Budgets

Has anyone else calculated their food costs, I did a quick tot up
Approx cost for Breakfast, lunch, dinner and some fruit for 3 people

• £13.50 per day
• £94.50 per week
• £378 per month (4 weeks)

This does not include any wine, treats, toiletries, cleaning products and anything else you can think of.

I have a plan to budget our basic expenses, all the above and pet foods to £500 in a 4 week month on paper it should work, otherwise it feels we are just working to live.

Would be interested in anyone elses household management plans.

Have a good day.

Sleepover of son's girlfriend

I knew it was going to happen 'Mum is it ok if my girlfriend sleeps over?'

 She seems like a nice girl..they are both only 17 and they are in love....Ahhhh, I can remember being that age.

'Yes son that's fine ...BUT...one sleeps upstairs and one sleeps down.'

Life moves on!!!

Family visit

Tis Easter Sunday and I have spent most of Saturday baking some goodies for today , we have the in-laws and my sister in-law and family here today.  Actually I really enjoy their company pretty lucky I guess.

We chat about crafts and us three women all have a great interest in home produced things we'd be the ideal candidates to open a little craft/tea shop but thats another venture.

Judging by the weather I think it is a day indoors keeping the kids occupied on the Wii comes in handy on days like this.

Back to the washing up

Have a Great Day All
x

Hot Cross Buns

Easy peasy buns recipe

Ingredients

1. 450g bread flour
2. 50g castor sugar
3. 1 teaspn salt
4. 1 teaspn mixed spice
5. 4 teaspns dried yeast
6. 50g butter (room temperature cut into sml pieces)
7. 2 tablespoons dried milk
8. 190ml lukewarm water
9. 1egg beaten



Breadmaker pan

10. 150g mixed fruit

Add the ingredients in order as shown, I use a breadmaker
but by hand is fine just use nice large bowl.

Breadmaker goes on dough programme if by hand
give a good knead for about 20 minutes.

What you want to end up with
 is a lovely pliable dough.

Buns ready to rise

 

Dough

Divide into 12 equal balls place on
a well greased baking tin.


These need to rise in a nice warm  place (not too warm though)  til about double in size.

Piping tube

After rising time to add the cross on the top.
To make the cross mix 50g fat (margarine is fine) with 120g plain flour add a spoonful of water at a time until you end up with a sloppy mixture it should  fall of the spoon. This is easiest piped on I use a piping tube with a medium nozzle.

Piped and ready to bake

When piping  the buns just go
in one straight line across all of
them don't worry about going
 over any excess will come off
after baking.

Bake in a preheated oven 200c
10 minutes they should look just browned
and smell delicious. Whilst they are in the oven prepare the sugar glaze
to brush on. In a microwavable jug mix 2 tablespoons sugar with 2
tablespoons milk, heat in microwave just to dissolve sugar no more. As soon as they are out of oven
place on a cooling rack and brush with sugar glaze...leave to cool.

Then ENJOY!!!

Happy Easter
x