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
Traditional Manor House Cake served on vintage china
Manor House Cake
traditional homemade lemon curd in glass jars
Traditional Lemon Curd from a Vintage 1932 Recipe

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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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