What small DFW things will you do w/c 14th January 2019?

PurpleFairy26

Dickenslass re your post on last weeks thread on use up:
Search a ingredient on bbcg00dfood gives you a list of recipes. Some for starters:
White rice - Monday night rice, recipe on above site. Just leave out meat if you want it veggie
Lentils - always good in a tomato/paprika based soup
Marshmallows - rocky road. Nigella Laws0ns recipe is the best, can be found online

We're having smoked haddock and leek risotto tonight as I put leeks in the above site. Not had it before, but we have loads of staples on our regulars list that I got from doing this.

1LuckyLady

PF, re use ups, my use up box has a big bag of cous cous in it, it always ends up being the last thing in the box so I go through the cupboards again refilling use up box and haven't actually got round to using up the cous cous, I seem to have a mental block over it! I'm off to look at bbc food now for inspiration thank you!

ChasingtheWelshdream

1LuckyLady wrote: »

PF, re use ups, my use up box has a big bag of cous cous in it, it always ends up being the last thing in the box so I go through the cupboards again refilling use up box and haven't actually got round to using up the cous cous, I seem to have a mental block over it! I'm off to look at bbc food now for inspiration thank you!

Add chopped peppers, spring onions, dressing for a salad? Or a moroccan style stew?

allydowd

Hi January Joy-Seekers,

Morning!:coffee: Lovely day off and quite a few frogs to swallow. I was over on the wrong thread! :wall:



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* Fit £4 eBay bargain wiper to my car. Done.

* Drop off 20 'undesirable' DVDs to charity shop that Ziffit and Magpie don't want. No chance of selling them on eBay or Facebook. Done.



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allydowd

carrielovesfanta wrote: »

Found it! Blimey the post was from 2013!!


ally - I think the lentil roast mentioner was me, as I made one last week. This is the recipe.

Thanks, looks great...but I don't remember enquiring about lentils....was it someone else :question:

allydowd

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foxgloves

Hi Monday Money Savers,
Red lentils - Fancy you going to all the trouble of unearthing my old lentil roast recipe, CLF! I like using pulses. I made lentil & mushroom gratin last week - another old recipe I hadn't made for ages & decided to revive.
Couscous - 1LL, I have a recipe somewhere for a Moroccan pie thingy, which uses couscous as a topping. It's very nice, & not something I'd have thought of trying, had I not seen the recipe, which I think was in the weekly Waitrose free newspaper. It sort of crisped up in the oven & was a nice contrast to the meaty mixture underneath.

And here are today's frugal efforts:
*Updated January's grocery budget tracker sheet.
*Paid a credit card in full.
*Paid a 50p into my 2019 sealed pot - not many 50ps around here at the moment - perhaps it's because I'm not spending much, so am not getting them in the form of change.
*Cashed out of a survey forum for £10 John Lewis vouchers - updated my signature, as I like to track my annual survey income.
*Did one survey & entered one prize draw.
*Baked wholemeal bread rolls - just cooling on the wire rack.
*Chickpea & spinach curry in the slow cooker for tonight's meal plus 2 portions for the freezer - only needs the spinach & a bit of garam masala stirring in 15 mins before serving, so a nice easy one.
*Overnight laundry on heated airer awaiting switch on. Washer reloaded for another Economy 7 tariff load. Not switching airer on until later, as I'd rather most of the drying electricity was the cheaper variety too.
*Made tomorrow's packed lunch.
*Knit - the end is in sight once you're on the 2nd sleeve. I aim to be wearing this jumper by the end of next weekend.
*Continued clearing out my HQ room - more shredding today, plus a decision regarding what to do about a project I was previously involved in - that'd been a bit of an amphibian to be honest, but you'll be glad to know I have swallowed it this afternoon, having fortified myself with a cup of tea & 3 walnuts!!
*Talked to mr f about a very low cost (or free if we take a flask & a snack) outing for the weekend.
And I think that's it for today. All spare time will be spent working on getting my jumper finished.
Cheers all,
f x

carrielovesfanta

allydowd wrote: »

Thanks, looks great...but I don't remember enquiring about lentils....was it someone else :question:

Not sure! it was part of foxglove's original post in 2013

ziggy2407

Good Evening All

Still struggling to shift this cough and cold, but we have

Checked Bank & made PAD
Swagbucks
Checked TCB (easy game available)
Washing
Ironing
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer
Checked: Lucky Bob, FPL, WinaDinner
Read book

Night

C x

crazy_cat_lady

Evening everyone :hello:
Thanks for the starter this week CLF, and for looking up that recipe - if I get brave I'm going to try it (although probably burgers rather than a roast).
Pleased you're feeling a bit better Dawn and I hope that everyone who's a bit under the weather feels better soon.
As always, I am shattered come the end of Monday. Such a busy day at work and such a frustrating lack of getting anything productive done, in spite of my best efforts.
However, things I have managed to do today:
Swallow 2 frogs
Tiny PAD
Load of washing
Full day of teaching
Shower
NSD
More use ups
Not that much but keeping the faith!