Cost Per Serving – £0.45 It is winter, we have had snow and its time to think of those winter warming meals. Soup is a delicious and nutritious meal that can be enjoyed any time of day, serve with some homemade wholemeal bread and butter for a really filling meal. I am fortunate enough toContinue reading “Cheddar and Broccoli Soup”
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Homemade Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bagels
Cost per serving – £0.37 A bagel is a great breakfast to start your week off. They are filling, less calories than you think (these worked out at around 225 kcal per serving) and you can make them for 11p per bagel! Yes, yes I know you can buy them from supermarkets, but store boughtContinue reading “Homemade Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bagels”
Creamy Mushroom Mac N Cheese
Price per serving – £0.84 I’m a traditionalist when it comes to cheese sauce. From an early age I was taught how to make a roux and then form a sauce. It’s something I have taught my husband and one day will hopefully teach my children, it is a fundamental skill in cooking and youContinue reading “Creamy Mushroom Mac N Cheese”
Vegetable packed salad with a protein punch
Today I chose to make a quick salad for lunch. This salad was absolutely packed with colourful vegetables and had a protein punch of a beautiful boiled egg and some mature Cheddar cheese. Salads are exactly what you want them to be, if you don’t fancy tomatoes than omit them, if you love avocado addContinue reading “Vegetable packed salad with a protein punch”
Deconstructed brunch wrap served with homemade salsa
I started the day off by de-christmasing the house. It is a bit sad really the living room looks so bare now but its good to get back to reality I guess. For the last week and a half I have been living in that strange period of time where you don’t know what dayContinue reading “Deconstructed brunch wrap served with homemade salsa”
The Humble Potato
Potatoes are a thing of wunder. I don’t mean to sound too theatrical but they are. How many other vegetables out there can you use in such an multitude of ways? Chips, baked, hassleback, mashed, loaded, gratin, roasted, dauphinoise…. this list goes on. I just read an article that said “potato is the kitchen giftContinue reading “The Humble Potato”
Mexican Inspired Arancini
I hate food waste. When we make big meals we batch cook to freeze half or eat it for lunches during the week. Yesterday I attempted to make a Fakeaway KFC Rice Box because I really had a hankering for one but it wasn’t in the budget to go to KFC. I ended up makingContinue reading “Mexican Inspired Arancini”
Flipping Delicious Pancakes
I know, I know..its not Shrove Tuesday but I personally think pancakes should be enjoyed all year round. A long time ago there used to be a restaurant in Manchester City Centre called ‘The Dutch Pancake House’… oh my goodness…I loved this place. I used to go with my sister when we were younger. TheContinue reading “Flipping Delicious Pancakes”
Winter Warming Soup
Let’s talk about soup. Lovely hot, winter warming soup. The first soup on the menu is carrot and corriander. Look at that colour, doesn’t it just look delicious. There are so many recipes out there for this soup but most of them are similar to one another. I used the below ingredients to make 6Continue reading “Winter Warming Soup”
Quids In Cooking From Pot To Plate 