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 Good afternoon you lumbering lounge of lardy layabouts
	Good afternoon you lumbering lounge of lardy layaboutsI am making a weekly meal plan to save money and be a bit healthier. Tell OT about your money saving tips.
Alt: Tell OT about your ridiculous profligacy
altalt: lunch, of course
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:23, 220 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
 oh god reminds me of those awful magazines you get at the doctor's
	oh god reminds me of those awful magazines you get at the doctor'sdon't throw out your old coat hangers, use them for handy home abortions, that kind of thing.
i am pleased with my lunch today. an artisnan baguette from EAT, with mozzarella, chargrilled peppers, rocket, spicy harissa and greek yoghurt. ees nice.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:25, Reply)
 You need more meat.
	You need more meat.Next time you're in the doctors, ask for a meat injection.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:33, Reply)
 This is a good one:
	 This is a good one:have no credit available to you and live like a fucking student - it's great!!!
Alt: see above
Altalt: see above
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:26, Reply)
 I am the second worst person with money that I know.
	I am the second worst person with money that I know.I get paid plenty, yet I'm always penniless.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:28, Reply)
 Vegetarian rissoto is healthy and cheap,
	Vegetarian rissoto is healthy and cheap,learn to bone a chicken then you'll get 2-3 times the amount of meat for your money.
Chicken wings are dirt cheap and you can make a suprising amount from them, slow cooker stews/hot wings etc.
Wasting food is the main problem, plan what you could do with leftovers for every meal. Also get decent things to store your leftovers in.
alt: Dinner off oxford street, Marriot on Park lane, minibar wine, drinking in covent garden this weekend made me wince when I worked out all the spending.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:29, Reply)
 It was pretty good, but if you go I would recommend just having the Mezze stuff and not bothering with the main courses.
	It was pretty good, but if you go I would recommend just having the Mezze stuff and not bothering with the main courses.Really nice wine list as well.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:32, Reply)
 Often the way with your Middle Eastern grub.
	Often the way with your Middle Eastern grub.EDIT Lebanese wines can be fucking great. As can Moroccan which I was surprised about.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:34, Reply)
 The chicken one is good and I been doing it for a while
	The chicken one is good and I been doing it for a while2 x chicken breats £5
1 x chcicken including 2 breasts £5-£6
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:32, Reply)
 It was 2 for £8 at waitrose the other day.
	It was 2 for £8 at waitrose the other day.I made Montys mates jerk chicken for a bbq on sat lunchtime.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:33, Reply)
 It was a painful recipe to make.
	It was a painful recipe to make.I had to leave my desk on Friday morning because I'd yawned and rubbed my eyes 12 hours 4 hand washes and a shower after making it the chilli oil was enough to near blind me. But it was really tasty, and didn't blow my head off as much as I expected.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:36, Reply)
 When he made it for me I was blown away, thought it was fucking delicious
	When he made it for me I was blown away, thought it was fucking deliciousand very close to that which I've got from your actual Jamaicans.
Lusty's Jamaican mutton curry recipe is a revelation too, I get it for you. From the list of ingredients you will think it is going to be shit but it's fantastic.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:38, Reply)
 Cool, I'll have to give it a try, Girlfriends down until thursday so might make her goat curry this week.
	Cool, I'll have to give it a try, Girlfriends down until thursday so might make her goat curry this week.(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:41, Reply)
 I got one for the wife on her last birthday
	I got one for the wife on her last birthdaytaht was before mini ape bankrupted me
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:33, Reply)
 I hate to waste food so end up freezing portions in foil cartons
	I hate to waste food so end up freezing portions in foil cartonsMaking chicken stock out of the bones from Sunday lunch and then making risottos/noodle soups, etc.
Not buying a sandwich at lunchtime and always bringing in my own food. I have no idea how people can afford to chuck £70-80 a month away on pre-made sandwiches
I buy in bulk or when special offers are on and store excess in the garage. Stuff like dog food, dishwasher tablets, etc.
Altalt:
Chicken sandwich with spicy mango chutney
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:30, Reply)
 serious answer to the sandwich thing?
	serious answer to the sandwich thing?it's a value of time thing. To me, it's worth the £60 a month sandwiches probably cost me to not have to get up in the morning 10 minutes earlier and make them, and not having to either go to get fresh bread every other day or be arsed to make bread all the time.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:33, Reply)
 TOP TIP
	TOP TIPDry your tomatoe with kitchen roll to keep your sandwiches dry!
*kills self*
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:35, Reply)
 does it have an e when pluralised
	does it have an e when pluralisedtomatos
tomatoes
it's hard to tell really
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:38, Reply)
 better top tip
	better top tiptomatoes should never ever ever go near a fucking sandwich.
pulling the slimy little cunts out of the filling takes forever, and then they make the bread wetter than your grandma's gash after a toilet accident.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:39, Reply)
 You are so food wrong
	You are so food wrongtomatos are the best of all the fruits masquarading as vergetables
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:41, Reply)
 This is to both of you.
	This is to both of you.why would I want leaves or tomatoes in a sandwich? salad isn't food. Salad is what food eats.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:38, Reply)
 Or I could pay someone to have the sandwich made for me 5 minutes before I eat it
	Or I could pay someone to have the sandwich made for me 5 minutes before I eat itthat works as well.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:41, Reply)
 again this
	again thisplus that way you can decide to have salad or pasta or burritos or itsu or sushi or any number of other things if you feel like it. rather than the unappealing box of last night's shit.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:45, Reply)
 totally this
	totally thisalso, you can guarantee whatever you take into work, you won't feel like eating it when it gets to lunchtime.
leftovers are not at all appealing, however you try to dress them up.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:37, Reply)
 I find earning enough money for everything that I want to spend it on
	I find earning enough money for everything that I want to spend it onto be the best financial management tip.
Although, definitely, being arsed to actually think about what I'm going to cook for a whole week and therefore only going shopping once a week saves a lot compared to going every night on the way home.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:31, Reply)
 dried herbs can mostly fuck off
	dried herbs can mostly fuck offfresh ones then freeze them, or have living plants for the ones that don't freeze well.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:34, Reply)
 you're dead to me, sporters. DEAD.
	you're dead to me, sporters. DEAD./I do use dried in some slow-cook things. But I always have some "fresh" in the freezer, much better for a lot of Spanish and Italian stuff.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:36, Reply)
 I like they way you can simply crumble frozen herbs rather than having to tear/chop them
	I like they way you can simply crumble frozen herbs rather than having to tear/chop them(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:37, Reply)
 This^
	This^Unless you have left the container slightly open and they are all welded together
/mayhavehappenedonsaturday
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:38, Reply)
 My herbs live in the ice-drawer
	My herbs live in the ice-drawerThis means I occasionally seem to get a rosemary-flavoured G&T
/cool story, I know.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:39, Reply)
 I had a gin and tonic cocktail once with good old hendricks
	I had a gin and tonic cocktail once with good old hendricksit had a lemongrass stick in it and was horrible :(
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:42, Reply)
 I find if I buy a basil for example, I destroy in one meal
	I find if I buy a basil for example, I destroy in one mealmaking the living part pointless aside from freshness
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:35, Reply)
 Buy a bigger plant then
	Buy a bigger plant then/are you regularly cooking for 10 people? Otherwise, that's a fuck lot of basil in one dish.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:37, Reply)
 I received a massive bag of basil leaves from the in-laws
	I received a massive bag of basil leaves from the in-lawsso made up a huge amount of tomato sauces to freeze and also thai green curry sauce
NOM
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:39, Reply)
 Those regular plants you get in Sainsburies
	Those regular plants you get in Sainsburiesmaking pasta sauce etc for 4 meals I guess, I would use nigh on all of it.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:40, Reply)
 Get a fuck-off one
	Get a fuck-off oneplant it in a big planter and let it get bigger before you use it.
patience is your friend. Then plant rosemary, thyme and oregano outside as they can cope with the weather here.
parsley is the only one I can't seem to manage, but as parsley can get to absolute fuck anyway, I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:43, Reply)
 Parsely is a great herb and excellent way of "seasoning" some recipes without or with much less salt
	Parsely is a great herb and excellent way of "seasoning" some recipes without or with much less salt(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:45, Reply)
 it tastes of arse.
	it tastes of arse.why would I want to use less salt? Unless you're eating processed food or ready meals or you're some kind of flavourwrong it's pretty much impossible to eat more than you should.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:47, Reply)
 quite possibly
	quite possiblybut how the fuck do you manage to put more than 6g of salt a day into your food whilst cooking? that's more than a teaspoon per person. All you'd taste would be salt.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:50, Reply)
 people are retards
	people are retardsI was simply passing on a nugget of infomation. I'm allowed salt as I have stupidly low blood pressure
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:52, Reply)
 do you have to mainline salt and lard to keep your pressure up?
	do you have to mainline salt and lard to keep your pressure up?harsh times, Nakers.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:52, Reply)
 pretty much, it's turning me into a skinny man with a fat belly
	pretty much, it's turning me into a skinny man with a fat bellyI look like a snake that swallowed a goat :(
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:55, Reply)
 and you know what arse tastes like because....
	and you know what arse tastes like because......... oh you hockey boys.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:49, Reply)
 because...
	because...as a student I'm sure I had the misfortune to horizontally encouter the odd hippy chick with less than scrupulous personal hygine?
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:52, Reply)
 The mrs chops up the leaves, mixes it wiht a bit of olive oil and then freezes it in spoon sized portions
	The mrs chops up the leaves, mixes it wiht a bit of olive oil and then freezes it in spoon sized portionsso you can just chuck them into sauces.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:44, Reply)
 This is a good idea
	This is a good ideaWe used to do this with veg for the sportscalves
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:46, Reply)
 
	 plant it in a big planter and let it get bigger before you use it.
patience is your friend. Then plant rosemary, thyme and oregano outside as they can cope with the weather here.
parsley is the only one I can't seem to manage, but as parsley can get to absolute fuck anyway, I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:44, Reply)
 Maybe so
	Maybe soBut at least I can reply in the right place, and therefore avoid looking like a bent spastic whilst calling someone a bent spastic, dear boy.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:49, Reply)
 This is a handy site.
	This is a handy site.www.saynoto0870.com/
Altalt, some sort of fish pie, new spuds and veg. 7/10. It was improved by my own Encona sauce.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:39, Reply)
 Earn more than you spend
	Earn more than you spendAlt: I buy two or three records a week. However, I only do this if I have money in my bank account to pay for them.
Altalt: Spent it browsing record shops on the internet.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:41, Reply)
 No, there's been far too many other things I've needed to buy recently.
	No, there's been far too many other things I've needed to buy recently.Always open to recommendations though.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:51, Reply)
 I prefer the 'warm' feeling of a cheque book to the plasticy sound of credit cards.
	I prefer the 'warm' feeling of a cheque book to the plasticy sound of credit cards.(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:52, Reply)
 This month, I'm using jacket potatoes rather than pasta or rice with my chilli/bolognaise
	This month, I'm using jacket potatoes rather than pasta or rice with my chilli/bolognaiseThis means I can have smaller portions each day, meaning that it goes further. I've still got another 2 packs of mince to use, so I might do that tonight.
Alt Alt: Would be bolognaise with a jacket potato, but I'm feeling shit, so not eating it.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:43, Reply)
 As you live in a shared house,
	As you live in a shared house,just "borrow" your housemate's food from the fridge. This saves money, and also answers the lunch thread.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:48, Reply)
 Agreed.
	Agreed.I was actually trying for some net irony, but I don't think it's working.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:54, Reply)
 i used to hate quorn
	i used to hate quornbut actually quorn chilli is really tasty, and v healthy compared to actual mince. this surprised me a LOT.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:48, Reply)
 I'm sure I could make it edible if I tried hard enough
	I'm sure I could make it edible if I tried hard enoughBut it just seems a waste to put that much effort into a meal that doesn't contain meat.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:50, Reply)
 Quorn is excellent stuff,
	Quorn is excellent stuff,but vegis don't approve of it, because it is coated with eggsies.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:55, Reply)
 eggs are fine for veggies
	eggs are fine for veggiesjust not for vegans.
I'm veggie, I eat loads of quorn
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:56, Reply)
 Vegans, sorry.
	Vegans, sorry. I'd have thought fruitarians and breatharians don't approve either.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:57, Reply)
 Quorn is shit. End of.
	Quorn is shit. End of.It's an atrificially manufactured mycoprotein from fungus. It's about as natural a food for humans as gravel is. Still, just as long as no fwuffy animals die, that's OK.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:04, Reply)
 Did you read that guardian article about grown meat?
	Did you read that guardian article about grown meat?Sounded pretty interesting, especially the possibility of said food being kosher and halal even if it's nominally derived from pork.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:16, Reply)
 nope, don't think I saw that.
	nope, don't think I saw that.I'll google it. It's been doing the rounds as a concept for a while but cost is the issue. That, and flavour might be a problem I think.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:22, Reply)
 Worth a read
	Worth a readThey're doing a publicity stunt, getting Heston blumenthal to cook it in October and a vegetarian to eat it. The writer tried a bit and said he couldn't tell the difference.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:26, Reply)
 Here you go
	Here you gowww.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jun/22/fake-meat-scientific-breakthroughs-research?INTCMP=SRCH
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:30, Reply)
 yeah ..
	yeah ..the Meerkan is a bit of a nutter. It was the Dutch method I was thinking of, and the cost is outstandingly prohibitive. One of my research teams looks at making red blood cells in this way and that's theoretically easier than meat, and our process looks like about £5000 per unit of blood right now. Expensive steak, then. But interesting future direction.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:45, Reply)
 It's not healthy
	It's not healthyit has less fat. That doesn't in any way make it healthy, or healthier than beef mince. It simply has less fat.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:54, Reply)
 Beef mince tends to be pretty lean anyway
	Beef mince tends to be pretty lean anywayThat why lardons are needed to up the fat content and add flavour
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:57, Reply)
 Not always
	Not alwaysi learnt recently that lard actually continas less staurated fat than butter
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:04, Reply)
 Mrs Cow used too much lard in the Yorkshire pudding trays yesterday
	Mrs Cow used too much lard in the Yorkshire pudding trays yesterdayNot good
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:05, Reply)
 Erm, why?
	Erm, why?we need fat in our diets. We'd die without it. Less of it is only healtier if you're already eating too much of it. It is, if anything, less healthy to have less fat if you're considering it in isolation.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:05, Reply)
 i thought it was 70g per day for a bird
	i thought it was 70g per day for a birdor 50g if you are trying to lose weight, and 100g for a bloke or 70g if he is trying to shift some excess.
but 70g a day sounds like a LOT to me.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:06, Reply)
 it's something around that.
	it's something around that.In so far as those numbers have any meaning for individuals.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:08, Reply)
 I went to college in Quorn and it's almost as shit as the fake mince
	I went to college in Quorn and it's almost as shit as the fake minceMy wife tried it in chilli once without telling me and I knew straight off the bat that there was something shady going on.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:59, Reply)
 If Brookside gave us nothing else it gave us patio jokes and Anna Friel (like I just got home)
	If Brookside gave us nothing else it gave us patio jokes and Anna Friel (like I just got home)(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:06, Reply)
 Poundland/world is 80% tat, 20% stone cold bargains, don't be afraid to go in there
	Poundland/world is 80% tat, 20% stone cold bargains, don't be afraid to go in thereAlt: No
Altalt: Ribs
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 13:56, Reply)
 they are taking over the world
	they are taking over the worldevery tenant insolvency on my desk seems to have poundland waiting in the wings to take over the lease
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:00, Reply)
 I thought Poundland were just a cheapo shop,
	I thought Poundland were just a cheapo shop, and not a property firm?
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:04, Reply)
 yeah
	yeahbut they operate from their shops by virtue of their leases, you see
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:05, Reply)
 i watched a tv show once called extreme cheapskate
	i watched a tv show once called extreme cheapskate People would forego toilet paper in favor of wash rags or getting veg from an open field, also buying food past the expiration date
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:02, Reply)
 There are certain things that you should never scrimp on
	There are certain things that you should never scrimp onToilet paper
Beer
Jaffa cakes
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:03, Reply)
 But at the same time, you can get decent meat for cheap, you just need to shop in the right place.
	But at the same time, you can get decent meat for cheap, you just need to shop in the right place.(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:06, Reply)
 Trouble is people are used to supermarket stuff
	Trouble is people are used to supermarket stuffI actually thought that a Tesco finest steak was good until I tasted a steak from the butchers down the road. All Tesco steak is flavourless arse, its just the level of shitless increases the further down the range.
I once ate medallion steak, it wasn't nice, True story
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:08, Reply)
 I bought steak yesterday
	I bought steak yesterdayand was dissapointed. I was tender enough, but it hardly had any flavour. Luckily I had covered it in herbs and pepper so it tasted like crunchy herbs and pepper.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:10, Reply)
 What cut was it?
	What cut was it?Have you tried the Heston 15 sec flip method of cooking steak? I tought it was good
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:12, Reply)
 I just got flapjack crumbs stuck in my keyboard.
	I just got flapjack crumbs stuck in my keyboard.I had to turn it upside down and shake it. I wish I hadn't.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:06, Reply)
 they have that here, it's called 'superscrimpers'
	they have that here, it's called 'superscrimpers'but after the first couple you just start thinking they've got too much time on their hands
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:06, Reply)
 oi, homo
	oi, homothe hair in those pics has not been near a £380 salon trip for a good couple of months.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:07, Reply)
 it was clearly someone hotter than the real quentin
	it was clearly someone hotter than the real quentinso he is clearly even less attractive than the neckless turkish stoopyhead.
poor quentin.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:16, Reply)
 i'm fucken brad pitt in a rollneck sweater hot, and that's on a BAD day
	i'm fucken brad pitt in a rollneck sweater hot, and that's on a BAD day(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:17, Reply)
 oh god yeah, he's lovely
	oh god yeah, he's lovelyamanda's daughter uploaded a photo of him on her facebook
he's all tattooed and topless and :P
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:24, Reply)
 fight club 1999
	fight club 1999ocean's eleven 2001
~Troy 2004
that inglourious one
i'd still do him
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:23, Reply)
 Hahahahaha
	HahahahahaCan I say "Or near a hairbrush by the looks of it" without you getting mad at me for massive internet bullying?
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:09, Reply)
 i was cunted
	i was cuntedwe'd been out in the rain and drinking since god knows what time. and the day before it was at alton towers all day.
it'll be tres sleek and glossy for the wedding day snaps. you can see those and drool at its awesomeness.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:17, Reply)
 Avoiding shops does the trick for me
	Avoiding shops does the trick for meAlt: I haven't been ridiculously profligate in ages.
Alt alt: milky bar yoghurt
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:14, Reply)
 My kids are like crack addicts where Milky Bar yoghurts and desserts are concerned
	My kids are like crack addicts where Milky Bar yoghurts and desserts are concernedI had to separate them this morning as we ONLY HAD ONE LEFT.....
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:16, Reply)
 you are quite slow today
	you are quite slow todayyou could live in any number of nicer places around Slough
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:31, Reply)
 I was out on my lunch break.
	I was out on my lunch break.I could, but since I never go out in Slough, I can put up with the unattractive address in exchange for a much nicer flat.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:34, Reply)
 Cippenham
	CippenhamI nearly moved to Langley.
I work in Uxbridge, so I drive through part of Iver on my way into work.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:38, Reply)
 Don't worry, I know
	Don't worry, I knowAnother case of nice flat, war-torn location. Cippenham won't win any Britain in Bloom awards or owt, but it's quiet and convenient.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:45, Reply)
 Don't make me start a nother new thread, you people couldn't deal with that much awesome in one day
	Don't make me start a nother new thread, you people couldn't deal with that much awesome in one day(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:42, Reply)
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