It's Friday Guys! Time to take part in The Frugal Girl's Food Waste Friday and my very own No Waste Tastes Great Challenge. Each Friday I follow my Routine, which means that by the time I type this post I will have stripped my fridge/perishables cupboard down, cleaned it , noted down any food stuffs required, popped a few things back in, and left on the ...
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Simple Meal Plan 22 Jan 2011 and some great reading
It's time for you to meet simplybeingmum's Menu Board! Each week I plan 6 days of meals Saturday-Thursday with a Free Day on Friday. I also write it on our Menu Board we hang in the kitchen (I have a feeling I may be a frustrated chef...) ...
No Waste Tastes Great – 21 Jan 2011
It's Friday! Time for No Waste Tastes Great Those who follow the blog know that on Friday I follow my Friday Routine and also take part in Food Waste Friday over at The Frugal Girl. This week what potential foodwaste delights do I have sitting on my counter in anticipation? ...
My First Simple Meal Plan of 2011 and some great reading
The holidays are well and truly behind us, and I am back to my usual routine of meal planning. This weeks meal plan is designed to be: Simple (I've got a busy week with one thing and another) Frugal (Not cheap food - quality dishes with only the necessary ingredients in order to keep waste at bay) Healthy (this is subjective I know - what I class as ...
Slow Cooked Chicken and Vegetables in Beer Stew
In January 2004 I won an international beer drinking competition at the bottom of a beautiful mountain in Whistler BC. I'm not sure it would be 'the' international beer drinking competition (speed not quantity to clarify) if there is such a thing - but I was still quite proud of my achievement. I was young - what can I say? Miss Japan shook my hand in awe ...
The Simple Christmas Guide – Christmas Dinner Part 2
I love food and I love Christmas! The magic of a home-cooked Christmas Dinner (in my opinion) isn't elaborate food on a plate... it's the company that it is eaten in. My main priority at Christmas is to spend time with my family, and not to create a culinary masterpiece. This year I will be hosting Christmas Dinner, and will be cooking for 10 adults and 4 ...
Simple Meal Plan – Christmas Week
Every week (normally a Saturday) I post my Simple Meal Plan for the coming week. To put this into context: Each Friday I take part in Food Waste Friday over at The Frugal Girl There's a very specific Friday routine I follow All meals for the coming week are then planned in advance I then place my on-line grocery order with a major supermarket (I will ...
No Waste Tastes Great + Simple Meal Plan Week 5
My productivity is running on overdrive at the moment, as I gear up toward my busiest week (next), the one prior to the schools breaking up for the holidays. My aim is to have everything on my to do list completed by next weekend. So this week I have combined my No Waste Tastes Great post and the Simple Meal Plan Week 5. ...
Simple Top Tip Tuesday – Taking Note
I don't like kitchen clutter, food or otherwise. For me an organised kitchen is a happy kitchen :-) As part of my life simplification journey I try not to make unneccessary purchases and to keep items to a minimum where possible, with things having multi-use. However I do possess a handful of items that for me, make my kitchen work more efficiently. ...
Simple Slow Cooked Ham in Cola
The inspiration behind this recipe began a few years back when I was gifted a copy of Nigella Bites. I love this recipe book as it contains some slightly unusual combinations of food which appeal to my adventurous nature. Nigella's recipe is time and ingredient consuming and the side dish of sweetcorn pudding is a little ingredient intense and too sweet ...