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

Yategirl

nightmare Dee but you know.... I don't blame your ds (nor Jamie's ds) for feeling that way... I hate supermarkets too... I make a real effort to get most shopping elsewhere now..... but there are times... when supermarkets have to do

I must try Kethry's bread! I'll put that on my to-do list for this week Could someone link me to her onion marmalade recipe pls?

We had roast for lunch (chicken, parsnips, potatoes and carrots -yum!)..then sandwiches for tea with leftover goodies from yesterday and I made a jam sponge went down well!

Dh told me to buy my own christmas pressie last night.... seems the time I would like to fix things is not forthcoming thing is... as much as I woudl like to buy something- dehydrator etc... we need the fence at the front replacing urgently... our back gate got damaged in the high winds last night... I need my greenhouse finished - at the moment it is a waste of space and unproductive as there is no glass.. the frame has been up a year now

What sort of wine will you make Jamie? that is something else I would like to have a go at!

taurusgb

ravylesley wrote: »

Taurusb you are going to love your ice-cream maker I used to have one of those ones with a freezable bowl.But as my freezer is always crammed to the gills I never had any space to freeze it so I treated myself to one with a built in refridgeration unit and its one of my best buys ever as the kids love the stuff and its really quick and easy to use.

Lesleyxx

Welcome ravylesley, I've only just started posting here too - I love this thread, it is full of amazing people who perform amazing feats of time management and are very generous with their recipes and advice. Have you any good ice cream recipes please? I've found a few, and there was a booklet that came with my machine, but they mainly include raw egg and even though I buy free range eggs reared locally (when I can get 'em) I won't use raw eggs, thought of it scares me to death :eek::eek:

morwenna that flan sounds fabulous - am going to try it out next week :beer:

D&DD glad to hear today was a better day for you than yesterday - and I too sew in feet and inches !!

I've been very productive in the kitchen today, I have made:-

56 donuts :eek:

chicken noodle soup (with lots of hidden veg )

tomato soup (ditto the veg) for the freezer

more dehydrating of vegetables

bread and rolls

made pancakes for sandwich boxes (kids love these filled with cheese, folded in half to seal in cheese then dry fried until cheese melts and pancake goes crispy - that is to say they like them cold next day in packed lunch instead of sandwiches)

lemon drizzle cake

vat of popcorn


Right - just time for a browse of the forums before I get sorted for the evening and settle down to watch Cranford.

Oo-er forgot to say I did a full sort out of kitchen cupboards and checked through food stocks...feel very smug now!

Yategirl

taurus - my ice-cream recipe involves making a "real" custard and then once that has cooled, whisk in double cream and then put it in the ice-cream maker. It is very fattening but oh so yummy! Let me know if you would like the full recipe

taurusgb

Yategirl wrote: »

taurus - my ice-cream recipe involves making a "real" custard and then once that has cooled, whisk in double cream and then put it in the ice-cream maker. It is very fattening but oh so yummy! Let me know if you would like the full recipe

Ooh yes please - would like it very much...do you just use the one basic recipe then "adapt" it by adding fruit or nuts etc when you fancy a change?

JAMIEDODGER

yategirl - oooh i dunno, i fancy trying strawberry wine but not until the summer and pickyourowns are open:) the kit im looking at comes with a recipe book:D

ooooh icecream!!!! my kitchen gadget want list gets bigger by the day!!!

Tarurus - wow! you have been busy!!!!:T do you find the dehydrator useful??

Yategirl

LINK Jamie!!! I wanna see that kit! :rotfl:



bear with me for recipe

taurusgb

JAMIEDODGER wrote: »

ooooh icecream!!!! my kitchen gadget want list gets bigger by the day!!!

Tarurus - wow! you have been busy!!!!:T do you find the dehydrator useful??

Oh yes I do Jamiedodger, I have to keep it in a cupboard that is fairly difficult to get to so use it in spasms but when I do use it I try and do a lot of stuff at once. I am always endlessly fascinated by how I can get a basketful of veg into a couple of glass jars ( I really need to get out more!) I also find I can get the kids to eat fruits that they aren't keen on if they are dried in the dehydrator (or semi-dried so chewy).

JAMIEDODGER

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taurusgb wrote: »

Oh yes I do Jamiedodger, I have to keep it in a cupboard that is fairly difficult to get to so use it in spasms but when I do use it I try and do a lot of stuff at once. I am always endlessly fascinated by how I can get a basketful of veg into a couple of glass jars ( I really need to get out more!) I also find I can get the kids to eat fruits that they aren't keen on if they are dried in the dehydrator (or semi-dried so chewy).

i soooooo want one!

Yategirl

3 egg yolks
75g sugar
225ml semi-skimmed milk
225ml double cream
2.5ml vanilla essence

In a bowl beat the egg yolks and sugar together.
Bring the milk to the boil in saucepan (rather than in MW!), pour over the egg mix and beat together then return mix to the pan and stir constantly until the mix thickens and forms a film over the back of the spoon. Don't boil or mix will seperate. Remove from heat and then leave till cold. Stir in cream and essence, pour the mix into the machine with the paddle running, allow to freeze until the desired consistency is reached.