In an effort to be even more of a perfect Domestic Goddess, I have just made my own tomato sauce, from scratch, without any help, on my own! It's super easy and cheap! I'm not good with technical terms but I just put some chopped onions and chopped garlic in a pan with a big glug of olive oil and cooked them until the onions were soft. I admit that I had some help with the stirring: Next comes the tomato bit, but seeing as Master Frugal doesn't like tomatoes he left this bit to his big sister. She added two tins of chopped tomatoes to the mixture and poured sprinkled in some … [Read more...]
Kitchen Disaster…. Again….
Just when I think I'm getting better at this Domestic Goddess lark I go and do it again - I manage to have another complete disaster in the kitchen.These are the burnt crusts from the ham and cheese quiches I have just lovingly baked. I got distracted by Miss Frugal and her pack of High School Musical Top Trumps!I carefully cut the burnt bits off in a cunning attempt to disguise my disaster but my darling husband (NOT) took one look at the quiches and said (insert smug grin and patronising voice here) 'what happened this time?'To make matters worse - I didn't even win … [Read more...]
Back on the Wagon….
I fell off the meal planning wagon last week and spent a fortune. Without a meal plan, I did our usual weekly shop, had three extra trips to the shops midweek and ended up having two takeaways. How bad is that?I need to get back to being organised as it looks like Mr Frugal's last couple of months doing nights at work is coming to an end. Recently he's been at home all day so he's managed (just) to cope with cooking tea. Now he'll be getting in the same time as me we'll need to be more organised with getting tea ready in advance wherever possible. Also we're going … [Read more...]
Oven Baked Risotto: The Leftover Version….
It's ok - I'm not going to post a different version of the oven baked risotto recipe each week but I did want to share this one with you.Miss Frugal wanted risotto for tea but I didn't have any onion or chicken is so we decided to make a leftover version by frying some mushrooms and leeks with some leftover sausages and sticking that in the casserole dish with the rice and chicken stock. I didn't even have any garlic so I had to use Garlic salt!I cooked it in the oven until all the stock was absorbed into the rice and then I stirred some creme fraiche into it.... Et Voila, gorgeous … [Read more...]
Homemade Ice Lollies….
This afternoon we've been making ice lollies to celebrate the return of the sunshine..... I know it's not exactly Summer yet but after the cold, dark winter we've had the I'm going to make the most of what we have got! We made pineapple ice lollies first using two tins of value pineapple chunks (13p each) and some lemonade. Master Frugal helped me to blend the pineapple chucks, saving a few for later. Then we poured the blended mix into a jug, topped up to a pint with lemonade and added the last of the pineapple chunks. We poured the mix into our ice lolly holders and put them in … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Cookies….
Today is National Peanut Butter Lover's Day - Really it is, it says so here. So in honour of this special day we've made peanut butter cookies.... It has got to be the simplest recipe in the world and I know that I always say this but this time it's the simplest recipe ever. Peanut Butter Cookies 1 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy) 1 cup sugar 1 egg Here's Miss Frugal's recipe notes. Literally, all you do is mix it up and blob it onto a greased baking tray. Cook it for 7 - 10 minutes in an oven set to about 180 c We made a vlog of Miss Frugal making the cookies … [Read more...]
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