From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

kayannie

Although I have got a springform tin ideal for making a large cheesecake, it is too big if I want to make a smaller one. In this case, I use a loose bottomed cake tin. As I use a butter & crushed biscuit base, there is no need to grease the tin. When I want to take the cheesecake out of the tin, I stand it on top of an object smaller in diameter than the tin, and press gently down - I use the jar that I keep my teabags in. The cheesecake comes out easily.
KA x

Greying_Pilgrim

Morning kayannie!  I have a 7" cake tin like that.  I think my 23cm springform went rusty, I don't think it even got moved to the rental.  Naturally, JO with his 'bish bash bosh' approach, didn't have a biscuit base on this cheesecake, and so poured the mixture straight into his springform pan.  I bet my 7" tin would leak, especially as he cooked the cheesecake in a bain-maire.  Although there's nothing stopping you wrapping foil around the outside, I guess, at least the water wouldn't leak in.  He was flogging his range of cookwear I think - it was a pale blue springform pan, although I was surprised he used a palette knife to free the edges.  Perhaps these pans are a 'one-time use' gig on telly.  The rest of us have to nurture the non stick/enamel, eh?  But yes, I have done the same as you to extract a (biscuit base) dessert out of a tin.  Actually, to be fair, I think the cheesecake would slide off a cake tin base (if you wanted to put it on a cake stand a la JO), far easier than a springform base, which I seem to remember had a 'lip'.  My cake tin is just a disc of metal.  

I'm quite sure JO has done an awful lot of good to promote cooking and 'doing' amongst the younger generation, and his son is probably carrying on the baton.  But I think he's taken it a bit too far into the 'theatre' realm, and you can tell he never has to use pans twice - nor do the washing up.  He was using a metal palette knife on the springform yesterday, and then he advocated dropping flavoured butter 'through' the steaming pans tower, to flavour all the veg 🙄 But he is a messy cook, by his own admission, so that's something, I guess.  I do love most of his cooking 'sets' though - his brick pizza oven in the garden 🥰

We've a strong chance of rain forecast today, so no washing will be done - pity, as the breeze is supposed to be at 'quite useful' level.  When I went to bed last night, everything was frosted over, but that obviously went off during the night, so everything is damp now.  DH is back to early starts again, he had a stint at another of the company's bases, so was able to leave a little later, but commuting eats up more time.  Pluses and minuses to the bases/work to be done there, unfortunately - otherwise it'd be good for him to be at base 'b' full time, but it's not all a bed of roses, so better stick with the devil y'know, I guess.  Mind, what chance do we have of winning the lottery, if goodly folks are going round winning it twice, eh? 🤣  But, they're one step ahead, they actually purchased tickets, so... 🤔

Lots of itty bitty things to do today.  I need to do bits and bobs all over the place, and was weighing up the merits of walking into Greying Town, visiting the market town across the way, or doing the 'tins and packets' supermercado shop today to get it out of the way, but the weather will probably rule out walking into Greying town, or around the market town.  Decisions, decisions 🤔

Best get and make a plan, and do the snap.  Time is ticking.  

Greying X

Sunshine_girl2

I'm trying Mr S today with my nectar points and nectar prices on the app. Just buying a few treats for over the Christmas period . 

beanielou

Sunshine_girl2 said:

I'm trying Mr S today with my nectar points and nectar prices on the app. Just buying a few treats for over the Christmas period . 

Remember to unlock your points if they are locked. 

Greying_Pilgrim

Good reminder - thanks beanie 😁 I love how helpful to one another we are on here 🥰

i went for a quick whizz around MrAl, and MrL.  MrAl was a last minute decision.  I like their curly fries, as they are not all about the CHILLI, and whilst seasoned, it's not an endurance task to eat them - unlike other brands.  I had it in my mind that with our Boxing Day fish finger sandwiches we could have curly fries. for something a little different.  I must admit, since I have bought some chips - that would do perfectly adequately, so really, there was no 'need' to get these curly fries, but MrAl had them in stock.  I also got some smoked tofu and easy peelers from there.  It was pleasantly busy in MrAl, but with the exception of one shopper who was clearly on a mission to get THEIR shopping, and how very dare anyone else be doing such a thing at this time in the morning; it was calm, everyone was pleasant and I was in and out in a short time.  

MrL was marginally busier, but mucho, mucho quieter.  Folks were not only quiet, but calm too.  It was so nice to be able to look at things and make your selection.  I was sorely tempted by their PoTW caulis, as they were lovely quality, and some were quite big for 99p.  But in the end, I couldn't think of how I would do them justice before the weekend, so I didn't purchase one.  There were no produce boxes, but I did get a 'family' box of mushrooms for 50% off, which was well worth it to me.  I am now 'arguing' with myself as to what to use them for, as there are so many options! 🤣 wot am I like??

In total, across both shops I spent £19.97 on food and one bottle of wine.  I did buy some additional wine, but as that is for the festive season, I haven't counted it in my grocery budget - that's tight enough already, without trying to shoe-horn drink into it, and whilst we don't attend "the office Christmas party" or any other event (so don't need a budget for that aspect of socialising), we do raise a glass and celebrate.  

Off to amend my siggie figgie and sort out the mushrooms; pizza? bourginon? stroganoff? nut roast?....... 

Greying X

themadvix

It sounds like you should have bought more than one box! 😂

Greying_Pilgrim

themadvix said:

It sounds like you should have bought more than one box! 😂

Too true sweetie 😁 but I have now got the (nice) issue of where to store things like that, as the freezers are definitely groaning 🫤 Instead, I can be all virtuous and "claim" I was leaving bargains for others 😉😇🤣

Greying X