One of the most rewarding ways of saving money has to be learning to bake your own bread. However for many the process can seem overwhelming – critical points like the temperature of the water, what’s the correct technique to knead the dough, how long to knead the dough, all of these things are enough to send the […]
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I love mashed potatoes and invariably make too much every time we have them, but then there are some great things you can make with leftovers and mash is very versatile! My favourites are these deliciously savoury scones, which are a real hit at supper time – I like to have them warm with a
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With the temperatures plummeting and the first snow of winter arriving, a good old-fashioned chicken casserole is what’s needed to warm us from the inside out and this recipe will do just that!
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Until I had discovered how simple (not to mention thrifty!) it is to make fresh chicken stock, making gravy had never been an issue – you simply spooned the granules out of the tub into a jug and poured over boiling water…nothing could be easier. But then I did make stock and it was a
At the moment, chickens really do seem to be very good value. Waitrose (not often thought of as a bargain supermarket!) are currently running a ‘Half-Price’ campaign across their stores, which does include medium size birds. So a chicken of about 2kg is costing less than £3.50 right now until the end of January! So, with
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This simple very tasty Sausage Flan recipe comes from one of my favourite cookbooks Cooking Is Fun from Good Housekeeping. It is incredibly easy, needs only a few ingredients and, although it maybe won’t win any prizes for it’s looks, it is incredibly tasty – not to mention very cheap to make!
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All too often these days, recipes appear, usually from TV chefs that take a classic simple dish and turn it into something so complex and with so many ingredients that it can be quite off putting to give it a go making it at home. The easy option of finding it in the freezer isle
As we leave summer behind and autumn starts knocking on the door, I have started to cook more substantial things to eat, a little more comforting as the rain falls outside and the wind makes a cardigan a neccessity when walking the dog! I love the start of autumn for many reasons, not least because
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In our house, weekends are just made for a cosy night in, a good film and pizza! Supermarket pizzas have so far been our preferred choice (rather than the more expensive delivered ones) but quite often they can be disappointing and not only that, it gets expensive, as I do not eat red meat and my
Easy Wholemeal Bread Recipe With the price of a loaf from the baker rising dramatically in the last few years, one of the first things we made sure we could make ourselves was a proper loaf of bread. We wanted to be able to eat good bread without having to pay the price that our
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