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May 16th, 2013 at 03:36 pm

Today I spent £6.72 at the local shop. £2.90 of that was for a mother and baby magazine which I only bought because it had a free book and toddler meal ideas. I could have went to the library for a book and googled meal ideas. I never buy any magazines though so it's not like this is a regular occurrence. I also bought a 500g pack of short grain pudding rice. I've never made rice pudding before so it will be interesting to see how it turns out. I'm always complaining to hubby that we never have desert so this should keep me happy for a while.

Hubby is picking up a bulk buy box of washing powder from work today. That will be £16 (after discount) It should last us months though. We've only been buying the smaller boxes of washing powder.

I impulsively made beef casserole a few nights ago. Hubby reminded me that there was beef in the fridge and asked me what I was making. I threw together some veg, stock and a bit of soy sauce. I also used the dumpling mix which I'd bought a few weeks ago from Poundland. I made some mashed potatoes to go with it.

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  1. creditcardfree Says:
    May 16th, 2013 at 03:40 pm 1368718817
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    Buying laundry detergent in bulk is a great saver. As is making your own, I'd suggest a recipe, but I'm not sure what the equivalent products/measurements would be for you. I'm sure a search might yield something to try when your box runs out.

  2. ceejay74 Says:
    May 16th, 2013 at 03:47 pm 1368719279
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    Love rice pudding! I'd never had it before my British husband moved in. Tapioca pudding is fairly common here, but it's not similar at all, at least not the ones I've had.

    I wonder if you could make sweet popcorn (like kettle corn) as a cheap dessert? I typically have my popcorn salty and savory, but occasionally I like it sweet. Buying unpopped kernels in bulk and cooking them on the stove is so cheap and easy, I don't think I'll ever buy microwave popcorn again.

  3. CB in the City Says:
    May 16th, 2013 at 04:05 pm 1368720344
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    I like to cook popcorn on the stove, too, but I've lost my good, heavy popcorn pan (I think I got rid of it when I burned something else in it). Anyway, my current saucepans are too thin on the bottom and don't work for popcorn -- I have to buy a new pan to make cheap popcorn! It's a dilemma.

    I never had rice pudding when I was growing up but my ex-husband did. His mother was very British, though born in America.

  4. My English Castle Says:
    May 16th, 2013 at 06:23 pm 1368728631
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    As a Swede from Minnesota, my mom loved rice pudding and we always had it, especially at Christmas. Our debate is always around a more custardy top or with Scando cherry sauce. Raisins in it?

  5. Petunia 100 Says:
    May 16th, 2013 at 11:17 pm 1368746256
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    An inexpensive and low-fat dessert I enjoy is Jello instant pudding. I use 1% milk, and the pudding tastes delicious.

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