Rust, dust, concrete and bears

by | Jul 28, 2014 | My Diary

Wow, what a weather day. I was hoping for a little gentle summer rain as the garden is either like dust, or in other parts, concrete. The summer sun is gorgeous, and I’m certainly not complaining, but such extreme heat sucks all the moisture out of the soil, and...
Another CFR recipe, walnut & seed butter

Another CFR recipe, walnut & seed butter

by | Jul 27, 2014 | Breakfast, Lunches

Here is another recipe from the CFR site, a delicious nut butter. Use it on toast for breakfast, or in sandwiches for lunch, maybe with a sliced tomato, or thick coins of cucumber in it too. A smear of jam would be a variation of the classic peanut butter and jam. You...
Farewell CFR, Smoked Salmon Pasta, 42p per serving

Farewell CFR, Smoked Salmon Pasta, 42p per serving

by | Jul 26, 2014 | Dinners

I am very sad that the site I first got involved in with helping to write cheap family recipes is no more. If you like the recipes on cheap-family-recipes.org.uk, hop on over to here and print any off that you like. I don’t know how much longer it will be there...

An Approved Food order

by | Jul 25, 2014 | My Diary, Saving Money

Oh dear, I’ve been tempted! Approved Food tempt me every day with mega cheap offers and this week I did an order. I spent £66.97, including delivery, which is quite a bit. We had some of the spelt spaghetti this evening with tomato sauce and Parmesan and a big...

The loaf recipe

by | Jul 23, 2014 | Bready Things, Cakes and Bakes

At least one day before you want it, make the dough mixture. 250g strong white bread flour, Asda 1.5kg/80p, 13p 7g yeast, Asda 125g/64p, 4p Half tsp salt 17p for the loaf 35p to run the oven for an hour, a total of 52p Put everything in a medium sized mixing bowl, mix...

My best loaf so far

by | Jul 23, 2014 | Cakes and Bakes

I tried the second bread mixture in the fridge today. I took it out of the fridge and added a little flour, just enough to take it from the almost thick batter it was to a loose dough. Then I was going to do a dome shaped loaf on a tray, but it looked like it was...

A lovely Sunday stroll

by | Jun 29, 2014 | My Diary

Went for a lovely walk today along the Cuckoo Trail. We drove down to Hailsham and set off down the trail towards Polegate, 3 miles away. So a there and back walk would be a goodly amount of 6 miles, just right. Only we went the wrong way and were actually headed back...

Prolonged periods of bottom sitting

by | Jun 26, 2014 | My Diary

The last two days have consisted of prolonged periods of bottom sitting. Yesterday, we went to Mottisfont Abbey. It took three hours on the coach each way. My poor bottom was fed up with being sat on by the time we got back. The picture is of the cellarium. The cellar...