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Shrieks, Draculas and Scary Monsters
Blimey - I'm exhausted! Took 7 year old DGD back to her Mum and Dads early evening. She was dropping off in the car, and I wasn't much better! New Husband was driving. On Monday we went to see the new Transylvania 2 film, in 3D. Very good, recommended. There are...
What a busy week!
What a busy week it has been, had no time to blog! It started off on Monday with a U3A walk. We went around Exceat and across the Cuckmere meanders along the South Downs Way. Started off at Litlington, a charming East Sussex village that I had never visited before....
Miss-made recipes, insomnia and exercise
We had veggie lasagna at lunchtime today from Meal Plan 10 to test it out. All was going well, and layered it all up. Then turned round and saw the white sauce sauce still sitting on the hob! Damn! I considered dismantling and relayering it, but the pasta was too...
Auntie Louisa’s Chutney
Today’s recipe is from a reader, Tass Smith. Tass generously offered her chutney recipe when I said just how many apples I had picked from our little Fiesta Tree and was wondering what to do with them all. This recipe came from my late Grandma’s good friend,...
Bed time ice cream?
Dinner with friends and family last night was lovely, of course! Lots of chat and laughter. Got home very late and slept only fitfully, so am pretty tired today. It seems to be that if I miss what my system considers to be my sleeping ‘slot’, it gets all out of kilter...
An apple harvest
According to the weather forecast, we are due icy blasts, strong winds and frosts next week. So today, I thought I'd better harvest the last apple tree. It is a crisp green one called Fiesta and the harvest period is early October. They are just starting to drop from...
Ever tried cooking your muesli?
Tried something new at breakfast this morning. I have watched a couple of Jamie Oliver's new TV programme, Everyday Super Food, and there a few things that I liked the look of, and I ended up getting the book. I know, I know, I'm supposed to be getting rid of some,...
5:2 Salmon Fish Cakes, 39p a serving
4 substantial easy to make fish cakes. Great for the family, or if it’s just you, they freeze brilliantly
Spicy curried hummus, 60p for a massive pot
Having made the curry yesterday using chickpeas, I had some cooked ones left. I didn’t measure them when I was pouring them into the saucepan as I wanted some leftovers. Well today, I decided to use those leftover chickpeas to make a hummus, but not a plain one, I...
Home grown pumpkin curry, 77p if you buy it all
You could swap out the pumpkin for any other vegetable you want to use. So potato and mushroom, or carrot for instance. This would freeze well, so if you are a singleton, or won’t use all 4 portions within a day or so, pop it into the freezer, ready for a lovely homemade convenience meal.
Veggie Lasagna 43p a serving – Meal Plan 10
This is for Meal Plan 10 and is a version of the Cheesy Bean Lasagna. I can't use the same ingredients as they aren't all available on this plan. So it's a tweak of a tweaked recipe. The bean sauce layer 2 onions, chopped, Asda 2kg/£1.07, 10p 2 garlic cloves, Asda...
Vegan 5:2 Tom Yum with shredded cabbage, 43p
This makes a filling lunch with a lip tingling spicy flavour, and couldn’t be easier.