Miss Frugal and I are planning a little bit of a mini afternoon tea at home this afternoon so I thought I'd have a go at making some mini iced buns to serve. I had a good look online for a good iced bun recipe but in the end I went for a bit of a mix of them all as they were all pretty different calling for everything from salt to lemon rind and from vanilla to cinnamon. I even came across one that just involved adding sugar to a shop bought bread mix which is worth considering if you want even less faff than my super easy version.... Super easy iced bun recipe For the iced buns:500g … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {27th May 2016}….
I'm not sure if I can class this week as a frugal week if I'm honest as I've had so much on that I don't think I've had the chance to be particularly thrifty....1) I went out for a meal to Pizza Express on Wednesday night with my lovely team at work which you might think would have been an expensive night out but actually, we used buy one get one free vouchers for the pizzas (just Google pizza express vouchers and see what comes up) and I drank water rather than buying a drink. To be fair, the water was more of an accident as I had a slightly sore throat so I asked for a glass of water … [Read more...]
16 Reasons to be Grateful when you have no money!
There's no getting away from the fact that money is pretty essential to us all so I'm not saying it isn't important because we all know that without money, life wouldn't be all that great.But there's lots of things that money can't help you achieve so I thought I'd share some of them with you today so next time you're feeling the pinch a little (or a lot) you might feel a little bit better thinking about the things that you do have rather than focusing on what you don't.Easier said that done, but worth a try! Money won't.... Buy people's respectFind friends that will stand by you … [Read more...]
Small things that make me smile {May 2016}….
This last month has been a great month with some brilliant stand out happy moments!We started the month with a cheeky long weekend to Cyprus for Miss Frugal and I which I know I may have mentioned a few times on here already( here and here mainly ) so I won't go into detail again but I will say that those five days were perfect. I can't remember ever feeling as relaxed and considering one of us was a hormonal teenager, you might be surprised to hear that there wasn't a single argument, mood or sulk over the whole time we were there!We've had some lovely days out together as a … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {20th May 2016}….
1) I made Slimming World Quiche for tea for Mr Frugal and I the other night and it was delicious! The recipe is here if you want to have a go at making your own but it's pretty flexible as far as ingredients go - what you can see here is the last of the gammon from Sunday dinner, a pepper left over from fajitas, some tomatoes that have seen better days and some boiled potatoes I saved from tea.I make it without the pastry crust as that's better for Slimming World (it also means it's much easier to make) but you could make it with if you prefer.2) We had a lovely wander around our … [Read more...]
From boring to beautiful – how we transformed a bedside cabinet on a budget….
A little while ago, Miss Frugal announced that she wanted a more grown up bedroom as she felt that hers was too babyish (despite the fact we'd only decorated it last year. Apparently she now hated the turquoise and pink theme she'd picked out not that long ago and she wanted to go for all white.The first problem (for her, not me) is that I'm planning to do Master Frugal's room next month as a surprise when he goes away on is school residential and I don't want her to have another big room makeover before his is done.Plus the fact that she only just had it done means that her room was … [Read more...]
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