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Recipes for yesterday’s baking – chapatti, muffins and a loaf
Chapatti To make a batch of chapatti, I used the recipe from the back of the sack of flour. Mix 300g of chapatti or wholemeal flour with enough cold water to make a stiff dough. They didn't say to add any salt, so I didn't. Knead for 3 or 4 minutes, place in a bowl,...
Chapatti, muffins and a warm salad
chapatti Had a lovely play in the kitchen yesterday. Made some chapatti using some Approved Food flour - do you remember those huge, massive, giant bags I got ages ago? Yes, I'm still using them. Chapatti made with chapatti flour rather than wholemeal flour do taste...
Wedding hats, knits, shrinkage and wild garlic
fascinating Having dropped off a decluttered bag of items in what is my favourite charity shop, I was having a little look around and spotted this wedding hat. My niece has invited us to her wedding at the end of April, so I thought it would be lovely for that. Don't...
Joy and jubilation and hang the bunting out
Did my weekly weigh in and measure this morning. I did say to my coach that I wouldn't weigh, but I feel out on a limb if I don't know what that number is. It helps to keep me on track, even if it does throw my mood sometimes too. hang the bunting out! This morning I...
Raw chickpea carrot falafel, 15p. Delicious, with sweet variations too
going through my cook books I have been looking through a few of my (far too many really! ) cook books recently. I do this every now and again, and note down any recipes I like the look of. One of the books I looked through was The Vegetable Bible by Sophie...
Easter egg tasting and a delicious competition to win some
UK Money Bloggers & an Easter Competition For the last few months, I have been a member of UK Money Bloggers. It's an interesting community of people who blog about money - clue is in the name! Andy, the guy who runs it, is keen and has had some innovative ideas...
Simple mushrooms on toast. A super simple plate of loveliness for any time of day
I’ve had mushrooms on toast for breakfast a couple of times recently. But it’s really filling and I think it would also make a great lunch or simple supper dish. Perfect for one. Very quick and super simple. Only 220 calories, but keeps me going until lunch, may be that big punch of protein.
Did you work it out?
Yesterday, the Money Advice Service challenged us to work out what the best deals were from a selection of typical examples. I’m not bad at mental arithmetic, but I needed to resort to my calculator several times to get the price per 100g, or for each egg. If the...
Want to know how to save £1,300 a year on groceries? These simple ideas will help you do that
Something a bit different today. A post in collaboration with The Money Advice Service who have come up with a nice infographic to remind us all of simple ways to avoid overspending when in a supermarket. Supermarkets are extremely skilled at getting us to spend more...
Goan Fish Curry, made with chicken, 56p. Plus the original fish recipe
the budget cookery group Had the budget cookery group round this afternoon. We had our usual laugh, then made some Carrot and Tahini Hummus, a Mixed Nut and Seed Butter, then a glorious Goan Fish Curry. It was gorgeous! The recipe is adapted from the Indian book I...
Picnics in the cold, and a tin of tuna
Went to Glyndebourne yesterday, with the friend I go to see the live transmissions with. No, not the posh, picnic in the garden type. Very expensive! We went to see the youth group do a modern opera called Nothing. It was distinctively modern. The singing was...
Fridge soup that’s Paleo, I think, an avocado smoothie and a breadcrumb topped crumble
low carb soup Still on my quest for nice things to eat on this high fat, now even more low carb, diet my coach has put me on, I thought I'd do some soup. I love soup and have it often. It suddenly occurred to me today that if I didn't put in my usual scoop of red...