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Roasted Vegetables in the Hole, 43p
A vegetarian version of that classic, toad in the hole, this is roasted vegetables in the hole
Happy Solstice / longest day – what did you do?
One of my favourite roses is this Jude the Obscure, super fragrant and very beautiful
Tuna and Pasta Salad with black olives, Meal Plan 9, 30p a serving
This was my tea tonight, the tuna pasta salad from Meal Plan 9. On the meal plan, this salad is used as a lunch, but it could just as easily be a dinner, and in fact, it was
Tuna and onion pie, Meal Plan 9, 24p a serving, with sides
Tuna & Onion Pie from Meal Plan 9 uses delicious oil pastry
Bannock Digestives, Meal Plan 9, 26p for 30 bannocks
Oaty bannocks, sweetened so they are like digestives – works really well!
A simple Chicken Stir Fry, Meal Plan 8, 81p a serving
Finally, the last recipe for Meal Plan 8, a simple stir fry. This plan has taken months to finish. I have another one lined up ready to go, just need to check the nutrition What you need 120g cooked chicken, 680g meat gleaned from a 1.3kg/£3.22 bird, 57p 200g egg...
An Eighth Day using Meal Plan 1 leftovers
Using the leftovers from Meal Plan 1, I squeezed another days eating from them, making the week even cheaper!
Getting back to Earth
What an amazing, incredible day it was yesterday. Everything went perfectly, the weather was a perfect English summers day, the bride and groom enjoyed everything hugely and weren’t nervous at all. The ceremony was beautiful, I cried, of course. They each said...
Cuttings and pots
I’m getting ready to go down to Bexhill today in preparation for the wedding tomorrow. The weather is looking promising and everything that hasn’t been done now can stay not done. Just tried my dress on, wonder if I could get away with no tights? Better take some, and...
A busy day, lots of driving and some good ideas to try
Edit: wrote this last night, but ran out of time to publish it Drove down to Hastings this morning to pick up DP’s suit for DD2’s wedding on Sunday. He tried it on and he looked so handsome in it. He wasn’t very comfortable wearing what he called, well, I won’t tell...
Using up Salsa di Noci
Very simple lunch today. I still had some of the walnut sauce left from the Salsa di Noci , so I lightly cooked a whole pile of vegetables and tipped them on a plate. Then I loosened the sauce with a bit more lemon juice and a blob of yogurt and spooned it over the...
Melanzane parmigiana
My version of a classic Italian dish – aubergines, layered with breadcrumbs, potatoes, mozzarella and parmesan