Welcome to The Thrifty Squirrels

Here you’ll discover traditional British recipes, wonderful recipes from vintage cookbooks and recipes for getting the most from your stand mixer with all of it’s variety of attachments as well as inspiration for creating a cosy home.

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Most Loved Recipes:

homemade white bread sliced on a bread board with a vintage Kenwood stand mixer
Homemade Crusty Bread Using A Stand Mixer
Cheltenham drippers recipe
Cheltenham Dripper Recipe
Vintage-style cheese and onion potato bake with a deeply browned crust in a blue ceramic dish, served alongside antique floral plates and silver forks.
Cheese and Onion Potato Bake

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Cosy Home Projects:

hands attaching a quick and easy solution to draughts on the bottom of a garage door
Draught Proof A Garage Door
Homemade hedgehog house made from scrap pallet wood sitting on a lawn
How To Make A Hedgehog House
a bolt through the track of an up and over garage door works as an effective security measure
Quick & Easy Garage Security
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