April 2008 Grocery Challenge

Kaz2904

NSD for me. 15 days until payday. Hmm. Had the big shepherds pie for tea tonight with peas. Should have done more veg as I only ended up with a childs portion and was still hungry. Therefore I went and demolished the rest of the cake left in the tin (with help) and had to get the rest of the brownies out of the freezer. Hopefully they'll last until Wednesday/Thursday.
I'm tired so off to bed. Night night everyone.

angelavdavis

Visited MiL and got some prawns and beef mince from my freezer supplies. We have a prawn with chili and garlic pasta last night and I will make a chilli con carne in the SC today so we have something to come home to tonight.:D

I have had to give OH a list of shopping to get today, we are getting so low on vegetables.

sandy2_2

funkyfunkymonkey wrote: »

Hi everyone

Do any of you have any ideas for flavouring homemade yoghurts?

I've just bought a Lakeland Bulk Yoghurt Maker (naughty I know - but I'm looking longer term here).

I've made my first litre of homemade yoghurt from UHT Milk at 44p and it is really scrumptious. I'm happy to have it with a little honey, but it's my little monkeys that I want to encourage.

FFM

When I used to make yoghourt I found it a bit sharp, so instead of adding sugar I used to add sweeteners to the mix, usually Hermetsetas.

SAVVYMUMMY_2

Hi funkyfunkymonkey,
I use one of these and make the yoghurt using greek instead of natural as I`v e found the greek to be more creamier and less sour than natural. My boys love honey, but also blend fruits to a mush and mix with the yoghurt as I found the jam wasn`t stong enough.
Hope this helps.

SAVVYMUMMY_2

Funkyfunkymonkey,
I found apple, pear and grape hasn`t a strong flavour unless it is stewed really well, to a pulp, but most other fruits seem to have a strong enough flavour.
I brought mangoes(reduced) yesterday and these were lovely blended into the yog.

EmptyPurse

Bought some grapes and mushrooms on the way home from work - needed the grapes to stop myself eating chocolate after a gym session (!) and the mushrooms for a dish I cooked last night. Total spend: £3.50. Wish my Ocado order would hurry up and arrive (due tonight) so that I can eat the food I've already paid for!!!

Cruiksl

Morning,
Hoping for a nsd for me. Although I have to pay £36 for ds swimming lessons but that's through to the Summer.

Brekkie is cereal and a banana. Lunch is a pitta bread and soup and dinner is a herbed lentil casserole - all courtesty of tesco diets. Trying to follow the GI diet and have managed to lose 9.5lbs - it was 13 but fell off the wagon last week - hey ho ! DH and kids are having tagliatelle sauce from the freezer.

Hope everyone has a nice day

mrs_moneyspinner

Still just a passive observer of this thread I am last month I couldn't even keep my receipts together - gave up as there were so many! will watch and learn... good luck everyone.

funkyfunkymonkey

sandy2 wrote: »

When I used to make yoghourt I found it a bit sharp, so instead of adding sugar I used to add sweeteners to the mix, usually Hermetsetas.

You're right it is a bit sharp :rotfl: Not keen on going the artificial sweetner route, but many thanks for the idea as I may end up doing that if all else fails.

FFM

funkyfunkymonkey

SAVVYMUMMY wrote: »

Hi funkyfunkymonkey,
I use one of these and make the yoghurt using greek instead of natural as I`v e found the greek to be more creamier and less sour than natural. My boys love honey, but also blend fruits to a mush and mix with the yoghurt as I found the jam wasn`t stong enough.
Hope this helps.

I accidentally used toffee yoghurt - I hadn't spotted the very subtle label on the lid - I bought it from a farmshop - I was really lucky (and relieved) that it still worked.

I will use some of this original batch for my next one, possibly tonight.

The mangoes sound like a good idea, I shall look out for some whoopsied fruit as I do want to keep costs down - I've only got £25 to last me to the end of the month on the GC.

Thanks for the ideas.

FFM