From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

Greying_Pilgrim

EssexHebridean said:

That's extremely exciting about the windows Greying - how ace that it came in at less than you initially feared! I can pretty much guarantee you'll be amazed at the difference!  I take it that you have specified trickle vents as standard? 

You don't get a choice now EH - it's building regs to have them - since.... 2022?? 2023???  So yes, we will be having trickle vents 😁

Greying X

Greying_Pilgrim

thriftmonster - report back - let me know how you get on 😁

Greying X

Greying_Pilgrim

So LG helped form the lentil burgers.  We managed 9 x 100g burgers and one 64g burger (just formed by hand).  I try to get the burgers to weigh the same, so that when they are pressed, they are the same size, and will (hopefully) cook evenly.

LG liked the process, and got quite adept 😁  They were willing to humour me reusing the wax disks for each burger (I always put them on a sheet of g'proof to freeze). And they listened to my instructions to how to tweak and turn things to get them out of the burger press without mushing up their efforts to make a patty.   And how to 'offset' (what does offset mean, mum?), the burgers on the narrower tray so that we could fit more on.  

Just need to stop them running away at the end of the "interesting" bit, when it's time to do the washing up........ 🤣  I don't recall being any different when I was young, although there wasn't "instant" hot water from the tap with our  old-fangled immersion heater system........  

Greying X

beanielou

Great news on the windows. What did you decide in the end about the door? 

KajiKita

Squeeee! So excited for your new windows 😊🤩🥳🎉🎊
Hope the install goes smoothly. Do you have a start date? 

KK

Greying_Pilgrim

Hopefully the work will all be completed by December and we went for the composite door, as we need the thermal efficiency (such as they can offer) on that side of the house.  It's not cheap, but it's within the margins of other suppliers - one of the quote companies tried to take the mick with a door quote, but it was no bother to bin them off for a number of reasons, not restricted to just this element of the job.

Greying X

Greying_Pilgrim

So the stew got munched for tea.  Not too sure if I'd bother making it again.  DH and LG both liked it.  There was something "missing" for me - I used passata, rather than chopped tommies.  I wonder if I'd used baked beans instead of black beans, it might have been better.  Although also, I did wonder if it would have been different if I hadn't cooked it in the SC.  I thought it would have helped the flavours 'meld' - perhaps I should have cooked to eat tomorrow.

I served it with 2 sachets of MrT GH microwave wholegrain rice.  I had bought them for the holiday, but not used them.  I was pleasantly surprised - I'd used the MrT GH white basmati microwave rice, and didn't like the taste nor consistency, but the wholemeal version was much better.  I would buy it again if I was in MrT and needed storecupboard 'cheat' staples.  I also microwaved some frozen broccoli.  At least it all felt a little bit more 'whole food' than recent meals.  

There is a portion leftover - and I'm thinking that it will be tea with a baked tattie on a club night, when DH and I can enjoy a baked tattie without worrying LG doesn't like them.  

Does anyone know if 'Junior Choice' will be on R2 this xmas day?  Hopefully lovely Anneka Rice will be doing it - she's an ace choice to present it, just the right mix of warmth, and childlike incredulity, and wonder, whilst also innocently delivering double entendres........ 😉

Greying X

Greying_Pilgrim

Good Morning MFW'rs

Damp start with us. 

rt's wedding day 😁 How wonderful 😁

No laundry today, I don't think I'd stand a chance of getting it dry, although worryingly, the pessimistic beebeecee forecast has it raining all the way to next Monday for us 🫤 Shall I go all mystical meg, and say "I forsee a laundrette in my future....."?

I can't think of anything specifically MSE to report on at the mo, so I'll shuffle orf.

Greying X

Cheery_Daff

Soggy here too Greying, and foggy. No washing here either! 

greenbee

Soggy and dull here too.