Today I fancied doing some old-style cooking, things I love eating but not always in the mood to make. I often make pastry with oil but decided to return to lard and butter for these today in the true “old-style” theme. I tend to use what I have available rather than setting firm ideas about
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By Kirsty Wallace A four week meal plan made at the end of summer holidays Plan for a family of4 Prices are still rising… so this one comes in at £34.01, but does include over three pounds spent on fruit, which can be cut out if need be. All from Sainsburys Shopping list 850g peas
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Created by Stephanie Keith-Johnson Maybe you don’t want a whole turkey this year, or maybe times are difficult and you need to save some money. This is a great idea by StephanieFor those of you looking for a cheap alternative to a turkey. This is Stephanies tried and tested invention. You may like to vary
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This makes a good lunch or supper dish and is a great way of using up meat and vegetable oddments you have lurking in your fridge.Feel free to swap ingredients to suit what you have available. If you wish to make a Vegetarian version just swap the bacon for a vegetarian food of your choiceIf
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There are many brands on the market, but let’s go posh. No, not branded, not Harrods or dinner at the Ritz, but home made! Tonight-it is Beans on Toast! Not your normal variety though as these are home cooked Haricot Beans. This is the bean you get in your can of baked beans in the
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by Samantha Howarth With prices going up every day I have created a new list to try and help… This menu is based on Tesco and is £29.90 for breakfasts, lunch, dinner, and snacks for 2 adults and 2 children for 7 days….. This can be used as a base for those that can afford
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This is the Cheeze I make: Thanks to Jayelle Bowen for finding it and tweaking it. I’ve tweaked her recipe a lot for my own taste but there are some Cardinal rules to keep to if you want it to turn out a success. It has to be gluten-free flour You have to use coconut
This is an easy to make curry recipe with golden rice. I made this on the hob and this can be done using just one ring if that is all you have. Two rings will make it quicker but the purpose of this recipe is also to help out those who are struggling with just
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I’ve just made up a bowl of coleslaw minus the mayo. If you add the mayo only as you need it, by putting just some of it into a small bowl it will keep better. If it doesn’t get eaten, you can make soup with the ingredients instead. Ingredients approx 1/5 of a white cabbage
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Menu created by Samantha Howarth NEW MENU- Prices everywhere are going crazy so thought I would try help for those struggle with meal plans/shopping ideas’s Based on Aldi tonight for £27.87 so 99p per person per day… including 3 meals plus snacks Should feed a family of 2 adults and 2 younger children… this is
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