I'm Quite Proud Of Myself!

aimee21j

...and thank you for all the suggestions. Keep them coming please!!! I'm all in favour of making things from scratch as I like to know what is in my food because of health problems.

Kadeeae

aimee21j wrote: »

I have to say that it is gorgeous, cost a fraction of what a shop bought one would have cost and im sure is better for me as I know exactly what has gone into it.

Well done, and bet it tasted all the better not only for being homemade, but for the fact it was ££ saving too! :dance:

Shoey1610

Well done! I'm hoping to start some baking, I always end up make what my husband calls "brake" - not quite cake and not quite bread <redface> Perhaps I can try the banana cake!

aimee21j

Thanks for the link Pink-winged

twink

well done aimee, you will have to try the hobnobs next

aimee21j

hobnobs? oh my, looks like a trip to the supermarket

rosieben

aimee21j wrote: »

hobnobs? oh my, looks like a trip to the supermarket

REcipe for home made hob nobs here
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=471992&highlight=hob+nobs

aimee21j

Thanks for the hobnob recipe. Definately am going to have a go at making those. Just finished making meringues...I was a bit worried after hearing that many meringues go wrong but mine have turned out great. I used a recipe I found on an old thread on this forum. I do have one problem though...my hand mixer blew up midway making another banana cake...anyone seen any affordable yet decent quality ones?

Pink.

I bought my mixer from asda.....£4 something and still going strong over a year later.

Pink

iamstacie

I'm unbelievably proud of myself, I've just done an entire weeks shopping online for under £25 incl delivery. We're saving for a house deposit so I've got to reduce our £400 spend on food (I know :eek:) to around £200 so to get a 1/4 of a months shopping for 1/8 of my budget made me ' :j'

:beer: To the DFWs & OS boards! Just got to keep it up now & stay away from takeaways at work!

Now I need some ideas, I work nights so the temptation for takeaways can be huge, especially when the rest of the team is having something, so I need some tasty, cheap, easy, quick ideas for food I can take in with me that I'm going to want to eat rather than getting takeout (which basically rules out soup & sandwiches). I'm a good cook, but a lazy one, so I need stuff that I can make in the 30mins between getting up and leaving the house at night. Anyone any ideas?