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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Hey friend!
Welcome to my first episode.
I am trying to save as much money on food over the next year to help save for a house deposit and pay off my overdraft.
Greetings!
Welcome to Budget Foodie UK.
I'm Rechenda, a 40-something from Norwich, Norfolk. I live with my Tuxedo cat Jack. Together we are trying to save as much money on food (and in life) to help save for a house deposit over the next five years.
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- Budget friendly cooking
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- Personal finance and money management
- Chats with frugal friends
- Money making hacks
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Love that you’re real with your videos such as not washing up your pan from earlier in the day, we’ve all done it at some point lol 😂
Yes it is madness in my kitchen lol x
I was in the middle of your get ready with me vid where you were talking about your childhood. You should be so proud of where you are today and you don’t sound bitter towards your parents. Unfortunately it’s disappeared so never got to the end 😢
Oh no! It should still be there I’ll check xx but thanks for kind words xx
Hello Ru. (and Jack). When making homemade bread or tortillas if you include a bit of potato or the postato water you saved (with the starch at the bottom) it acts as a natural Preservative to extend the life of your baked goods. Potato starch is perfectly edible. The Mortar is the bowl and the pestle is the grinding STICK.
Oooh fab tips xx always wondered which bit was the mortar!
When making nut milks add a pinch of salt and half a date - makes it sweet and milky❤
Sounds tasty great tip x
My new favourite vlog channel
Aww thank you Paula x
You should have cubed the bread or torn it first before putting into your blender for breadcrumbs x
Great tip! X
The easiest way to make beadcrumbs is to either put it in the oven or toast it, let it cool down. Grate, blend or bang the toast to break it down! Adding garlic salt or olive oil is lovely too. Makes the beadcrumbs more flavoufull! The dried flavoured bread make delicious croutons too!
Oooh xx
I use soya milk and to stop is curdling I put bicarbonate of soda in mine just a pinch and hopefully it won’t curdle for you.
Oh wow I didn’t know this great tip x
Grinding chia seeds in your Nutribullet will make them easier to use for thickening or as 'chia eggs' for baking. I grind some up once a week to add to my porridge and smoothies. I usually add linseed/flax to the mix as they're also very nutritious (and cheap). The mix is best stored in the fridge. Good luck with your challenge! You certainly have great creativity and a positive attitude, so with consistency, you'll succeed.
Ooh fabulous thank you for the great tip x
Working back through the vlogs, I love your humour and the vibe is fabulously positive! Thank you for being marvellous 🤩
Yay! Thank you!
Your latest video popped up in my side bar, watched it, enjoyed it and now i am hooked , started watching all your videos from the beginning so keep them coming they are really good and i love your voice over to the videos, very professional ! I also have a black and white cat who is the love of my life also despite having a partner lol x I am vegan so enjoy watching most of your recipes xxx
PS i am a woman and no idea why my username has changed to Mr ! xx
Aww thank you for tuning in! Veganism is great for. Budgeting if eating lovely whole food. What is your cat called? Cats are the best x
Yes it is as long as you arnt tempted by the expensive treat goodies like me ( only occasionally lol ) His name is Sparta, hes almost sixteen, deaf and seems to be suffering dementia, suffice to say he is very hard work but i love him to bits 😻@@BudgetFoodieUK
Awwww Sparta sounds absolutely lovely and what a cool name! X
Another very creative meal exploration rechenda! 🐈🙋♂️
Thank you! 😊
Try frying the gnocchi and then stir through tomato paste or sauce.😊
I found your channel and have been enjoying a catch up of the video.
Try using the nut pulp in a pancake mix and you could use the potato juice in slow cooker soups
Trying chopping the stale bread before blending 😊
Interesting video 👍🇦🇺
Thanks for the tips! Xx
This is the way forward..your not frightened to experiment with food..my way too..👍😋
Exactly!! Xx
You can use dried potato starch for many things i.e. popular in Poland desert made of boiled fruit compote thickened with it. Kind of a jelly.
Oooh that's interesting! X
Loved it thank u so much
U certainly convinced me to give it a go
To live of what we have in
I just keep shopping so not bragging
But we do have quite a bit in and just keep adding to it
So time to get using up what we have
Yeah it’s fun to use it up, hope you enjoy the challenge! X
@@BudgetFoodieUK thank u
I will do and I know hubby will
We're not fancy eaters
So I know we can do it
We don't even eat much so will be quite easy
And will allow me save for a new lounge carpet see u tomorrow
Hi Rechenda,
Looking to make budget cuts too, came across your video been binge watching.
Some great ideas.
Have a 19 year old tuxedo cat too, Tink she tolerates me & I love her ♡
A tip for making bread crumbs is get your bog standard grater & grate it, & your cheese goes SO much futher if you grate it, or use a regular vegetable peeler & peel slices off, Im sure there are more things that you could peel with it too, your creatively could probably think of more : 》
Also please, please, dont use lard SO bad for your arteries, you can get cheeper bottles of olive oil or other natural oils, which are SO much better for you.
I think investing in your heatlh is the very best thing you can invest in, as whats the point of working really hard to get the things you need if your not here to enjoy them!
I buy the cheepest or on offer natural bottled oils, lasts me ages, so works out very good value for money, a little bit of the cheapest butter or even a spray light if its on offer.
And a great natural sweetener in everthing is honey, I get the cheapest jar lasts forever, & apparinty never goes off!
Recently brought one of the cheapest air fryers on Amazon, found it a god send, less cooking time, electricity, loads less wahing up, the parchment inserts to fit were very cheap on Amazon & last ages, you screw that up & throw it away, instead of having a pan to wash up fantastic! Anything you can cook in an oven you can cook in the air fryer, yes even cakes!
Hope these tips are helpful. Thank you for all your tips & super stumbled on recipes. ♡
Welcome fellow tuxedo cat lover x
Great experiment. Here's some feedback and a recipe tip. Keep your camera steady. I am one of many people who get dizzy and a bit nauseous by too much fast zooming in and out. I am also someone who does not like background music. I find it unnecessary and distracting and either click away or turn the volume down as much as possible to fade out the background music, if I am interested enough to keep watching. Here's the recipe tip for roesti/hash browns: peel your potatoes, boil them, drain, let cool (preferably overnight). Shred on the coarse side of the shredder, add some salt and onion powder. Fry. If you have a Belgian waffle iron like me, fry them without oil in the waffle iron. Super easy, fast and delish. Eat with ketchup or apple sauce. Keep up the good work 👏 👍
Fab thanks so much for the useful feedback and the tips on the hash browns! This one was my first video but think I will ditch background music and use a stand for future ones 💪❤️
Do yiur ironing while listening, you focus more on her voice, and less on zooming and music
You look so young, 30 I guessed! ❤️🇦🇺
Thank you! 41 this year
I’ve watched 2 videos & thought she was around 18-20!! 😂xx
Breadcrumbs = stale/dry bread and a cheese grater 😊
Ragenda - is that correct/ Could you turn down the music - to REALLY quiet or not at all :-)
Yes I need to lower the music, I will do on future vids! :)
Wow. You look brill for 40. Never would of guessed. X🌸X
Oh thank you!
Just subscribed
And watching from the start
After watching ur 1 pound a day vid
I'm hooked
Welcome Janet x
@@BudgetFoodieUK thank u so much
Love your videos and Jack the 🐈😺
Thank you! Omg I am cat mad xx
Recently discovered your channel and love it. Love. A food challenge and inspiration. I live in family of 6 plus dog 🐕 . 4 fussy kids and fussy husband. I think i could do similar if just making for me.
Would love a tour of your kicthen that toaster looks so fun. Do you use a air fryer?
Hello to you and your kiddies, husband and doggy! It’s definitely more of a challenge for more people. A tour of the kitchen is a great idea! I think my toaster came from The Range. I have a matching kettle. I don’t have an air fryer x
@BudgetFoodieUK the kids are so fussy hard find recipies all 4 like. My 2 teenage daughters will eat veggie options. Husband loves meat but he's currently on a diet so says he fend for himself. We have 13 days to next pay day . Stock taked what I have freezer/ cupboards think meals for me could be what already have. Have week off work so might try searching as many yellow sticker items. Trying to reduced food down to £100 per week. Budgeting 25 household £25 bathroom and £20 pet as dog has loads treats left over from Christmas still. Like you want to pay off credit cards/ overdraft food is the only variable. In addition to 7 nights dinners I make 15 packed lunches for kids per week it's lunches and snacks that really add up.
@@goodlifeliving1667 you totally got this! Yellow stickers, meal planning, freezing are all amazing tactics x
@BudgetFoodieUK well no reduced in lilds or morrisions this morning but lucked out in Iceland 3packs lean mince and 1 pack chicken fillets for£7 as used eldest discount card 15% off reduced items. Doing Mexican night faittas and tacos for whole family tonight as treat. Doing spaghetti bol tue and freezing 3rd pack mince for slow cooker chilli for final March week. Have loads reduced garlic bread/ pizzas and sausages in freezer from lilds. 8 30 best time lidls as 60% off fresh and sometimes £1.50 fruit / veg box. My local aldi seldom ever has reductions. Sounds odd as expensive lots items but tesco express and sainsbury local sometimes take 50% off late morning or lunchtime mire chance getting reduced there than the larger supermarkets. Have you tried too good to go or olio both can be fab just not much choice locally as I am a city centre suburb.
I might have to check out Iceland! X
I bought my first flat at 43(nearly 44), all completely self financed. I have just paid off the mortgage 10 years in. I live in Glasgow, I used to live in London but if I stayed there I would have been a flat sharing pensioner, lol. That wasn't the reason I moved to Scotland but it certainly was a perk.
Oh well done! This is sooo inspiring xx
@@BudgetFoodieUK thanks, I think the best bit of advice I can give is to have realistic expectations. I mean I would love to say I live in a trendy part of the city but at the end of the day if I can't afford it, I can't afford it, so not much I can do about it, lol
Exactly, I don’t mind where I live as long as I have somewhere to live mortgage or rent free by the time I come to retire
You can use the starch from potato water for cooking. Just get rid of the water and dry the starch. Or cook a stew and add the potato water with the starch to it to make it thicker.
Ahhh great tips ! Xx
Great video! ❤
Thank you queen! X
Lovely food. Would like to see you eating less white bread. Buy wholemeal if you can get it. So much better for you x
Noted! Xxx
Hi, you probably found out by now, but for the nut milk, you ain't supposed to mix them with the soaking water. This is meant to drain the nuts from chemicals and such. Like legumes, you should replace it with fresh water before mixing it.
Thanks for the tips! Didn’t know! D
@@BudgetFoodieUK otherwise this looked like really great nut milk. I make my own in my Vitamix too, but mostly stick to oatmilk. I really have to start experimenting more. 👍🏼
So do you out fresh water in? X
@@BudgetFoodieUK for nut milk I drain the nuts from the soaking water, wash them and add fresh water and a little salt and a sweetener source (usually I use Dates). You can also do the lazy version, just mixing up water with nut butter, which skips the steps of soaking over night and draining. For oatmilk I just use the same things but put in dry oats. I don't soak the oats but Vitamix is a very strong mixer. It never leaves any pulp. This way I need less nuts and less oats, but has all the fibre in it too.
Ok xx
Gusto box looks exciting well done on the frugal front ❤
Thank you! 🤗
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You should of cut the bread smaller probably for the bullet
Yes that is a great idea xx
Did you strain off the overnight soaking water on those walnuts? I would have and then added fresh water before blending - the phytic acid in the soak water would cause it to be more bitter.
I didn’t but I will do this in future x
I think you need to write a book!!
Haha I shall! X
Don't microwave in plastic containers for heath reasons.
Oh no x
Very interesting videos 😊
Glad you think so Sharon xx
Cut the bread up and put it in the blender
Fab idea!