As I'm sure regular readers will know, my children have beautiful ginger hair (or at least I think it's beautiful).I love their hair colour and until yesterday they'd never experienced anything other than positive comments about their hair colour but last night when I took them shopping a little boy pointed at us and said 'Look at that ginger family Dad' and laughed. He didn't say it in a mean way that was particularly upsetting or anything, it's just that it's made them question why he pointed out that we were ginger. After all, we didn't feel the need to point at his family and say … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Sausage and Bean Casserole….
I didn't do too well at sticking to last weeks meal plan I'm afraid.... I *may* have even substituted one night for a takeaway and another for egg, chips and beans ;-)I've had a stern word with myself and am ready to go again so here's what we'll be eating this week:Monday - Fray Bentos pies with chips and peas. I love Fray Bentos pies so I stocked up when I found them on offer last week.Tuesday - Chicken and egg fried rice for the adults and fish fingers, mash and beans for the kids.Wednesday - Macaroni CheeseThursday - Mussels with crusty bread and french fries. Pasta … [Read more...]
The Worst Raffle Prize Ever….
There's not much else I can say really is there? … [Read more...]
How to have a frugal Christmas – Christmas Dinner….
The Frugal Family Christmas Day MenuStarter Figs with Parma HamMain Course Turkey Breast and Slow Cooker Gammon served with Yorkshire Puddings, Roast Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Honey Roasted Parsnips, Carrots, Broccoli and Pigs in Blankets.Dessert Nutella Mousse What do you think of our Christmas Day menu then?We don't tend to go over the top with our Christmas dinner because to me, when it comes down to it, it's just a glorified Sunday dinner and I'd much rather spend time with my family on Christmas Day than be running in and out of the kitchen doing a big all out … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Mackerel Risotto….
Winter's really setting in now isn't it? It's so cold here tonight so this week's meal plan is filled with lots of Winter warmers ;-) Monday - Smoked mackerel risotto. I've blogged the recipe below for you as this is delicious and something I would never have thought of cooking. Tuesday - Sausage and bean casserole with mash. Wednesday - Roast Pork and Yorkshire puddings. Thursday - Macaroni Cheese. Friday - Chicken something or other ;-) As some of you might know, I've been working with Fish is the Dish recently to try and show you how easy fish can be too cook and how cheaply you can … [Read more...]
What do you spend on Christmas….
It's OK, I don't really want to know how much you spend ;-)But I do want to share with you something that I've found out recently about the amount that parents spend on their children each year. Research shows that in 1995 the average British family spent around £75.00 per child at Christmas with this figure increasing massively to an average spend of £168.00 per child last Christmas.I'm not sure if the increase is due to the fact that parents are willing to spend more these days or if it's because things cost so much more now. The top item on Miss Frugal's wish list this year is … [Read more...]
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