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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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Roast Tomato, Basil and Feta Tart
Day two of our budget week found us eating this lovely fresh Tomato, Basil and Feta Tart. Sadly not with tomatoes from the garden. The picture above is our total crop so far this year! It seems unlikely that we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Main Course
Tagged budget-friendly, cheese, less-than-£1-a-portion, Tomato
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Roast Sausages with Red Onion and Peppers
I guess it’s mandatory to post a Sausage recipe during British Sausage Week, but the truth is that we probably eat our fair share of sausages whatever the week. This is a pretty simple supper to put together. Just pop … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Main Course
Tagged budget-friendly, less-than-£1-a-portion, one-pot, sausages
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Roast Sausages and a Weekly Menu Plan
It’s British Sausage Week, so – of course – we have to eat sausages this week (see – the advertising is working). And talking of advertising have you realised that it’s only SEVEN WEEKS ’till Christmas?!? Now I love Christmas, … Continue reading
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Tagged budget menu plan, budget-friendly, less-than-£1-a-portion
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Plum and Cinnamon Oaty Crumble
I think the world needs more Crumble. (Interestingly that is one of the few subjects on which my children agree with me!) Doesn’t the thought of a lovely comforting bowl of crumble and custard make you want to smile? It … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts
Tagged Comfort food, Plums, puddings
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Small Ambitions – and a Weekly Menu Plan
How was your week? Did you achieve all you set out to? Last week, as you may well know, my ambition was to empty the freezer. A small ambition I know, but I’m sure we should all have small ones … Continue reading
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Empty the Freezer Menu Plan
My freezer is lo-o-ong overdue for defrosting. How do these things sneak up so fast? I’m sure it was only a matter of days ago that I did it before…. So this week is eat-up-the-freezer week – which is always … Continue reading
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Ten-minute Flapjacks
This recipe has got me out of trouble on many an occasion. For instance – the time my parents turned up for tea and I realized as they walked in the door that the children had eaten the cake I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Storecupboard suppers
Tagged biscuits, Comfort food, storecupboard meals, Super-quick meals
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Student Cooking and a Menu Plan
How did you learn to cook? I learnt from my Mum, growing up regularly helping her make things together – with a few lessons at school in sixth form. I guess most people probably learn the same sort of way … Continue reading
Roast Carrot, Tomato and Coriander Soup
Did your Mum tell you that eating carrots makes you see in the dark? Mine certainly did, and I’ve even heard myself repeat it to my children but always somewhat hesitantly as I wasn’t sure if it was rooted in … Continue reading
Quick Summer Puddings and a Weekly Menu Plan
Maybe it’s to cheer ourselves up now that school is back and summer seems to have slipped away leaving us with a chill in the air, but this week we seemed to have been making a lot of puddings. Not … Continue reading
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