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

shaz_mum_of__2

How about lemon and poppy seed muffins i used the recipe from one of the sugar manufacturers it was ok but not lemony enough for us so added an icing made of lemon juice and icing sugar the poppy seeds add a lovely texture and are quite cheap i put them on top of my white bread too

Not bought a shop loaf for 3 weeks(£1.50 a loaf is a rip off) now my efforts are starting to look like the commercial stuff now!!!

Finding hand method gives better results than BM but Using the BM when i want a timed finish (work days)

Side effect is they are all eating more of it talk about supply and demand!

Shaz

Mollymop5

Nice to see this thread moving again.i had a productive weekend making hobnobs and choc chip muffins.my kids hols have just started here so I thought I'd be prepeared.Thankfully I was cos most have gone now.
I had a stash of eggs today so made a tuna quiche.Panicked a bit when i got carried away with music and forgot to bake the pastry blind.But I lowered the temp and cooked it for longer and i have to say it turned out fab and i may do it that way again.
I look forward to hearing everyone elses news and hope D&DD are able to get back to us soon and manage to sort any problems they're having at the moment.Big hugs D&DD

bravobeastie

A cheap and easy (and dare i say very tasty meal) my mum used to make was called Birds Nest pie.

1 pack of potatoes boiled and mashed

1 onion finely chopped and either boiled or fried then added to mash

good squirt of spreadable cheese

Give it all a good mixing

Put a good dollop in the middle of the plate, use a fork to create a 'nest' effect

Make a small well in the middle and fill with baked beans

Voila, cheap and cheerful filling meal

Would easily feed 4-6 for about £2-£3

I guess its basically cheese and potato pie with baked beans but still would save a few £££

sleepy-lady

Hi, I'm new here but just had to join in to say that egg mayonnaise sandwiches (or bridge rolls) are always a good idea at parties - everyone seems to enjoy them, whatever their age.

mandy_moo_1

oh i'm glad to see this thread resurrected :j

i've never really had much to contribute to it, but i loved reading it every day, and getting loads of ideas for meals

i'm well into baking my own bread every day, as well as making yogurt, choc muffins and twinks hobnobs thanks to all the inspiration on here

we're all really missing you Dee. hope you manage to sort things out xx

shaz_mum_of__2

Here is one of our fave soup/casserole recipes you can use the value legs of chicken but i use mainly organic meat(especially chicken) the cost if using value chicken is less than £1 feeds 4 adequately,have tried it with breast but not as tasty

Hearty Chicken Broth

Serves 4
Ingredients
2 Onions,peeled and finely chopped
2 Carrots finely diced
1 Leek halved lengthways then finely sliced
1 Stick of celery finely sliced
1 Chicken stock cube and 1 vegetable stock cube
2 pints water
1 Chicken leg portion skin removed 50g Pearl barley Chopped dried dried parsley
Salt and pepper to season
Method
1. Put the chicken ,barley and both stock cubes into a saucepan with enough water to cover the chicken portion. Cover the pan put onto the cooker bring the water to boil then turn down the heat and simmer for 40 minutes.(meanwhile prepare the vegetables)

2. After 40 minutes add the vegetables to the pan and continue to cook until the vegetables are tender.

3. Remove the pan from the heat and remove the chicken leg from the pan onto a plate and allow to cool slightly, once it has cooled pull all the meat from the bone and shred it into small pieces.

4. Remove about a quarter of the soup to a blender and puree it add this and the shredded chicken to the remainder of the soup add salt and pepper to taste and enough parsley to give a speckled appearance to the soup.


Shaz

shaz_mum_of__2

Which do you think is more frugal?

I am a stockpiler and believe paying half price for 20 now means not paying full price for 20 later although i know some people shop daily buy what they need and spend on average less than me!

What do you think?

lucasmum

Hi, better just intruduce myself- I'm a bit of a lurker but I tried your moist lemon cake a while ago and it was lovely! thanks.
I don't stockpile, maybe I should but for one I just don't have the space at the mo. I just can't bring myself to spend lots of money on 1 thing at once even though I would be getting double. If it is something I use a lot I would only get 1 or 2 lots at most but then kick myself when its back to normal price next time!
I don't buy a lot of specific brands for things so I just buy what is on offer at that time. I would rather see the money in my bank than 20 boxes of teabags in my cupboards!!
I think it is just what you feel comfortable with, whether you break out in a sweat at half empty cupboards or not!!

shaz_mum_of__2

lucasmum wrote: »

I think it is just what you feel comfortable with, whether you break out in a sweat at half empty cupboards or not!!

I agree i think my need to store comes from the fact i have had periods of real food poverty in my life to the extent i used to turn up with my son at friends and families homes at mealtimes in the hope they would feed us.....i like to know if i am really skint i have a back up plan....

Shazx

mama67

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Which do you think is more frugal?

I am a stockpiler and believe paying half price for 20 now means not paying full price for 20 later although i know some people shop daily buy what they need and spend on average less than me!

What do you think?

I stockpile, in that if things are on a bogof/good deal etc then I try to buy enough to last until the next time.

Case in point the boys like peach & barley squash(branded) so whenever a shop has it on a bogof or good deal I will buy as much as I have spare money for and in doing this don't think I have paid full price in over a year.

Also before we had the boys we were so skint that we were grocery shopping ourselves and 2 dogs on £30 p/m, eating alot of value frozen sausages etc.

With all the price hikes that have been coming in it will be a case of stockpiling again when things are reduced/on bogof etc just to make ends meet.