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I like the sound of that too, Mich
Let me know how it goes Louise?
I will when I make it, Mich; my shopping regime is very organised in advanced with a menu and everything and so if I get a new recipe it takes about three weeks to filter through....
. I like the sound of it being turkey mince, which is cheaper than the beef (usually) and also I could do it in my small casserole dish which is easier than a loaf tin
Ok Louise...yes, you don't have to use a loaf tin, and glass or ceramic dish is fine, as long as you grease it first( I just use a bit of butter/spread on a piece of kitchen roll and wipe it over), and remember to keep the mixture thinner and flatter rather than a thick chunk, so it cooks more even and quicker...
Right, will get that on my list (eventually) and give it a try
My daughter made me cheesecake for mothers day, I never knew how simple it was!
12 digestive biscuits (crushed)
Butter (weigh the above biscuits and that is the amount of butter you need)
Melt butter and add biscuits, put in fridge and chill for an hour.
Whisk 300g Soft Cheese (Philadelphia style) and 400g condensed milk together for 5 mins.
Add it to the biscuit base and leave for 3 hours or overnight et viola!!
Delish!!
,,,ooh that sounds nice!!
A quick veggie recipe (and low fat too)
Mushroom Risotto:
Cook some rice (can be bog-standard not posh risotto rice) Drain.
In the same pan, after a little rinse, put a small amount (150ml?)of veg stock (cube dissolved in boiling water), two finely chopped garlic cloves, a heaped teaspoon pf grainy mustard and a load of chopped mushrooms. Poach them for about 6-7 mins. Add the cooked rice then stir in a big dollop of Phildelphia Light with onions and chives and a big glug of lemon juice. Stir and add any herbs you might have handy (I bought some chives but you could have coriander in your garden or basil)
Absolutely scrummy, and only one pan, heh heh. You could add a bit of cooked ham or chicken or bacon if you want meat in it but it is lovely as it is.
Oooh nice one Louise! 
I am soooo looking forward to being able to feed us more cheaply when we move back to the UK! Supermarket prices here are twice the price of Uk corner shop prices!! Been looking through the recipes on here and thinking...I'm hungry - better get some breakfast! Thanks x
Oh nice...In mitigation Jacs, petrol here is loads and loads more expensive 
Hi Louise, no it's not ;-)
Oh well it is a relief that we are not the only ones then, I guess 
ood again i will ask you ladies cos i dont have a clue.
Here goes and my tin hat is on
breakfast is bowl of mussli then later two bagals
around 9 ish and apple then 11ish 4 slices of bread with ham and an apple and maybe two choc biscults, a nice tea with either pasta or rice and sometimes potatoes followed by ice cream.
Drinks are water and about 6 cups of tea i dont drink or smoke. I walk the dog alot
i do eat a lot of bread though and cut out 90% of choc bars etc
Now my problem is i am getting a bit of a belly advice please and i DO NOT like rabbit food or tuna etc. lettuce yes
I am not a nutritionist, but your diet sounds very heavy on the carbohydrates, bagels, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes.
How about strips of turkey and salad or a homemade soup for lunch instead of sandwiches?
How about strips of turkey and salad or a homemade soup for lunch instead of sandwiches?
YUK!!;)
i have meat with my tea not just pasta or rice etc + i eat on the go except for my tea
Thanks
I have saved that recipe, I bet it is extra good when the bananas in the fruit bowl are getting overripe
exactly Louise - I hate food waste and was watching the banana skin go black - it is lovely and I am sure it would freeze well too
YUM YUM
also made home made burgers using
turkey mince
carrot
1/2 onion
handful of fresh breadcrumbs
Sounds a bit vague but I buy a packet of turkey mince from tesco then put it in the Kenwood, chop 1/2 onion and chop a carrot, sprinkle in a half veg stock cube for flavouring and then throw in a handful of breadcrumbs
If you put the mixture in the fridge to harden a bit or add some more breadcrumbs then make your burgers - this made me 4 good sized burgers and 12 smallish meatballs
freezes well
My boys love meatballs, and making them with turkey is lower fat than beef
I am a veggie but think girls prefer turkey mince as it is not so greasy
Ooh I didnt know you were a veggie, lrh. I love veggie food but still eat meat with my resident gannets
Chicken recipe, totally yummy and only uses one pan!
Serves 3 adults with hearty appetites(me and boys) or four restrained people.
Ingredients
1 veg stock pot concentrate portion (I use Knorr)
1 tsp dried herbs plus black pepper
1 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 chicken breasts (I use thigh meat as it is tastier and cheaper)
6 rashers smoked bacon, cut in strips (I use cheapy pack of bacon bits but get smoked)
225g mushrooms, sliced
carton of passata
tin chopped tomatoes
1Tbsp tomato puree
Method
Spray a large pan with low cal fry spray,brown the chicken, set aside on plate
Add more spray to pan and cook the bacon until crisp, add carrot, peppers, onion & garlic, cook until soft.
Return the chicken, add the tomatoes, hrebs, seasoning and passata, add stock pot portion, STIR, cover with a lid, bring to the boil,then reduce the heat to a simmer for 30 mins, add puree, continue cooking on LOW for 20 mins until the chicken is cooked. Keep an eye on it in case you need to add a little water.
Add the mushrooms and simmer for 10 more mins, then serve. You could have pasta or rice with this; sons and I have egg noodles.
That sounds yummy Louise, except the mushrooms of course, yuk. I shall do this dish, perhaps when C isn't here, just to try it out first (he would have mushrooms with his) and serve it with rice.
The BBC has recently had a series where top chefs were challenged to cook good food on a budget and the resulting recipes are online
Now, some are ridiculous....there was one where the main meal of the day consisted of one hard boiled egg per person and some bits and bobs, not likely to feed my son after one of his 12 hour shifts..and the spag bol recipe was just my normal one (maybe I could be on TV?) BUT there are some good ones if you flick through. See here for the list
My friend has pointed out a blog to me from A Girl named Jack. She is a single parent to a small son and was left in real poverty after losing her job and having a lot of debt. Her food budget is set at £10 a week. Now, many of you have more than one child, but on the other hand there is a bigger budget available because of more child benefit etc so these recipes could be doubled up.
Have a look for details here
In relation to the Guardian blog and the £10 a week meals:
In a previous article of this nature they analysed the menu and said it contained too few calories and nutrients to sustain someone. Notably missing from this article.
I am currently trying to find this article
Ah how interesting, Pash! would like to read that..Myself I thought that mushroom soup for a main meal would not go down very well with my muscular son after a long working day hehe
Here is my latest invention. I use a slow cooker but you could use a casserole in the oven
For three people:
2 carrots
1 onion, chopped
Chicken or turkey, in chunks, about 250g
Some spicy cooked meat such as chorizo or salami, just a few slices, chopped
Tin of tomatoes
packet casserole mix such as chicken chasseur
Peel, slice and parboil the carrots. In the meantime put the onion, chicken and spicy meat into the slow cooker. Put the dry contents of the casserole mix in a jug, add a little boiling water to make to a paste, then add tin of tomatoes and mix well. Drain carrots and add to slow cooker, cover with tomato liquid.
Slow cooker on low for about 8 hours, I guess casserole would be 1.5 hours on low heat?
If I am home a couple of hours before dinnertime, I add some chopped mushrooms or defrosted peas to the slow cooker for that last part
Very nice...
I've become very lazy, and often buy the ready prepared veg nowadays - only because peeling has become a pain with my knuckles being bad, and difficult to hold a peeler. At a weekend the children are there to peel, but during the week, chucking stuff in and leaving it is ideal
Good idea, when I used to work in York all the time and had long days I used to buy bags of ready peeled carrot batons, they don't stay fresh as long but great just to chuck things in as you say. You can even buy ready chopped onion (frozen or fresh) but I guess the frozen would have a lot of water in it.My problem is sometimes I get very painful eczema on my fingertips and then I can't bear to get onion juice on it but my hands are better these days.
One thing I still buy is diced carrot and swede mix because swede is so tough to chop but if anyone has a whole one, give it a whizz in the microwave for 45 seconds and it is easier to chop, don't burn your fingers though!
I get the diced swede and carrot mix... I shall try the microwave thing with the next whole one I buy.
Thanks tiredmum. Will you let me know what you think of it?