Entries from July 2008

How to plan your meals (flexibly) - part 2

July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I recently posted the first in a series of I don’t know how many yet, on how to plan your meals.
This is the second part in the series. This is the bit where you will write a master list. This list is not your weekly shopping list. This list forms the basis [...]

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Tags: Budgeting · Cooking · Shopping

I’m a p-plater and I drive a turbo car

July 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’m a (26 year old) P plater. I have never had a driving infringement, no speeding tickets, have never even been pulled over. Nor have I ever had a driving accident. I also drive a turbo car.
My car is a twin turbo. It has 18 inch rims and sports suspension.
It also has more [...]

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White chocolate and raspberry muffins

July 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Inspired by Iron Chef Shellie’s raspberry and white chocolate brownies (which I will be making very very soon!) here is my recipe for white chocolate and raspberry muffins. The recipe is from an old Delicious magazine.
Ingredients:
440g plain flour
1 tbs baking powder
250g caster sugar
1 1/2 cups vege oil
1 1/2 cups (375ml) milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
200g [...]

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Tags: Cooking · Eating

To the Bank

July 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Next time you decide to call first thing on a Saturday morning to announce that our mortgage is entirely one month’s payment in arrears, giving me a heart attack in the process, please make sure that the account is actually in arrears.
That is all.

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Tags: Budgeting · Stuff

How to plan your meals (flexibly) - part 1

July 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I wrote this in response to Sunili’s comment on my risotto recipe.
It might be time-consuming but I really believe that writing meal plans and shopping lists can help you to eat better more balanced meals and save money too. However, a lot of meal plans are set up so that while you eat [...]

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Easy weeknight dinner - Bill Granger’s seared beef and rice noodle salad

July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Ok so maybe it is a little cold for salad, but this one does have a little bit of chilli to warm you up.
I’m making it for dinner tonight because it is easy (and I like easy) and it tastes pretty good too! (This does not purport to be a Thai style [...]

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Tags: Cooking

Eat like an American Congressman

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

While I (slowly) write a detailed post on meal planning I thought I would share a few recipes with you. These recipes come from The Congressional Club Cook Book, 10th edition, published in 1982.
The book is a monument to truly awful eating.

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I have moved!

July 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Please note that I have moved my blog to a new server.  You have been automatically redirected to the new address.  Please update any bookmarks or feeds to http://www.beyondbeeton.com
I am currently testing out some new themes and designs so I apologise if the site appears broken.  Please let me know whether you like or hate [...]

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