Family of 5 'shop from home'food storage challenge...

Yategirl · 29 December 2007 at 5:18PM

Hello! Hope everyone had a good christmas and some nice pressies??

I now *have* my dehydrator... not had chance to try it out yet but think I might try apple slices first. Jamie - how did you get on?? Also got some fruit bushes for the garden which is great and am very happy with those!

Need to get geared up for baking again.... treated myself to a cheap electric whisk today - am making key lime pie for New Year and it is easier to whisk with an electric whisk! D&DD - I have a recipe for chocolate cake / pudding which has no flour or dairy (but does if contain eggs) if you would like it? Tis very rich and more of a special meal type of pudding but so so yummy!

morwenna · 30 December 2007 at 12:33AM

I hope everyone has had a happy yule and some great pressies! I am being teased by my family about my great joy and excitement over my mezzaluna..I have wanted one for ages, of course you all know my addiction to Nigella recipes already :rolleyes: We have all had flue type symptoms so have had to spread the yuletide out this year, it's been good though. I hope everyone here has a happy and healthy 2008! :beer:

Kaz2904 · 30 December 2007 at 3:45AM

I managed to get a clipping from one of the patients magazines last year and got 9 bluebery bushes and 3 cranberrys. The cranberries died but the blueberries arte still allive. I just hope they fruit this year.
TTFN, Kaz.

bonsibabe · 30 December 2007 at 12:44PM

Hi All!

Okay - here is the recipe for my Italian Seasoning. It's pretty similar to the one you can buy in Mr T's. Although mine is cheaper cos I just buy cheap bottles of the herbs and make a big jar. Where I live Mr T's one costs almost 2 euros for a really small jar that doesnt last 5 minutes in my house whereas i make a big jar of it and it lasts for weeks and it costs about 5 euros in total. I use a recycled hot dog jar. (they are great in germany - everything is in jars lol)

I use - Oregano, Basil, Marjoram, Thyme, Rosemary, Parsley and Chives. I just put equal quantities of each in the jar and give it a blooming good mix about.

It's great for bolognese, lasagne, pizzas, in fact i have been known to slip some in my soups as well! But anything that uses a tomato sauce and is remotely similar to italian food - it makes it taste great and smells delicious. If i use this in cooking the kids wolf the food down like there is no tomorrow!

I will post some more recipes for seasonings in a wee bit.

Enjoy!

Di xx :j

Doom_and_Gloom · 30 December 2007 at 1:03PM

morwenna wrote: »

I hope everyone has had a happy yule and some great pressies! I am being teased by my family about my great joy and excitement over my mezzaluna..I have wanted one for ages, of course you all know my addiction to Nigella recipes already :rolleyes: We have all had flue type symptoms so have had to spread the yuletide out this year, it's been good though. I hope everyone here has a happy and healthy 2008! :beer:

I really would like a mezzaluna but one of the double bladed ones as I'm acident prone and bound to get myself with the single as they aren't as sturdy. Hows it working out for you though? Don't let them get to you they are an amazing tool. if it's a single I believe you can even cut your pizzas with them so at least they are versitile :rotfl: and well herbs are lovely.

morwenna · 30 December 2007 at 1:19PM

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

I really would like a mezzaluna but one of the double bladed ones as I'm acident prone and bound to get myself with the single as they aren't as sturdy. Hows it working out for you though? Don't let them get to you they are an amazing tool. if it's a single I believe you can even cut your pizzas with them so at least they are versitile :rotfl: and well herbs are lovely.

It's a single, it's the "official" Nigella one, very sturdy and a lovely heavy weight, I find the weight alone makes it easy to use. So far I still have ten digits, although I will keep you posted!!

Great idea about pizza, I have a wheel cutter, but hate cleaning it!

lil_me · 30 December 2007 at 1:20PM

I have a double bladed one, I didn't know there was a posh name for it :rotfl: it's a herb chopperer in my house

it came in the knife set my Dad got me last year for my birthday. Thankfully it seems to have stayed sharp because the thought of sharpening it scares the heck out of me....cleaning it is scary enough.

As for the herb mixes, if you google what seasoning you would like then put for example 'make' or 'home made' you will usually get lots of suggestions. http://busycooks.about.com/od/homemademixes/r/ that page has lots of mixes of varied types from sauces to herbs. I find it's handy to make my own because then I can tweek it, I have an oregano 'addiction' and always add extra. Only time I buy mixed ones is if I pop to Costco and get the giant tubs.

D&DD · 30 December 2007 at 2:12PM

morwenna wrote: »

It's a single, it's the "official" Nigella one, very sturdy and a lovely heavy weight, I find the weight alone makes it easy to use. So far I still have ten digits, although I will keep you posted!! Great idea about pizza, I have a wheel cutter, but hate cleaning it!

ooh I saw those when I was browsing the Lakelands sale...:whistle: I didn't buy much..honest :silenced: Mainly new jar lids and bits...and bobs...:o They look like a really good gadget but am now wondering if my pizza cutter might do the same job..will have to try it out later

I found a link on here for slowcooker recipes and its an offshoot of one of the sites I use all the time its www.justslowcooking.com and its wonderful. as usual tons of recipes but lots of sweet ones too apples etc so will be experimenting most of the next year working my way through them all !!

I think its going to be a wonderful addition to [STRIKE]our[/STRIKE] my kitchen

Seeing as I can't get near a pc at the moment with the tribe home *they're eating so I have about 5 mins before I lose this one!!* I took the opportunity yesterday to clear out my kitchen cupboards..I've been soooo busy they were a mess :eek:

All are nicely organised now and the whole kitchen has been cleaned literally from top to bottom so feeling much happier now..I hate it when it gets in a state..(shame the rest of the house doesn't bother me quite as much

)

Hope everyone had a wonderful Xmas and has a smashing New Year I'll catch up when I can being thrown off again..I suppose I'd better get my duster out lol.........

lil_me · 30 December 2007 at 2:21PM

oooooo that's a good website, thanks D&DD

oh and please stop reminding me that Lakeland have a website, I have still resisted the 'urge' to look on there

we don't have one of their shops up here that I am aware of so have never been in to one.

darn it someone dropped a Kleeneze book through my door today, hmmm, maybe I should set myself a limit as to how much I spend, I am a nightmare for the gadgets in there aswell.

**passes D&DD the duster, new flylady thread will be posted tonight

*

natzini · 30 December 2007 at 2:25PM

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to shop from home for at least this week-wish me luck! I think that all we'll need is milk and potatoes, so that's not too bad! Would be lovely to do it for more than one week-I think I might need some fruit, veg, milk and a little meat, but that's not bad, right?

I'm going to be going through the kitchen cupboards today and making a list of all the stuff I have, already have loads of ideas. Tonight we are having curry as I found some poppadoms which need eating up asap-their use by was the 19th, but I've already tasted one and it's not stale! Tomorrow it'll be a roast in the evening to make up for today-will be chicken breast wrapped around sausage meat with tatties and veg.

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