• Potatoes

    Published On: March 22, 2025Categories: Growing Food, Nutrition

    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 [...]

  • Beetroot powder from vacuum packs

    Published On: March 6, 2025Categories: Nutrition, Preserves, Saving money on food

    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 [...]

  • My main staples

    Published On: February 11, 2025Categories: Nutrition, Saving money on food

    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 [...]

  • The fight to keep life simple

    Published On: December 4, 2024Categories: Nutrition, Wellbeing

    I try to keep my life as uncomplicated and as simple as I can, but it is not always easy in this modern world.  Even though I live in my own little bubble, sometimes it [...]

  • All year frugal fruit salad

    Published On: October 13, 2024Categories: Nutrition, Recipes

    A fruit salad is one of our favourite desserts and we eat a lot of it. We have it with home made ice cream in the summer or custard on a cold day. We also [...]

  • Stretching what I had last week

    Published On: July 20, 2024Categories: Nutrition, Saving money on food

    We were eating from the cupboards, fridge and freezer, again, last week and stretching what we had.  Luckily I still had quite a lot left from going to a community fridge the week before, and [...]

  • Nettle seeds

    Published On: August 8, 2023Categories: Foraging For Food, Nutrition

    Yesterday I was collecting female seeds from nettles  when on my walk. I dry them out in order to use them in bread, porridge, smoothies and seed bars. It is easy to tell the female [...]

  • 9 cheap ways I add extra nutrition to my meals when on a tight budget

    Published On: July 23, 2023Categories: Healthy food, Nutrition, Saving money on food, Wellbeing

    I have become a lot more conscious about my nutrition and what I eat as I have got older. I want to stay healthy as I age, and am aware that the NHS is not [...]

  • Foraging for bilberries

    Published On: July 22, 2023Categories: Foraging For Food, Nutrition

    Our local moors are totally covered in bilberries at the moment. I think that they have other names if you do not live in the North of the England, and are also known elsewhere as [...]

  • 15 foods that I eat to help my bad knees

    Published On: June 3, 2023Categories: Nutrition, Wellbeing

    In 2008 I was told that I needed to have knee replacements.  I was in a lot of pain and often walked with a stick.  I don’t do hospitals or anything medical if I can [...]

  • Learning about rhubarb

    Published On: May 20, 2023Categories: Growing Food, Nutrition

    Rhubarb brings back memories as a child of my gran giving me a stick of rhubarb and a bag with some sugar in as a treat, and me dipping it in and eating it raw. [...]

  • Ways to eat a nutritious diet on a budget

    Published On: February 17, 2023Categories: Nutrition, Wellbeing

    As I have aged, I have become even more aware of the nutrition in my food.  Being well is being frugal and brings more joy in to my life.  Providing our food is not just [...]

  • How honey can save you money

    Published On: January 28, 2023Categories: Healthy food, Nutrition, Wellbeing

    I wrote this post about honey a year ago but have been asked for it again, and so I apologise to those of you who have been following me for a while. I have improved [...]

  • Adding Variety to Mealtime

    Published On: December 2, 2022Categories: Nutrition, Saving Money

    How do I add variety to my meals when I am on a low budget? Some people find meal planning a chore, but I actually enjoy it as it is a challenge to make meals [...]