Recent Posts Tagged With 'cooking'

• A Funny Old Week

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 08:47 in cooking, menu planning, bits and bobs

  Last week my husband had extra work on Monday and Tuesday which meant he finished his Monday shift at 0200hrs on Tuesday and then started his Tuesday shift at 1000hrs. So that he could sleep in on Tuesday and Wednesday morning, he slept in Little Gi...

• Menu Plan Monday (Operation "Use Freezer Stash" #2)

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 04:27 in cooking, homemaking, menu planning

  Mon: Chicken, potato, cabbage and squash.Tues: Cheesy pasta and veg.Wed: Veg casserole with lentils & rice and fresh salsa.Thurs: Chicken, potato, cabbage and carrot.Fri: Meatloaf, potato, carrot plus other veg as yet undetermined.Sat: Same as We...

• Menu Plan Monday (Operation "Use Freezer Stash")

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 16:22 in cooking, homemaking, menu planning

  Mon: Pasta, Ratatouille, cheese.Tues: Ham, potato and cabbage.Wed: Ham and lentil soup.Thurs: Spaghetti Bolognaise.Fri: Ham, potato, cabbage plus other veg as yet undetermined.Sat: Ham and lentil soup from Wed.Sun: Freezer meal.From the freezer stash...

• What\'s in Your Freezer?

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 08:01 in cooking, homemaking, frugality, menu planning

  Last week I finally got around to doing a stock check of my freezer. I knew I had quite a bit of meat but I was surprised my how much I have - about 17kg (~37lbs) meat and 3kg (~7lbs) fish. I guess I need to do some serious menu planning so that I...

• Frugal "Hamburgers"

  Posted on Friday April 3rd, 2009 at 01:00 in recipes, cooking, frugality

  Ingredients1/2 lb mince (ground meat)1/2 lb lentils and rice1 cup (1/2 lb) mashed potato1 egg lightly beaten1/4 cup grated cheese1 onion finely chopped1 tbsp tomato puree (tomato paste)2 tsps basila tiny bit of chilli powder (depending on your taste)...

• Cheap Risotto Rice

  Posted on Friday March 27th, 2009 at 01:40 in cooking, homemaking, frugality

  In December I started keeping a price book. If you don't have one already, I would definitely recommend doing so - I did not really appreciate how significant the savings could be before I started.It was very interesting to see how different foods c...