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Blue Blueberry Pancakes
Hello Dear Reader,Here is living proof that cookery can and does go wrong. I often take a recipe and just change the wheat flour for gluten free. I usually use Dove's Farm flours, often as they are the...
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Keema with potatoes and peas 66p per portion
Hello Dear Reader,This is a can't be bothered to cook recipe. I really didn't want to cook when I got home, this cold has gone to my chest and standing up AND breathing is flippin' hard work right now....
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Salmon and Prawns with Lemon and Mint
Hello Dear Reader,Thanks for your concerns, the chest infection has improved but I had to take myself straight to bed when I got home last night as I had a migraine. It was 24 hours before I could...
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Eat well for less
Hello Dear Reader,Sorry about the blurry photos, note to self......must try harder,I've made carrot and lentil soup for my lunches this week.1 litre stock - from cubes.600g of carrots, don't need to...
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Chilli Beef Hot Pot
Hello Dear Reader,I drove home with flurries of snow, that'll be it mind. It's Cornwall after all and snow is as rare as mobile phone reception! I cooked a small, but still too big for us, joint of...
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My favourite thrifty and frugal blogs.....check them out!
Hello Dear Reader,I'm not cooking tonight as we're eating up any leftovers, a bit of chilli, some soup, some reheated veggies and a baked potato! Not worth photographing that lot.I thought I would do...
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Cauliflower and Spinach Pasta bake
Hello Dear Reader,I'm cooking our usual amounts but we're just not eating so much as we're both still full of virulent sniffles! My chesty cold got better only to re-emerge as a head cold. DB isn't...
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Creamy Chicken and Bacon Casserole
Hello Dear Reader,Hand up who's fed up of being cold? Oh, that'll be me! Roll on spring!I'll be watching the next episode of Eat well for less later, I'd like to invite the families round, feed them...
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Use your local butcher
Hello Dear Reader,(Warning - Lots of images of raw meat ahead )After my bills have been paid by direct debit and we have left enough money in our current account for fuel and food for the month, then I...
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I don't cook on Mondays!
Hello Dear Reader,I can't imagine a Sunday without a sit down roast lunch. It's something that I've always loved. In the past I've had jobs where I've worked weekends, shifts and my week didn't have a...
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Recipe for Romance
Hello Dear Reader,I decided this year that I would try and cook more adventurously. Usually, I stick to the same recipes with a few tweaks and variations, but I'm really enjoying the different. I've...
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Froogs in The Mirror.
Hello Dear Reader,Today's post can be found HERE. If you like what you read when you get there, can you 'share' the page by linking it to Facebook, or by Tweeting or Google +. You do this by hitting...
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One night, three cakes
Hello Dear Reader,Tomorrow is the last day of this half term which means we are half way through the school year. I'm baking for people at work. White chocolate and banana cake, chunky Rocky Road and...
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Making cakes for gifts.
Hello Dear Reader,A quick and easy gift to make for anyone is homemade cake. One of the very easiest to make is Rocky Road.Recipe and how to prepare200g of milk chocolate 60p - 2 bars from Aldi60g of...
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Guerilla Cleaning!!!
Hello Dear Reader,Once upon a time, my little row of cottages would have over looked the local butcher's field full of fat stock. Now, and conveniently may I add, it's a public car park. It's the only...
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Seared duck breasts with honey, soy and ginger
Hello Dear Reader,I love duck, as a treat it is expensive but a whole lot cheaper than steak or cod. I love the chunky meatiness of it and how chewy it is without being tough at all. Once upon a few...
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Day out with my son
Hello Dear Reader,Today I had a catch up day with my son. We're all so busy. We took ourselves for a walk and then he took me to lunch.We went to Polridmouth cove and set off to walk up to the Gribben...
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I don't do trends but...l
I'm a sudden and very late convert to the tiny but delightful Marie Kondo. We had a massive declutterwhen we moved in November 2013 and had another declutter in Advent last year.Now, I can't pare down...
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Living in a downsized home
Hello Dear Reader,Woke up with no desire to sit on the M5 so 'rain checked' my visit for another time and did not go to Ikea either. I get the heebie jeebies when it comes to spending money. It was...
View ArticleFive frugal things I've done this week to save money
Hello Dear Reader,This post today comes with inspiration from Cass at www.frugalfamily.co.uk who's asking people to join in. So, here goes.1. We haven't been shopping this week as we had enough in the...
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