A few tips to reduce the cost of your weekly shop
I don't often go in to supermarkets, but when I do I notice how much most things have increased in price. The cost of many items has nearly doubled, and yet our incomes have hardly [...]
Rhubarb, nut and cinnamon loaf
Rhubarb season is well under way and we have already made pies, crumble, and frozen some and so I wanted to make something different today. I made this recipe for the first time. I had [...]
Getting out of debt
WHY DO PEOPLE GET INTO DEBT? Debt can happen to anyone, especially in these unpredictable times. It can be because you lose a job, a relationship breaks up, you lose track of money, unexpected repairs, [...]
Can I still grow vegetables and herbs if my garden is shaded?
A lot of people are planning their gardens for growing some food now. You might think that you can not grow vegetables in your garden due to shade. Luckily , there are some vegetables that [...]
2 half term activities involving seeds.
If you are like me you are wanting to sort out your seeds for planting next year. I don't know about you, but I often have seeds that are out of date that I have [...]
Cheap cheats for Valentine’s Day
You have probably seen in the shops all the Valentine Day meal deals. Some of them are really good value but they are outside of my food budget, and Valentine's Day is not a big [...]
Cheats Mexican Tortilla Lasagne
I had it in my head that I was going to make a spicy lasagne for my main meal today, which we both love. I have some wrinkled peppers that need eating up and I [...]
Crops that survive or actually improve with a frost.
I don't plant many winter vegetables as, to be honest, I like a break from all the hard work of growing food, and I am a bit of a 'fair weather' gardener as I do [...]
16 ways to motivate yourself to reach your goals.
I must admit that I find it harder to motivate myself nowadays. My motivation in the past was always to get a better life for my children or I had to be forced to make [...]
Gingerbread Reindeer
Every year we make gingerbread reindeer. They are easy to make and and are great for a buffet or for putting in cellophane bags in our hampers that we give as gifts some times. [...]
10 ways to use up Hummus
I put a hummus recipe on the other day and said that I would post different ways to use up hummus and so here are 10 ways that we make sure that no hummus is [...]
Showing Love with Food
I have just been making some food for a friend who is ill. Although I could easily buy things from the supermarket I wanted to bake and make things, as the effort is me showing [...]
