whats the cheapest youve did it for inspire me!

destiny_star2006

we all get plenty of protein eat lots of tuna and lots of meat we are defo a meat eating family...as for the kickboxing dh doesnt like going to kick boxing when hes eaten so he tends to just have something little then something big on his return...i like to keep biscuits in as oh doesnt eat cereal so he likes tea and biscuits on a mornin to help wake him up and set him for the day...diddnt buy any crisps this week and ive only had 2 packs all week and daughter has had 1 pack per day in lunch box and dh hasnt had any so ive savedhealth and cash this way as normally 28 packs of crisps would have been eaten by now which isnt good at all...i will try and combine high enerrgy food in their meals then hopefully they wont eat in between last night i made beef casserole with mash and this kept them out fo the cupboards for 3 hours then oh had steak pie and biscuits and 2 slices of toast brother had scrambled egg on toast and crap and daughter had waffles and red sauce lol with a small bowl of pickeld onions and gerkins oh yes and dh had tomatoe gerkins and onions on a plate before bed...terrible they are i no but i carnt say no your not having it can i ...
tonight were having chick burgers with salad in buns with a few potato wedges this wont keep them full for long at all but its a meal and thats all i can do lol

richyg

Sounds like you are doing ok , but given that I have had a few .. and more .. drinks while reading it I cant help but seeing the word steak pie regularly. I could eat one now :rolleyes: This tells me the same thing that Mrs Richyg does every week. If she leave home made cakes out on a Friday night when she goes to bed - when I come in at 1 am I will eat them - simple as that. This is no different from Salmon spawning in the summer or birds singing at dawn. Just habit. Put out some cheap stuff, bread, spread and marmite , fishpaste , jam etc - perhaps a choice ? and it will probably be devoured by hungry or drunk people in exactly the same manner - greatfully received. I dont think you are witnessing anything new - even the war rationing books talk of bread and spread or bread and dripping being left out and eaten at will, it is just that everyone knew what it was and they werent paying Greggs or Mr T for creating it for them at 6 times the price. Men will eat whatever is left be whether steak slice or toast. Just remove the expensive stuff from your fridge (and budget) and the status quo will be resumed.

ps If they really are demolishing the food supply -you may have to resort to 17p bread , marg and bloater paste. The ironic thing being they will be just as happy.:rolleyes:

buxtonrabbitgreen

destiny_star2006 wrote: »

for egg fried rice i make oil hot in a pan already cooled down rice beat an egg add to pan then chuck in pan is this correct will be trying it in a min[/quoteToo late for your dinner, but when I make egg fried rice I cook the egg in a frying pan. Beat it first then just keep stirring it so it is like broken omlette. Then I fry some veg onion etc then add the rice and just at the end add the cooked egg for a couple of mins. That way the egg stays in little pieces and doens't get lost in the rice if you see what I mean. Hope that helps.

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[ If you have lots of small ovenable dishes I suppose you could cook them all as individual portions like you get served in a pub. I don't own that many little dishes![/quote]

I, over the years have bought for pennies small dishes ,i.e. pyrex or brown earthenware ones from boot sales. If you can scrabble around you can get quite a few for around 10p each and they are an investment as they are re-useable over and over again. I make 6 small cottage pies for each of my daughters to put in their freezers when I see our local butcher's has an offer on mince.My grandkids call them 'Nannypies'

Kaz2904

The last couple of years Asda did a cheese board set at christmas with a selection of cheeses. The first year they came in a large (4 portion) red le creuset dish (£10) and the following year they did small dishes (single portion or 2 kids £5). I have 2 small dishes and a large one. Only bought the first for a gift for my Mum who we were then unable to see due to severe weather warnings. Anyway I'm rambling but I love my dishes!
Don't forget that if you have dishes like this you can cook cakes in it too. I have very few metal tins or trays as I use these for all cooking from roasts to cakes.

faye1978

I think RichyG has a very good point - most men will eat what's left laying around. My OH would think nothing of devouring 2 200g bars of chocolate - so I stopped buying them and now he CAN't devour them. Maybe some bread and choc spread or something so they still get the feeling they're eating junk....or I have just found a recipe for Hobnobs - I am sure they will love those and they won't cost the earth to make. If you want the recipe let me know - I'll post it for you. :beer:

destiny_star2006

already make the hobnobs and last no longer than a few hours lmao
thats their treat once a week as well as once a fortnight home made steak pies and cornbeef pies and egg and bacon pies which keeps them going all over the weekend i just leave on the breakfast bar for them to eat...
will be going shopping again tonight so going to be buying stuff to make for on the bench food for the lads to grab thanks for all your replies and hopefully we will have better week this week and i hope i dont spend £80 again as its something i really carnt be affording to do xxx

skintmummy

Stupid question of the day, how do you make pancakes ?

Thanks.

skintmummy

Oops please ignore posted in the wrong place. :rotfl:

lil_me

moo2moo noticed you mention the deli wraps, tortilla wraps are VERY easy to make, really cheap aswell. They freeze really well also http://www.texascooking.com/features/sept98flourtortillas.htm

skintmummy I know your questions been answered elsewhere but Google is great for recipes, just type in 'recipe pancakes' etc and you will get loads