It’s not always practical to go spear fishing or mushroom harvesting after a hard day at work, but that doesn’t mean you can’t join the boys for a spot of foraging. So don’t stop at the shops tonight and leave the freezer door closed. See what you can rustle up using only your staples.
good old pasta shapes and reduced items at the supermarket worked out a treat! Growing salad and veg from seed now!
Managed this challege as i always make sure there is dry goods and fresh in the house So tonight we had a cabonara it was lovely and we even grated some extra cheese over the top and melted it under the grill yum !!
oh took advantage of going to the supermarket late the other night so got the packets of salad leaves for 20p each making enough salad for the whole family for 2 days for the cost of 1 packet and saved the supermarket throwing them away. Sadly I did not walk but took some sheets that were for a single bed (no longer have) and some clothes ,all are still usable/wearable, to the salvation army and BHF banks, empty bottles, foil and batteries to the recycling centre in the supermarket carpark.
Had mixed bean casserole, made with various pulses, mixed veg, tomatoes with noodles and rice for those who don't like noodles. Tinned fruit for pud so met the 5 a day. Car not used for 3 days this week . Cavity wall insulation installed yesterday so cleaning up to day, using dyson and washing up liquid (not together)
Hello Thom, Tim & Trev! Foraging was awesome, we had salmon, basil, onion and victoriuosly found potatoes stashed away and a dash of flour....ended up with amazing salmon basil fish cakes. Yum! I fed all six of us and ended up with plenty of extras too.
We foraged in the freezer yesterday for today, had sausages, sprouts and mash with onion gravy, foraged in cupboard found jelly crystals for pud. didn't use the car much yesterday and defo not today as snowed in , thermostats are down, log burner going
Well we have a once a week fruit and veg box (£12.95) from a local consortium so my fridge is stacked with fresh fruit and veg. Friday night I made Hugh's aubergine, mozzarella, parmesan and tomato bake (cant remember the real name of it but it is page twenty something in his veg book).
That fed a family of 4 ( I halved the recipe) plus seeing as the recipe says to eat with a green salad or crusty bread I made some bread using strong bread flour and quick acting yeast from my cupboard (in my new bread maker) and we had some cucumber and tomatoes drizzled in olive oil on the side (I just cant get along with lettuce).
All happy bunnies with full tums after and enough bread for toast the next morning!
Thank you for the message...yes, it certainly is a fabulous idea to grow your own food and be more self-sufficient. There happens to be enough space in my garden to keep 4 rescued hens (ex-battery) and have really tasty, organic eggs for breakfast. I share 2 of the hens with my neighbour; together, we keep them in the chicken run and spacious coup. Moreover, I dig in droppings, veg, leaves, other kinds of organic waste in a corner of my very 'small' vegetable patch, which provide fertile soil to grow runner beans, peas, tomatoes; fruit trees, blackberries, sunflowers, strawberries...It has been a 'trial and error' experience that has helped me discover what grows well; the where, how and why. This year, one of my two apple trees produced a bumper crop - over 100 apples! I finished the last one only last week. I note that there is no real need to buy artificial fertilizer, which I don't like to use anyway. This year, I have already transplanted some runner beans, sugar peas, cucumber and tomatoes, which managed to germinate, between 1 and 2 and a half weeks; indoors and at temperatures around 10 degrees and below! I just bought a variety of fruit trees to plant...yes, even now, in late January. The hot summers have meant using water from the garden tap to water the veg; so, I decided to catch rain water from an open gutter into a big plastic container. Don't really need a water butt, as I tend to improvise and use whatever is available/stuff I manage to salvage from people at my local recycling centre. May be a Heath Robinson approach, but it works. :-).
thats what we have for dinner most nights...
Found some pasta shells - high in complex carbohydrates which take longer to digest - provide a slow release of energy, unlike simple sugars that offer a quick, yet fleeting boost. Add a tomato, carrot, fresh ginger, spring onions and mild curry paste to taste.