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

lesley1960

nic82 wrote: »

Hi everyone, is it possible to make the apple braid without a breadmaker? I was thinking of using my electric hand mixer. It's got a dough hook if that's any use?

Thank you

I make mine with my kenwood chef , takes about 5 mins of kneading , leave somewhere warm til well risen ,( Ive often rested the bowl half on the table half on the radiator does a great job lol ) tbh it comes out much better then making the dough in the breadmaker

purpleivy

mumzyof2 wrote: »

what is your sig all about the red bit LOL?

Me? Well I wanted to spend no more than £165 on groceries this month, but got there rather quickly, so then decided that I would spend as little as possible over than, hopefully below £200. Guess what? It hasn't happened! Will work out final total at some stage.

mrs_moneyspinner

crikey there's more stuff in that freezer than I could cope with! 5 bags of this and that. I think with the frozen carrots you could make some nice carrot and lentil soup with a ratio of 4 parts carrot to 1 part red lentils, some stock from marigold veg buillon and put in the slow cooker - we eat quite a lot of that for our packed lunches, it's much nicer than tinned and the consistency is just trial and error, using a blender to make it nice and smooth or a bit lumpy. sometimes an odd potato (not blended at the end) makes it slightly more interesting. and if it's too thick then I just water it down.

morwenna

I have been puzzling the freezer question too...it's the dishes that won't feed 6 that are getting me thinking
Could the one portion of beef stew be stretched with boiled potato to make a plate pie?
Stretch the 4 portions of chilli with extra beans.
Cut the meat from the pork chops into strips and make sweet & sour.
Use the banoffi sauce to make sauce for ice cream or banana splits - oh wait - I've just "checked" the freezer - no ice cream!! :rotfl: Oh well, use as a substitute for the treacle in a sponge pudding.
And there's a recipe for tomato and bacon flan that makes enough to feed your tribe. I've posted it on this thread somewhere.

chardonnay_2

FZwanab

how about hot mince pies with ice cream for a pud
7 mince pies!!
ice cream

soup & rolls / bread for a lunch
8 x hm wholemeal rolls or use some bread
6 x bowlful hm ham soup

buffet night using

5 vol au vents filled
16 mini indian snacks
2 slices hm pizza (cut into small squares)
Chicken nuggets - 2 large bags (use some of these)
ham / cheese sarnies using cooked ham slices, cheese slices & bread in freezer
etc

when you make your
2 x 1kg diced steak
2 x 1kg mince
try and bulk it up & use it to make enough extra to add enough portions to the meals you already have in the freezer such as the chilli, spag bol and stew

boredofbeingathome

Hello everyone, sorry not posted on here for a while but still carrying on the good work- have made and iced four cakes, Christening, two birthdays and one whoopsie which is actually very tasty.
Hope D & dd are ok, as havent seen them post for a while and likewise for the rest of you - I must admit one of my fav threads for inspiration and advice.
all the best BOBX

shaz_mum_of__2

Hi Everyone

I have been following the thread for a while and thought i better introduce myself

I am Sharron mum to 2 boys a 6yr old and a 16yr old

Hubby is about to be made redundant we are then selling up and off to rent a cottage in the country and live the good life!!

I bake and cook from scratch make jam and cleaning products also can knit and sew


I have tried the apple braid recipe and hobnob recipes and loved them

Any ideas on real tight penny pinching greatly appreciated going to be living on half as much money soon!!

Mollymop5

Hi Shaz and welcome.Looks like you've already found the good recipes lol.We get some good ones on here

morwenna

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Hi Everyone

I have been following the thread for a while and thought i better introduce myself

I am Sharron mum to 2 boys a 6yr old and a 16yr old

Hubby is about to be made redundant we are then selling up and off to rent a cottage in the country and live the good life!!

I bake and cook from scratch make jam and cleaning products also can knit and sew


I have tried the apple braid recipe and hobnob recipes and loved them

Any ideas on real tight penny pinching greatly appreciated going to be living on half as much money soon!!

Hello Sharon! Once my ex OH was made redundant was when I started my food hoarding - erm, store cupboard stock piling... :rotfl:

These days, I keep the chest freezer stocked to the roof and the store cupboard crammed. It makes me nervous not to, although everything in the freezer has a RTC label on it... Store Cupboard Therapy anyone..? :rotfl:

Half the money can be done & done well. I had to do this when my OH left me. I found if I really looked at the budget, there was plenty to pare away - stuff that was habit - not essential.

shaz_mum_of__2

I am a bit of a hoarder too.

got to run things down prior to the move hubby refuse to move food to new house!!

I too have lots of recipes to share looking forward to it already