Sometimes when Mr S is at work I have a busy day and do not feel like cooking him a meal for when he gets home. On these days I will make him something quickly [...]
The courgettes (zucchini) are coming in thick and fast now. I have picked 9 in the last 2 days. I didn't really cook with them before I started growing them, but they are so versatile [...]
I have started cooking baked potatoes in the slow cooker as I can just forget them whilst gardening or going out, and it costs less than using the oven. I didn't realise until recently that [...]
I always make sure that I have some of those part baked rolls or baguettes in the cupboard. At the moment they are 69p for 6 in Lidl and are good value in lots of [...]
A lot of food that I make during April involves wild garlic as it adds a lovely taste to food and saves me buying onions or garlic. We use these air fryer wild garlic scones [...]
This is a one of our favourite family meals. It is also frugal because you can make one large chicken breast stretch to 2 or 3 people. We always had it when we needed a [...]
English Pancake Recipe and Savoury and Sweet Fillings ideas
It is shrove Tuesday. The day when every one traditionally uses up all the things in their pantry that they are giving up for Lent (if they are religious) or just an excuse for eating [...]
The other day I had forgotten to get any thing out for our meal. I had about 200g of left over mash potato in the fridge and a small tin of salmon (105g) that I [...]
I am always looking for cheap sandwich fillings and something different. I am putting this post on to remind myself of things we have had in the past so that I put some more variety [...]
These burgers that Mr S made were really tasty and we will definitely make them again. He used Jamie Oliver's recipe but we added some more flour as they would have been very sloppy, and [...]
I got a waffle maker just over a year ago in a sale for £8, but like most gadgets I forget to use it. I have got a very busy couple of weeks coming up [...]
When we went away, earlier this week, we took a large pizza with us. I had frozen one after making it for dinner after Christmas, using bits of turkey on top. Pizza is one of [...]
We buy a couple of cans of beans a week as they are reasonably nutritious, cheap (if you buy from discount supermarkets or unbranded), good for bulking out food (eg minced beef and baked bean [...]
I am cutting back on my spending on food at the moment and trying to shop from my cupboards and freezer. I found a reduced price pack of smoked mackerel. Now I am not a [...]
We made some ricotta cheese today with two litres of blue top, yellow sticker, reduced milk that was going out of date. Recipe 2 litres of full fat milk 100ml of white vinegar 1 tsp [...]
Christmas is the one time of year when we splash out on food. We like to make it special, entertain, and spend time with family. Mr S loves pork pies (I am not so keen [...]
A few years ago, we were in a lot worse position than we are at the moment. Our income was the same, but I was having to use petrol money to do the 120 mile [...]
I don't like butter or margarine and so I like hummus in my sandwiches or wraps to make them less dry. I use it to make vegetable and hummus pie, as a dip, as a [...]
This recipe is great for using up leftovers or wilting vegetables in the fridge (fridge gravel). If you have cooked vegetables left from a meal you can add that to left over mash and add [...]