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Heart & Soul and lots of meat
This is part of an experiment I did a while ago and definitely one for the carnivores. Veggies, look away now. I went to one of the two excellent local butchers and ordered some ox cheeks and heart. Goodness, just dug out the receipt and it was 25th September 2013,...
Pancakes, with lemon and sugar, the classic, and SUPER cheap!
I couldn’t tell the difference between my usual ones, made with eggs and milk, and these. Costwise, these could be doable, where egg and milk ones weren’t. Pancakes with lemon and sugar – or there are lots of other lovely ways to enjoy them
Semi Freddo Red Berry Yogort, 26p a generous portion
Whizz the still very frozen fruit with the yogort until amalgamated. On tasting it was just a bit too sharp, so I added a couple of tblsps of sugar.
Fritters, Soup, Gloves and Karen Millen
I made some lovely fritters for dinner yesterday. I grated the last of the carrots, small and wrinkly, fine chopped onion, fine chopped white cabbage and a grated parsnip that was going a bit soft. I would normally grate some potato and add that too, but as we would...
Glass ramekins and what to do with them
I am an active member at my local WI and, can you guess? I do the catering at our lunches. Were you surprised 😉 I recently saw a Freegle post offering 30 Gu ramekins, which I picked up. I thought they would be perfect for WI lunches, I have asked our members...
Spaghetti Bolognese made with an Italian recipe, just 41p
Had one of those pricing surprises I talk about today. I made a Spaghetti Bolognese using a recipe, not one of those mince splodge things I do, when I add all kinds of things to stretch the mix. I used the recipe from a book called Silver Spoon, which is the...
Liver and Onions, mash, carrots and peas, 66p a serving
Liver and Onions, mash, carrots and peas – a budget main meal
Chocolate, Coconut, Raisin and Chopped Nut Muffins
Did some lovely muffins this afternoon, chocolate, coconut (using coconut powder), raisin and chopped nut. Really good
Avocado, Tomato & Orange Salad, 62p
Best made in the summer with summer ripened tomatoes, and big fat oranges. If you can possibly manage it, olive oil will deliver a big punch of flavour here
Demo’s and anchovy pizza, 39p
We had pizza this evening, and I finally got to test some of the anchovy paste. I did the 2 big pizza mix and topped DP’s with HM tomato sauce, heavy on the onion, mushroom, pepper, sweetcorn and cheese. Then the other half, I split into two again, and did one half with just tomato sauce, more onions and a small sprinkle of cheese and a few half tsps of soft cheese, and the final piece with a smear of anchovy paste, onions, olives and a few tsps of soft cheese.
Chicken, Soy, Honey and Sesame with Rice
I am supposed to be recipe testing the anchovy paste, but after chicken-gate this morning, guess what we’re having this eve? So I thought I would write up this recipe. It’s something I found somewhere or other and tweaked, as you do.
Exasperations, interesting impulses and what’s happening
Exasperations, interesting impulses and what’s happening