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

Ellidee

Morwenna I think you could use the kidney beans instead of chickpeas to make hummous. I don't like the taste of chickpeas so have used butter beans recently and it tasted better imho.

D&DD

All is quiet here so sneaked on before anyone decides to make an early appearance downstairs again..:D
Wow you lot have been busy!! I managed to cook a half decent dinner tonight lamb steaks,mash and veggies so quite pleased with myself :rotfl:

Things are looking up finally :j school have been wonderfully supportive and we now have a big ol' meeting after half term to see where we go from here..
It'll be a new school but not sure what sort or where yet :eek: Feels a bit like the end of an era after having kiddiewinks there for over 13 years *god that makes me feel old*but all are agreed its needed now :T

Oooon the baking front :eek: :eek: :eek: stocks are running seriously low so you lot are drafted :rotfl: we need cakes

DS3 has now insisted we have to cook allll day tomorrow to get the stocks up so that should be fun!

rosieben

morwenna wrote: »

... It makes me happy knowing should there be a sudden crisis/global war/event of national shortage/bad hair day/ lack of cute shoes I don't have to shop ...

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

D&DD Lovely to see you!! Glad to hear you're making progress with schools, will no doubt be an upheaval for all of you but hopefully will be an improvement in the long term.

Well, don't just stand there, go bake something ......!!!!!

Mollymop5

Hi Dee I've missed your posts Can't wait to hear what you bake tomorrow and don't forget to take pics

cheerfulness4

Came on today to see if there was news of DS3 and am so pleased that he seems to be a little happier now. Poor little mite. Hope all the new changes work out for him and your family, Dee.

Well my freezer needs stocking too so I'm anxiously waiting to see what you girls are cooking up next.

Yategirl

Hi Dee Glad to hear that improvements are happening and DS3 is happier

I am with you on the baking front but argh I cannot find time to bake!! Actually that is a lie... instead of sitting on here... I am going right now.... lets get baking!! :laugh:

mama67

D&DD made your Bakewell Tart yesterday it went down a storm.

Took a piccy but can't seem to figure out how to include it

mama67

Was telling DS2 about the rainbow cakes yesterday and he's requested these for tonight when he gets home. They've eaten all the Marble cakes (read 4 big ones 8" tin) I made, last week whilst on half term.

But hey I'd rather them eat homebaked goodies than choc bars and biscuits.

D&DD

This is all that remains of a dozen jammy cakes and 14 raspberry and white chocolate muffins

Oh well there's always this afternoon!!
DS3 has decided he's had enough and has gone off to [strike]pester[/strike] play with his brothers so I'm going to do some yoghurt cakes and carrot cakes now.
I'll try to find the link for the leek and bacon pud as I got it from here..and its rather lovely...and I have a lot of leeks still and some bacon in so I think I'll do some of these for the freezer too
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=3124772&postcount=10
Here you go!
It's flippin' freezing today so its keeping me warm all this baking!

mama67

D&DD how do you do this?

On other blogs etc you browse your own pc for the file but I can't seem to be able to do this on here.

TIA