Today I'm sharing my recipe for amazing blueberry and banana muffins.**Spoiler Alert** You're going to LOVE them. ;-)Over the weekend, I had a couple of bananas and a punnet of blueberries that needed using up and the easiest way I could think of was by making some homemade blueberry and banana muffins. They were so delicious that everyone came back for more - I've even had to hide the last one for me to enjoy when I get in from work this afternoon!Bananas and blueberries are a great flavour combination and these muffins are so tasty that you'll definitely be making them … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Minced Beef and Onions Recipe….
My slow cooker mince beef and onions recipe is definitely my most cooked recipe and I only just realised that I'd never shared it with you before - how odd is that? I thought I'd put that right today...Slow cooker mince beef and onions can be made into so many different meals - you can serve it with a jacket potato or some veg, with Yorkshire puddings, dumplings or roasties or make it into a pie with pastry or mash as a topping. It freezes so well that it's a perfect meal to batch cook and it's so easy to make that you can easily just throw it all in the slow … [Read more...]
Leftover Gammon and Cheesy Mash Fritters…
These leftover gammon and cheesy mash fritters are AMAZING - not only do they use up leftovers and transform them into a whole new meal, but they're also easy to make and taste delicious!I made some rainbow vegetable fritters a year or so ago and ever since then, I've been planning to see if I could make something similar with the leftover mash and gammon that we seem to have on a regular basis. Then Jen popped round to collect Maxi (who was playing basketball with Master Frugal for a good three hours solid) and mentioned that she's just made some cod and pea fritters … [Read more...]
Heavenly Strawberry and Banana Cake…
Once you've tried this amazing strawberry and banana cake, I guarantee you'll be making it again. And again. ;-)Usually, I'll make banana bread, banana muffins or even a hair mask when I have some over-ripe bananas to use up. Last weekend though, I found myself with not only 3 very brown looking bananas that needed to be used but also with a punnet of strawberries that were just this side of being ok to use.I considered making smoothies for everyone but decided to adapt my banana bread recipe to make it a bit more 'cakey' and add in some chopped strawberries to make a … [Read more...]
How I meal plan as a working Mum with NO time….
It's been a while since I shared my meal plan on here (or even on my meal planning blog for that matter) so I thought I'd share this week's plan with you and give you a bit of an update on a few changes we've had over the last few months.The last few months have been a bit chaotic with my new job as I've struggled a little bit to fit everything in that I usually do with the slightly longer working days that I have now. I've just about got things back under control now but I've had to change our routine a little bit to accommodate the fact that I'm getting home a bit later and … [Read more...]
How to make homemade chicken stock in your slow cooker….
A few weeks ago, I made homemade chicken stock in my slow cooker for the first time in ages so I thought I'd share it with you.It's not hard to make and the results are amazing so I'm not sure why or when I stopped making it on a more regular basis but now that I've made it again and realised how much better food tastes with homemade chicken stock rather than when it's made with stock cubes then I'm pretty sure I'll be making it again... and again...When I cook a chicken for Sunday Lunch I can get enough chicken from it to do that one meal and then one other meal which just needs … [Read more...]
