And now we go again...

joedenise

That's a much better TGTG bag from Aldi than we got from either our local one or the one near DD1s although they do tend to have meat of some sort in them.  The ones's from near DD1s had packs of 4 1/4lbers in them.  The one from our local one was only veg but  was 3 packs of everything and there were a lot of herbs!  I'm not a big fresh herb user and didn't have the freezer space to be able to freeze them so a bit of a waste really.  We much prefer the Morrisons TGTG bags.

EssexHebridean

I was quite impressed. Joedenise unfortunately our Morries in the town is one of the small ones attached to a petrol station so when I got one from there I ended up with lots of convenience type stuff - barely anything fresh, for me it just wasn’t worth it as it was things we wouldn’t have eaten usually.

Already had some strawberries with my porridge this morning. Current thinking is I will probably make a light fridge jam with the rest as they clearly won’t keep long, so that will preserve them a little at least. The alternative is to make a sweetened purée from them and freeze ready for use in ice cream - in fact that might suit us better. I have plans for at least a bag of salad at lunchtime too, and will probably do a big bowl of salad each for lunch tomorrow - with some chunks of crusty bread that will work well enough. 

Been for my walk this morning - without MrEH as he has had to go into London today unexpectedly (and damn, I bet that means he has fed his Oyster too!) but as planned I walked via the c0-0p to use my offers. Had already selected the £1 off one, and played their matching game which earned me another 25p off, but as usual waited until I got to the store to select the second on card offer - on finding a small pack of potatoes and a swede on the reduced section I opted for 20p off veg. Also grabbed a 4 pint bottle of milk and got the lot for £1.34 which I thought was decent value! 

Just enjoyed my porridge and second brew of the day, emptied the dishwasher while the porridge was cooking too, so now need to crack on with meal planning and getting my shopping list written for a T’s trip in a bit. Aim for today is to get most of my jobs done this morning and have the afternoon to relax, plus also wanting to keep the rest of the weekend as clear of household stuff as possible to free up time to do the jobs we want to around the place. 

Happy Frugal Friday folks! 

themadvix

The thing with the cooked and cooled and reheated rice and pasta relates to the changes to the starch I think. It does have an actual scientific basis. We regularly cool and reheat rice here and have never had any issues - it's just something to be careful about doing.

rtandon27

Quite the haul EH!!! - I've been tempted by our local Mr Als TGTG bags, but pick-up time is always after I'm already in PJs - 😁

badmemory

Definitely about the starch.  I do cook & reheat pasta with no problem, but rice has always been a no-no.  Although I do reheat it.  I will freeze left over biryani, but unlike many other things always defrost naturally & then spread on a plate & blast it in the microwave.  When I say blast I do mean blast.  I have also frozen take away rice but follow the same as with biryani & blast it.  I think a lot of people just heat stuff up & that often just isn't enough.

EssexHebridean

Yes - it is to do with the starches why there is a claim that it is “healthier” - sadly all too often this gets repeated without the safeguard info about how to safely cool and reheat. TMV - we reheat it fairly often too, and like you no issues, but then again I suspect we both know how to do it safely!

Really lovely laid back day today, After the C0-0p bargains of this morning I did indeed do  the T’s shop - spend was £21.58 which included a Pack of brioche burger buns YS’d down to 56p - less than half price so those have gone in the freezer.

We did after some discussion between us decide to have fish & chips takeaway this evening. We’ve both had a stressful few weeks at work, and haven’t had a takeaway as far as we could think since the week of moving in. We had originally agreed to stick with our “one a month”,plan so this was essentially overdue. It was utterly delicious!,

Other spendiness while I was out: 
Nipped in to the two charity shops on the estate opposite the supermarket - 3 CD’s for £1, 4 books - 2 to read now and two stashed for MrEH for Christmas - £2.60 And a ball of wool to add to my blanket - £1.99

Finished the final large square for my crocheted blanket this afternoon - so will need to get everything laid out tomorrow to see how many more small ones I will need - I can start joining up now too. I may swap to producing some Christmas decorations for the next little while though - I’ve found a pattern for cute little crocheted wreaths which will make nice decorations and possibly if joined together as bunting, Christmas presents for a few people.

And now we are sitting with the fire lit - first time we’ve lit it, I was delighted that my setting of it worked well, and the draw is excellent too. Lovely and toasty - it will be interesting to see if having it lit this evening negates the need for the heating to kick in in the morning!

 

PennysIntoPounds

Cor ❤
What a proper good end of week evening

LadyWithAPlan

The fire looks lovely! What a great Co*p shop - I also see whats reduced before choosing my options

jwil

The fire looks lovely!

savingholmes

All caught up. 

Eek to the mouse. Definitely don't get a pet unless you can cope with the commitment. Cats live a long time!

Well done on the run.

I've bought my first hydrangeas this year and they have been really pretty. I accidentally planted white ones into acid soil thinking that's what they needed and have had lots of colours from them - initially they went lime green, the lime flushed with pink and now they are going white!! I hope you enjoy yours whatever colour they ended up. They are certainly long flowering. I bought mine around end July and they are still flowering well now near my porch.