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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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Category Archives: Freezing
Cook Once – Eat Twice! Lamb Meatballs with Feta – Two ways
Don’t you just love those recipes that you can serve up in a number of different ways – cook double one night and serve it up looking like a whole new meal the next day (it saves all those groans … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Cook Once - Eat Twice, Freezing, Main Course
Tagged budget-friendly, feta, freezing, Lamb, Make Ahead, peppers, Tomato
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Once a Week (Budget) Cooking: and a £26 menu plan
If you’ve been here before you will know that I am a fan of Once a Month Cooking – at least for 29 days of the month. All those lovely stress free suppers are just brilliant! My problem is Cooking … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Freezing, Main Course, Weekly Menu Plan
Tagged budget-friendly, freezing, Make Ahead
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Baking for the Freezer
I’ve been singing the praises of Once a Month cooking for a while now, but if I’m honest a whole day of cooking can get pretty tedious. This time it took 7 hours – and I ended up spreading it … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Freezing
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Easy Cheese Crackers (91 pence)
As you’ve probably realised I’m into all things freezeable and frozen at the moment. This is one such recipe. It’s very easy – and quick – and tasty – and you can freeze the crackers and cook from frozen. Delicious … Continue reading
Cooking for the Freezer – Version 2
OK – I’ve planned – and shopped. Now it’s time to cook this months food (take a big breath). Having had a good look at what I did last time I’m going to make a few changes this time – … Continue reading
Posted in Freezing, Weekly Menu Plan
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Time to Plan
It’s not a new quote – and somehow I don’t think Benjamin Franklin was talking about anything food related – but it’s definitely true for once a month cooking! One thing I learned last time is that you can’t plan … Continue reading
Menu Plan – Sorted!
Once a Month cooking is beginning to grow on me. Yes – really! The day of cooking was hard work, but I have to admit that the last week or two of having suppers sorted has been LOVELY. There has … Continue reading
Posted in Freezing, Weekly Menu Plan
Tagged Make Ahead, Once-a-Month-Cooking
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Cook for a Day – Eat for (almost) a Month!
Phew. I’m writing this lying on the sofa putting my feet up after a marathon cook-fest – not quite sure how I feel about it all! I now have the best part of 20 meals sitting in my freezer waiting … Continue reading
Posted in Freezing, Main Course, Weekly Menu Plan
Tagged freezing, Make Ahead, Once-a-Month-Cooking
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Once a Month Cooking – a good idea?
OK – I’ve finally cracked. I’m going to have a go at Once a Month Cooking. You will, no doubt, have come across at least some of the web-sites, books and foodie-blogs dedicated to the idea of once a month … 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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