Comments on: Crunchy Salmon with Hot Coriander Noodles

by: ros

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:26:58 +0000

Schmoof, to be honest the five spice wnt in largely because that used up the last of it. It worked though.

Margaret, I’m not entirely sure I’d class this as a budget meal. I happen to have a lot of crazy stuff in my storecupboard. In fact, I might do a post about that soon.

Helen, it sounds like S.E. London is the place to be. I probably should have looked for a job at Dulwich school!

by: Helen

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:43:29 +0000

I am more than familiar with the London flat rental market, having been robbed blind every month myself for the past couple of years now. Currently in SE London, no tube station but still plenty of daylight robbery. I am very impressed with your budget meal though! I love a good store cupboard scramble. You made a little masterpiece out of yours.

by: Julia

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:37:26 +0000

Hi Ros, I sent you an email about the Market Kitchen Quiz - you’re on the team! Could you send me an email asap to confirm please, either on ukfoodbloggersassociation AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk or asliceofcherrypie AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk. Really looking forward to meeting you! Julia

by: Margaret

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:09:44 +0000

If you can come up with something as good as this on a small budget - I would love to see more of the same from you!

by: Lizzie

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:58:52 +0000

Sorry to hear you’re having such trouble finding somewhere. It seems I’m perpetually skint too, so I definitely know how you feel. 10 weeks upfront is seriously steep though. It’s much cheaper South East

Interesting use of 5 spice - often in Chinese cookery five spice is used in marinading and stewing / braising meat. I’ve noticed Ching He-Huang chucks it all over the place in her cookery programme though!

by: ros

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:01:08 +0000

Jeanne, to be honest, I’m also trying to clear out my cupboards as well as save money- I don’t want to be shifting too much when I move. It so happened that I had a big bag of sesame seeds and loads (like 2 bottles) of sesame oil as well as the other bits and bobs.

Joanna, I would not complain about my salary or my career for a second, but the housing rental market is nasty now. Up front payments of 10 weeks rent, just to move in + agency fees mean you’re looking at well over a grand, even if you’re sharing. To be honest I am in an odd situation. I was thinking I’d be joint renting again next year, but Goon’s income has only been just enough to pay his rent since October, which means I’ve paid for all entertainment, food and household expenditure and hence saved nothing. That will deplete even a reasonable salary like mine. Once Goon gets a job, things will be fine but that may take a month or two and I have to move before term starts again.

In reality, I’m lucky. Three of my friends have been made redundant in the last 6 months- they all are intelligent ladies in their mid twenties with degrees from the best universities in the country. I have to be thankful that at least maths teachers will be in demand for years.

by: Joanna

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:30:56 +0000

Great salmon … but I hate reading about you young people having such struggles, it seems terrible that a highly qualified maths teacher should have such difficulty finding a decent place to live at a reasonable price.

But I hope you can manage to snaffle yourself as good a rental bargain as you did with the salmon - as Jeanne says, priceless

Joanna

by: Jeanne

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:05:40 +0000

Wow Ros!! That’s a pretty ambitious meal for a woman on a budget - I’m deeply impressed The idea of crunchy salmon has me drooling… and the vision of you, snarling like American Werewolf in London while taking your salmon to the till while warding off other contenders, is priceless!!