Cherry takes the reins

Honeysucklelou2 wrote: »

The pasties sound good. I've never thought of putting lentils and cheese together...

Happy New Year to you. How exciting that the big holiday has been booked!

I think I may have read about something like this but it certainly works. Fry some onion and a little bit of celery, add lentils and water, cook for however long it says on the packet until it's quite thick, take off the heat and add frozen peas, cheese and a pinch of mustard, stirring till combined. Then bake for about 20 minutes. It would be nice with sliced tomato on top but I didn't think of that. Actually I suspect it would make a sliceable loaf if given a longer cooking time in a deeper tin.

Yes, we have the holiday booked! Still sorting out insurance and stuff and theoretically have months to go but that will pass quickly I expect.

Really tired tonight having made the most of a sunny day to go for a run, then walk to the supermarket then go out for a meal with colleagues. - but at least I beat my step goal.

Mr T is selling boxes of 72 Weetab!x cheap (£3.75) with a voucher for £5 of fruit included, so I got some. Rarely eat it but DH does and I quite like it when I remember it exists. Now all I have to do is claim (and use) my voucher. I did check the price per unit though and even without the voucher the very big box still compares favourably with Mr T's own brand. I got a few other bits too including tomatoes and clementines which are on this week's special.

Meal out was fun - food cheap and very good: it's one of those places where they make the money on the drinks.

Spends:
Housekeeping: £7.50
Gift £1.50
Entertainment £14.90

Honeysucklelou2 wrote: »

Thanks for the recipe Cherryfudge. I make pasties fairly regularly but have a couple of children who aren't so keen on the traditional filling. At the moment I do a potato and cheese filling but a lentil and cheese one sounds even better!

Glad your meal was good.

I suspect paprika could go in there too and taste good, but I haven't worked out how... maybe a sprinkle on top?

Or chopped chives or spring onion tops...?

So... I have printed out my Weetab!x vouchers. There are 10, and each lasts a week and can be used only against a specific type and weight of fruit, and not in Ald! or L!dl. Clever, eh? It's also limited to one per household and they are marked with a traceable code so they can't be photocopied or reprinted.

The vouchers are as follows:
11-17 Jan - 40p off minimum 5 pack or 500g pears
18-24 Jan - 50p off apples, min 6 pack
25-31 Jan - 25p off bananas, min 5 pack
So far so good - then come the ones I'm less likely to use:
1-7 Feb - 50p off strawberries, min 300g
8-14th Feb - 25p off kiwis, min 4 pack
Then back to the useables again:
15-21 Feb - 60p off blueberries, min 200g
22-28 Feb - 50p off clementines, min 550g
1-7 Mar - 80p off grapes, min 400g
8-14 Mar - 50p off any single melon
15-21 Mar - 70p off raspberries, min 150g (again, I'm not likely to buy raspberries in March, though with a bit of time and planning I could make a Sunday pudding to include some fresh ones).

I think this sort of offer must be hard for a single person to use.

Also on the MS food saving front, I have raided the freezer (getting easier as small spaces get larger between items) and found half a dozen sausages to casserole tonight. I am going to try to incorporate cous cous or similar somehow as it's this and lentils that don't get used up properly. So a search for a tomato-based cous cous may be in the offing... and whether I find what I want or no, lentils to bulk out the casserole and make a work meal or two .

I also have a big bag of parsnips which I bought for 8p and which want to be made into curried parsnip soup if I have enough curry powder. More work meals instead of ready meals .