Taking lunch from home saves a lot of money, but how would you like to save even more and offer your family something different and fresh every day. If you already own a breadmaker this idea is so simple.
Simply make a dough batch for a whole loaf in your breadmaker. Then put some flour on your counter and roll it out. Don’t make it too large, about 40cm by 30cm. Then add your topping and roll up again, and divide this equally into eight scrolls. Place them onto a small oven tray, cover in cling wrap and place in the fridge (they last up to three days).
The morning you need them, simply take them out of the fridge, turn them over and let them rise for 40 minutes, and then pop them into a 200F oven for 18-20 minutes. Pop each one into a brown paper bag when cooled and your family has lovely fresh scrolls to take with them (or eat for breakfast while still warm). You can make two batches of dough in one hit and have a savoury and sweet scroll if you like.
Fillings could include:
* Nutella and sugar (OK, not the best for the health but yummy)
* jam and maple syrup
* jam alone
* Vegemite and cheese
* garlic butter (easy version of garlic bread)
* chilli con carne
* chicken
* cheese and ham
Your imagination is the only limit.
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The secret to great scones
When a scone recipe calls for milk, use half milk and half water. The water makes the scones extra light with the added bonus that it drastically cuts down on your milk usage.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Home remedies for healthy plants
After a little bit of research I discovered that there are many different household items that you can use on your plants over and above composting. These are the ones I'm planning on trying:
1. Used coffee grinds - Excellent on roses and azaleas, or any plant that likes a higher acidity in the soil.
2. Unused milk - Watering indoor plants with any leftover/expiring milk
3. Epsom Salts - Fantastic for tomatoes, capsicum, chilli plants, roses and pretty much anything else. When first planting, place a tablespoon in the soil and continue to use semi-regularly throughout the year. Especially good if your tomato plant leaves are starting to yellow.
4. Honey - When taking a cutting from a plant, dip the cutting in some honey before planting. It kills all bacteria and promotes growth. No need to buy special root-growing formula.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
A year's worth of cleaning product for $7.50
I saved $1900 in a single year with this recipe for a great all purpose spray cleaner! It is suitable for all kitchen surfaces, tiles, bathrooms, toilets, even stainless steel kitchen appliances and cooktops. The only thing I'm not sure it's suitable for is marble benchtops. Here's how you make it:
In an empty 600ml spray bottle, combine one tablespoon of full strength eucalyptus oil and one tablespoon of sugar soap. Fill the bottle with water, turn gently to mix, then simply spray and wipe as needed.
The eucalyptus oil cuts through all grease and is also a cockroach deterrent and an anti-bacterial agent. In the bathroom, I spray all bath/shower surfaces and then scrub with a clean, wet broom. As a floor cleaner, I spray it on the really dirty bits, then use a steam mop over the top.
Before I started using this, I used to spend $4.00 per 500ml bottle of Ajax Kitchen Cleaner, $6.00 per 500ml bottle of Ajax Bathroom Cleaner and $8.00 for a 250ml bottle of special cleaner for the stainless steel cooktop and oven. I was replenishing all these every two months. That's $18 every second month or $1944 per year!
By comparison, I have calculated that my recipe costs $0.79c per 750ml bottle, and I make a new batch about once a month. That's a grand total of $7.50 a year. What a saving!
In an empty 600ml spray bottle, combine one tablespoon of full strength eucalyptus oil and one tablespoon of sugar soap. Fill the bottle with water, turn gently to mix, then simply spray and wipe as needed.
The eucalyptus oil cuts through all grease and is also a cockroach deterrent and an anti-bacterial agent. In the bathroom, I spray all bath/shower surfaces and then scrub with a clean, wet broom. As a floor cleaner, I spray it on the really dirty bits, then use a steam mop over the top.
Before I started using this, I used to spend $4.00 per 500ml bottle of Ajax Kitchen Cleaner, $6.00 per 500ml bottle of Ajax Bathroom Cleaner and $8.00 for a 250ml bottle of special cleaner for the stainless steel cooktop and oven. I was replenishing all these every two months. That's $18 every second month or $1944 per year!
By comparison, I have calculated that my recipe costs $0.79c per 750ml bottle, and I make a new batch about once a month. That's a grand total of $7.50 a year. What a saving!
Pepper your pumpkin and store it for weeks
To stop pumpkin from going mouldy and growing fur, simply scoop all the seeds out, along with any loose bits, then sprinkle black pepper all over the cut flesh and the pumpkin will last for weeks in the fridge. Every time you cut a piece of pumpkin off, just add more pepper over the sliced area.
Keep avocado from turning brown
Mash ripe avocado flesh with 10ml of milk. i.e. if you mashed eight avocados use 80ml of milk. Mash them as required and store them in an old dip container. It doesn't alter the taste and it stays green for days!
OR
Wrap a cut avocado in aluminium foil and then wrap it in cling wrap and put it in the fridge.
Wrap a cut avocado in aluminium foil and then wrap it in cling wrap and put it in the fridge.
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