Frugal February-the sequel

[Frugalbigmama]

Went home at lunch and made rice to go with the chicken in the slowcooker! Yeah so just have to heat up veggies. Will prep all the veggies in the fridge and make chicken stirfry for my lunch and dinner tomorrow night. Will have to stock up on that pork sale too. Will use to make pulled pork and maybe to cook on the bbq? Good timing! So now just need a lean ground beef sale (want to make a crap load of burger patties for the freezer! and taco meat for the boys)

[Frugalbigmama]

Yeah Nancy! Keep up the great work!!!

[coupon girl]

-saundyl -glad boyfriend is back home
-nancy conrats on the weight loss
- i hate snow-helped hubby shovel - i did very little-wiped my car off an did front steps

funny you should ask about pork nancy-cause I was cooing small pork tenterloin today for hubby and I - and i will put a pear around it in oven -yummmm-have no apples
and food basis has a great price on pork next week-

[jasperandchar]

[QUOTE=hydroxybutane;5828776]My inquiring mind wants to know the bagel recipe!

I have not made these

Here is the cinnamon raisin bagel recipe via http://www.changesmadeeasy.blogspot....in-bagels.html

Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

Now my kids love bagels, especially Cinnamon raisin bagels! Breakfast, lunch, dinner or just for a snack, these never last long in our house. Most of you know that I have not bought (personally) any bread products since the beginning of March. (My hubby did cheat one day a few weeks ago) So finding a recipe for bagels that are quick was essential. This one does not take long to whip up and we love that they freeze well.

Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

(they gotten eaten too quickly to snap a photo, will later today when I make some more)


Ingredients

1 cup raisins
1 1/2 warm water
1/4 loosely packed brown sugar
2 tbl honey
1 tbl oil
4 tsp active dry yeast
1 1/2 whole wheat flour
4 tsp cinnamon
1 tbl salt
3.5 cups white flour
3 tbl gluten wheat flour (optional)




Instructions

1. Cover raisin in hot - boiling water and let stand at least 5 minutes.
2. Mix water, brown sugar, honey, oil and yeast together and let stand 5-10 minutes
3. Then add raisins, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, salt and gluten flour, once this is all mixed add the remaining flour to create a stiff dough, knead for 8 minutes
   
4. Cover bowl with a cloth and let rest for 10 minutes
5. Once the dough is rested, divide the dough into 12 pieces
   
6. Roll each piece into a long rope 8 inches and create your bagel remembering to seal the ends
   
7. Let rise for 20 minutes
8. Heat up a large pot of water to boil, add 1.5 tablespoons of brown sugar to the water and mix
9. Put several (I do 4) bagels into the water (you want it to remain boiling) and cook for 45 seconds, flip them over and cook an additional 45 seconds
   
10. With a slotted spoon take the bagels out of the water and let drain on a towel or wax paper
    
11. Transfer the bagels your baking sheet
12. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, turn the bagels over and cook an additional 4-5 minutes

* these bagels freeze very well




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[jasperandchar]

Montreal Style Bagels
from http://www.changesmadeeasy.blogspot....in-bagels.html


Montreal Style Bagels

Montreal Style Bagels

This is by far my husbands favorite bagel, I am not nearly as big of fan, but I make them for him. I can't get over that we have to drive 20-30 minutes to find them fresh and then pay a fortune for them. So after an exhausting search I have found a recipe and tweaked it to perfection. So are you ready to try your hand at these hard to find bagels. Enjoy them warm from the oven, toasted, filled with your favorite toppings to create a sandwich, use your imagination, they will go quick.

Ingredients

1.5 cups warm water
2.5 tsp instant yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt (heaping)
1 egg
1 tbls honey
3 tbls oil
1 tsp brown sugar (packed)
6 cups white flour


Instructions

1. Combine yeast and warm water, give a quick stir and then let sit for 5 minutes.
2. put the rest of the ingredients in except for the last cup of flour
3. Use your dough hook and turn your mixer on (or bread machine) and let mix and knead till you get a very firm dough. It should be firm but smooth, add extra flour till the dough appears like described. Mix for approx 8-10 minutes
4. Cover bowl with saran wrap and let rise for 10-15 minutes
   
5. Dump the bowl out onto the counter and divide into 14 (approx) even pieces
   
6. Roll out into long ropes 8-10 inches and then make into circles (should resemble a bagel after this step)
7. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet
   
8. Let rise 15 minutes
9. Get a large bot and fill 3/4's with water and add 1/4 cup honey, bring to a boil
10. Drop the bagels (do not crowd pot) into the boiling water for 2 minutes, flip half way through
    
11. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
12. Place the now boiled bagels onto a lined cooking sheet to cool for a minute or two so you don't burn yourself when touching them
13. Take bagel and cover all sides with either sesame seeds or poppy seeds
    
14. Put bagels in oven and turn oven down to 425 F and set timer for 17 minutes
15. Once the oven beeps flip the bagels and set timer for an additional 5 minutes
16. Cool on wire rack for at least 10-15 minutes before eating

Enjoy!




Posted by Heather Anderson at 1:41 PM 1 comment:

[crafter]

It's horrible that prices of milk have shot up so much. Have u considered buying bags and freezing two of them? My Mom used to freeze skim milk..not sure if homo milk wud separate when thawing but worth a try when on sale.

I went to NF this morning because I had to pick up milk for LO and a few other things. I was not impressed when I discovered that their 1L jug of HOMO milk jumped in price from $1.79 to $2.05! Our LO barely drinks this 1L jug of milk by the time it expires, which is why we do not buy a bigger container of HOMO milk. NF used to be the cheapest grocery store to buy his milk from, but not anymore. I'll have to see if his HOMO milk has gone up in price at the other locations. *shrug* Not much that I can do about it because it is simply something that our 17 month old son needs.

[coupon girl]

-I just made a gourmet meal-
-pork tenterloin had rubbed it with spices-sauted it on stove for a few minutes then cooked in oven on a bed of 1 and a half pears
-mashed potatoes ,tea biscuit,corn -yummmmm
-I feel so happy -like a perfect homemaker

-low fat brownie for dessert
-we just finished

[cdngal75]

Would anyone have a frugal effective way to get rid of moles in the yard? We had one mole hill that we stomped on and now two weeks later another one surfaced against the foundation of our garage. I managed to poke down with a metal rod to the tunnel and poured a mixture of dishsoap/hot pepper sauce down the hole (read about this on the internet). In case another hill surfaces, I want to be ready lol

Nope and we have tried everything!! Our front yard looks like a maze with all the tunnels and molehills. We tried moth balls in the holes and even bought a mole trap kit on ebay. Nothing has worked. Our lawn is the only lawn that moles seem to enjoy

When the snow melts we will be the talk of the neighbourhood no doubt. I read that when you see lots of tunnels on your yard, it is actually the work of only one mole. Sigh. Our mole must be really huge. Too bad it wouldn't migrate to our back yard because my female Boxer is a serial killer of creatures of all kinds. She would catch it in no time.

Apparently if you can just get past the mess they make of your lawn, your lawn will be healthier in the end.

[Crochetlady]

Saw the eye specialist this afternoon. I start the next round of injections next week. My eye is worse than it`s been before. He said we`ll need to do maintenance injections after...not sure how often. Thank goodness for the Trillium plan...each injection costs way more than a month`s income for me.

[LuvToUseCoupons]

cdngal75....you are too funny....
I just laugh out loud and my family wanted to know what was so funny...
I had to read your post to them, and then they had a laugh too.

[Granger]

Sick with a bad cold. Trudging through work. Wish I could take a day off, but there is little give in my teaching schedule until after the March break. We have a speech competition and claymation movies that have deadlines before February and it is unfortunately work I can't leave with a supply.

I think the students love it though, because I talk WAY less. The more I talk the more my eyes start to water and the more I have to blow my nose.

[cdngal75]

cdngal75....you are too funny....
I just laugh out loud and my family wanted to know what was so funny...
I had to read your post to them, and then they had a laugh too.

Glad to give you a laugh

[jasperandchar]

-I just made a gourmet meal-
-pork tenterloin had rubbed it with spices-sauted it on stove for a few minutes then cooked in oven on a bed of 1 and a half pears
-mashed potatoes ,tea biscuit,corn -yummmmm
-I feel so happy -like a perfect homemaker

-low fat brownie for dessert
-we just finished

happy wife....happy life

sounds scrumspious coupon girl

[jasperandchar]

Sick with a bad cold. Trudging through work. Wish I could take a day off, but there is little give in my teaching schedule until after the March break. We have a speech competition and claymation movies that have deadlines before February and it is unfortunately work I can't leave with a supply.

I think the students love it though, because I talk WAY less. The more I talk the more my eyes start to water and the more I have to blow my nose.

Hope you feel better soon!

[jasperandchar]

Saw the eye specialist this afternoon. I start the next round of injections next week. My eye is worse than it`s been before. He said we`ll need to do maintenance injections after...not sure how often. Thank goodness for the Trillium plan...each injection costs way more than a month`s income for me.

Hope it goes well and yes thank goodness for health coverage