We have been away on a small break and I had brought back left over food. We were sell catering and cooked all of our own meals to save money. So many people tell me [...]

Ratatouille is one of the meals that we like to eat all summer.  It tastes so fresh, and I can make it from ingredients in my garden.  I am guessing that French would put their [...]

We use lots of different recipes for falafels, depending on what I have in the cupboards.  I have been asked for a recipe, and this is one that we made the other day.  Usually I [...]

It is Mother's Day here on Sunday in the UK.  I am hard to buy a gift for as being older, I no longer need more 'stuff'. In fact I am trying to declutter my [...]

Apparently, the potato came to Europe in the 16th century from South America.  It was once a food only eaten by the wealthy, but is now is a common staple in many households. I don't [...]

This week is food waste action week here in the UK. I pride myself in having no food waste in my house.  We use everything that we buy, get from the community fridge, or we [...]

My kitchen smelt gorgeous tonight as I made chicken Kievs for Mr S.  I had picked lots of wild garlic earlier to take to the community fridge, and wanted to use what was left up.  [...]

Stream lining anything makes it easier to manage.  This is why I like to keep my food simple.  If I was to make lots of difficult and sophisticated meals every week, it would cost a [...]

Here in the UK there is a distinct lack of plug or small vegetable plants.  Our local nursery usually has lots of peppers, tomatoes, beans, peas and sweet corn plants at this time of year.  [...]

This is a nice recipe if you have children or grandchildren.  We are big kids and so make it for ourselves as well.  It can accompany any meal, or be a quick breakfast with an [...]

All of my bills are rising.  As I get my annual statements I see that things like Council Tax have risen by 15%,  and my water bill is up by £120.  My insurances have risen, [...]

Mr S loves beetroot and it is full of nutrients.  We do grow 2 crops of beetroot but I don't have enough room to grow as much as I would like.  I do not like [...]

A number of weeks ago, I was just as I was starting to do well with my healthy eating. Mr S came home with a 10kg box of chocolate aero mint balls for £8.  He [...]

The wild garlic is already abundant here in an ancient, sheltered wood near where I live.  At this time of year I pick it a couple of times of week, incorporate it into my food, [...]

I love growing herbs in my garden.  They provide extra nutrition, add so much flavour to my food, make lovely teas, are medicine, and add beauty (think gorgeous pink chive flowers or mini blue rosemary [...]

Wild garlic powder is a new preservation method of one of my favourite foraged plants.  The wild garlic is ready for harvesting in some of my local haunts.  In other places it is just peeping [...]

My mission to avoid the supermarket and spend as little money on food as possible, continues.  I am using up what I already have.  We are not baking as much now a days, in an [...]

Some one asked me the other day what my main staples are.  They have changed over the last few years as prices have risen.  Eggs would definitely been on there a few years ago, but [...]

Any one that is in my group, or who reads my blogs regularly, knows that I am on a mission to use the supermarkets as few times as I can this year. We are making [...]

Macaroni cheese Macaroni cheese is my grandson's favourite meal, and is cheap and easy to make.  We often add little bits of cauliflower and broccoli to the pasta (macaroni) when cooking it.  It adds extra [...]

Easy cinnamon bagels Mr S fancied some cinnamon bagels.  I only want to spend £20 on food this month and so didn't want to buy some, and couldn't be bothered to make some the proper [...]

Vegan chilli is a cheap and tasty meal and, although we are not vegan, it is one of our staple meals as it is full of goodness and easy to make.  I don't always have [...]

Prices are constantly increasing, and I know a lot of people that do not want to go to work in a proper job, especially retired people, but need a little bit more income.  Here are [...]

Fruit and vegetables are a really important part of our nutrition. I hold my hands up that I never used to wash my fruit, and would eat an apple straight from the fruit bowl, or [...]

It has been a beautiful, sunny day today and so I thought that I would go outside into the garden and get some jobs done.  I usually don't go any where near the garden until [...]

I am trying to eat dark chocolate as I know it is healthier than my normal choice.  However, it is so expensive, and tastes a bit bitter to me and so I don't enjoy it.  [...]

Coffee and tea have really increased in price.  I don't actually drink either, but Mr S drinks both.  This year I am trying to embrace winter, and so have decided to try to make 'teas' [...]

Lots of people tell me that I am privileged and that they can not grow food as they do not have a garden.  Yes I know I am so lucky to have a garden   The [...]

This dessert was very fashionable when I was young and can still be found in supermarkets and bakeries.  It is easy to make from staples in the cupboards and fridge.  Mr S loves them and [...]

I was craving something sweet, and chocolate, but am trying not to spend any money.  I made a few of the chocolate discs that I made before Christmas but fancied something different.  I had bought [...]

It was a horrible, damp, dismal day yesterday and so we fancied some comfort food.  We are on the pantry challenge and so I am trying to use as few ingredients as possible.  We first [...]

Why I have two freezers Having two freezers has made my life so much easier, and managing them has saved me money.   One is the bottom half of a fridge freezer that has 3 drawers.  [...]

I wanted something filling for lunch and we have a lot of bits and pieces around to use up, including a small chicken breast that I had taken out of the freezer a couple of [...]

Whenever the oven is on, I try to fill it. We are always baking ahead, not only to save money, but to save time. I will often cook some pastry pie lids or some tart [...]

We are doing a pantry challenge, and so I am using up things from the freezer and cupboards for the next few months.  I have lots of Christmas left overs, including a ham joint that [...]

A few days ago I wrote an introduction to journaling which explained some of the different types of journaling and what you needed to start journaling. In this blog I will talk about some of [...]