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Homemade Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce….

29729Leave a Comment2021-11-22+10%3A00%3A15Cassandra November 22, 2021 By Cassandra
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Today I'm sharing my version of homemade slow cooker cranberry sauce and I guarantee you're going to LOVE it.I've never been a fan of cranberry sauce really but that's not really surprising when you consider that until last December, I'd only ever tried shop bought versions of cranberry sauce!Last year though, I tried some homemade cranberry sauce during my work's Christmas meal out and it tasted amazing. Honestly, it was almost unrecognisable from the shop bought versions I'd tried previously so I decided to have a go at making my own at the last minute.My first … [Read more...]

Homemade Gingerbread Wreath….

29943Leave a CommentHomemade+Gingerbread+Wreath....2021-11-21+15%3A30%3A48Cassandra November 21, 2021 By Cassandra
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Last year, Master Frugal made the most amazing homemade Gingerbread wreath at school and it looked amazing! It looked that good that when I shared a photo of it on Instagram, I got about ten DMs asking me to blog about it. I tend to shut my laptop over Christmas though so I never got around to sharing it - until now!I'm resharing this today as I've just made some homemade gingerbread biscuits using this recipe and have had a couple of DMs asking for the recipe. This is our tweaked recipe from the version they made at school - ours has more ginger in as we love it and we … [Read more...]

2 Ingredient Chocolate Orange Fudge….

38563Leave a Comment2+Ingredient+Chocolate+Orange+Fudge....2021-11-13+10%3A00%3A10Cassandra November 13, 2021 By Cassandra
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This chocolate orange fudge is going to be your go-to fudge recipe - it's quick and easy and can be made in less than 10 minutes with just 2 ingredients!After the success of our Kinder Fudge recipe, we thought we'd have a go at some quick and easy chocolate orange fudge (mainly because we found a chocolate orange at the back of our snack drawer which we wanted to use up).It turned out so well that it's possibly our new favourite fudge flavour and may even be the chosen fudge for our homemade gift-giving this year.This chocolate orange fudge recipe is possibly the easiest fudge … [Read more...]

Easy Pumpkin Pie Recipe {UK}….

November 1, 2021 By Cassandra
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Have you ever wondered what Pumpkin Pie tastes like? If you have then this easy pumpkin pie recipe is just what you need to make your very own version of this traditional American pie.{Spoiler Alert: it's not only super simple to make but genuinely tastes amazing! No wonder it's such a popular dish!}I've always wanted to try pumpkin pie if only to say that I'd tried it but when I've searched how to make it in the past, it's always felt like a bit of a faff for something I wasn't convinced I'd like so I just never bothered. And then last year, I spotted some canned pumpkin … [Read more...]

Windfall Homemade Applesauce – easy to make and super tasty….

September 13, 2021 By Cassandra
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I'm resharing this post a couple of years after it was first published as I made a batch of applesauce over the weekend with some apples that a lovely friend brought round when she popped in for a cuppa - this time I added some of my lovely apple pie spice mix too and I've saved some to make a batch of Autumn Crumble tarts so I can share some with the friend who gave me the apples.One of my best bargains from the Festival of Thrift this weekend was the big bag of free windfall apples. I was planning to make an apple pie with them but I thought I'd make a batch of homemade applesauce … [Read more...]

Lemon and Ginger Tea – How to make it and why you should drink it….

September 8, 2021 By Cassandra
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Homemade lemon and ginger tea is my new favourite drink* so today, I thought I'd show you how I make it (I know, it's not rocket science) and more importantly, why it's good for you.* It's my favourite drink aside from Pepsi Max but I'm trying to drink less of that! 😂I actually made lemon and ginger tea for the first time a couple of weeks ago because I had some lemons left after making my homemade limoncello (which is still a work in progress) and I'm not a huge fan of lemon and honey so I went with a lemon and ginger tea instead.I quite enjoyed it so I bought a batch … [Read more...]