Michelle Lawrence My collection of old cookbooks is forever expanding, and I peruse ‘new’ purchases with fervour. This recipe for ham griddle cakes is from my latest purchase, a 1961 copy of Good Cooking, but I have adapted it as I usually do. The original recipe had 3 times the amount of flour and milk,
A very simple version of this soup aimed at the beginner with detailed instructions and basic equipment.
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An introduction to making Seitan by the flour wash method. Told in pictures.
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Another favourite here and tonight’s dinner.. another request from the teen and his girlfriend. They’re away for the night and I’m assuming are predicting they’ll need to comfort food tomorrow 🙄 . This took 25 minutes to make from scratch. I decided to make this ahead as will easily serve four portions, so tonight’s dinner
This is a really hearty recipe using cheap ingredients and is always a success here! Another very cheap and cheerful recipe that easily made four massive portions but would have happily fed 6 very well. I used condensed chicken soup for this but you could also easily make a roux using a little butter, flour,
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Lisa Jane The beauty of this recipe is you can pretty much use up any veg and it’s a really hearty soup. My pot was crammed with veg and it’s like a meal in a bowl. You could use a little less veg and leftover meat, and bring costs down even further with any reduced
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Jayelle Bowen A nice savoury snack or something to add to a lunch box. Mature cheese works well as does Vintage. Any brand of oats so Value ranges work just as well as the branded ones. You could even add a sprinkle of chilli powder if you feel inclined. Ingredients 200g of porridge oats 200g
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A nice warming meal/ I’ve used chicken breasts and chopped them but you could use any part of the chicken as long as you chop it up into chunks. You could also vary this using legs or wings. I’ve garnished with fresh Coriander. Ingredients Chicken breasts 750g chopped 2 red peppers sliced I medium/large onion
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Susannah Hardy My new ‘invention’ Bakewell Muffins… really yummy and pence to make. Ingredients 225 g SR Flour 75g Sugar 1 egg beaten. 90ml Oil 250 ml Milk. Almond extract to taste. A little Jam. I used Raspberry. Slithered Almonds if you like Method Set oven to 180C Put all the dry ingredients into a
Savoury fake mince For cottage pie, chilli, curry, pasties or whatever you would like to use it in. This is a Vegan or Vegetarian meal if you choose or it can be one with meat, the choice is yours. I will list ingredients without meat though as for reasons of frugality it was actually destined
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