I made my own version of oven baked risotto last night and it was gorgeous - a big success! I've never made risotto before and I didn't fancy having to constantly stir the pan so I opted for an oven baked version, much more my style.First of all, I fried some diced chicken breast with some onion and garlic, then added it to a large casserole dish along with 250g Arborio rice and 1 and a half pints of chicken stock. I'm a bit clueless with herbs so I just added some Oregano. You're supposed to add parmasen cheese at some point but I'm not really keen so I … [Read more...]
Meal Plan Challenge – Cheats Chicken Pie….
I made Cheats Chicken Pie for tea tonight and it was delicious. I had really good intentions of making the tastiest home made chicken pie ever - I was even going to make the pastry from scratch. I got to Tescos to buy the lard for the pastry and they had that readymade puff pastry stuff for just 81p.... It was practically the same price as making my own so I decided that I would cheat just a little bit.Then when I got home I realised I had forgotton to take the chicken out of the freezer so rather than abandon the chicken pie plan, I decided to use the two tins of … [Read more...]
Meal Plan Challenge….
Can you believe it's the last day of February today? How mad is that!I am off work this week so I have decided to set myself a little meal plan challenge to spice up my weekly meal plan as it's got a bit boring (actually - a lot boring). I am going to cook a different meal every day this week so if everything goes according to plan, I'll have lots of new things to add to my weekly plan in future and lots of posts for you to show you what I'm doing....So here's this weeks meal plan challenge meal plan (if that makes any sense):MondayLunch - Spanish OmeletteTea - Home made … [Read more...]
Yorkshire Puddings…. Part 2
I blogged about my unsuccesful Yorkshire Puddings a while back (here) and I thought I would share today's attempt with you as Miss Frugal decided to try her hand at making them this afternoon.We used the same recipe as always, which is 100g plain flour, 2 eggs and half a pint of milk but I think Miss Frugal has the magic touch because she managed to make these beauties:I think she's the next Nigella ;-) … [Read more...]
Homemade Burgers….
We decided to have our homemade burgers tonight instead on Monday as Mr Frugal decided he was starving and fancied a Big Mac. There are stacks of recipes on the internet that use breadcrumbs and eggs and other faffy bits but ours are just basic and easy. We always split 500g of lean beef mince into two bowls because we both make our own. Mr Frugal just squishes (that's the technical term lol) his pile into two burger shapes and sticks them under the grill whereas mine are a bit more technical.I add a chopped chilli and two chopped garlic cloves to my mince and squish my mix together. As I … [Read more...]
Toad in the hole….
I feel so full.We have just had toad in the hole for tea with mini roasties, mash, carrots, broccoli and gravy. It was gorgeous and the kids both cleared their plates (which doesn't happen often believe me). In our pre-frugal days we would have just ordered a take away on a Saturday night and I can honestly say that we all enjoyed our tea tonight more than any take away.To make the mini roasties, I chop up some potatoes into small chucks and par boil them for about five minutes. Then I drain them and put them back in the empty pan, I season them and then drizzle them with a healthy amount … [Read more...]
