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Rust, dust, concrete and bears
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 very...
Another CFR recipe, walnut & seed butter
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
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
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 bowl of...
The loaf recipe
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
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...
Flowers blooming in the garden and wraps made with dough that’s been in the fridge for several days
Took a few pictures today of what is in flower in the garden right now. This day lily is a lovely match with the shrub next to it A lacecap hydrangea in its full glory As much as I can get in one shot of the front garden flowers The pot of lilies that are blooming...
Kitchen Plans
Edit: How extremely annoying. I posted this last night and Wordpress for some reason decided to chop it off right at the beginning, and I can't access the Revision copies either. So I've had to re-write what I could remember. Goodness knows what you thought I was up...
Tissue or handkerchief, which do you prefer?
This week, I was cutting out bias strips to edge the quilt my Mum made for me. I was using a double white sheet I got from a charity shop for £1.50. As I was cutting out the strips, I was thinking how soft the fabric was and started wondering if they would make...
Off to Wickes for a quote
We went to Wickes today to sort out the kitchen. My goodness, what an expensive proposition that is! We have been umming and aahing for weeks over what the layout should be, all rotating around a walk-in corner larder unit. The layout was finalised today. We will be...
Broad bean, pea and mint risotto, 53p
Here is the recipe for the risotto we had yesterday. I halved a recipe that was supposed to serve 5-6 as a starter, but half would actually easily serve 4 as a main I found the recipe in the Guardian. 200g broad beans, Asda frozen ones are £1/750g, or a tin 55p,...
Sports day and risotto
Phew, what a scorcher! Went to Eastbourne today to see my grand daughter's sports day. The race she was dreading the most was the balance a bean bag on the head one. But because she hated it, she had practised it a lot and only won it! Her mum was leaping up and down...