Hello Friends, When I get paid, I usually go food shopping for the month. This has saved me money because it’s kept me out of the supermarkets. However, recently I’ve had a feeling that my grocery bill is creeping up … Continue reading
Category Archives: Frugal food
Hello Friends, Thank you for your good wishes – I’m feeling better now and up to cooking again. One of my Frugal Hill friends (Piglet) lent me a cooking book a while back called ‘Economy Gastronomy’ by Allegra McEvedy and … Continue reading
Hello Friends, We’ve heard a lot about horse meat in various ready meals here in the UK over the last few days, and it got me thinking about my cooking history. When I left home, I could make cakes and … Continue reading
Hello Friends, Have you ever leafed through a cook book you’ve had on your shelves for ages and found a good recipe you’ve never tried before? I’ve got a little BBC Good Food vegetarian book and I think I’ve only … Continue reading
Hello Friends, When I read blogs where the authors are based in America, Canada or Australia, I often pick up on the fact that they keep a stock of food and other items for emergency events. I wondered why they … Continue reading
Hello Friends, I finished the last of my plum jam from the year before last a few days ago. We had no plums at all last year, so I thought I’d try and make up some frugal jam from all … Continue reading
Hello Friends, Back again after birthday celebrations earlier in the week. I’m making a big effort at the moment not to waste food and to use up leftovers and food we’re not keen on whenever I can. About a year … Continue reading
Hello Friends, I’ve tried very hard to cut down on the amount of food we bought for Christmas this year so that we didn’t end up with lots of leftover food. I had a few things left over, and here’s … Continue reading
Hello Friends, Every year I always try to plan what we are going to eat when over the Christmas holiday. Having a Christmas meal plan seems to make everything easier. This evening I’ve cooked a fish pie that I will … Continue reading
Hello Friends, I had a bit of a cooking session this morning. I started off by making carrot and coriander soup. Making soup is one of the easiest things to do – I just chopped up an onion, some carrots … Continue reading