May 2008 Grocery Challenge

mandy_moo_1

mrssnowy wrote: »

Help please,I have made very nice tasting yogurt with UHT milk,but it is so THIN !More the consistency of single cream.
Any ideas on thickening it?Dried milk,but how?
Is it a straining jobby-thro a cloth,or what
Can eat it but will take for ever!!
Don't want to make cake as I have to do a ginger cake for a competition,so that may end up as being redone,if I make a cuckoo of the first!
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J

this sometimes happens to mine...did you put a couple of tablespoons of dried milk in it when you made it? you could try straining it thru some muslin, but if its as runny as you say, it'll probably ALL go thru it :rolleyes: this has happened a few times to me, and its SO annoying

mandy_moo_1

well i can't believe it!! i finally made Twinks hobnobs for the first time....and everybody was right....they didn't even get time to cool on the wire rack! it made about 50 biscuits, and at least half have disappeared already!! :rotfl: can't believe my fussy DD and DS actually like something i've baked!! so thanx Twink if you're about

juliejim

Has anyone got any ideas what I can use dried fruit salad for? I've got a packet of it but don't know what to use it for - I must have had something in mind when i bought it but I have no idea what!

carolt2

juliejim wrote: »

Has anyone got any ideas what I can use dried fruit salad for? I've got a packet of it but don't know what to use it for - I must have had something in mind when i bought it but I have no idea what!

Hi, found this recipe. you could substitute the individual ingredients for your dried fruit salad.

4 oz (110 g) prunes
4 oz (110 g) dried apricots
4 oz (110 g) dried figs – cut out the hard stalk ends
4 oz (110 g) large raisins
zest and juice 1 orange
15 fl oz (425ml) natural yoghurt
2 oz (50 g) chopped, toasted hazelnuts

The night before, place the four dried fruits in a deep 2½ pint (1.5 litre) bowl and cover with 1¼ pints (725 ml) cold water. Make quite sure all the fruit is immersed and leave to soak overnight.
The next day, drain off 3 fl oz (75 ml) of the water, place the fruits and the remaining water in a small pan. Cover and bring to simmering point, and leave to simmer gently for about 10 minutes or until all the fruit feels tender when tested with a skewer. Next stir in the orange zest and juice, then tip the whole lot into a shallow serving bowl to cool. Cover with clingfilm and chill.
Serve the salad spooned into dishes with the yoghurt and nuts

getting-sorted-sarah

Victory - well done on getting your apology - quite right too. Sorry if you already had 100 replies but with your red lentils.... I do what my family calls 'magic soup' - which is lentils as a base with stock and all the veg available - potatoes, carrots, swede, celery, peas, tin of tomatoes, parsnip etc. Or - how about a dhal soup - with cumin and coriander and top with crispy onions fried with garlic - eat with naan bread - yum!

I've had an unexpected outlay today on a new keyboard as I spilt a cup of coffee over the old one and killed it - eeeek. I was going up the wall not being able to do anything online! On the upside my new keyboard is a thing of great beauty! (Apple....)

I've made cheesy snacks and cereal bars today (the ones with chocolate) - thank you to the OPs, sorry I can't remember who! They might have been on Weezl's thread. I could easily eat all the cheesy snacks in one sitting, oh dear.

Have spent way too much already and bought too much wine on special offer with the aim of eeking it out over the month, who am I trying to kid?!

searching_me

hello everybody.... been a productive day today been strpping walls ready for them to be painted... took over 4 hours and still not finished , o well oh can finish it tomorrow while im at work ... well he did knock me up so he can do most the work :rotfl:.... been a nsd as you can see why... im now gonna sit back and chill out for abit... may even treat myself to a little nap :rotfl: hope your all good xxx

getting-sorted-sarah

Sharon_1970 wrote: »

What can I make with plain natural yoghurt? I bought a tub to use for the lemon drizzle cake only I have loads left. Anyone got any other baking recipes that use it please?

I bought a tub too - going to make the cake and use the rest for a curry - korma with some coconut milk.

Jvic28

Hi everyone,

Never posted on this thread before but thought as I'm desperately trying to save money/pay off debt this challenge may be a good idea.

Not sure how much would be a good idea to start with though. I'm thinkg £100. I need to shop for myself and my boyfriend.

Thanks

Pablosmummy

Did my weeks shopping today, spent 25 pounds which is ok, but I did spend nearly 7 pounds yesterday in asda on rubbish:eek: (banana beer and sweets lol) ok got to get spending under control.

Made my first ever homemade pizza today! its just cooking now but looks gorgeous. although we were aiming for thin crust but its gone huge!! so I'll probably make two next time.

ifonlyitwaseasier

well the steak and ale casserole was lovely, had roast new pots and cauli cheese with it, and now i am stuffed.

on the up/down side we go home tomorrow so will have to get milk at some point, can't decide whether to get before we leave and keep it in the coolbag or get when we are nearly back, but OH would hate going to the supermarket then.

ho hum decisions, decisons