SW was OK yesterday. I gained a pound but I wasn't surprised as I've been a bit off track a few times last weekend and it didn't help that I dived face first into some cashews on Thursday evening. Very healthy, yes, but not necessarily diet friendly, not the amount I managed to polish off.
Anyway, we move on, and I moved on to Morrisons for what I hopefully thought of as a 'small shop'. Small it was, cheap it wasn't. It never is nowadays!
The pizza was, taken as a whole, really tasty but the base wasn't a 1--% success - the bits that weren't covered by topping were OK - quite solid and hard but OK - but the middle was really heavy and stodgy. Edible, good flavour, just too heavy and, as I found out overnight, indigestible too.
Oh, well, you have to try!
Oh, well, you have to try!
I have another base in the freezer and I think I am going to try it as a calzone and see if baking it that way with a filling rather than a topping makes a difference. Worth a go anyway.
(And while I am thinking pizza, I wholeheartedly recommend Mutti classico pizza sauce. It's in a can, isn't cheap, is absolutely delicious and I have eight small pots of single portions for future pizzas, whether they be proper ones, or using a wrap or some pitta as a base - which make it much more economical than you would think at first).
I'm not giving in, mind you. I think I will do what I should have done first time and follow the original recipe instead of trying to change anything. And if that doesn't make any difference, I was write off that recipe and look for another one. After all, this is a journey of discovery, isn't it? A culinary education, part of lifelong learning.
I also found, just this morning, a recipe/detailed instructions for a 100% wholemeal sourdough loaf and I am going to follow it through, bit by bit.
With these in mind, I have fed both Bubbles and Squeak to activate them and am trying both recipes, seeing as I have a free weekend and can be around.
The other thing I absolutely want to do today or, at the latest, tomorrow is go through March's finances. I don't have any more expenses until April 1st so I can close that page. There won't be anything to move into savings because of the extra expenses in April (car, hearing aids, glasses, holidays - eeeek) but I will know where I am and whether I can cover the costs without taking from short term savings. Knowledge is power, isn't it?
Time to go so I will love you and leave you and wish you a very restful and/or enjoyable Saturday. xx
Good luck with sorting your finances and expenses. I've just done similar myself, only to discover that the hotel I thought I'd paid for in full, has actually only been reserved. Oops! Although better to find out now than nearer the time :)
ReplyDeleteOh, no!! As you say, better now that later.
DeleteI think I know where I am with that. It's all in the diary - when to transfer the money and when to pay. Fingers crossed. xx
Keeping on top of things makes for a much more relaxing life, I find.
ReplyDeleteI admire your patience and will - I'd have thrown everything out in frustration long before now! 🙁🙁
I have to admit, I was a bit irritated when it stayed stodgy but I did play about with the recipe and I don't really know what I am doing, sourdough wise, yet so - well, we live and learn, don't we? xx
DeleteI made pizza during lockdowns and used flatbread as the base. You have put me in the notion to try it again as it’s so blip in cold here that we are needing warming foods. Catriona
ReplyDeleteIt's how I remember March/April when I was younger - cold nights and early mornings but nice during the day.
DeleteGood luck with the pizza base. :-) xx
We got snow yesterday after freezing drizzle, so I am inside and staying where it is nice and warm. Too bad about the pizza bases, but as you say this is a learning process.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Brrrr - it sounds a bit dismal outside but staying warm and cosy inside is lovely. Aren't we blessed to have such lovely homes. xx
DeleteOh no, sorry about the pizza base, but glad you aren't giving up.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not. It's a skill to acquire and it's interesting - what more could one ask? :-) xx
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