American Style Pancakes

Makes 10 Pancakes – Cost per batch – £0.22 Cost per pancake – £0.02 Cost per 4 pancakes including honey & peaches – £0.26 I do realise I have been awol for the last 4 months. I have taken some time for myself to gather my thoughts. If I am honest I haven’t cooked manyContinue reading “American Style Pancakes”

White & Wheat Bread

Recipe – 14 Slices – Cost Per Loaf £0.46 – Cost Per Slice £0.03 There is nothing more delicious than a chunk of bread toasted and smothered in butter. This bread is 50% white and 50% wheat flour. The white flour gives great lift but you also get the added benefits of wholewheat flour. WhiteContinue reading “White & Wheat Bread”

White Sandwich Bread

I know, I know you can buy bread for 50p from the supermarket… but what if I told you this is even cheaper & 100% tastier. Would you try it? One of the things I enjoy making is bread. I owned a bread maker about 10 years ago but it wasn’t great and the breadContinue reading “White Sandwich Bread”

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”

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 Fry Up

Good morning. How are we all this Sunday? Here at Quids In Cooking Towers we are still in T3 lockdown so not much to do other than relax today. This morning I had a bit of a treat and I had a full English fry up made by Mr Quids In Cooking himself. It wasContinue reading “The Fry Up”

Soft Boiled Eggs and Soldiers

Apparently the phrase Bolied Egg and Soldiers has only been about since the 60s. Whether you are young or old this is a perfect dish for breakfast. Takes minutes to prepare and eggs are full of filling protein to help keep you going until lunch. This is not a fancy meal, it is not meantContinue reading “Soft Boiled Eggs and Soldiers”

Cheese & Chilli on Toast

Breakfast. Simple cheese and chilli on sourdough toast. Normally I wouldn’t have sourdough in, this recipe doesn’t require any speciality bread. You could do it on a bagel, on a slice of wholemeal or white bread, on a crumpet if you wanted to. Its about using what you have in. We only have the sourdoughContinue reading “Cheese & Chilli on Toast”

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”

Cheese & Smoked Bacon Turnovers

I woke up this morning absolutely ravenous, I had a big lunch yesterday and by the time dinner rolled by I wasn’t hungry. My 7am alarm boomed out of my phone and my insides were suddenly awake rumbling at the thought of food. I have been trying to be good, to lose a few poundsContinue reading “Cheese & Smoked Bacon Turnovers”