Living on a wing and sausage…

Well it’s yet again another beautiful warm sunny afternoon, there’s not a whisper of cloud up in the sky, a real far cry from the bleak grey heavy blanket of cloud this time last week..,Furthermore As you may or may not know the freezers where all down in the shop, I have my food delivered from, so all my usual frozen staple food stuff was unfortunately missing in action, Not being able to just jump in a car and go buy whatever went awry, meant two things for me, either sit in my flat feel sorry for myself and starve or the alternative option which i must say i preferred somewhat, was use my initiative and become inventive with those few things I had left laying about.. As you can imagine I did indeed go for that second choice…

Now I must just say at first I was a wee bit disappointed to say the least, (ok I blooming sulked for an hour 😁, (But after Jesse had me face the wall for half an hour to think about it 😁) I decided that actually this could be kind of fun, a challenge if you will.And no one loves a good challenge like myself, . So first things first, I did a quick stock take of everything that I had left in my freezer from the previous week,(my freezer is small and I usually only shop from week to week ..so infantry all done in two seconds then😁, So our menu options were, six sausages,some pieces of nondescript cheap white fish, well It says it’s fish on the pack anyhow😁, a chicken breast that had managed to evade capture up till now by cowering behind a packet of mixed casserole veggies and some other frozen vegetables..

The store cupboard here also having limited space(this is putting it mildly), although they do still hold a multitude of different stock cubes, that ubiquitous bar of lindt dark chocolate for sweet tooth emergencies only!😁, a mountain of tinned chopped tomatoes,( my excuse,these have been on a sale at the moment), then there’s that battered odd can of soup, whose flavour I’m not so fond of, but i could be persuaded to eat if I’ve run out of every other option available known to woman kind,😁(you’ve all no doubt got this same can lurking in the rear of the cupboard someplace.(best place for it folks) …fortunately though while looking through my staples, I came across a rather large bag of whole meal flour, plus half of spelt(an ancient bronze age flour), Noooooo it hasn’t been at the back of the cupboard that long, I do clean them out eventually😁)both of these i had forgotten about, but with this added bonus find, it a least meant I could set the bread machine to work for its living during the week to make me a loaf if and when it was required,(Bread like cake here is always required plus breads a great filler for hungry stomachs,…

I had decided that very night after giving it some thought, I would cook all six of the sausages at the same time, this not only meant I could infact use them in different things, but save on electricity., For lunch the very next day I made myself a lovely sausage sandwich, I sliced one sausage very finely,(easier to do when straight from the fridge by the way), Added some fresh spinach not just for effect, but it’s healthy I’ve heard 😁, sliced cherry tomatoes, then adding finally a large dollop of garlic Mayonnaise just for good measure, it was not only a delight but very Satisfying. This left me with five more sausages also…For dinner that evening I settled on making a spicy sausage casserole…I used two tins of tomatoes, two sausages chopped, a red onion, garlic, frozen bean mix, frozen mixed veg, garlic salt, pepper, paprika, two beef stock cubes, mixing this well in the slow cooker, I set this on high for four hours…i have to say it all surprisingly worked well, It was thick and hearty plus there was actually more than enough for three more meals,(I could easily have got more but ermmmm I like my food 😁)

Another day I made fish and chips using the cheap and cheerful white fish pieces, Giving it a rather delicious crusty coating using pesto, herbs and spices, then slicing some ropey carrots up for chips, they thought they had escaped my notice by hiding in the salad drawer😁, the whole meal probably cost around £2 max, it cooked up in no time with the aid of my trusty air fryer, you could of course add a slice of bread and butter if your really hungry…

The following night I made fake Kfc, using the chicken breast, Coating it liberally in corn flour, salt, pepper, paprika, basil, thyme, mix, air frying this and serving with corn and veggies, all in all with just my meagre food store there was not one day I didn’t eat, (eating quite well to boot, I’m finding that I’ve come to grips with eating on a tight budget, there’s far less waste these days and as I said in the very beginning I love the challenge.

I’m on week 6 of budgeting my electric usage, those cold showers certainly wake a body up in the morning, between that and my penchant for extra strong coffee, I’m pretty much wired by the time 10:30 comes around. I have though at least been fortunate with the weather, it’s far easier to bake your hand washed clothes dry on the line with the aid of the suns cooperation, it’s not on the other hand quite so much fun running up and down with the carpet sweeper or beating the rugs outside I’ve found, this though too can also be got round if you start that bit earlier. Plus it amuses ones neighbours.

What I have noted from living frugally these days is that I’m far less inclined to spend money, in fact if I’m being totally honest I hate it, I will do anything to avoid it, Amazon that one time best buddy of mine has even fallen by the wayside, Now instead I put things in the basket, leave them there for a week, if I still want it or need it then I can buy it, mostly though I’ve found I delete it, this is a huge turn around for me, I’m no longer that die hard shoppaholic, I believe I’m becoming far better for it, Theres much to be said for living this lifestyle, even if it’s meeting hundred of other people doing exactly the same, swapping stories,sharing recipes that have been handed down for generations, plus ideas on how to eek out your money just that wee bit further, these people are all ingenious at it..search them out on Facebook there’s lots of groups out there…Anyway enough from me for today, take care of yourselves out there folks❤❤❤❤❤💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤x