Ever wondered what happens when you let a teenager loose in the kitchen to plan a Sunday Dinner? Read on and I'll tell you... Last weekend it was Mother's Day here in the UK and my two lovely children decided they were going to treat me to a Sunday dinner cooked by them.Two very quickly became one as Master Frugal was lured away by his Xbox very early in the planning stages of the meal and didn't emerge again until the Yorkshire Puddings were ready to be taken out of the oven.Which left Miss Frugal who, despite being older, is probably the least capable of my two in the kitchen. Her … [Read more...]

Today's post is all about me sharing my soup maker tips and tricks - read on if you want to make amazing (and cheap) soups!I've had my soupmaker now for a couple of years and it's definitely been one of my most used kitchen gadgets ever. Even though I don't have the latest or the fanciest model around, it does everything I need it to do and I've learned how to make super tasty soup *every time.   (*By every time, I mean every time except for the time I tried to make tomato soup in there and the time that I tried to add pasta to the soup forgetting I'd set it to smooth blend mode … [Read more...]

How to Create a Kindness Tree is an activity from Becky Goddard-Hill, my very lovely friend who I'm so very proud of today as she launches her fantastic book 'Create Your Own Kindness'...Becky is a psychotherapist and life coach and author of Create Your Own Kindness a wellbeing activity book for 6-12 year olds published recently by Harper Collins. It is a beautiful and colourful book packed with 50 fun activities to help kids be kinder to themselves, other people and to the planet.Here she shares a kindness activity with us that any family can easily do and that will bring … [Read more...]

If you saw last January's month favourites post then you'll know that I had a blogging re-think and decided to bring back a few of the things I used to enjoy sharing on my blogs so I started by bringing back my monthly favourites posts!February 2021 | Monthly Favourites Film/TV I rarely have much to say in this category but this month I've discovered how to get American Netflix and managed to finally watch a TV series that I've wanted to watch since I went to LA with Miss Frugal. We went to Warner Bros Studio and were lucky enough to get to spend some time on the set of a show that was … [Read more...]

What do you do when you have some bananas to use up and a bag of pistachios? Obviously, you make Pistachio and Banana bread! 😂This Pistachio and Banana bread is a great twist on what's become a bit of a classic recipe over the last 12 months here in the UK. It's easy to make, super tasty and gives you a chance to use up bananas that are on the turn! The only thing I will say is that shelling pistachio nuts is NOT my favourite way to spend a Sunday morning - honestly, my thumbs are still sore a couple of hours later!  And my 300g bag of pistachios ended up as just 100g of … [Read more...]