2013 Frugal Living Challenge

xnatalie81x · 30 December 2012 at 3:11PM

I made hm gnocchi today with hm pasta sauce - delish! Gnocchi was just potato and plain flour an sauce Italian seasoning, tomato, lazy garlic and walnut oil and sugar.

Me and 3 kids (2 of whom had thirds!!!!!!) 29p gnocchi and 70p for sauce plus 1/4 lump cathdral city (half price 2.18) 54p so 1.53 in total for all 4 of us or 38.5p each light tea for us after dinner for lunch!

out_of_debt_at_last · 30 December 2012 at 8:54PM

xnatalie81x wrote: »

I made hm gnocchi today with hm pasta sauce - delish! Gnocchi was just potato and plain flour an sauce Italian seasoning, tomato, lazy garlic and walnut oil and sugar.

Me and 3 kids (2 of whom had thirds!!!!!!) 29p gnocchi and 70p for sauce plus 1/4 lump cathdral city (half price 2.18) 54p so 1.53 in total for all 4 of us or 38.5p each light tea for us after dinner for lunch!

Could i have the measurements for your gnocchi please, how much potato?, how much flour? would love a go of making it!

quintwins · 30 December 2012 at 9:11PM

out_of_debt_at_last wrote: »

Could i have the measurements for your gnocchi please, how much potato?, how much flour? would love a go of making it!

I really wanna try this aswell after seeing this (theres a recipe in the link)
http://mortgagefreeinthree.com/2012/11/gnocchi-frugal-italian/

out_of_debt_at_last · 30 December 2012 at 9:36PM

quintwins wrote: »

I really wanna try this aswell after seeing this (theres a recipe in the link)
http://mortgagefreeinthree.com/2012/11/gnocchi-frugal-italian/

wow, that is sooooo easy, thanks! will be making that in the next week!

quintwins · 30 December 2012 at 9:47PM

out_of_debt_at_last wrote: »

wow, that is sooooo easy, thanks! will be making that in the next week!

I know i'm waiting for hubby to be away to try it as he doesn't like tomatoes all that much, i love that blogg it's def worth having a wee skim threw if you have time.

miss_empty_piggy · 31 December 2012 at 12:54AM

Posted this earlier on last year's challenge, then found this one.

It's been a tough and roller coaster year here too. With a family doubled in size and newly planned out budget I had motivation and energy to get started to sort out our finances and plan for a happy future. However, 3 tyres slashed last night so having to spend any spare money on that, despite two kids needing new school trousers and shoes! However, I am determined to get through, just hoping the cars will be safe tonight. Just been on frugal queen which helps to think about each day at a time.

Here's to frugaldom! x

xnatalie81x · 31 December 2012 at 8:50AM

That is where I got the recipe from! I found it looking for frugal gnocchi lol. I peeled and boiled most of a bag of potatoes (2.5kg) but only used half so about a kg potato? Then mashed and left to cool and dry out. Then I just added flour till it "resembled 3 day old playdoh) - boiled in water and voila added to tomato and herby sauce topped with cheese. It was really!!! Filling!!! Use the other Hal boiled potties for dinner

and have half the gnocchi dough in fridge for lunch again today! Will prob have marmite and margarine on it today with cheese (got 10 large jars marmite from poundland in aug so vvv cheap marmite pasta etc here often)

xnatalie81x · 31 December 2012 at 8:53AM

Quintwins someone gave me a lovely non tomato recipe for gnocchi (I have a fb frugal group) she fried bacon in a spoon of butter, added flour till bubbling and then milk slowly to get a sauce then stirre in a handful of cheddar cheese

Frugaldom · 31 December 2012 at 11:32AM

Quicky HAPPY HOGMANAY from Frugaldom and a reminder that the blog is at www.frugalblog.co.uk or http://frugaldom.blogspot.com for those of you on blogger.

I don't often get the chance to post on here, although I do keep the challenger list up to date, as per instructions in posts 1 and 2.

Good luck to everyone taking part. The names get added to the challenger list as I receive them, so please take the time to read posts one and two before getting started.

Have a great year in 2013 - Frugal Living Rocks!

debbiedeejay · 31 December 2012 at 2:13PM

tessie_bear wrote: »

natalie...i love a gadget as well i have a pasta machine but find the dough gets very sticky and i end up in a mess:eek:...on the subject of gadgets what do people think to bread makers...im umming and ahring over one but they seem expensive

Have you tried your local fr££gle community?

You can some times pick them up on there for free when people are downsizing or just had enough. I use my local site regularly to pass on items I no longer need - but you can not be guarantee you will get the item as the person giving may get lots of requests for the item on offer but I find the more polite you are in your ask and being available to collect at a time to suit makes it more probable for you to be picked.

I have in the past year received

a nest of tables( now re vamped and very useful)
a white gorgeous mantle piece and base
paint
carpet(off cut brand new perfect for hall way)
a house phone
a radio
and I ,in turn passed on pet items,CD storage solutions,books,clothes,furniture to others.

It justs stops items going to the tip- I do use CS shops and I take it turns to either send stuff to charity or put on Fr£3gle

At least if it's free you can see if having a BM works for you and if not put it back on Fr3£le!:)

HTH

2013 Frugal Living Challenge

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