Yesterday (or rather the bad planning and lack of time-management of yesterday) is the reason why I only plan for 6 days of meals. I've said it before (and I'll say it again), very rarely is there a week when one planned meal isn't abandoned last-minute. The last two weeks it happens to have been a Wednesday. Not emergency trips to the Dentist this week ...
Cooking From Scratch Cost Experiment – Day 4 – Spag Bol
Not sure how today's cost comparison is going to go. Mainly because I don't think I have ever purchased a Spaghetti Bolognese Ready-Meal in my life. Here goes... SimplyBeingMum's Slow Cooked Spaghetti Bolognese - Serves 4 Approx 1lb of Extra Lean Scotch Beef = £2.50 1 Onion = £0.15 2 Garlic Cloves = £0.07 1 Beef Stock Cube = £0.08 1 Can of Tomatoes = ...
Cooking From Scratch Cost Experiment – Day 3 – Soup
I have high hopes for today's recipe :-) It's also Meat-Free Monday over at Chez Wright... Despite the UK embarking on a mini-heatwave, I stuck with my guns and made my favourite slow-cooked soup. How could I not do a comparison on my signature dish? SimplyBeingMum's Carrot and Ginger Slow Cooked Soup - Serves 4 Ingredients + Cost Approx 7 (1lb/500g) ...
Cooking From Scratch Cost Experiment – Day 2 – Burgers
So we are onto Day 2 and the good ole British weather had a surprise in store for me and my meal planning. (**Please note this post was updated right at the end on 3rd July**) We have the sun! And as Sharron commented on the last post - "too darn hot to cook a roast". She's right... I hadn't quite got a Sunday Roast planned, but did have Toad In The Hole ...
Cooking From Scratch Cost Experiment – Day 1 – Pizza
I love to cook from scratch, and if not completely from scratch then half-scratch. What I have never done is a costing exercise to establish how it compares to purchasing ready produced food (i.e convenience foods). So today is Day 1 of my little experiment. ...
No Waste Tastes Great 24 June 2011 – We Have Waste!
Hi Guys, it's Friday and it's time for No Waste Tastes Great. I'm not proud of this fact, but I do have waste this week and it is non-salvageable. Okay - ready for a grim photo of non-edible bolognaise? ...
No Waste Tastes Great 17 June 2011 Plus Birthday Update
It's Friday Guys so time for No Waste Tastes Great... I can confirm that there is No Waste at Chez Wright! This is mainly because I did not purchase any groceries this week in line with my usual routine. I normally receive my online delivery Saturday morning, but this lucky lady was off to see Take That at Manchester City Football Stadium as a ...
No Waste Tastes Great 10 June 2011
It's Friday Guys and time for No Waste Tastes Great! Once again, first thing on the agenda - decorate a two-tier Birthday Cake. Yes again! I'd baked the actual cakes last night and left to cool, I'd also noticed 3 leeks in the fridge, so slow-cooked a potato and leek soup in anticipation of No Waste Tastes Great. This is where I have got to with the cake. ...
Taking it a drawer at a time…
When I first stumbled across the concept of minimalism, life simplification or however you personally define it, the first thing I started doing was decluttering. Decluttering physical stuff. I believe this is where most people start. For me, the journey of life simplification is so much more than just throwing a few things out, particularly as momentum ...
The Spring Sale Starts! May-Jun 2011
The Spring Sale has started in a push to reduce our stuff further So far I have; Recycled two old phones = £30 Returned 3 items of clothing = £40 Returned a pair of boots = £120 less £12.50 the cost of having my old ones re-heeled and re-soled = £107.50 Participated in a car-boot sale =£45 So £222.50 in the black Now the Hubby isn't convinced I ...