2008 - Live on £4000 for a full year.

slowlyfading

lol i like it

mumzyof2

i dont like these new stars.... why they all diff colours and why has one got a green thing on the top looks like a medal but why only one?

slowlyfading

think it depends on the amount of posts you have!

mumzyof2

anyways i have done my shopping list for tomorrow and i need loads but only because i have gone through another forums (parenting one) recipes, still need to check fridge and freezer

so i have on my shopping list:

bun cases
mini eggs (to make cake nest thingy's for easter)
currents (to make hot cross buns)
pastry
eggs
cheese
baking apples (to make apple crumble)
pudding rice (to make rice pudding)
red kidney bins (1 tin)
corriander (to make carrott and corriander)
butter
2 x leeks (to make leek and potatoe soup)
350g of red poattoes (same as above)
apple juice for breakfast
cordial
milk
potatoes for every day use

Does anybody know what chopped mixed peal is? It is in my ingredients for hot cross buns but have no idea what it is..

So this week hopfully if kids let me i wil make from scratch:
I have never made any of the below before

Cheese and onion quiche
rice pudding
sausage and bean hotpot
leek and potatoe soup
and some easter nest cake thingys lol

broke_mum_of_three

Oh I cant face it:eek:
Went out at the weekend with some friends and cant face adding my totals up. I'm in denial, no, no, no right pull yourself together. Back soon

mumzyof2

broke_mum_of_three wrote: »

Oh I cant face it:eek:
Went out at the weekend with some friends and cant face adding my totals up. I'm in denial, no, no, no right pull yourself together. Back soon

surely its not that bad

mumzyof2

Ok today and yesterday i have spent:
£17.42
off to update sig

Frugaldom

Posh new stars and medals! I guess the one following the medal is to show you are close to moving up one? Have we any four star generals yet? :rotfl:

My great Victorian grate dilemma...
I dashed off to find out if this was still available for sale and lo & behold... it was waiting just for me. :T I've made my offer and just need to wait and see how easy it is to move, then find out the most cost effective way of getting it from there to here. It's a restored 19th Century grate and I think it will look fab sitting in the fireplace here, even although there's no fireplace surround or mantlepiece (yet) In the meantime, I have decided that it is, indeed, worthwhile sweeping the chimney. Friend arrived earlier for cuppa and I asked about having the drains rodded (gluggy drain outside back foor), whilst showing a piccie of the grate... and he has chimney rods too! So, guess what we are all doing on Saturday?! :eek: :rotfl:

I'll keep an eye open on freecycle. There isn't usually anything anywhere near us, but I subscribe to the daily updates just in case.

Baked the last of the cookie dough whilst oven was heating for dinner and have started off some dough to bake some rolls. I STILL haven't been to the shop despite there being no fresh milk or bread left. I even had the confused milk on my Rice Crispies this morning! I've taken some mince and a pack of bacon pieces out the freezer, so I should be able to make some lasagne for dinner tomorrow plus a load of ham stock. I think I might attempt a ham & mushroom pie with the meat that's left, but have never tried this before. Must check the grocery challenge thread, I'm sure that's where I saw a few posts about it. I also like using the remnants of ham in cheese sauce with pasta but there looks loads, so should be able to turn this into a rubber ingredient. :rotfl:

Can't wait to find out if I'll get the victorian grate! Wonder if I should bring some logs and coal in now or wait to find out? (We brought everything from the last house, including the kindling, the few remaining logs and the remaining coal - paid good money for them, wasn't losing it all! )

Off to check the dough, back soon

Mumzy, Good luck with your 'busy bake' day.
Broke Mum, surely it can't be that bad? Can it?

slowlyfading

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Does anybody know what chopped mixed peal is? It is in my ingredients for hot cross buns but have no idea what it is..

I think its dried lemon and orange zest...

mumzyof2

i am going to buy mixed fruit instead as it already has it in slowlyfading ))