[Photo by fotologic] Easter is a lovely time of year, the light nights are here, the weather is perking up and nature is alive with flowers, birds and bunnies. Why not celebrate by giving friends and family some pretty handmade gifts this year? Chocolate is lovely but let’s face it, you can have too much of a good thing. Many people will appreciate a keepsake instead, especially if it’s been made by a niece, nephew or grandchild. Children adore cutting and sticking and it’s good for developing their fine motor skills and giving them a sense of achievement when they hand over the finished … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Turkey Meatballs….
Sunday - Turkey meatballs with spaghetti.Monday - Macaroni CheeseTuesday - Quick tea for the kids as I'm off out I think so they'll be having Fishfingers, chips and minty mushy peas.Wednesday - Homemade chilli with sweet potato wedges.Thursday - Spicy sausage and bean casserole.Friday - Picnic party tea I think as the kids were gutted that they were too poorly to go to Maxi's birthday bowling night.This weeks family friendly frugal meal is turkey meatballs with tomato sauce and pasta. Turkey doesn't usually feature on our menu plans as it's something I always think … [Read more...]
Convenience gone mad….
I couldn't help but laugh when I went to Tesco tonight and saw their new 'Easy Home Bake' range. The range consists of ready mixed ingredients for chocolate brownies, Victoria sponge cake and gingerbread among other things.They're like packet mixes for posh people!The Victoria sponge mix costs £3.50 which seems like a massive amount to me for a bit of flour, sugar and butter and a couple of eggs. Miss Frugal can whip up a Victoria sponge on her own and from memory in no time at all and it must cost less than a pound to make!I'm guessing that there is a market for these … [Read more...]
Top ten things to do before you’re ten….
As soon as the sun is shining my children want to be outside - whether it's playing out with their friends, riding their bikes or scooters up and down the street or doing something as a family. I think it's really important to encourage this as it's not only good for them to be playing outside in the fresh air, it encourages their independence, keeps them active and provides me with some much needed peace and quiet! Apparently not all families feel the same though according to new research from Persil Small and Mighty. Among other things, their research found that only 14% of children under … [Read more...]
Have some cake….
It's my Birthday today so I thought we could share some virtual cake (I'm not sharing the champagne in the fridge though) ;-) It's not a great birthday as they go as I have a husband upstairs ill in bed and two slightly grouchy children who are on the mend after a week where one or both of them have been ill for most of it. But, I do have a nice new handbag, some gorgeous new cushions and this lovely card to help cheer me up so I guess it's not all bad.... … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Spaghetti Carbonara….
Yesterday I went to the official launch of MFEST which is a family festival taking place this July at Harewood House near Leeds and promises to be a 'Feast of British Music and Food'. I'll let you know more about MFEST in a later post as it really does sound like a great family weekend but for today, I just wanted to share this with you:It's a signed copy of one of Aldo Zilli's cookbooks, signed by the man himself after the surprise cooking masterclass we got from him. He showed us how to make Spaghetti Carbonara without using cream and I can honestly say that it was one of the most … [Read more...]
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