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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: Main Course
Two-for-One: Bacon and Tomato pasta sauce with creme fraiche and Chicken Cacciatore
Everyone needs a good standby pasta sauce. Easy and quick to make – ideally from store cupboard ingredients. This one fits the bill beautifully.
It was inspired by a …
Posted in Budget Meals, Cook Once - Eat Twice, Main Course, Quick Meals, Two-for-one
Tagged budget-friendly, Chicken, Pasta, quick budget recipes, Tomato
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Two-for-One – Cook Once – Eat Twice : Chilli-con-Carne
One of the best ways I find to save time during the week is to cook extra one night to use the next evening also. Of course, what you don’t want is for the children to take one look at it the second time around and chorus “Oh no, not this again!” …
Posted in Cook Once - Eat Twice, Freezing, Main Course, Two-for-one
Tagged Beef, freezing, Make Ahead
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Chicken in Ginger and Lime
I thought it was time for an ‘everyday’ recipe this week. Wall-E cakes are all very well but (I have to be honest) the preparation time was measured in days rather than minutes! So, lets return to simpler fare with … Continue reading
Chicken and Guacamole Tortillas
Friday was not a good day. I’d arrived late at work in the morning and had spent most of the day trying to catch up. I finally got home at about 7 in the evening, dropped my bags on the … Continue reading
Posted in Main Course, Quick Meals
Tagged cheese, Chicken, leftovers
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Tuna Fish-cakes
Steamy, buttery mashed potato is one of my favourite foods, although my eldest hates it (- what’s there to hate?). But the cold and clammy version found in the fridge the next day is distinctly unappealing – combine them with … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Main Course, Quick Meals, Storecupboard suppers
Tagged budget-friendly, fish, leftovers, quick budget recipes, storecupboard meals
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Tomato, Mozarella and Basil Tart
Summer took so long coming, and is now going fast! But even though there has been a definite autumn nip in the air, you probably – like me – want to cling on to the last vestiges of summer and … Continue reading
Posted in Main Course, Quick Meals
Tagged cheese, Tomato
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More Homemade Pizzas
There is absolutely no doubt that homemade pizza tastes better than shop-bought ready-made pizza! At least in part because you can tailor it to your liking. But it is time consuming to make and not the sort of recipe that … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Freezing, Main Course
Tagged cheese, freezing, pizza, Tomato
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Homemade Pizza
(If you’re busy, the best meals are, of course, those cooked by someone else! This post is written by our teenage Guest Blogger. If you have ever been put off making homemade pizza as it seems too complicated and difficult … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Freezing, Main Course
Tagged cheese, freezing, pizza, quick budget recipes, Tomato
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Creamy Chicken and Tomato Pasta
Do you ever have those days when you get home and really don’t want to have to cook supper? In the ‘Olden Days’ when all I had to worry about was me, I’ld have cracked open a bottle of wine … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Main Course, Quick Meals
Tagged budget-friendly, cheese, Chicken, Pasta, quick budget recipes, Tomato
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Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce
I guess this is a rather strange picture for a recipe – but I can’t imagine that my picture of fresh tomato sauce would be any different from anybody else’s! (And don’t you think that fusilli looks like an old … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Main Course, Quick Meals
Tagged Pasta, quick budget recipes, Super-quick meals, Tomato
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