2021 Frugal Living Challenge

marionmgcars

I made vegetarian pizzas for the first time last night.  Everyone tells me they are so easy, but never got around to it.  Definitely recommend having a go.  I did not have yeast so just google a recipe without yeast and they were very tasty.  Could anyone tell me is it is better to use a recipe with yeast in ?  

joedenise

Haven't made for a long time but used to use yoghurt - just flour and natural yoghurt to make a dough.  Can add some bicarb if you want.   Never made pizza with yeast.  Lots of no yeast recipes online.

StrawberrySuze

Has anyone got a good recipe for lemon curd? there are so many online I don't know which to choose! I acquired some lemons a couple of weeks ago and have cleaned a couple of jars in anticipation 🍋😋

StrawberrySuze

Mummy2cheekymonkeys said:

I've got some lemon balm pesto in the freezer that I made in the summer. I froze it in ice cube trays. It's really nice spread ontop of fish and then baked in the oven.

I'll have tobtry that this year, lemon balm loves my garden! Do you use just lemon balm or mix with basil?

Viking_mfw

annieb64 said:

One of our local farm shs was selling wild garlic pesto last spring. 

We've made this in the past. Delicious but knock-your-block-off strong!!

Mummy2cheekymonkeys

IStrawberrySuze said:

Mummy2cheekymonkeys said:

I've got some lemon balm pesto in the freezer that I made in the summer. I froze it in ice cube trays. It's really nice spread ontop of fish and then baked in the oven.

I'll have tobtry that this year, lemon balm loves my garden! Do you use just lemon balm or mix with basil?

I just used lemon balm as that was all i had. I also used almonds instead of pine nuts and some cheddar instead of parmesan. It was pretty much a anything goes recipe. My garden just seems to sprout lemon balm all over the place. I've also made a iced tea with it which was nice and refreshing in the summer. This year i might try and dry some of the leaves.

Oldstylethriftylady

@dawnw Thank you for this, going to add it to my list to try!

@the_cross_rabbit thank you for the recipe, does the nasturtium pods and leaves/ calendula leaves taste of anything, I’ve never had them.

@roblou27 hope your other half starts feeling well soon x 

the_cross_rabbit

oldstylethriftylady the nasturtiums have a slight peppery taste. The calendula i can't really describe, but its not a horrible taste. Its often referred to poor man saffron.
CRx

pregnancy_parking

@StrawberrySuze. I made lemon curd last week for the first time, used this one. Turned out lovely and was easy
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lemon-curd
I’ve since used the curd as filling for muffins and a lemon drizzle, swirled through yoghurt.
We had an anniversary this weekend and our DCs kindly sent us a voucher for takeaway. We got Indian and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can make a decent curry but it’s never quite as authentic. 

We also treated ourselves to a rib of beef! It was half price in Waitrose, £15 instead of £30. We got two main meals each and a hot roast beef sandwich on day three 😋. 

Frugaldom

StrawberrySuze said:

Has anyone got a good recipe for lemon curd? there are so many online I don't know which to choose! I acquired some lemons a couple of weeks ago and have cleaned a couple of jars in anticipation 🍋😋

LUXURY LEMON CURD RECIPE
4 egg yolks (I use our own hens' eggs)
150g sugar
100mls lemon juice (or lime or orange or a mixture)
70g butter (or margarine)
Full details here on an old foodie blog post, as I've been making this for years
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Tonight's curly kale cookies (photos on Faceb00k) experiment turned out rather well. If you don't like kale, use whatever you need to use up rather than throw it in the bin.