• Smoked Fish Pate

    Published On: January 9, 2023Categories: Light Meals, Recipes

    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 [...]

  • Homemade Ricotta Cheese

    Published On: January 3, 2023Categories: Light Meals, Recipes, Saving money on food

    We made some ricotta cheese today with two litres of blue top,  yellow sticker, reduced milk that was going out of date.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 [...]

  • Homemade Pork Pies

    Published On: December 20, 2022Categories: Frugal Festivities, Light Meals, Mains, Recipes

    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 [...]

  • Cheap, filling snack or meal

    Published On: December 3, 2022Categories: Light Meals, Recipes

    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 [...]

  • Hummus

    Published On: December 2, 2022Categories: Light Meals, Recipes, Snacks

    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 [...]

  • Vegetable Croquettes

    Published On: November 29, 2022Categories: Light Meals, Mains

    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 [...]