An almost empty fridge

I’ve really tried and been ever so conscious this week of ensuring whatever we’ve bought from the shops and whatever we took from home, can come back with us. Minimal preferably… So looking at this fridge and freezer the afternoon before we leave, fills me with an accomplishment.

Mushrooms

If you have read my blogs then you know I do not get on with waste and try to incorporate the saddest things lurking into the fridge into a meal, somehow. The mushrooms were looking a little worse for were so I thought a bulk-out in our ragu was the answer. Also a great way…

Left over gammon

I always struggle with too much left over ham after i’ve created a roast (of course this is a lie and I’d gladly sit in bed all day and shove it in my mouth at an alarming rate if I could). This meal was the remnants of the previous day’s lunch. Shredded gammon, chopped onion…

Christmas craft gifts – ahead of the pack

In an attempt to be uber-organised this coming Christmas (with a toddler and a what will be 3 month old) – that should be an achievable goal, right? So I have thought of some frugal, alternative craft gifts for friends and family: Rosemary salt Rosemary and Parmesan biscuits Lavender pouches Tomato and oregano sauce The…