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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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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
Cheesey BBQ Piadinas
We had a lovely, lovely holiday in Italy last summer during which we saw amazing sights and ate out at a lot of fantastic restaurants. Interestingly, amongst all the gorgeous meals, one of the nicest we had was eating from … Continue reading
Posted in Quick Meals
Tagged BBQ, bread, cheese, pizza, quick budget recipes
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Paprika Chicken with Feta
Entertaining on a weekday can make for some interesting challenges, can’t it? The ideal is a sumptuous meal (of course), prepared with minimum effort, in not very much time, which will deeply impress your guests. Or so we hope. This … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Main Course, Student Cooking
Tagged budget-friendly, cheese, Chicken, Tomato
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Creamy Pasta with Roast Vegetables
This is really simple food (my favourite sort!) It’s one of those recipes that we have regularly on busy days – a really easy weekday supper that you can just pop in the oven till its done. To cut down … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Main Course, Quick Meals
Tagged budget-friendly, cheese, less-than-£1-a-portion, Pasta, peppers, Tomato
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A Picture of Success! And three Make-in-the-Microwave Pasta Sauces
OK – I agree, this picture might not look very exciting at first glance – but I was VERY pleased to get it! You may wonder why a picture of a tray of flapjacks is something to get excited about. … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Quick Meals
Tagged cheese, less-than-£1-a-portion, mushrooms, Pasta, quick budget recipes, Super-quick meals, Tomato
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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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Ham, Spring Onion and Cheese Quiche
This is a lovely recipe for using up leftover ham (and if you saw the post last week you will know that we have quite a lot of ham to use up!). The ham and spring onions seem to complement … Continue reading
Ham, Spring Onion and Cheese Quiche and A Weekly Menu Plan
Last week was a good week : fine weather – it’s lovely having the children home – and I found some great new recipes in the kitchen. Of course 50 years ago, it wasn’t such a good week for some … Continue reading
Ham and Sweetcorn Mini-Quiches
This recipe is – I admit – somewhat out of character for me. The problem is that for someone (like me) that likes to see great results in the kitchen with the minimum of time and effort (certainly on a … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Meals, Main Course
Tagged cheese, ham, leftovers, less-than-£1-a-portion
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Four Cheese Pizza
People have apparently been making Pizzas for centuries, and you can see why can’t you? Easy, cheap and ever popular with children – who could ask for more? And to top it all – homemade pizza is the ultimate convenience … Continue reading
Posted in Freezing, Main Course, Quick Meals
Tagged cheese, freezing, Make Ahead, pizza
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