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Not Buying It – Birthday Gifts

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The title of this post is a little misleading. I do give Birthday gifts. I also buy some of the component parts to make up the gift. Rather, what I do not buy is the added value that retailers and manufacturers build in to charge us a higher price for the gift. In fact I love giving gifts. I truly believe the cliché that 'it's the thought that counts'. This ...

Simple Slow Cooked Chicken and Mushroom Pie Recipe Plus a Wedding Photo

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Don't ever presume that the whole of a dish needs to be slow-cooked. There are many recipes that can be part slow-cooked and then finished off in the oven. The laborious part of the dish can be dealt with by your slow cooker as you go about your daily business. As the 'Why Don't You' crew always said 'Go do something less boring instead'. As a fanatical ...

Not Buying It – Bread

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One of my first TV memories was a programme called "Living in the past". I was just 4 when the show aired. It was the first reality TV show of this type to be shown in the UK, 22 years before Big Brother hit our screens. 'Living in the past' focused on 15 volunteers who in 1978 sustained themselves for a full year, equipped only with tools, crops and ...

SuperScrimping – Reducing Your Grocery Budget Plus Simple Spaghetti Bolognese

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Channel 4 are showing a great series at the moment called SuperScrimpers. I'm loving that being frugal is now considered 'on trend'! Yay! Finally! As one of those that has been part of this growing community for 3 years plus, it's refreshing.  What it does mean, however, that as an experienced SuperScrimper the show can't teach me much I don't already ...