So many people tell me that they can not cook from scratch because they do not have time, don't have enough money, or it is too much bother. Here is a cheap, quick meal that [...]
We had made a curry with all of our vegetables for the meal tonight, including some pureed pumpkin. As it is the weekend, I decided to make the samosas as an accompaniment to make the [...]
I wanted to make something nice for lunch to have with salad from the garden. I needed to make something quickly and have been meaning to make this air fryer smoked cheese and apple quiche [...]
We felt like something 'dirty' and unhealthy to eat the other day for lunch. We have been trying so hard to stick to a healthy diet but some times I just need something 'forbidden' to [...]
We had an air fryer Spanish Omelette for breakfast this morning as I was trying to use up bit and pieces in the fridge, including some previously boiled new potatoes left over from dinner a [...]
I always make quiche when I have some left over pastry and the oven is on. It is a good way of using up bits from the fridge as you can add any thing that [...]
We decided to go to the beach for the day and so I got up early and made some sausage rolls for the picnic. They are my grandson's favourite. I always try to make sausage [...]
We got 6 peppers reduced to 10p each the other day and so we decided to make stuffed peppers as it is something that we have not been able to afford to make recently. I [...]
Vegetable salad and how to turn it into Spicy Coleslaw.
This is a lovely, bright salad which is full of colour. It uses what is in season and growing in the garden. Ingredients 1/3 of a red cabbage shredded, or thinly sliced. 1/3 of a [...]
My lemon balm is really doing well this year. I make hot drinks with it but I don't really utilise it enough. It has a number of medicinal uses and so I am keen to [...]
I wanted a healthy substantial breakfast today, and I have so much spinach to use up. My perpetual spinach is going mad this year. I therefore decided to make some spinach wraps. We eat a [...]
I love making cous cous salad as it is a quick healthy meal. I make it on the days when I can not be bothered to cook or if I have been busy in the [...]
I had a couple of over ripe bananas to use up and I was short of things to eat for breakfast. I therefore thought that I would make some banana pancakes. Now I know that [...]
We never buy food especially for lunches. We use what we have in. Often this means using left overs. The other day we had a bit of spicy stew left and some mashed potatoes, There [...]
At them moment we are not doing any food shopping for 2 to 3 weeks. I have an annual food budget and we have plenty of food in the house and so I will shop [...]
We made a little Indian buffet yesterday for our meal. We used some left over curry, chicken tikka, and chapati, and made some onion bhaji to pad it it out. We actually did not have [...]
Some one asked me how to make a soup. Every soup I make is different as I mix and match ingredients to make my soup, depending what needs using up in the fridge and what [...]
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 [...]