Thrifty Monday
Hello Dear Reader, Just thought I would share our Sunday lunch. A one kilo shoulder of pork joint.Padded out with lots of veggies and spuds. Sunday lunch for three, packed lunch for two and Monday...
View ArticleHunter's chicken, new potatoes and veggies for 84p per person
Hello Dear Reader,This should be called Hunter's Rubber chicken as it stretches a very long way. It's an Italian recipe, know by many as Chicken Cacciatore. It's a really cheap and simple recipe. It's...
View ArticleIs your budget walking tall again?
image www.gov.ukHello Dear Reader,Click here for today's post, which is elsewhere http://www.dontfretaboutdebt.net/be-your-own-chancellor-of-the-exchequer/I spend budget day evening, catching up on all...
View ArticleCoping with austerity
Hello Dear Reader,Thanks for your comments yesterday. I totally agree that people are finding just living extremely tough. I should know, I live in the second...
View ArticleHow to save money when moving house
sponsored postHello Dear Reader,We moved just a little over a year ago and it was life changing for us. We moved from a large home to a small cottage and did so specifically to save money. We loved our...
View ArticleCooking from the bottom of the freezer
Hello Dear Reader,It's almost the end of the month and we're doing our best to spend as little money as possible. I'm determined to eat from our stores and do our best with what we've got. All that was...
View ArticleCauliflower cheese, fish cakes and a UFO.
Hello Dear Reader,I thought I'd be tired, I am and glad that I prepped supper yesterday. All I had to do was warm the fish cakes in the oven, covered in the foil so they didn't brown any more and...
View ArticleBack in time for dinner.
Hello Dear Reader,Just popped in for a quick chat before I get back to lots of work I need to do.If you are from out of the country then you might not know about the TV programme called 'Back in time...
View Article1st world problems that a thrifty person doesn't have!
Hello Dear Reader,We're all familiar with the concepts of first world problems. You know the ones: favourite barista was on holiday and your latte just wasn't the same, you just haven't had time to get...
View ArticleI knew it was worth being a skin flint!
Hello Dear Reader,I've only gone and done it. After eeking, keeping the bills down, spending less on shopping, doing lots of extra work, keeping expenditure down, I paid the last payment for my holiday...
View ArticleA day out with the quilts
Hello Dear Reader,My annual trip to Exeter to the South West quilt show at West Point Arena. It's really inspirational as well as somewhere to stock up on fat quarters for £1 each!I'll show you some...
View ArticleEaster Staycation
Hello Dear Reader,We have time off at home this Easter and we have quite wooly vague plans, which are quite unusual for us. Normally, there are places to go and people to see. Instead, it's all quiet...
View ArticleStaycation Day One.
Hello Dear Reader,I shall get this quilt top finished today. It's not just been me. Scruffy at my feet, Dolly and Bobby by my side. I've had my ipad set up and I watched two episode's of Simon Rimmer's...
View ArticleJourney's End........in sight.
Hello Dear Reader,What ever you do, the beginning and the end is always the hardest. When I started quilting, just as an example, I found everything hard. Cutting the shapes was difficult as I was...
View ArticleYou want my money?
Hello Dear Reader,Just like you, I work hard and when I shop, I do so judiciously.However! I'm sick of bad service!Today, I was on the receiving end of poor service, rudeness and officious staff.One...
View ArticleHow to get free magazines to a tablet or ipad - guest Blog by DB.
Hello Dear Reader,It's not Frugal Queen today, It's DB. I've been let loose to explain how I've been able to get free magazines through local library membership. I'll guide you through step by step.Our...
View ArticleDid you see the mass debators?
Hello Dear Readers,I promise this will be my only mention of politics for a very long time. As you may remember, I think they are all a bunch of *&!;%£$%!^&;* (insert word of your own choice!)...
View ArticleEveryone loves Spaghetti Bolognese?
Sponsored - I was sent the ingredients by Lea & Perrins.Hello Dear Reader,When I was about eighteen, I remember being taken on a date to an Italian restaurant in Truro. I'd always loved food,...
View ArticleCelebratory lunch with a reasonable price
Hello Dear Reader,Just the two of us today, sometimes it's lovely to just have time to ourselves. Dearly Beloved has been out and about in the garden, I've finished another quilt. If you want to see...
View ArticleBread Machine Cornish Saffron Cake
Hello Dear Reader,My recipe is an adaptation of a Brioche recipe from my Morphy Richards' recipes that came with the bread machine. This makes a 1 1/2lb loaf and takes 2 1/2 hours in the bread machine...
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