Wednesday 21 April 2010
Eating well on $150/week
Not just eating well. Eating delicious, wholesome, organic, fresh food on just $150 a week for a family of three and a half (myself, dearly beloved, Miss Four and bubs). Sound alright?? Well if you want to know more, then you've come to the right place. I've had a small break from my blog, but I'm back, with more food ideas, more budgeting tips, and more yummy recipes to help you along your eating and health journey. Glad to have your company. I was originally posting everything we ate for each day, but I have had a reality check, and now I'm just going to do what I can, most likely one meal/recipe a day, whatever I enjoyed cooking or eating the most. Cos that's what life's all about isn't it? Keeping it fun...short, simple, sweet!
Home-made Icecream
Icecream is so easy to make yourself. So you no longer have to eat the stuff from the shop which is yummy, granted, but full of weird components that you really don't want to be giving your kids. Ever wondered why icecream is so easy to scoop out? Yes, it's the anti-freeze they add to it. When you make icecream at home, it's hard as ice, which might be a bit harder to scoop out, but at least it's REAL. And it melts beautifully.
So, all you do is buy the best quality cream you can find. Preferably raw unpastuerised, or organic as a second option. But just real cream will do. Pour 3 cups into a container that's able to be frozen (I use a large stainless steel jug) and add 3 raw egg yolks (from pasture-fed hens), and some sweetner to taste (at the moment I'm using about 1/3 of a cup of rapadura sugar, as organic maple syrup is so expensive these days). Blend with your hand held blender, then put in the freezer! Easy, cheap, yummy, and, can I say it, NOT ENTIRELY UNHEALTHY, depending on the quality of the ingredients you use.
It's also a good idea to take it out of the freezer periodically (every 40 mins or so) for the first few hours, and re-blend it. The more times you do that, the less it has those icy bits. But still good if you don't get around to doing that at all.
PS Add any flavourings you like.
So, all you do is buy the best quality cream you can find. Preferably raw unpastuerised, or organic as a second option. But just real cream will do. Pour 3 cups into a container that's able to be frozen (I use a large stainless steel jug) and add 3 raw egg yolks (from pasture-fed hens), and some sweetner to taste (at the moment I'm using about 1/3 of a cup of rapadura sugar, as organic maple syrup is so expensive these days). Blend with your hand held blender, then put in the freezer! Easy, cheap, yummy, and, can I say it, NOT ENTIRELY UNHEALTHY, depending on the quality of the ingredients you use.
It's also a good idea to take it out of the freezer periodically (every 40 mins or so) for the first few hours, and re-blend it. The more times you do that, the less it has those icy bits. But still good if you don't get around to doing that at all.
PS Add any flavourings you like.
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