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Feed Your Family For Under A Fiver Book Review

Book Reviews / book, book review, budget, recipe

Mitch Lane’s cookbook “Feed Your Family for Under a Fiver” offers a range of budget-friendly, flavorful recipes that cater to diverse tastes. Lane emphasizes the use of simple, supermarket ingredients and provides practical cooking tips, making it ideal for families seeking to enjoy homemade meals without overspending. The book aims to stretch budgets while delivering nutritious, tasty food that includes comfort classics and inventive dishes. Published in April 2023, it’s a must-have for cost-conscious, taste-driven home cooks.

Faggots In Rich Onion Gravy Recipe – How To Make this traditional comfort food

Budget, Pork, Savoury / 150c fan, budget, faggots, pork, recipe, savoury

Faggots are a really traditional British dish. For many years they have been enjoyed as a cheap and tasty meal. Try our simple recipe for this traditional dish

Bell Pepper, Bean & Sweet Potato Tikka Recipe

Budget, One Pot/One Tray, Pasta Rice & Pulses, Recipes, Savoury, Vegetables, Vegetarian / 160c fan, beans, pulses, recipe, spice, tikka

This Tikka is such a simple recipe but one that packs in a lot on the flavour front. This vegetable tikka is one of my all time favourite recipes! I just love how all of the ingredients work so well together creating a super-tasty meat-free feast that is very economic to make. It is also …

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Pancakes Recipe

Desserts & Puddings, Eggs, Recipes, Sweet Recipes / budget, eggs, lemon, pancakes, recipe, sugar

Yes, it’s nearly Pancake Day again! lots of people worry about making these simple, thin traditional pancakes and opt to make the thicker ones instead but for me, pancakes should be thin, crispy around the edges and served with wedges of lemon and a sprinkling of sugar…and maybe a drizzle of golden syrup! Here is …

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Toad In The Hole Recipe

Budget, One Pot/One Tray, Pork, Recipes, Sausages, Savoury / batter, most popular recipes, recipe, sausages, savoury

Toad In The Hole is a really traditional British comfort food! At it’s simplest, toad in the hole is a simple combination of sausages baked in batter but it can also have other ingredients added to ring the changes. This recipe is our favourite, with just a couple of additions. Onions add a lovely savoury …

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Corned Beef Hash Hotpot Recipe – How to make this easy and tasty dish

Beef, Casseroles & Hotpots, One Pot/One Tray, Recipes, Savoury / baked beans, beans, beef, Beef recipes, corned beef, hash, leftovers, one pot, oxo, recipe, supper

Corned Beef Hash, a simple, quick, and flavorful dish, can be adapted with different ingredients. It’s perfect for using leftover potatoes and is served with crusty bread.

Cheese Onion Potato Bake Recipe

Budget, Casseroles & Hotpots, Cheese, One Pot/One Tray, Recipes / bake, budget, cheese, comfort food, most popular recipes, onion, potato, recipe, sides, supper, vegetarian

Potatoes are great! Roasted, chipped, fried, boiled, mashed, there are endless ways to serve them. Sometimes though, it’s nice to have a change and this recipe for our so simple Cheese & Onion Potato Bake is a tasty way to give potatoes a twist. Simple flavours of cheese and onion are a classic combination and …

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Chocolate Covered Marzipan Stars Recipe

Chocolate Recipes, Recipes, Snacks, Sweet Recipes, Sweets & Confectionery, Vegetarian / chocolate, Christmas, confectionery, marzipan, recipe, sweets

These chocolate coated marzipan stars have to be one of the easiest confections you can possibly make! They take a small amount of time with the chocolate dipping but look really impressive and will be enjoyed by any marzipan lovers who are lucky enough to receive them.

Fudge – Luxury Dairy Cream Recipe

Recipes, Snacks, Sweet Recipes, Sweets & Confectionery, Vegetarian / Christmas, cream, fudge, gift, handmade, homemade, luxury, most popular recipes, recipe, sweet making, sweets

Fudge has got to be one of the classic gifts of all time! There are very few people who won’t appreciate a beautifully wrapped box of smooth and delicious fudge. Better still, homemade fudge can be so much nicer than mass produced versions and is definitely on a par with the amazing artisanal fudges that …

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Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Chocolate Recipes, Recipes, Sweet Recipes, Sweets & Confectionery, Vegetarian / chocolate, Christmas, gifts, handmade, recipe, sweets, truffles

So simple to make, these handmade chocolate truffles will never fail to impress! They are perfect to give as gifts when wrapped in pretty boxes or upscaled packaging and can be made very cheaply too! The basic mixture will give you a delicious chocolate truffle. If you want something more adventurous you can add …

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