CAPRICORN
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Hi there
soooo glad someone posted today as I couldn't find it
I have been pondering about the budget thing and off the top of my noggin here are some basic ideas :-
keep frozen :-
soooo glad someone posted today as I couldn't find it
I have been pondering about the budget thing and off the top of my noggin here are some basic ideas :-
keep frozen :-
- mushrooms + peppers -once defrosted and squeezed out they are just as nice as fresh for stews n stir-fries
- fruit -just double check that it isn't glazed etc -I have these in sugar free jelly with a dollop of yoghurt -makes a lovely pud. Also nice on porridge in a morning
- Its often cheaper (depending on offers) to buy large pots of yoghurt etc -its a bit more faff -but if its cheaper
- The full fat versions of things like cheese triangles and normal strong cheddar are often cheaper -plus you get less of them for your syns/healthy extras so you save even more
- keep longlife milk in for making sauces etc
- a roast chicken can be great value - I can easily get 3 different meals and a soup from 1
- fried rice -we are having this tonight -mine has chorizo, onions, peppers, mushrooms, peas corn, eggs n rice -tis stunning and its nice cold too
- cheese n potato pie -leftovers can be made into fry-its
- layer potatoes n onions in a dish and pour on stock (lamb oxo is good) -cover with foil and bake until tender -then remove the foil to let them crisp up -you can use a few syns to put corned beef through if you want, or top with bacon etc -although I like em plain
- easy cheesy pasta -dead simple and you can alter to suit
- luxury cauliflower cheese - great with jackets, or with meat -but again I like the leftovers on their own -mine has cauli, broccoli, carrots and leeks in and a cheese sauce -all for 1.5syns + 1heA per serving...