dried chick peas cost bugger all, soak them the night before, and make loads of hummus, or vegetable curry with them
duce3,
May 30, 8:15am
creamed tuna over rice, add onion, peas, green beans or mixed vege to the tuna. browned mince with any veges with a gravy or cream sauce baked with a scone or potato topping.
duce3,
May 30, 8:33am
These are old family cookie recipes that go down great with kids and are filling so economical.
Old Fashioned Molasses Drop Cookies350F degrees7 to 10 minutes Makes about 42two inch cookies. Use a greased sheet.
Blend together: 1/2 cup white sugar (not powdered) ½ cup shortening 1 egg ½ cup molasses
In a separate bowl, sift 2 ½ cups cake flour Resift flour adding: 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ginger powder ¼ tsp cloves ¼ tsp salt 1 Tbsp baking soda
Add to flour mixture: ½ cup chopped raisins ½ cup sour milk [If you do not have sour cream, just add a splash of vinegar to the milk until it curdles (becomes chunky) and use this instead.]
Gently mix everything from both bowls together. Drop by teaspoon onto a greased sheet. ------------ Oatmeal Cookies325 degrees (no indication of cooking time)
Mix together: 3 ½ cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp salt 2 ½ cups sugar – white or brown mixed.
Mix separately and add all at once: 4 eggs 1 cup shortening – oil or soft margarine (or butter) ¾ cup dark molasses 1 Tbsp vanilla
Mix and then add: 4 cups rolled oats (Quick oats), 1 ½ cups of any combination of raisins, dates or nuts that you want (note from Margie:I sometimes add chocolate chips, chopped dried apricots or cranberries as well.I usually add everything unless I am making it special for one person, who does not like something.You can be creative with what you add here.) Bake on greased sheet or aluminum foil. Don’t overcook or they’re hard. ----------------- Soft Chocolate Drop Cookies(this is a family favorite) 425 degrees(9 to 10 minutes until barely done)
Drop by teaspoon, 2 “ apart on a greased sheet.
Blend together: 3/4 cups of unsweetened cocoa powder (such as Hershey’s Cocoa) 5 ¼ cups flour 1 Tbsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp salt 1½ tsp baking soda 2 cups shortening 1 Tbsp vanilla 4 cups brown sugar 3 eggs 1 ½ cup sour cream [note from Margie: I suspect Mom used sour milk, rather than sour cream, because we never had sour cream in the house. To make sour milk, just add a splash of vinegar to the milk so that the milk curdles or is chunky.] -----------
dec1066,
May 30, 8:37am
Put budget in the search box on the left. Lots of good threads and ideas. I'll try and bump some up for you
gemini007,
May 30, 9:27am
Check out the Healthy Food Guide online - they have some awesome family friendly reasonably priced recipes.
gemini007,
May 30, 9:34am
this is one of my fav's from there...
Ham, courgette and macaroni bake
Ingredients 2 1/2 cups macaroni pasta 2 courgettes 2 tablespoons reduced-fat spread 2 tablespoons plain flour 1 cup trim milk 1/2 cup light sour cream 2 cloves garlic, crushed 200g shaved ham, chopped 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/2 cup grated reduced-fat cheddar Instructions Step 1Preheat oven to 180°C. Cook pasta in boiling, salted water, following packet directions, until tender. Coarsely grate courgette and squeeze out any excess liquid.
Step 2Meanwhile, melt spread in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in milk. Stir in cream and garlic.
Step 3Drain pasta and return to saucepan. Stir in courgette, ham, parsley and white sauce. Spoon into a 6-cup capacity ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden.
leebee35,
May 30, 9:50am
Fish cakes are good and cheap.... flog some herbs from a neighbouring garden.hehe. Fish Pie - you can pick up Monk fish for dirt cheap and it cooks up fab in a pie. Bangers & Mash.Meat is the costly item - however mince can be cheap and you can do soo much with it.Bugers, nahco's, metaloaf, mince, lasgana, meatballs & spaghetti bolognaise, patties...if you get some cheap bacon you can make a cheap carbonara, a self crusting quiche is great for any leftovers in the fridge. Baked potatoes with baked beans, Veggie Soup...Good luck.
gemini007,
May 30, 9:55am
heres another HFG favourite in our house...
Quick tomato and sausage stew
Try using spicy chorizo or vegetarian sausages in this recipe to vary the flavour.
Ingredients cooking oil spray 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 4-5 good quality sausages, sliced 400g can chopped tomatoes (flavoured if you prefer) 1 cup water 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional) 425g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley, to serve Instructions Step 1 Heat a wide pan over a medium-high heat. Spray with cooking oil. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add sausages and cook for 5-6 minutes until browned.
Step 2 Add tomatoes, water, cumin and chilli (if using).Cook for 10-15 minutes until sausages are tender and cooked through.
Step 3 Stir in chickpeas and peas. Cook for a further 5 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley to serve.
jhan,
May 30, 11:12am
Meatloaf 500gm mince, a tube of sausage meat, 1 egg, 1 cup of breadcrumbs, 1 large onion finely chopped, 1tsp curry powder. Mix altogether and shape into a loaf, put into pan and spread a little tomato sauce on the top with the back of a spoon. Bake for an hour at 180. Should do a family of four, 2 adults and 2 kids for two nights. Mind you, my two teenagers could do it in one sitting on their own.
dec1066,
May 31, 8:37am
Put budget in the search box on the left. Lots of good threads and ideas. I'll try and bump some up for you
gemini007,
May 31, 9:34am
this is one of my fav's from there.
Ham, courgette and macaroni bake
Ingredients 2 1/2 cups macaroni pasta 2 courgettes 2 tablespoons reduced-fat spread 2 tablespoons plain flour 1 cup trim milk 1/2 cup light sour cream 2 cloves garlic, crushed 200g shaved ham, chopped 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/2 cup grated reduced-fat cheddar Instructions Step 1Preheat oven to 180°C. Cook pasta in boiling, salted water, following packet directions, until tender. Coarsely grate courgette and squeeze out any excess liquid.
Step 2Meanwhile, melt spread in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in milk. Stir in cream and garlic.
Step 3Drain pasta and return to saucepan. Stir in courgette, ham, parsley and white sauce. Spoon into a 6-cup capacity ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden.
leebee35,
May 31, 9:50am
Fish cakes are good and cheap. flog some herbs from a neighbouring garden.hehe. Fish Pie - you can pick up Monk fish for dirt cheap and it cooks up fab in a pie. Bangers & Mash.Meat is the costly item - however mince can be cheap and you can do soo much with it.Bugers, nahco's, metaloaf, mince, lasgana, meatballs & spaghetti bolognaise, patties.if you get some cheap bacon you can make a cheap carbonara, a self crusting quiche is great for any leftovers in the fridge. Baked potatoes with baked beans, Veggie Soup.Good luck.
gemini007,
May 31, 9:55am
heres another HFG favourite in our house.
Quick tomato and sausage stew
Try using spicy chorizo or vegetarian sausages in this recipe to vary the flavour.
Ingredients cooking oil spray 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 4-5 good quality sausages, sliced 400g can chopped tomatoes (flavoured if you prefer) 1 cup water 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional) 425g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley, to serve Instructions Step 1 Heat a wide pan over a medium-high heat. Spray with cooking oil. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add sausages and cook for 5-6 minutes until browned.
Step 2 Add tomatoes, water, cumin and chilli (if using).Cook for 10-15 minutes until sausages are tender and cooked through.
Step 3 Stir in chickpeas and peas. Cook for a further 5 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley to serve.
bev00,
May 29, 11:16am
Favourite budget meals are soup of every discription
kob,
May 29, 8:02pm
please check out two threads, one is ''ive just done the weeks baking baking, what did you bake'' that has all your basic recipes and has been going for 8 years so everyone has contributed their home recipes and so you wont go wrong with that thread also the other thread to look for is'' who needs a budget.me'' check that out and there is everything there from budgeting tips, to home made cleaning products, so just enter those in the search engine and you will be away
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