2021 Frugal Living Challenge

3secondmemory

roblou27 said:

Anyone know what I can do with a small pack of Brie. It came in a pack of assorted cheese which we got in for what was going to be a New Years Eve meal. It’s not something I have ever cooked with. I have had it in a sandwich with bacon but wondered if anyone else had any ideas.

I had the same from Iceland – I baked it in the oven for 30 minutes at about 180°.  before I put it in the oven , I covered it with finely diced onion, pepper, bacon and herbs which formed a crust and I ate it with a French stick and salad. 😃

mumtoomany

While we are talking cheese recipes, any ideas what to do with a huge amount of possibly the strongest goats cheese ever made? Too strong to eat, don't want to throw it away. Thanks.

MazzieD

Daily walk yesterday to Wilko (Wilkinsons) and got some veg seeds.  4 packets for £3.25.  Their own brand are very reasonable  starting at 50p upwards depending on what it is.  Their on-line selection is mainly £1 or over so worth popping in store if you live near one.  Now all I need is the rain to stop and can have a look at what pots I've got as bit of a random selection and see if I can manage to arrange an Olio pick up for the pots I saw earlier in the week which still seem to be there. 

Just enjoyed a portion of slow cooker stew made with veg from the L*dl box, rest cooling off to go in the freezer.  Think this is going to be my most frugal January ever, like most people I'm not spending much due to Lockdown.   

roblou27

Viking_mfw said:

roblou27 said:

Anyone know what I can do with a small pack of Brie. It came in a pack of assorted cheese which we got in for what was going to be a New Years Eve meal. It’s not something I have ever cooked with. I have had it in a sandwich with bacon but wondered if anyone else had any ideas.

I've seen some fancy burger recipes where you enclose a small piece of brie inside the burger before cooking. Or a dairylea 😂

Thanks Viking, mmmm interesting.

roblou27

3secondmemory said:

roblou27 said:

Anyone know what I can do with a small pack of Brie. It came in a pack of assorted cheese which we got in for what was going to be a New Years Eve meal. It’s not something I have ever cooked with. I have had it in a sandwich with bacon but wondered if anyone else had any ideas.

I had the same from Iceland – I baked it in the oven for 30 minutes at about 180°.  before I put it in the oven , I covered it with finely diced onion, pepper, bacon and herbs which formed a crust and I ate it with a French stick and salad. 😃

Oooo that sounds nice 3. White bread is my nemesis but I suppose if I’m troffing Brie it doesn’t really matter. 😲😀

roblou27

mumtoomany said:

While we are talking cheese recipes, any ideas what to do with a huge amount of possibly the strongest goats cheese ever made? Too strong to eat, don't want to throw it away. Thanks.

Could you put it on a pizza mum, with herbs on top might mellow it down a bit. 😀

pregnancy_parking

With our various Christmas cheeses we made a big cheese sauce and baked loads of veg in it, mainly cabbage, topped with breadcrumbs . Called it vegetable gratin, it froze well and did us quite a few side dishes.

Thanks for all the bird tips. We don’t have leftover mash either but I will try boiling up any skins and adding them to the table and will be more adventurous (and frugal) with what I give them now. Whenever I’ve put out leftover cake for example, I must admit the do seem happier than with seeds and fat balls.
today they have some cheese rind, some stale seed crackers and a bit of cooked rice. They haven’t been yet but it’s snowing heavily! 

I had to venture out to Aldi for milk earlier, got two fishcakes reduced to 40p so just had a lovely fish cake salad for brunch and was happy to see they had lambs liver in so got a pack of that for £1.12, it’s one of our faves.

I really enjoy the prolific surveys and have £12 now. What other surveys do people do please? 

Thanks to the poster who gave the Spanish OU details, I’ve signed up! 

Happy frugalling everyone x

roblou27

Had a look at my pelargonium cuttings and plants. Sadly I think I think I have lost them all. Several years ago I got rid of my greenhouse as at that time work had stepped up and for several years it didn’t get used. We also had the chance to level out parts of the garden so we revamped. I never get rid of stuff and am gutted that I could be making use of it. Last spring was a nightmare getting pots of beans, butternut squash, tomato plants in and out of the summerhouse until ready to put out. The greenhouse was second hand to me and it went free to an old neighbour but obviously now.... so I put my cuttings and mature plants inside one of those little plastic ones inside the summerhouse. It’s not heated but was hoping they might make it through. The last couple of years 2  pots of mature plants went through the the winters but not this one. ☹️ I also put a couple into my neighbours unseated greenhouse, haven’t looked in there yet I am hoping they have made it.
Mazzie you have just reminded me that my Marshall seed mag came through a before Christmas. Will need to order my seed potatoes soon. I dug up a couple of small veggie beds last year during last lockdown and in one bed I set Charlotte potatoes and they were beautiful. We only had room for 18 seed potatoes but had a brilliant yield off them. That’s the nice thing about gardening it does give you hope of better brighter days ahead.

3secondmemory

roblou27 said:

3secondmemory said:

roblou27 said:

Anyone know what I can do with a small pack of Brie. It came in a pack of assorted cheese which we got in for what was going to be a New Years Eve meal. It’s not something I have ever cooked with. I have had it in a sandwich with bacon but wondered if anyone else had any ideas.

I had the same from Iceland – I baked it in the oven for 30 minutes at about 180°.  before I put it in the oven , I covered it with finely diced onion, pepper, bacon and herbs which formed a crust and I ate it with a French stick and salad. 😃

Oooo that sounds nice 3. White bread is my nemesis but I suppose if I’m troffing Brie it doesn’t really matter. 😲😀

I don’t eat white bread very often but I have just been sent a PDF of IBS and E. coli diet foods
and it’s all white with no fresh fruit or raw veg 😳

I’ve got tummy cramps just thinking about it 😩

the_cross_rabbit

Was decluttering a dress with iron marks into the rag bag but decided to turn it into a skirt so out the rag bag it came. My dress making skills leave alot to be desired, fingers crossed it will look ok.
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