Hello Friends, I actually had another post written and ready to go an hour ago, but then I had a bit of a cooking disaster. A week or two ago I posted about how I’d made some vegetable pasties. This … Continue reading
Category Archives: Frugal food
Hello Friends, After the cake disaster on Sunday night, I thought I’d post about something a bit more positive on the cooking front. I’d always thought that doing pastry was a bit too difficult. Last week I decided to give … Continue reading
Hello Friends, After falling off the frugal bandwagon and buying fish and chips for tea the other night, I’m working my way back to frugality. Stir frys are a brilliant way to use up your ‘about to go off’ veg … Continue reading
Hello Everyone, I decided to have a bit of a cooking session this morning. First I cooked a big pot of vegetable jalfrezi – another Jamie Oliver recipe. I think curries taste better when they are cooked and then left … Continue reading
Hello Everyone, I used to think I had to do everything from scratch for it to be ‘done properly’ and this included making my own pizza bases. They were really nice, but as my time got filled up with work … Continue reading
Hello Everyone, A few years ago, OH bought me a breadmaker for my birthday. I love my breadmaker and I’ve gone through phases of using it. Earlier this year I was making my own bread all the time, but then work … Continue reading
Hello Everyone, One of my colleagues left work recently and we had a ‘fuddle’ on her last day. This is where everyone brings something to eat and we share a lunch together. I put my name down to make a Bakewell … Continue reading
Hello Everyone, We’ve never really done a formal ‘Sunday Lunch’ in our household, preferring to keep our Sundays flexible on the food front. I usually cook soup for lunch on Sundays. I used to buy tinned soup for speed and … Continue reading
After a week of waiting, our cider finally seems to be doing something as you can see below. I spent quite a while looking at different cider recipes. I wasn’t keen on those which involved the use of lots of … Continue reading
I called in at the market today to buy some vegetables and fruit. I’ve only used the market sporadically over the years, but I can see that we could make some significant savings. Today I bought a butternut squash, a … Continue reading