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Garlic Roasted Cherry Tomatoes….

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Today I'm sharing my new favourite recipe - Garlic roasted cherry tomatoes!I briefly mentioned in last Friday's Five Frugal Things post that I was going to share this recipe for garlic roasted cherry tomatoes with you today and I actually had two emails over the weekend asking for a sneak peek which was lovely and I was happy to share as the recipe was needed for a batch cooking session and a BBQ so today would have obviously been a bit late for both ladies. ;-)I think I said in my post that the tasty garlic roasted cherry tomatoes would be great on a pizza, amazing stirred through … [Read more...]

#LoveYourLeftovers- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Baked Potatoes….

June 18, 2018 By Cassandra
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I've shared my recipe for slow cooker pulled pork a good five and a half years ago now and over the years, it's become a firm family favourite that regularly features on our meal plan.Last Friday, I bought a big piece of pork shoulder from Morrisons and made a big batch of slow cooker pulled pork which we had for tea in yellow stickered brioche buns (from M&S no less) with some Potato wedges from the freezer.I wasn't around for tea on Saturday night but I did leave instructions for Mr Frugal to make a batch of homemade pizza dough to make pizza for tea, which he did after much … [Read more...]

What we ate in a week {May 2018}….

May 28, 2018 By Cassandra
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Today I'm sharing the next post in my 'What we ate in a week' series!The plan with these posts is that I start writing this post the Monday before you read it each month and just update it each night with a photo of what we had for our tea that day. SundayJust me for the whole day today as everyone else was in Ipswich watching the Boro match and the weather was so nice outside that lunch was actually just a cornetto. ;-) For tea, I had some Birds Eye tomato and basil fish inspirations which I'd bought as they were on offer when I went shopping last week but although they were … [Read more...]

Value vs Premium: Morrisons….

May 21, 2018 By Cassandra
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One of the easiest ways to save on your food shopping is to switch from premium brands to a shop's own brand so I thought I'd do a couple of posts comparing a few of the value products from the shops we all shop at. I hope to prove, with a few blind taste tests, that value products are as tasty as their more premium counterparts.Today, I'm going to look at Strawberry Jam and Lemon Curd and compare products in Morrisons new value range to some of the more premium brands they also sell. Value vs Premium - Lemon CurdMorrisons Savers Lemon Curd (28p per jar) VS Tiptree Lemon Curd … [Read more...]

DIY Herb Garden….

May 17, 2018 By Cassandra
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I've made myself a cheeky little DIY herb garden and over the last few weeks, I've been inspired to cook more using the herbs I'm growing which in turn has meant more home cooked yummy meals for us! Today, I'm sharing how I made my little DIY herb garden in case you want to make one too...This little project was totally inspired by Pinterest because over the last few months, I've seen so many different ways to make a DIY herb garden - all of which would look perfect in the back garden I have planned for this Summer. ;-)I had planned to upcycle a full pallet and even got as far as … [Read more...]

Meal Planning Monday – Slimming World Style….

May 14, 2018 By Cassandra
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So, June is shaping up to be a super exciting and super busy month so I think it's time to get back on track with Slimming World. ;-)I'd only just (re) joined Slimming World when my Dad died in March and life got a bit chaotic so I used that as an excuse to put off being good and sticking to the plan.I weighed myself yesterday and I've lost 1lb since that time so at least I know that whilst I haven't been good, at least I haven't been too bad.I've sat down and worked out my Slimming World meal plan for the week and yes, I know that to make it work long term, I need to get us … [Read more...]