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Meal Plan 10 – based on sausages, sardines and soft cheese

Apr 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Updated and repriced in June 2024 The Tenth Meal Plan - we're in double figures! The usual caveats apply, it shows 3 meals a day, plus some cakey extras to fill any gaps, for 7 days, for 2 adults. Change the meals around to suit yourself, combine the shopping list of...

Week Eleven Meal Planner – chicken, bacon, vegetables

Apr 27, 2023 | 2 Comments

A complete weekly meal plan based around chicken, bacon and lots of vegetables. This plan costs £1.19, per person, per day.

Living Below The Line 2014 – £5 for 5 days. Updated June 2024, now costs £7.58

Apr 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

Five days I planned doing Living Below The Line in 2014 – five days for £5 for all food – can’t do that 10 years later in 2024! It costs £7.58 now

No Power Meal Plan – muesli, kidney beans and hotdogs

Apr 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

The No Power Meal Plan is for anyone who has no access to any power to cook, heat water or refrigerate. Not even a kettle.

Books, Herons, Celandine and Tomatoes

Apr 13, 2023 | 0 Comments

I’ve been reading some cracking books lately. It’s my turn to host the u3a book group and my choice was The Reading List

Mackerel Pâté & Crudités

Mar 27, 2023 | 2 Comments

Here’s how I made 4 meals for 2 from 1 x 200g pack of smoked mackerel fillets

Mixed vegetable quiche

Mar 24, 2023 | 3 Comments

A mixed vegetable quiche using everyday veggies with lots of possible variations

Healthier Nutella Alternative

Mar 13, 2023 | 5 Comments

Love Nutella but not so much of a fan of all the sugar in it? Try this home made version and reduce the sugar by 54%!

Cooking Up A Storm, Birthdays and Snow

Mar 8, 2023 | 0 Comments

Had the cookery group round to my house on Tuesday, we meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month. We have a lot of fun gathered around my kitchen island cooking 3 or 4 recipes each month which participants bear off home in their wicker baskets, just like school cooking...