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Hi, my name is Annie!
As a busy working mum I'm always looking for ways to save time (and money) in the kitchen but still produce healthy home-cooked meals. Here you can read about my continuing attempts to make delicious quick - & cheap - meals in no time! (and a few other recipes too...).
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Wimbledon is over! – but life goes on
Amazing match wasn’t it? I am, of course, talking about yesterdays Wimbledon final. My fingernails are torn to shreds and the sofa has lost a few more springs. My family were understanding about supper being late. They could see that … Continue reading
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Back to Meal Planning
Meal Planning is back on-line! Yes – after a couple of weeks of not feeling so good (= british understatement) I’m now back to meal planning. But I’m still trying to keep things easy. Fortunately I had been stocking up … Continue reading
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Leftover Lamb, Pea and Rosemary Pasties
What do you make with leftover lamb? Roast lamb is one of my favorite meals, but I’ve always found it difficult to find recipes that work with leftover lamb. I’ve tried a ragu, shepherds pie, lamb curry – but somehow … Continue reading
Cooking Ahead for a Weekly Meal Plan
Isn’t it great when a plan comes together?! Last week I spent an hour or so at the weekend cooking ahead for the week. It didn’t seem like I spent much time in preparation (probably less than an hour ‘hands … Continue reading
Two-for-One: Roast Tomato and Red Pepper Soup and Roast Tomato and Marscapone Pasta
If you do a search on Google for ‘Tomato Sauce’ you will get over 20 million hits (- in 0.38 seconds – I wish I could think that fast!). But I still think it’s worth giving you this recipe. It … Continue reading
Posted in Freezing, Main Course, Soups, Two-for-one
Tagged budget-friendly, less-than-£1-a-portion, Pasta, peppers, soups, Tomato, vegetarian
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Once a Week Cooking and a Weekly Menu Plan
“Why are the British always talking about the weather?” an Austrian friend once asked me. It could be she’s right, but – THREE days of sunshine – over a Bank Holiday weekend is GREAT when you remember all those interminable … Continue reading
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One of those weeks…and a Budget Recipe: Turkish Peppers and Eggs
Do you ever have weeks that don’t go quite how you planned them? Last week was one of those weeks from the culinary point of view. We didn’t do Live Below the Line, but I put together a £15 menu … Continue reading
Posted in Quick Meals
Tagged budget-friendly, eggs, peppers, quick budget recipes, Tomato
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Not – Live Below the Line (£15 menu)
It’s the week of Live Below the Line People all over the country are living off £1 a day for five days this week in order to raise awareness of the millions of people worldwide who live in extreme poverty … Continue reading
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Tagged budget menu plan, budget-friendly, less-than-£1-a-portion, Live Below the Line
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Ham and Lentil Stew
This Ham and Lentil Stew recipe came out of a wish to use up a ton of cooked ham I had sometime last year. It is warm and comforting and substantial enough to serve up for a weekday supper and … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Quick Meals, Soups
Tagged budget-friendly, ham, lentils, quick budget recipes
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Menu Plan : Quick Budget Recipes
One thing I’ve learned in my cost-cutting efforts is that if you want to make things cheaply it usually means cooking from scratch. Or, at least, cooking more from scratch than you did before. And that of course often takes … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Quick Meals, Weekly Menu Plan
Tagged budget-friendly, quick budget recipes
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