Self sufficiency is not just about making and doing the basic necessities of life for ourselves. It’s about doing the things we want as well. The treats, the special occasions, the alternatives to spending alot of money we may not have. Finding ways to avoid food fatigue, while at the same time not running to…
Category: Dinner
Yorkshire Puddings
Yorkshire Puddings are such a huge thing in our home that if a roast dinner turns up without them there is a mutiny! I learned this recipe when I was working as a chef and it has never gone wrong. It is incredibly easy, very quick and simple to adapt to your needs. This will…
Beef Ragu with Gnocchi
As part of the collaboration #NoodleNovember2023 I had footage I wanted to use from last year. When I went to look for it it had disappeared off my pc so in a blind panic due to not being paid for a couple of weeks and only having what we have in the house to use…
Witchy Brew Stew
It was a couple of months ago I was approached by Tony of Kettle Kitchen and Jen from Jeni’s Scratch Made Kitchen and asked to be a part of #crocktober for 2023. I have to admit I was really excited for this one and really wanted to be a part of it as I had…
Chicken Chasseur and Rice
Chicken Chasseur and Rice??? What is this abomination !?! I hear you cry… Weeeell its one pot, Tanny will eat it and it has fed him for 3 days and one of our kids and one of the grandkids. I figure that is a win. Sure normally I would serve chicken Chasseur with vegetables but…
Beef, Booze and Buttons
When hubby let me know that he hadn’t been paid his overtime this month my heart sank. His overtime is the equivelant of half his flat salary and it is what we live on after paying the bills. However I always have a plan and insteead of staying in a space of “wtf do we…
“Cawl” – Nanna Lucy’s Recipes
I have to admit making this one I was worried about. For such an incredibly basic and simple recipe there are depths and layers of flavour that if you mess it up, there’s no coming back. This was the kind of recipe we had in the Spring. Fresh Spring Welsh Lamb with the leftover root…
Aunty Susan’s – Supper Pie
This month I was asked to be in the YouTube collaboration “The Pies of March” #thepiesofmarch2023. A fantastic collaboration which gave me the opportunity to try a recipe I wanted to try making for years that I remember from my childhood. My Aunty Susan used to make very traditional British food. This recipe is one…
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