12 responses to “Frugal weekend bread making”

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   ter March 30th, 2009 at 13:33

   oh i love pita bread!!!

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   psychsarah March 30th, 2009 at 13:45

   I’m so inspired by your bread-making success. I made Indian food this weekend, and was tempted to try my hand at naan, but I chickened out and bought it instead. However, making the main dishes saved a lot of money, since Indian take-out is a fortune, so I feel good about that. In answer to your question about frugal weekend activities, I planned meals for the week trying to maximize what I had in the house, and cooked food at home instead of going out. I also had fun watching a movie on TV and eating popcorn with my friend, rather than paying to go to the theatre and buying ridiculously expensive snacks.

   As an aside, I don’t understand why anyone would buy cat toys. In our house a paper shopping bag is the best possible entertainment for our feline.

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   Saver Queen March 30th, 2009 at 14:00

   psychsarah - i want to try making naan too! i’ve never done it before but it looks pretty easy. i just found a recipe in my gigantic indian cookbook. what kind of indian food did you make? sounds like you did lots of fun frugal activities, great to hear!

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   Kate March 30th, 2009 at 15:25

   Made beer soup!

   Seriously. It was delicious, and we had everything on hand.

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   Miss M March 30th, 2009 at 15:57

   Actually I made garlic naan this weekend! I made indian too, I make my own paneer as well. The naan is super easy, here is the recipe I use:

   http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Naan/Detail.aspx

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   psychsarah March 31st, 2009 at 09:22

   I made chana masala, chicken tikka, and I roasted cauliflower with curry and tumeric (probably not technically Indian, but with Indian inspiration). It was a fun and frugal feast

   Miss M-thanks for the link. I’m going to check it out and give it a go next time around.

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   allie z March 31st, 2009 at 12:44

   Great post! Are you able to post your recipes for these breads? I have yet to find a good pita recipes (that turned out successfully) nor have I found a great whole wheat (ish) bread.

   Thanks in advance!!

   Allie

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   Saver Queen March 31st, 2009 at 13:36

   Wow, all these Indian dishes sound amazing - thanks for sharing, everyone!

   Hi Allie - you can find the link for the recipe for the pita on my post but I will most definitely post the recipe for the bread. I’ll post it in the next couple of days.

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   Heather @ Not a DIY Life March 31st, 2009 at 16:23

   I’ve been making all of our bread for almost a year - so much better than what you buy in the store. I haven’t tried pita bread yet - that sounds yummy!

   Thanks for sharing!

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    Lis@Blessedwithgrace March 31st, 2009 at 21:38

    Very impressive, making your bread. Looks great. Glad you joined us at Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, today.

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    rtc April 7th, 2009 at 12:58

    Thanks for the link and the pictures! I want to try it.

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