If you have leftover hot cross buns to use up then this hot cross bun bread and butter pudding is exactly what you need! I first made a variation of this hot cross bun bread and butter pudding recipe last year when Master Frugal had his Food Tech exams to practice for and was trying to master the custard part of his dish. I had four leftover hot cross buns to use up and seeing as he had his custard mix ready to go, I sliced up the hot cross buns and used them instead of bread! It was so nice that we bought a pack of hot cross buns that weekend just to make this with and that's not … [Read more...]

At this time of year, the one recipe that should be at the top of your must-cook list should absolutely be this traditional Bubble and Squeak recipe!Traditional Bubble and Squeak is made from cooked potatoes and cabbage, mixed together and fried but my Dad used to make his with whatever leftover vegetables we had on the day.  We had it every Boxing day using our Christmas Dinner leftovers and at least once a month using Sunday Dinner leftovers often served with a poached egg on top and some slices of cold meat with it.I make my own version now and it's one of those tastes that … [Read more...]

These cheesy Potato Pancakes are an amazing way to use up leftover mashed potatoes!I've tried making something similar to this in the past to use up leftover gammon and mash but as amazing as they tasted, they definitely didn't look as tasty as they could have done. And then I saw a recipe for something similar which used flour to thicken the mix before cooking so I had a try making them with the added flour and they held their shape so much better when they were cooking.  I also used more oil this time which isn't my favourite way to cook but it definitely helped them … [Read more...]

What's the best thing to do with leftover Blue Cheese? Yep, make a blue cheese dip! I'm not a fan of blue cheese at all but I do love a good cheeseboard so I can never resist buying a Christmas cheeseboard to enjoy over the festive period. The problem is that the cheese selections that you buy always include some blue cheese which is always the last cheese in the box.I used to give it to my Dad to enjoy but these days it just usually goes to waste which I hate. This year, I thought I'd have a go at making a blue cheese dip to see how that went and I can't believe how nice it actually was.The … [Read more...]

Freezer burritos are a fantastic way to not only use up leftovers but also to guarantee that you're going to always have a super quick lunch or snack to hand whenever you need one!**I'm going to start by apologising for the photos of the freezer burritos which really aren't great - it was the greyest day outside when I was taking them and I really wasn't expecting to share these on here as a separate post so I didn't do any faffing.  I had planned to just share them on a five frugal things weekly post but they went down so well that I decided they deserved their own post.**I … [Read more...]