the housing shortage.

[Caged]

I don't know what you're even arguing about any more. You've claimed that it's somehow impossible to survive without a food budget of a few million quid a week, and then when people have gone into quite a lot of detail about how they manage, you pop back up and say how you can't possibly eat food that's been frozen and how the only way you can possibly eat is to get a takeaway chicken.

That's great, that's your choice and all. But it doesn't mean that everyone who doesn't do that is secretly unhappy and putting on a brave face to seek Internet Approval.

And lol if you think your takeaway joints are using better quality meats than the stuff you've turned your nose up at in this thread.

 

[anything I don't mind]

I wanted to know how people can spend £50 a week and that was answered. They reheat meals from previous nights, they buy cheap meats in bulk and freeze them. To which i replied i was not prepared to do and tried to explain why that was.

Either way it is not that relevant because an extra £300 per month is going to make no difference to my ability to buy a house any sooner. Well in pure maths terms it would make a difference but practically no difference.

 

[Derek W]

Sorry but how the hell did a topic foreigner bashing about housing end up going to I spend ten grand on a plate of fish and chips??????

£200 a month on food? that is less than £50 a week. You must eat like a peasant.

£1200 rent and bills

and just to keep the retarded chat going........you rent???? Peasant. Its all about home OWNERSHIP

 

[anything I don't mind]

Well in england, one of the only countries you can be a landless peasant and still own property, seeing as 90% of the properties come with next to no actual land.

 

[D.P.]

See now as single person most of that food would go off before i could use it. I would end up having to freeze everything and that just sucks. Id much rather spend £5 on a tandori chicken from my local indian place than have to have a freezer full of frozen chicken that i then have to defrost, spice and then cook. You see why i opt to just ordering a half chicken from indian place? Plus my chicken would never taste as good as the one from indian place. It would be fine to eat but not the same as a tandori oven with all the spices.

http://www.gurufood.co.uk/Aroma/index.php/tandoori-specialities/tandoori-chicken.html

This half chicken is one of the best ive ever had.




That is subjective, guy saying he eats well goes on to explain what he eats and most of the nights he is reheating food from previous meals. Probably rarely eats any red meats and uses all cheap frozen meats. Just by adding loads of veg to everything imo is not eating well. But whatever i have no problem with how anyone wants to eat, i am just saying that me spending less on food is not going to allow me to buy a house any sooner.

I only buy fresh meat and can cook all these meals fresh if desired.
As an example last night I cooked fresh Atlantic cod with a creamy tarragon and saffron white-wine reduction, rice pilaf, french beans in a balsamic ailo and crispy courgette-parmesan fritters.

Took about 20 minutes to prepare and cook., while cooking I cleaned up Total cost was around $5 (code was on discount) and it served 2 people with some left over for lunch. This was a special dinner hence the wine. For cooking you can use very cheap ines which you divide up into smaller containers and freeze.



Other meals in the last week include a Moroccan Tagine with apricots, green olives, cinnamon and honey. Mongolian beef with stir-fried rice. Chicken Tika Massala. Roast chicken. Home made lamb kebabs. Spicy meatballs. Kung Pau chicken. Butternut squash soup with bacon and maple syrup. Pot-roast beef with braised red cabbage. Roast pork loin and sweet potato mash. Thai green curry, made entirely from scratch. Beef stroganof. Venison stew in a redwine reduction.


Food is cheap to buy, cooking is easy, quick and fun.


As for take-ways, how you can possible say that they are healthier. The meat is the cheapest bulk and almost always frozen. Everything is laden with oil, salt, sugar and artificial flavorings, and the portion sizes are far larger than they should be.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

They reheat meals from previous nights, ..................... To which i replied i was not prepared to do and tried to explain why that was.

Lol!

Do you not understand that the ready meals you're buying have been cooked in a factory using frozen meats, then cooled down and/or frozen so you can reheat them at home? That M&S lasgne you bought? Yup, cooked using frozen beef about a month ago, frozen for storage and then defrosted and transported just before going on the shelf.

Also, you said you eat Chinese takeaways? Are you aware that 90% of food is cooked the night before and reheated when the order comes in. In fact, you can't make fried rice WITHOUT cooking rice, cooling it and then reheating it. Anything that is fried (prawn toast, spring rolls, salt and pepper chicken wings) is also fried from frozen as well.

Sorry pal, you're letting your food snobbery hide the fact that you can't cook.

 

[D.P.]

Well in england, one of the only countries you can be a landless peasant and still own property, seeing as 90% of the properties come with next to no actual land.

Which is identical in every major city in the world

 

[Em3bbs]

I only buy fresh meat and can cook all these meals fresh if desired.
As an example last night I cooked fresh Atlantic cod with a creamy tarragon and saffron white-wine reduction, rice pilaf, french beans in a balsamic ailo and crispy courgette-parmesan fritters.

Took about 20 minutes to prepare and cook., while cooking I cleaned up Total cost was around $5 (code was on discount) and it served 2 people with some left over for lunch. This was a special dinner hence the wine. For cooking you can use very cheap ines which you divide up into smaller containers and freeze.



Other meals in the last week include a Moroccan Tagine with apricots, green olives, cinnamon and honey. Mongolian beef with stir-fried rice. Chicken Tika Massala. Roast chicken. Home made lamb kebabs. Spicy meatballs. Kung Pau chicken. Butternut squash soup with bacon and maple syrup. Pot-roast beef with braised red cabbage. Roast pork loin and sweet potato mash. Thai green curry, made entirely from scratch. Beef stroganof. Venison stew in a redwine reduction.


Food is cheap to buy, cooking is easy, quick and fun.

Although I enjoy cooking, I wouldn't say food is cheap to buy at all. Especially if you're buying from local small fishmongers/butchers/greengrocers. I can't think of a single meal out of your list that I could get the ingredients for anywhere near $5, or even £5.

 

[SciNeT]

Other meals in the last week include a Moroccan Tagine with apricots, green olives, cinnamon and honey. Mongolian beef with stir-fried rice. Chicken Tika Massala. Roast chicken. Home made lamb kebabs. Spicy meatballs. Kung Pau chicken. Butternut squash soup with bacon and maple syrup. Pot-roast beef with braised red cabbage. Roast pork loin and sweet potato mash. Thai green curry, made entirely from scratch. Beef stroganof. Venison stew in a redwine reduction.

Wow, all sounds amazing, I must learn how to do this sort of thing one day

 

[Mr Jones]

That is subjective, guy saying he eats well goes on to explain what he eats and most of the nights he is reheating food from previous meals. Probably rarely eats any red meats and uses all cheap frozen meats. Just by adding loads of veg to everything imo is not eating well. But whatever i have no problem with how anyone wants to eat, i am just saying that me spending less on food is not going to allow me to buy a house any sooner.

Assume much?

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Probably rarely eats any red meats and uses all cheap frozen meats.

You know that good peice of steak you bought from your local butchers?

Yeah, it arrived there frozen.

Unless you're buying direct from a farm or abattoir, you're buying meat that's been frozen.

 

[Dr Jack]

I wouldn't be so sure about that. It's certainly illegal to sell chicken that has been frozen as fresh but I don't know about other meats.

 

[Will Gill]

The housing shortage thread which is now debating frozen chickens.....

Groan (sp)

 

[Deleted member 66701]

I wouldn't be so sure about that. It's certainly illegal to sell chicken that has been frozen as fresh but I don't know about other meats.

Source?

Besides, next time you're in the butchers, see if it says "fresh chicken breast" or just "chicken breast" on the counter label.

 

[StriderX]

I don't get why people want to own a house that will ultimately be demolished, exemptions obviously for listed buildings...

Just appears very surreal considering how society is turning out...

 

[Caged]

Just kill yourself now then to be honest because you die at the end anyway.

The choice is between owning and renting for the vast majority of people, and I can see why ownership appeals.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

I don't get why people want to own a house that will ultimately be demolished

Who says a house that you buy will be demolished?

 

[StriderX]

Surely there are far more important issues in life than getting so pent up about something that should be a basic right.

 

[anything I don't mind]

I only buy fresh meat and can cook all these meals fresh if desired.
As an example last night I cooked fresh Atlantic cod with a creamy tarragon and saffron white-wine reduction, rice pilaf, french beans in a balsamic ailo and crispy courgette-parmesan fritters.

In other words you has some cod and rice and green beans, yah wow so talented.

The arrogance of cooks never fails to amaze me. Like they are doing gods work or something. You know you just put a fish in a pan or oven right?

 

[krooton]

I'm more focused on reducing my debt to 0 then finding additional income streams.

Pro tip: One of the best ways to save money, which in turn you can use to clear debts, is to not **** it all away on takeaways, restaurants and booze.