• Cookie tray bake

    Published On: April 16, 2026Categories: Baking, Recipes

    I made this for the first time this week and was really pleasantly suprised. It is easy to make, and tastes like a melt in the mouth shortbread. Mr S loved this cookie tray bake, [...]

  • Rhubarb recipes

    Published On: April 14, 2026Categories: Growing Food, Recipes

    Rhubarb is a perenial and grows every year. It is the gift that keeps on giving and my crown of rhubarb will probably outlive me. It is at least 25 years old, probably older as [...]

  • Mini Trifles

    Published On: April 5, 2026Categories: Desserts, Recipes

    I had been given some short date cream last week. With it I made garlic butter, some icecream, and used the rest to make mini trifles. Trifle was always a pudding served at Christmas or [...]

  • Healthy fridge salad

    Published On: April 5, 2026Categories: Healthy food, Light Meals

    I had forgotten to take anything out of the freezer, and didn't feel like cooking. My lettuces and green leaves are just beginning to be ready to harvest but I decided to make a salad [...]

  • Savoury pork bake

    Published On: March 18, 2026Categories: Mains, Recipes

    We are eating out of the cupboards at the moment as money is scarce. I always ration meat as it is so expensive. When I freeze it, I divide it into 4 or 5oz portions. [...]

  • Stretching a bar of chocolate further.

    Published On: March 8, 2026Categories: Desserts, Snacks

    My name is Toni Graham and I am a chocoholic. 😊. Up until recently, a day would not go by without me having chocolate in some form or other. However, chocolate and cocoa have really [...]

  • Crispy Biscoff squares

    Published On: February 25, 2026Categories: Desserts, Recipes, Snacks

    I made these for a buffet table recently, and they went down really well. They are a twist on an old classic that my mum made me as a child, and are an easy no [...]

  • Healthy snack.

    Published On: February 8, 2026Categories: Healthy food, Snacks

    For about 2 years now I have seen reels with this healthy snack. Ramadan is just around the corner and so majoule dates are discounted at a lot of shops. I finally bought some to [...]

  • Easy Yorkshire pudding.

    Published On: January 30, 2026Categories: Mains, Recipes

    Sorry I haven't posted recently. Life and health take over sometimes. I thought that I should put our easy Yorkshire pudding recipe on here as we are proud to come from Yorkshire. It used to [...]

  • Beetroot hummus

    Published On: January 20, 2026Categories: Recipes, Snacks, Vegetarian

    I am trying to eat more beetroot. I know it is good for me, especially  to lower blood pressure. However, I hate beetroot. It tastes like mud to me!  Usually I make a beetroot chocolate [...]

  • Gingerbread.

    Published On: January 15, 2026Categories: Baking

    This is a recipe that I have made for over 50 years. I think it might have originally been from a Margarette Pattern baking book for kids. I even made it in my O'level 'home [...]

  • Christmas shepherds pie

    Published On: January 3, 2026Categories: Frugal Festivities, Mains, Saving money on food

    Christmas shepherds pie is a great meal to make on Boxing day, or later if you have frozen the leftovers from your Christmas meal. There are no quantaties as you use what you have. We [...]

  • Fir cone truffles

    Published On: December 16, 2025Categories: Desserts, Frugal Festivities

    I have seen these fir cone truffles  being made on the internet for a number of years now. This Christmas it was times to give them a try for our family meal. The truffle recipe [...]

  • Home made bone broth

    Published On: December 16, 2025Categories: Healthy food, Nutrition

    Bone broth is so good for you. It is full of collagen which apparently helps keep the skin elastic and hold back aging. I could definitely do with some of that. Another bonus is that [...]

  • Smoked salmon pie

    Published On: December 15, 2025Categories: Baking, Frugal Festivities, Light Meals

    We had our Christmas early this weekend. My children have to work Christmas day, or visit inlaws. For a change we decided to serve fish as in some countries this is the traditional Christmas food. [...]

  • UPF free chocolate cereal.

    Published On: December 4, 2025Categories: Breakfasts, Healthy food

    I try to give my grandson as little ultra processed food as possible. He loves chocolate cereal, though. I therefore decided to make some of my own UPF free chocolate cereal. Making my own also [...]

  • Frugal Somosas

    Published On: December 2, 2025Categories: Light Meals

    Mr S loves somosas, but they are expensive to buy. However they are easy to make if you have some filo pastry. My daughter gave me half a packet the other day which was left [...]

  • Large mincemeat pie

    Published On: November 26, 2025Categories: Baking, Frugal Festivities

    Nothing says Christmas like mince pies. Not everyone has the right kitchen equipment to make individual mince pies, though. I was in a hurry today as I was trying to have the oven on for [...]

  • Pumpkin Puree waffles

    Published On: November 22, 2025Categories: Breakfasts, Desserts

    Yesterday I made pumpkin puree waffles for my grandson. We still have pumpkins left over from Halloween and I am trying not to waste them. I don't really life the taste of pumpkin. Pumpkin puree [...]

  • Tasty burgers/ steaklets

    Published On: November 21, 2025Categories: Light Meals, Mains, Recipes

    My daughter came round to lunch unexpectedly with my grandson  and so I had to stretch the meat that I had. I had meant to make steaklets for the two us, but instead made the [...]

  • Another chocolate animal lolly.

    Published On: November 21, 2025Categories: Crafts, Frugal Festivities, Snacks

    I enjoyed making the chocolate pengun lollies the other day and  so decided to have a go at another chocolate animal lolly. I still had white chocolate buttons left. Ingredients Large white chocolate buttons. Small [...]

  • Pumpkin puree crust pizza

    Published On: November 19, 2025Categories: Light Meals

    Usually I make my pizza crust with yoghurt and flour. Today I made it with pumpkin puree and flour. I had made the pumpkin puree in the slow cooker. A few dessert spoonfuls of pumpkin [...]

  • Cooking a pumpkin in the slow cooker.

    Published On: November 19, 2025Categories: Healthy food

    I have 4 pumpkins stored. Recently I have been researching all of the different things that you can make with pumpkin puree and so I thought I would make some. I didn't want to put [...]

  • Christmas Chocolate Lollies.

    Published On: November 16, 2025Categories: Frugal Festivities, Snacks

    Making presents doesn't have to cost a lot of money, and you don't  have to be an expert. Today I made some Christmas chocolate lollies with my grandson. I will make some more nearer Christmas [...]