Wednesday 22 March 2023

Charity Shop Books + Day 16

 While I was in town for shopping last week I nipped into two charity shops and found the Sudoku book in one for £2 and the other book, which I'd not come across before, in the other for 99p. It is something written in 1968 by a Suffolk Farmer telling the story of his family through the 20th Century. It's been edited more recently by Pip Wright who has written several books about bits of Suffolk local history often tracked down through newspapers, he also speaks at WIs and the like.


Day 16 of the Experiment

I took the meat from another chicken thigh joint and stir fried with onion and peppers, (both home grown) added some Fajita seasoning from the cupboard and a plum tomato and a little juice from the tin of plum tomatoes. Served over pasta. Fajita seasoning is something I always have in the cupboard and it was around 50p a packet until recent price rises have pushed the price up to around 75p on average. I use about a third of a packet, fold down and peg closed.
I completely forgot a photo but hope you can imagine a chicken, onion, pepper and tomato sauce over pasta!

I've added 25p to the running total £60.33 + 25p = £60.58p

Back Tomorrow
Sue

22 comments:

  1. I made hamburger gravy today. We've got to use up the last of the 100 lbs of potatoes we bought in the fall. The hamburger was from my sister's farm. I had the green beans from our garden, seasoned with a bit of bacon. I made zucchini bread using zucchini from last year's garden. There is something very soul satisfying in taking a look at what you have on hand and creating a meal out of it. Chicken thighs are my favorite part of the chicken really. They are so easy to de-bone.

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  2. The Suffolk farming book sounds fascinating - I hope it makes an interesting read :)

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  3. It sounds absolutely delicious. xx

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  4. Local history is fascinating. What a lucky find for you.

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    1. Will be an interesting read as my family farmed here at that time too

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  5. Nope I can't imagine it at all ... I can see a chicken stood on a mound of pasta with an onion balanced on it's head, then a pepper on top of that and then tomato sauce being poured over them all ... the chicken is not happy!! ;-)

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  6. Local history is always interesting.

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    1. I've seen several of Pip Wrights books but this was new to me

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  7. Sounds delicious-think I will add Fajita seasoning to my shopping list.
    Catriona

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    1. I find a packet does me 3 meals and makes a change of flavours

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  8. Chicken stir fry is always great. Oddly enough, I made the same last night using Taco Mexican seasonings. Onions, peppers, chicken and at the last minute a can of chic peas. I served mine in Taco shells topped with cheese and salsa. Sometimes I serve it over rice or pasta. The same can be done with ground beef.

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    1. I usually serve it up in a tortilla wrap - but they didn't fit into the Experiment so it had to be pasta again

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  9. I'm out of the habit of doing the occasional sudoku puzzle - seeing your charity shop find reminded me I should take it up again , supposed to help keep the brain sharp.
    Alison in Wales x

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    1. I like doing sudoku and Wordle and watching Countdown - hopefully they'll keep my brain going for a while longer!

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  10. WintersEndRambler22 March 2023 at 17:12

    I use a stir fry name as an excuse to bung anything and everything in the pan, cook and serve. It is surprising what tasty meals can be made from virtually nothing. x

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    1. Usually my stir-fries are carrots, onions and peppers as that's what's around all the time.

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  11. I like your new header, very pretty. I also like Suduko and do a few each night. Great running total on your experiment.

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