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The turkey is not the only thing being stuffed!
That time of year has come again. Our television screens are shouting “Christmas!” at us. But as Christmas looms, we get the stress of deciding what to do and where on that holy day.This year will be the first year that I will be spending Christmas without my younger siblings, squabbling, as they are going to Florida. So what can I do on my own? What will I have for Christmas dinner? I doubt I will be bothered to cook a Christmas dinner, I would happily opt for pizza, but take-away shops are not open on Christmas day
I suppose I could make my own.A lot has been made recently of what we will eat now the credit crunch is in fulls swing. I personally think people will begin to learn that home cooking is cheaper than take-aways. I can demonstrate this with my pizza Christmas dinner solution:
1kg of strong flour = £0.80
Packet of yeast= £1
Pinch of salt = (too small to calculate)
Dribble of oil = (too small to calculate)
Block of cheese = £3
Tomato puree = £0.20
This list of ingredients is what you need for a plain margarita pizza; the cost comes in at about £5. It will make a massive pizza and you will only need a third of the bag of flour and not even a quarter of the cheese. Vegetable toppings are a healthy and cheap way to make the pizza tastier (my preference is sweetcorn and pineapple). This is not only cheaper and healthier, but its fun too!! When you make the dough you can fling it around and play games with it! The more you play with the dough the better! Does wonders for the bingo wings! Just make sure you wash your hands!
You may not have a lonely Christmas like me, but you can join me in having a home made pizza and a great workout! Don’t become fat just because you are poor, home baking can solve both of these modern day dilemmas!
Comments
That’s true. Great tips for low-fat festive frugality there! Also for five pounds you can get a weeks worth of veg at a local market and the Christmas ones are especially good. The more I think about it the more I diagree that the credit crunch will make us fat...back to the debate!!