It's ok, I'm not about to post a recipe for crispy cakes as they're not exactly hard to make are they? I just wanted to show you the crispy cakes that Miss Frugal made herself for her birthday party last week. We used about some frosties and a huge block of Tescos own brand chocolate (not the value one but the next one up) and sprinkled some sprinkles on them before the chocolate set again. … [Read more...]
Gorgeous Peach Cobbler….
Every week I look forward to the weekend as its the only 2 days of the week that we are all at home together and we always try to do something that we know that the kids will enjoy.As it was so nice yesterday we decided to have a trip to the beach. We live about five minutes away from the beac but we don't go too often as Mr Frugal hates the beach - he hates the sand in his feet and he hates the sea as he says you don't know whats in it. But the weather was so nice that we decided to take the kids down and let them have a paddle. But.... Disaster struck when Master Frugal fell over in the sea … [Read more...]
Recipe for Cheese Straws
I have made a small batch of cheese straws now and the kids are in the middle of eating their second one so I am guessing that they are a success and that I need to make a bigger batch to freeze for school dinners. The recipe that I used was: 150g Self raising flour 1/2 tsp salt30g margarine75g grated cheese1 egg2 tablespoons of milk Instructions for Cheese Straws Preheat oven to 200c/400f / Gas mark 6Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the margarine until it looks like really fine breadcrumbs.... Like thisNext, stir in the cheese but leave a handful of … [Read more...]
Baking Day….
Well its absolutely pouring down here this morning so we are going to bake some biscuits and cakes. I have stacks of cookbooks but I can't find my Bero book that I usually use for my biscuit recipe so I just googled 'kids biscuit recipe' and found the simplest recipe ever:175g/6oz Plain Flour100g/4oz Butter or Margarine50g/2oz Caster SugarPre-heat oven to 150°C/300°F Gas Mark 2Cream the butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy and then stir in the flour.Knead the dough together until it forms a ball, if the dough is a bit sticky, just add some more flour to the mixture.Next, … [Read more...]
#CookingWithKids – Super Easy Jammy Buns….
We've had a baking afternoon today in an effort to keep the kids entertained while the rain continues outside! We decided to make jammy buns first of all because (a) they're super easy to make, (b) they're delicious and (c) they're super easy to make. ;-) Jammy buns You need: 8 oz self raising flour 4 oz sugar 3 oz butter or margarine a little bit of milk to mix jam* Rub the butter into the flour until it looks a bit like breadcrumbs.* Add the sugar and mix it in.* Mix it together with a spoonful of milk at a time until the mixture looks like a stiff dough.* Roll the … [Read more...]
Homemade ice lolly recipes (for kids and for grown ups)….
Its so hot outside isn’t it?Normally in this weather we spend a fortune on ice creams and ice lollies for the kids but I've decided that this summer we'll make our own ice lollies. This should not only save a fortune but our own lollies will be much healthier (in theory ;-)).Homemade Ice Lolly Ideas for the kids Not an ice lolly as such but you could freeze bananas, either in or out of their skins. Try freezing some Angel delight in lolly moulds, as we've done in the rocket lolly moulds above. You can freeze those little fromage frais pots, pop a lolly stick in the pot before you … [Read more...]
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