight cos not sure whether DS1 will be well enough for school tomorrow, he is already dosed up with calpol and in bed with a temperature so will have to do shopping today just in case.
The good thing about going in the evening is that sometimes i get to pick up some good bargains in the reduced section.
Off now to browse while I drink my coffee.

bebee_2

I have spent some of the day reading through this thread ( still a long way to go to catch up though with great interest.) but either i'm total stupid ( more than likely:o ) but i can't find the recipe thread on the forum is thier some kind person who can point me in the right direction..

D&DD wrote: »

I'm so pleased the braid dough worked well for you wannasave
That combination with the jam and icing sounds lovely!!
I haven't made one of these for a while so will add to my list tomorrow..I have a whole baking day planned :j :j
Jeni-b there should be some recipes on here which will hopefully help you stretch the budget this month and the recipe thread on the forum is wondrous for budget meals

Yategirl

morwenna wrote: »

Yategirl is the banana bread recipe on here? I was given some reduced bananas at the Co-op - once they are on date they have to bin them :eek: and they know me by now, so give me them :rolleyes: ....

Banana Bread

3 bananas mashed
225g SR Flour
2 eggs, beaten
2tblsp butter (I estimate 2 tblsp)
75g sugar

cream the sugar and butter till very creamy, stir in the eggs then add the flour and banana's. You may need a little milk to stop the mix being too dry. Put mix in a greased loaf tin (I use 2 small loaf tins and get 2 decent sized loaves) and bake in the middle of the oven at 180degC for an hour.

Tis yummy!

rosieben

bebee wrote: »

I have spent some of the day reading through this thread ( still a long way to go to catch up though with great interest.) but either i'm total stupid ( more than likely:o ) but i can't find the recipe thread on the forum is thier some kind person who can point me in the right direction..

Hi bebee, there are recipes strewn through this whole thread, the apple braid is about post #41 or 42 I think

There are lots of recipe threads in the OS index - have a browse through here

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=235198

and here

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=458838#post458838

D&DD

Thanks again Rosie I know who I'm going to ask when I lose a post !!

Yategirl give the herbs a good rinse in clear water,shake off the excess and blot dry with paper towel.
Lay them on the tray in sprigs, try to get one layer with no overlaps sort of wiggle them so theres no bunches.
Herbs dry really quickly on mine...usually 3-4 hrs turn them over after about 2 hours.I usually dry mine til they crumble easily when picked up and rubbed between my fingers.
Leave to completely cool for an hour or so then I usually blitz them in my coffee grinder..you can do flakes or powder

morwenna

Yategirl wrote: »

Banana Bread

3 bananas mashed
225g SR Flour
2 eggs, beaten
2tblsp butter (I estimate 2 tblsp)
75g sugar

cream the sugar and butter till very creamy, stir in the eggs then add the flour and banana's. You may need a little milk to stop the mix being too dry. Put mix in a greased loaf tin (I use 2 small loaf tins and get 2 decent sized loaves) and bake in the middle of the oven at 180degC for an hour.

Tis yummy!

Thanks hon! That's just what I need