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

Kaz2904

I spent ages reading this thread and tried to post earlier but I lost it.
I've been baking manicly and made the chocolate spread. I'm going to try and make the apple braid soon.
Problem with my bread though is that it doesn't always rise in the bm. Any ideas why? I always use the same ingredients and sometimes it is double the size. I don't get it?
I'll keep plugging away at it though. I'm on a budget this month and have £160 to last me until new year. I have a freezer full of meat so shouldn't need to buy too much stuff this month. I'm menu planned up until the 21st December so hope to not spend much money. I will be making bread instead of buying it and cooking from scratch most evenings.
I plan for each joint/chicken to stretch it to 3 meals. I'll need bread flour and yeast, milk for teas and coffees and may start trying to use up my porridge mountain. The thing which is going to set me back the most is DS's preschool fees at £16.60 per week and fruit and veg.
So, I shall be following this thread with interest and stealing ideas!
I went to the good food show a couple of weeks ago and got masses of cook in sauce for free so I have 10 jars which I can use.
4 of which can be used alone with pasta!
I've got masses of onions in because they were on offer so I need to pull my finger out and blitz them and then freeze them.
TTFN, Kaz.

JAMIEDODGER

well............the HM burgers were a resounding success!!!

dd ate most of hers (i expected her too lol)

ds2 said i give it a nine and a half

ds1 said i give it an 8

ds3 didnt say anything but scoffed his, rest of dd's, tried taking bites of mine leaning over my shoulder and kept pestering ds1 for some of his....

.....the reason im shocked???

i made it with ONIONS (one normal one red) and a PEPPER!!!

ds3 has eaten vegetables!!!!! what a breakthrough! he hasnt touched a vegetable in three years!

oh and making them with a burger press was easy peasy!!! made 14, one each for dinner and 9 for the freezer!

JAMIEDODGER

Dee - loving the pics:D i sooooooo want a dehydrator now!

Yategirl

brilliant news Jamie!!!!!!!!!!! now... what can you make next with hidden veg?!

sammy_kaye18

Lmao @ the lakeland catalogue being !!!!!! - but sad enough to agree with you!:p

Right STOP NAMING KITCHEN GADGETS - bf is refusing to buy me any - he said earlier i need to lose some weight not added when he watched me add a doughnut machine to my list.

Hes still not brought me a present for xmas thoguh so godknows what ill get!:rolleyes:

Right people any ideas for non fattening food gadgets and recipes?? im thinking a steamer and .............................(ideas needed here peeps)

D&DD

:mad: GAH! I am on the relic PC as OH has pinched the lappy and DS1 has studying to do :eek: It takes approx 3 mins to load a page...amd the cat spilt coffee all over the keyboard so on the bottom line I have to type one key to the right...not fun:mad: Will go try wrestle him off

jackie_w

Hi everyone,

I have read through this full post, and im totally inspired.

You are all an inspiration. You have really put me to shame. I have vowed to start and do more cooking and baking. I want to make my own jams, my own bread and cakes, my own burgers, everything, I want to do it all.

I hope you wont mind if I ask you all for advice because im afraid im not the most clued up when it comes to cooking and baking.

Im really excited now, and cant wait to get started, but, first, im going to clear out my cupboards, fridge and freezers.

Jackie

JAMIEDODGER

jackie, welcome:D beware the gadget addiction:rotfl:

Yategirl

doughnut maker... dehydrator... mincers.. burger press... lakeland..... :rotfl:

Sammy - a dehydrator is healthy - helps you store the xs produce you are going to grow next year.... mincer - healthy - you will know exactly what is in your mince... burger press - healthy as you will use the mince you have just minced.. that helpful?!! :rotfl:

D&DD

Have regained control of the lappy so will type this up quick for you Jamie in case you need to get the kids off to bed

Corn Bread (GF/CF)
1 1/2 cups corn meal
1/2 cup rice flour (or doves flour)
3 tsp gf baking powder
1 tbspn c sugar
pinch of salt
1 egg
1 1/4 cups soy milk
1 tbspn oil (can sneak a bit of eyeq in here..)

Mix cmeal,flour,b.powder,sugar and salt in bowl.
Beat together milk,egg and oil and add to dry mix..
Grease a sandwich tin and pour batter in
Bake for 30 mins approx on 425f,220c,GM6 til golden brown..

Bread rolls coming next!!