Hello Dear Reader,
Thanks so much for the tips about cooking potatoes in a slow cooker and your variety of ideas for potato fillings. Does anyone remember 'Spudulike'? I never went to one and wished I did. It's just the miserable kind of weather that's driving me to carbs...............most of which will leave me locked in the bathroom for hours!
Our local stores don't have much 'alternative' food so I tried the nearby Waitrose in search of gluten free alternatives such as rice noodles. It was an eye opener. I did manage to top up on the Ecover products I usually buy, for a lot less than I usually pay, as they were selling cleaning products on a buy three and pay for two basis. I bought at least three months supply for a third less than I could pay anywhere else. The rest of Waitrose was almost surreal, however I did manage to buy Xanthum gum so I can make some pastry. Waitrose..........so that's where the Lexus drivers hang out! By the way, I checked out Tesco online to find the price of baking potatoes and they are, on average, 40p each. We rarely buy potatoes as they have become increasingly expensive so I still stand by my opinion that a ready baked potato for 50p each really isn't that expensive. It's just the two of us so buying a sack just isn't an option although I fully accept that as the best and most economical way to buy for a family.
As promised, I'm testing some recipes and this is just stunning!
Baked Potatoes with Sweet Chilli Sauce.
Ingredients:
· 2 McCain Ready Baked Jackets
· 200g juicy cooked prawns - I buy these frozen and eat them with salad for lunch so I usually have these.
· 3 tbsp low fat mayonnaise - I always have some in the fridge
· 1 tbsp Greek yogurt (optional) - I used some of the creme fraiche I opened yesterday
· 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce - a pantry staple in our kitchen
· 1 tsp freshly chopped coriander, optional - I'll use the rest with some crab cakes and soup
· Lemon wedges
Method:
1 Cook the McCain Ready Baked Jackets according to the pack instructions
2 Simply mix the mayonnaise, coriander and chili sauce with the yogurt and season well
Fold the prawns into the mixture and spoon over the hot McCain Ready Baked Jackets
4 Serve with a small side salad and a squeeze of lemon
Top tip:
· Try using hot pepper sauce in place of the sweet chilli if you fancy something more spicy!
I like these potatoes and as there is just the two of us and I can keep them in the freezer, there's no waste for us which is really economical. Another fact about Waitrose, it massively reduces its good at the end of the day so we bought bags of salad for only 49p per bag. They had fruit, vegetables, meat and bread at massively reduced prices. If you have one near you, check it out close to closing time.
Over to you, which supermarket near you massively reduces prices of fresh goods close to closing time? Has anyone else been surprised by a 'posh' supermarket to find out that some of what they sell is much cheaper than you imagined?
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxxxxxxxx