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Spinach and Feta Pie.
Hello Dear Reader,Oh I've been hard at it again today! I had a lovely rummage around the charity shops of Saltash and then Dearly Beloved took me to their local community centre that has a cafe run by...
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Sticky Glazed Roast Chicken
Hello Dear Reader,There is such thing as a free lunch! Tesco sent me all the ingredients to make Glazed Roast Chicken. Apparently, Plymouth's favourite meal is the traditional Sunday lunch and to be...
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What do we need to budget for?
Hello Dear Reader,I'm having some really positive email discussions with some of you about budgeting. It's easy to over look what we actually need to budget for. I've had a good think about this and...
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Apologies for my absence, horribly ill again! I will be back when I can.Love Froogs
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How to bulk buy from the butchers
Hello Dear Reader,First of all, I'm going to let you into a food industry secret. Tesco's biggest meat suppliers are St Merryn Meat, who have abattoirs in Bodmin (round the corner from me - which...
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Does it cost £148,000 to raise a child?
Hello Dear Reader,I grew up in a house with heating in one room, with that fact and the recent 'surveys' in the cost of raising a child, it's a total surprise to many that I'm actually alive! Our...
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Potato Salad and a simple life
Hello Dear Reader,You contacted me via Twitter yesterday and wanted some advice on how to save for a mortgage. The answer will not be what you want to hear. If you want to save up for anything, you...
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How to write a menu plan for a month.
Hello Dear Reader,There are many ways to menu plan for your family. The starting point is making the plan together. It's easy for Dearly Beloved and myself as we know our cooking capabilities and what...
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Sometimes, Febreze just won't do!
Hello Dear Reader,I have bleached all the grout and polished all the taps with window cleaner. I have use Pledge to make all the wood surrounds and skirting boards shine. I have washed all the dogs in...
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Froogs, her latest quilt and her quilting companions.
Hello Dear Reader,I've finished my latest quilt! To my shame, I started this in Spring 2012! I made the top quite quickly and made star blocks for the first time. I didn't use a pattern nor did I...
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Quilt in a day
Hello Dear Reader,Above, is all that was finished of a disappearing nine patch quilt that I started in October 2012 at one of my quilting workshops. I had all the pieces ready to make a cot sized quilt...
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Burgers in Baps
Hello Dear Reader,If you've ever eaten at Mc Muck's, those filth pedlars with the big yellow M, then you will have the misfortune to have eaten some of the worst bread in the world. It's so artificial...
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Chickpea and Chilli stir fry for 65p a portion
Hello Dear Reader,It's very near the end of Austerity August and other than food, I haven't bought anything. Until today! I needed 505 spray adhesive to baste my quilts and more Hobbs Batting/wadding....
View ArticleNope.................I've not been washed out to sea!
Hello Dear Reader,Not been able to get to a keyboard.1. Last UFO almost finished.2. Last few jobs got done before I go back to work.3. Family stuff.I'll be back tomorrow, with the last of the UFOS and...
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One summer, four quilts and paying it forward.
Hello Dear Reader,I have defeated the UFOs! All four of the previously half finished, or just cut and not even started, or promised and not even started, have all been finished. The pile above were all...
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Yoosta-Bee is in the bagging area!
Hello Dear Reader,As promised, I told you that as soon as I'd finished, that I would start thinking about Christmas. I'm planning on making a few bags to sell so people can give them away at Christmas...
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We all need to learn new skills
Hello Dear Reader,I'm so excited to share a TedX with you. The speaker is a friend and fellow thrifty blogger Elaine Colliar from 'Mortgage free in three'. Elaine's passion for a good life means she...
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Spiced Pork with Lemon Pasta - 78p per portion.
Hello Dear Reader,I tried this very thrifty recipe for the first time and I had to share it with you; it's spicy, zesty and delicious. Ingredients - Serves 2/36 pork sausages (or similar amount of...
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Sesame and Poppy Seed Crackers
Hello Dear Reader,I'm experimenting with gift ideas in preparation for Christmas. I have friends and family who enjoy homemade chutney so I thought of making crackers to go with them. A pack of...
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Zero Waste Week
Hello Dear Reader,I can't abide waste. The most dreadful thing to waste in such hard times is food. I know Jamie Oliver has been given a hard time for " massive Telly" gate, but there were parts of his...
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