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
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Hello Everyone, When I read other simple and frugal living blogs I am amazed at how successful many people are with cutting their food spending. I’ve got a long way to go I think, but I am making progress. I … 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
We inherited 5 mature apple trees when we moved to our house on Frugal Hill 18 years ago. One has since died, but the others are still going strong and this year we have a wonderful harvest of apples. There … Continue reading
My younger daughter has been a vegetarian for nearly 7 years since she was 10. As a result, we other three meat eaters tend to eat less meat. I prefer that we all eat the same meal in the evening … Continue reading
I decided to try making sloe gin for the first time this year. I came across a thicket of blackthorn bushes on a walk a couple of weeks ago. I debated about whether to wait until after the first frosts, … Continue reading