There are various interpretations of this and the understanding for us is, in general, a little different to the true meaning I suppose. This is the meaning I am adopting for the purposes of any posts I make. I remember years ago when I worked for Iceland that coffee was half price. I promptly bought
Lots of ideas for cooking with just a kettle Ideal for people in bedsits and emergency hostels, when only the use of a kettle is allowed. It is advisable to use your own kettle for this if you are staying in someone else’s accommodation. Equipment Kettle Wide mouth Thermos flask Aluminium foil Can opener Basic
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Even if it is only a little one and you only buy one item a week, if you are one who goes through “bad spells” every now and again create a Rainy Day Box. Stock it up with the basics of canned and dried foods. Things like: Pasta Rice Beans Stock cubes Kidney beans Chickpeas
Easy Peasy dumplings – no sticky hands! Ingredients Method
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A cheaper option to buying it ready made Ingredients 250g of butter-allow to go soft in a warm room (do not microwave) 2 to 3 tablespoons of veg oil/sunflower oil/olive oil-it is up to you. You may wish to use more for a softer spread Method Beat it together until fully combined using either a
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By Jayelle Bowen Skint and super skint meals list The four rules below are listed to help you save money: Store cupboardYou always need a basic store cupboard of food, always keep it stocked up, it’s your life line. SeasonalBuy fruit and veg that is in season it’s always going to be cheaper than out
Using up some mince I made 8 pasties last night. I already had some homemade shortcrust pastry in my freezer so thought it was time to make use of it. Ingredients The filling is 125g approx minced beef 1 small/medium onion 2 carrots 2 small/medium potatoes A bit of a red pepper salt and pepper
In “normal times” we take our ability to shop for granted. We normally have full availability and lots of choices. It is then difficult for us to think how we are going to manage in times like we now face-with restrictions. It becomes increasingly important that we learn to adapt our ideas and change our
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I’ve cost up these homemade pot noodles in a jar at 35p each based on the following ingredients, six jars in all. The bowl is to give you an idea of how much comes out of a cram-packed jar, and it’s a lot. Ingredients Five packs of smart price noodles = £1 1\2 a tin
I thought I would make a small amount of dough for naan breads today. I used 300 g of SR flour plus about a teaspoon heaped of garlic granules, a teaspoon heaped of Oregano and a little salt. I put it all in a bowl and added 200 g of value yogurt (Aldi plain yogurt
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