Last week I mentioned that I'd made some lemon and blueberry muffins using some reduced fruit that I'd bought at the supermarket near me and I had a few requests for the recipe I used so I thought I'd share it with you today.... Lemon and Blueberry Muffins 300g Self Raising Flour 150g Sugar and an extra two teaspoons for sprinkling 1 Egg 175 ml Milk 125 ml vegetable oil 2 handfuls of blueberries 1 lemonIn a large mixing bowl give the flour and the sugar a quick mix. In a jug whisk the egg, milk and oil together. Pour the liquid mix into the bowl with the flour and sugar along … [Read more...]

After our visit to the lavender farm earlier this week I found myself with a few bunches of lavender that I had bought with the vague idea of making lavender lemonade and lavender shortbread as I saw both of those on the menu in the tea shop at the farm.I'll be attempting the lavender lemonade tomorrow I think but today I've been making the lavender sugar in preparation for making the shortbread.  It's really easy to make and certainly doesn't need an actual recipe because you basically just fill a container with sugar and mix a handful of the little lavender flowers in to it - roughly … [Read more...]

I'm back today with the last of my #BetterWithLeerdammer sandwich ideas and I've gone all traditional with a cheese and pickle sandwich made with a bloomer loaf. All I did was slice up a bloomer loaf (on an angle so the slices were bigger), butter it, add a few slices of cheese and a big dollop of pickle.  I added a salad and some sweet pepper relish to serve but they're just window dressing really.  The main event is the sandwich and just plain old cheese and pickle is delicious.This is probably my favourite sandwich of the week although Mr Frugal is a fan of the tuna … [Read more...]

This week's #BetterWithLeerdammer campaign is definitely making for some interesting lunches and today was no different as we had chicken and cheese wraps which I controversially served with a sweet Summer salad.  The flavour combinations are not something I would have thought of but I really enjoyed it, as did everyone else.  It also encouraged Master Frugal who is a fussy eater at the best of times to try cold chicken - something he's never done before which may not seem like much to you but to me, it was HUGE!The sweet Summer salad was made up of lettuce, mango, strawberries, avocado … [Read more...]

I wan't sure about the recipe I had in mind to share with you for today's #BetterWithLeerdammer sandwich idea but basically, I just served it to Mr Frugal for his tea and he loved it which is high praise from someone who's quite fussy with his food normally!Today's cheese and pesto toasted baguette is the simplest sandwich ever but it tastes delicious!  All I did was cut a baguette in half and spread a layer of pesto on the bread before adding two slices of Leerdammer Light.  I popped it under the grill until the cheese had melted and then spooned a little more pesto on the top before … [Read more...]