• Veggie Bhaji Burgers

    Published On: January 22, 2023Categories: Light Meals, Mains, Recipes, Vegetarian

    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 [...]

  • Store Cupboard Pizza

    Published On: January 20, 2023Categories: Light Meals, Mains, Recipes

    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 [...]

  • Chicken and Peaches

    Published On: January 11, 2023Categories: Mains, Recipes

    The picture isn't very good as I forgot to take a photo before we had eaten most of it, but this is a lovely, simple way to make a different chicken meal for a change [...]

  • Ravioli

    Published On: January 7, 2023Categories: Mains, Recipes

    People think that Ravioli is complicated to make and that you need special equipment to make it.  It is easer to get the pasta thinner f you have a pasta machine, but we made it [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 20 Ways To Make a Stew Taste Better

    Published On: December 11, 2022Categories: Mains, Recipes

    Winter is here and it is freezing.  There is nothing nicer than a hearty, warming stew or casserole on a cold day. Using the slow cooker is now widely know as the cheapest way to [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Omelettes

    Published On: November 26, 2022Categories: Mains, Recipes

    Omelettes are a versatile meal and reasonably cheap still, though not as cheap as they used to be. They are great for making a meal out of anything that you have in the fridge.  They [...]

  • Burgers

    Published On: November 8, 2022Categories: Mains, Recipes

    Mr S loves burgers and so we sometimes make them as a ‘fake away’ on a weekend.  Sometimes we will just shape minced beef into patties and cook, but other times we will make the [...]

  • Cheap, tasty, toad in the hole

    Published On: October 26, 2022Categories: Mains, Recipes

    I often have to make my toad in the hole with only 4 sausages. This is to save money but also to reduce the amount of meat we eat for health reasons. I therefore enhance [...]

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    Quick, cheap chicken curry

    Published On: August 16, 2022Categories: Mains, Recipes

    Or, cooking curry on a camping stove. I am away with my daughter but this post came as a memory on my time line and so i thought I would share it. I love [...]

  • Cornish pasty.

    Pasties – a frugal filling meal

    Published On: August 11, 2022Categories: Baking, Mains, Recipes

    Making pasties is such a good way of feeding a family when you have very little money or food. I  fill them with anything that I have in the cupboards and fridge as they are [...]