A few months ago, I was honest about the fact that I'd lost my way a little bit with meal planning. I've always been a huge fan of meal planning as it saves time and money with every meal that you serve but I lost my focus on meal planning for a good while (when I was diagnosed as diabetic) and I found our weekly shopping costs increasing along with the time we spent trying to figure out what to eat every night. This meant that we were spending more time at the shops buying food for our meals and we ate out more than we should have as it was a quick and easy option. When we … [Read more...]
Six ways to use up simple Slow Cooker Mince…
I don't think I can remember a weekly meal in this house that doesn't feature my slow cooker mince and onions in some form or another and today, I'm going to share exactly why that is.😁Slow cooker mince and onions is budget-friendly, easy to make, and it's so so versatile that I wouldn't be without a batch (or six) in our freezer. It takes about 3 minutes to prep and then the slow cooker does the hard work for you so I often buy a pack of mince specifically to make a batch of this for the freezer and if ever I see reduced mince in the clearance section then I will buy it and make a … [Read more...]
Back to Basics: Batch Cooking – Save Time, Money & Stress with Easy Homemade Freezer Meals….
I always think January is the perfect time to strip things back and get back to basics. After all the chaos (and spending!) of December, I always find myself wanting to start the new year feeling a bit more organised, a bit more mindful and definitely focused on money saving! So this week on the blog I’ll be sharing a few Back to Basics posts — simple ideas that can save you money, make life easier, and help you get organised for the year ahead. And I thought I’d start with one of my favourites: batch cooking.Batch cooking saves me time, money, and stress all year round, and once you get … [Read more...]
Why you should LOVE your freezer….
If there’s one kitchen appliance that deserves a little more appreciation, it’s your freezer. It quietly works away in the background, saving us money, reducing waste, and making weeknight dinners so much easier. I honestly think learning to make the most of your freezer can completely change how you shop, cook, and plan meals. And please forgive me for repeating myself again but... Meal planning is one of the quickest ways to bring your food costs down — and your freezer makes it even easier. Food shopping is something we all have to spend money on and I promise you that … [Read more...]
Back to Basics – How to cook once and eat twice….
If you’re short on time or trying to stretch your food budget a little further, learning how to cook once and eat twice (or more) can be a total game changer and you know what? It's ridiculously easy to do. Meal planning, more specifically batch cooking is all about making the most of your time in the kitchen — cooking a bigger batch of whatever you're cooking or planning clever ways to turn one meal into two meals. Less effort, less washing up and less money!I've shared so many posts over the years about batch cooking with tons of ideas that I think will absolutely help you to save … [Read more...]
10 ideas to help you save money on your Autumn food shops…
We all know that the cost of a weekly shop is ever-increasing at the moment, don't we? I'm really focusing on our weekly meal plans at the moment because I want to really be mindful about what we're eating right now and that means putting real thought into what I plan and what we buy when we're shopping. I want us to eat well and am very lucky that we're in a position to be able to choose what we eat and where we shop but that doesn't mean that I want to waste money so I've been thinking about the kinds of meals that we'll be eating in October. We'll be planning our meals on a … [Read more...]
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