Thursday 27 November 2014

Feeding All Of Us .. Thriftily....



Hello there ...
There is definitely a nip in the air now ...
 I think we can say winter is well and truly here ..

Time to wrap up ... keep warm .. and eat well ..

Eating well doesn't necessarily mean spending a fortune on expensive foods ... 
we just have to give it a bit of forethought and ..
'rock the Thriftiness ... '

Hubby P spent this morning selling at the car boot ... 
I knew he would come home cold and hungry so whats more comforting than a heap of warm scones with lashings of butter...!

Scones are cheap and so easy to make  .... 

Whilst I was in the kitchen I prepared the veg for tea .. 
I gave the carrots and potatoes a quick wash before I peeled them  .... 
it may seem a bit daft ...
 but you see I wanted to boil them up for the chickens dinner ..
 and ... 
save the veg water for my soups.

Nothing wasted if I can help it ..



 So here is a nice jug full of veg-y water/stock ..
 and whilst it was still hot I added a big handful of broth mix .... you know dried pearl barley lentils peas etc.
The broth mix will get a head start softening/cooking and all will be ready .. sat in the fridge to use for soup.

Chickens were happy with their warm veg-y mash ....


 And I picked up two lovely fresh eggs ...



 Oh .... 
and we had cheese scones ...
 another of Hubby P's favourite.
The trick is to add a teaspoon of mustard to the mix .. 
that way you only have to add a smattering of cheese ..
 I used just the hard end of a block of cheese .. grated up and mixed in it was fine.

And for something different and random ...
 who remembers these ?


 I found them in an old button tin the other day ...

They date from 1937 ... all that time ago ... I wonder how long it has sat in that button box.
Anyone know what the flower depicted on the front is .. 
what it represents ?



 Of course we are talking George VI on the throne ... a handsome profile dont'ya think..!

What I will do with these thrupenny bits I don't know .. 
they are just ...nice to handle .. nice to hold.



As I stepped out the door today ...
The air was fresh .. crisp .. and the sky blue.
The sun low in the sky but shining brightly ... a nice day!

Bye of now x