Did you catch last week's post about what a realistic food budget looks like in 2026? If not, I recommend going and having a quick look before reading this one? I shared some information about what 'average' families spend in the UK in 2026 and it might really help you to understand where your own food shopping budget fits with that. What I wanted to talk about today is how you can reduce your spend, or at least share what's worked for me.After figuring out our own realistic food budget, the biggest thing that helped me to then bring it down to a level that feels … [Read more...]
Eight ways to use up Yorkshire Puddings {and my tried and true recipe}….
I’ve got another post to share today from my Love Your Leftovers series and this one isn't one that I planned when I first wrote a list of foods that I was going to feature in this series. I got a message a couple of weeks ago asking if I could do Yorkshire Puddings and I admit, my first thought was 'Why?' - we never have a leftover Yorkshire Pudding in this house. 😁 But I have been batch cooking my Yorkshires over the last few months so I thought I'd give it a go as I have plenty in the freezer. As I say, leftover Yorkshire puddings don’t happen often in this house, … [Read more...]
Eight ways to use up Mashed Potato…
I've got another post to share today from my Love your Leftovers series of posts and this week, it's all about how to use up mashed potatoes!I don't know what it is about mash but I seem to have an inability to guesstimate and actually make the right amount of mashed potato whenever I make it. In the past, I've under-estimated how much we would eat and made too little so now I tend to go too far the other way but I'm not entirely mad about it because I've found so many ways to make the post of any that we have leftover. Mashed potato is so versatile, so budget friendly and so easy … [Read more...]
What’s a Realistic Food Budget in 2026?
It’s around this time of year when lots of us start thinking about our food budgets again.I'd much rather review our food spending in February because just getting through to Payday in January is an achievement in itself for us with the combination of an early December pay and the inevitable overspend of Christmas. So for me, February is that lovely reset month where everything settles back into a routine which makes it the perfect time to get a clear picture of what we’re actually spending on food because it’s so easy for the weekly shop to creep up without us even … [Read more...]
Eight ways to use up Roast Potatoes…
I'm continuing my Love your Leftovers series with today's post all about how to use up those leftover roast potatoes!Leftover roasties are already full of flavour, already crispy on the edges and they’re just what you need to create a whole new meal with hardly any effort at all. Whether they’re left over from a big Sunday dinner or you’ve accidentally made enough to feed a small village (we’ve all done it 😂), leftover roasties are pure gold and I guarantee you can transform them into so many other meals! Here's some of my favourite ways to make the most of them… 😊 1. … [Read more...]
Eight ways to use up Leftover Gammon….
Gammon is one of those brilliant leftovers that always seems to go further than you expect. It’s so forgiving and so versatile that even the smallest handful can magically become another meal (or two!) without much effort at all. Whether you’ve cooked a full joint in the slow cooker, roasted one for Sunday lunch or you just have a few slices hiding in the fridge, leftover gammon is one of the easiest things to reinvent the next day.It works in quick lunches, fakeaway-style dinners, comforting pastas and even breakfast-y meals, which is why I always try to make sure there’s a little extra … [Read more...]
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