Meal planning is probably the single biggest change I made when I started out on my frugal journey and it's something that I continue to do (almost) every week. I'm not perfect though and if I'm honest, there are plenty of times when we don't stick to the plan for one reason or another but on the whole, we do quite well and have managed to reduce our food shopping bill by a fair bit.I'm not going to insult your intelligence by telling you what meal planning is or how to do it but I will tell you how I do it and hopefully, if you meal plan too, you might share how you plan your meals in … [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...]
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...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Cheats Naan Bread Pizza
Guess what? After more than two months of being ill and four (possibly 5) courses of antibiotics and steroids, I think I actually feel better! I have gone a whole day without having a mad coughing fit and I have my voice back enough that I can actually hold a conversation without squeaking at some point.This weeks meal plan reflects the fact that I finally feel able to cook properly again - we've had lots of slips up recently where I have been too tired/ill/miserable to cook so we've had more ready meals and takeaways lately than I would like to admit but in my defence, I just haven't … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Homemade Fishcakes….
I went to the supermarket this afternoon with my little shopping list having planned our meals for this coming week but when I saw the overflowing reduced section I had a complete rethink and changed my plan completely based on the bargains I got. I'm really pleased as we have some lovely meals coming that we wouldn't normally eat due to the prices they usually are....Sunday - Homemade Fishcakes, chips and mushy peas (see below) I managed to pick up some Haddock for 59p for two fillets which made enough for us all- Bargain!Monday - Homemade chicken nuggets and potato wedges for the … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Microwave Sponge Pudding….
Another lazy week this week as I've just been signed off on work for another week with this stupid chest infection.Monday - Left over Pork from yesterdays roast - sliced cold with chips.Tuesday - Home made fish pie.Wednesday - Chicken Curry with naan bread for the grown ups and naan bread pizza's for the kids.Thursday - Pasta Bolognaise - recipe next week.Friday - Macaroni cheeseSaturday - Chicken fried riceSunday - Some sort of roast - whatever meat is on offer with yorkshires, roasties and vegI've heard a rumour that the weather's going to turn a bit nasty … [Read more...]
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