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Jacket Potato Fillings
Jacket potatoes are a very popular lunch or dinner. Properly frugal, very versatile, filling, a good dieting meal if you want it to be and can be prepared in advance for convenience. What do you have for your jacket potato fillings?
More uses for your wonderful home made jam
Ways to use your wonderfully fresh and delicious home made jam from all the fantastic produce available in the summer
Baked Oats
I’ve written before about how delicious overnight oats are, but I there is something else to do with oats in the morning. Baked Oats and I’m loving them!
Oven Baked Frittata. Takes literally 2 minutes to make, then just bung it in the oven
I knocked this up for tea this week. I was looking for something slimming world friendly that involved lots of vegetables and remembered the three bags of mixed veg in the freezer. Aha, frittata, thought I.
Love your Leftovers – Salad. What you can do with it
One of the most wasted food items are bags of salad leaves. They are packed in a protective atmosphere and often wilt very quickly once the pack is opened. But, leftover salad ? What on earth can you do with that!
Do you need, or want, extremely cheap meals, to eat for 50p a day for a bit, or even longer?
Are you extra skint this month? This post shows how you can eat well, on an incredible 50p PER DAY!
Busy, busy, busy, plus a long lasting Tzatziki. Make a sandwich with it for lunch, with lettuce, for 14p
The reason I want to pass on such a simple recipe is that today, 9 days after I made it, the bit of that Tzatziki I still have is still perfectly ok. I would expect it to be extremely watery and disgusting by now.
Arguably the best chocolate brownies – Ever!
This very simple chocolate brownie recipe makes the best chocolate brownies!
Green lentil, mushroom, raisin and cucumber salad, with a brinjal pickle and yoghurt dressing
Green lentil, mushroom, raisin and cucumber salad, with a brinjal pickle and yoghurt dressing. A long name for a green lentil salad which is very simple to put together and utterly delicious
Spaghetti Carbonara – 41p a portion
Absolutely delicious! Spaghetti carbonara this authentic is wonderful. It’s much easier to make than many people think, using just basic ingredients and a couple of pans.
Fudgy, gooey, white chocolate blondies
Earlier in the month, I posted about some really good brownies. Last week, I took it into my head to make some blondies. I used the exact same recipe, but using white chocolate instead of plain, and oh my, were they good!
Maple Syrup, Toasted Almond & Cranberry Granola
This granola is just as I wanted it. Warm and smooth from the maple syrup, with hits of sharpness from the cranberries and extra crunch from the almonds. Delicious!