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Peanut Butter fudge recipe….

364441 CommentPeanut+Butter+fudge+recipe....2020-10-25+10%3A00%3A27Cassandra October 25, 2020 By Cassandra
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Oh. My. Days. Peanut Butter Fudge is amazing - how have I never tried it before? I bought a couple of cans of condensed milk ages ago ready to make some of my famous (in my own head) Nutella Fudge to take into work but for obvious hygiene reasons at the moment, taking homemade food into work at the moment is kind of frowned upon so they've just been sitting there in my cupboard gathering dust. This weekend, I decided to put the condensed milk to good use and have a play with some different flavours of fudge - the first one being a peanut butter fudge. I did think I had a … [Read more...]

Freezer Burritos – my new favourite grab and go lunch….

36408Leave a Comment2020-10-13+09%3A00%3A26Cassandra October 13, 2020 By Cassandra
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Freezer burritos are a fantastic way to not only use up leftovers but also to guarantee that you're going to always have a super quick lunch or snack to hand whenever you need one!**I'm going to start by apologising for the photos of the freezer burritos which really aren't great - it was the greyest day outside when I was taking them and I really wasn't expecting to share these on here as a separate post so I didn't do any faffing. I had planned to just share them on a five frugal things weekly post but they went down so well that I decided they deserved their own post.**I … [Read more...]

Cheese and Tomato Scone Recipe….

36303Leave a CommentCheese+and+Tomato+Scone+Recipe....2020-10-05+09%3A00%3A50Cassandra October 5, 2020 By Cassandra
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This Cheese and Tomato Scone Recipe absolutely proves that scones aren't only there for the jam and cream combo that we all love!A good savoury scone is just as good as its more traditional fruit cousin and I promise that this Cheese and Tomato Scone recipe is going to be your new go-to scone recipe!Before we start though, let's clear up something important - how do you pronounce the word scone? Some people go with Scone (rhymes with gone) and others go for Scone (rhymes with stone). I'm in the rhymes with gone camp and anytime I hear someone pronounce it the other way, I can't … [Read more...]

Snickers Cookie Dough Bars….

31631Leave a CommentSnickers+Cookie+Dough+Bars....2020-09-28+09%3A00%3A59Cassandra September 28, 2020 By Cassandra
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Snickers Cookie Dough Bars are Master Frugal's new favourite treat - and he has almost as much fun making them as we all do eating them!Over the last couple of week's, Master Frugal has rediscovered his love of cooking (I mean, love could be a bit too strong here but he's definitely enjoying it more again) and has been cooking tea a couple of nights a week since we started buying our weekly Hello Fresh box which comes with measured out ingredients and super clear step by step instructions.The fact he successfully makes tea for us a few nights a week now has encouraged him to want … [Read more...]

Autumn fruit crumble tarts to make your mouth water….

September 20, 2020 By Cassandra
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These delicious fruit crumble tarts are my favourite thing to make on an Autumn afternoon (or any afternoon for that matter) when I've got friends coming round as they're super simple to make, taste amazing and look pretty impressiveThis recipe for delicious fruit crumble tarts is honestly so flexible as you can use any fruit you want (or even a nice fruity jam at a push) to make them with and they always turn out amazing. You could even make a version at Christmas using mincemeat!How to make homemade fruit crumble tarts For the Pastry: 250g plain flour 125g butter, … [Read more...]

Homemade Macaroni Cheese Recipe….

August 31, 2020 By Cassandra
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My homemade Macaroni Cheese recipe is what I'd call my signature dish if I ever decided to audition for Masterchef (not that I would with my lack of culinary skills) because everyone who tries it, loves it!I can guarantee that if I ask either of the kids what they want to see on our meal plan, they'll ALWAYS ask for homemade macaroni cheese and I'm pretty sure that 90% of the meal plans that I've ever shared on here will have featured this meal in one form or another.We've had it with cooked broccoli or cauliflower added to it, with crispy bacon served chopped up on top, with … [Read more...]