How do you choose what fruit and vegetables you cook with? Is it based on what you fancy with your tea or do you ever think about what's in season before you decide? I'm usually more of a cook whatever I fancy kind of cook but this year I've decided that I'm going to try and think a bit more about what foods are in season when I plan my meals. There's a couple of reasons for this, the first being that fruit and veg that are in season are usually better value for money because they're readily available and not having to be shipped in from somewhere or grown in a hothouse somewhere. Which … [Read more...]
Oh You Pretty Things – Christmas Presents….
The lovely Sonia and Mary have started a lovely new linky called Oh You Pretty Things which is all about sharing the stories behind your treasures. There's a theme each week and this week, it's all about Christmas presents but before I tell you about my favourite Christmas presents, I want to tell you a bit more about December.I had a slightly stressful month as we had a few worrying weeks waiting for some test results for Master Frugal. He's not been sleeping well lately and has been feeling sick and dizzy a lot which has meant we've all been getting much less sleep than we need. Add … [Read more...]
Why we love Netflix….
You probably know I'm part of the Netflix #StreamTeam and have been for a while now but what you might not know is that we've had (and paid for ourselves) Netflix for a few years now and I want to tell you today why we love it so much.First of all, it's great for the kids - when you sign in you have the option to go to just shows suitable for children which I love. There's nothing on there that I don't want them to watch so I don't have to police what they choose to watch. There's lots of shows for them to watch when they want to watch them including some shows they can't watch anywhere … [Read more...]
Tried and Tested – Tesco Value Curry Sauce….
I know I've said this before (and I'll probably say it again) but as much as I like cooking from scratch and know that this is the healthiest and often the cheapest way to go, I have no issue with the odd packet mix or jar to help me along the way.If you do have an issue with this then I would recommend you don't continue reading this post. ;-)When I do buy a packet mix or a jar of sauce it's usually one that is on offer at whatever supermarket I'm in and even though the big supermarkets do their own value versions, I'd never tried one until I decided to do a bit of a tried and tested … [Read more...]
Siblings – January 2015….
One of my goals this year is to get back into the habit of taking photos. Something I really want to do because recording our life is the main reason that I blog.Photos are a great way to record life and I love looking through all my old photos. As this is the first Siblings pinky of the year, I thought it would be nice to share some of my favourite photo memories since I started blogging....The photos I chose aren't necessarily ones from holidays, days out or even any of the adventures we've been lucky enough to go on but they are photos that make me smile when I see the … [Read more...]
#SaveMoneyMonday – Use it Up….
Our house seems to be the home of the equivalent of a toiletries Bermuda Triangle here in our house now that the kids are getting a bit older and taking more of an interest in looking (and smelling) nice!I no sooner unpack a new deodorant or hair gel when it seems to disappear only to found half empty a few weeks later, by which time a replacement has usually been bought. This means that during our pre-Christmas clear out, we found three cans of deodorant, two tubs of hair gel, two lynx shower gels, a tub of chewy vitamins and a can of hairspray - on top of what we thought we … [Read more...]
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