This recipe I was given for amazing sweet potato bread is actually a recipe that calls for canned sweet potatoes which we don't get here in the UK (that I know of) so I adapted it using my own homemade version of canned sweet potatoes - it's AMAZINGIngredients for the mashed sweet potatoes if you're not using tinned sweet potatoes: 3-4 Sweet potatoes 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon sugar A drizzle of honeyPreheat your oven to around 200 c. Peel your sweet potatoes and chop them into chunks. Toss them in a little olive oil and sprinkle over the … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {26 April 2019}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) My rotary washing line has been on the way out for a while now but last weekend it … [Read more...]
What I ate in a week – Slimming World Style….
I thought I'd do a bit of a 'What I ate in a week' post today but with a Slimming World twist as I'm at the stage where I need a bit of extra motivation to keep at it and I feel like this could do the trick!I haven't included everything I've eaten though, you're just going to get my evening meals. I've done a week's worth of Slimming World packed lunches in the past though if you want to check that out.Day one - SaturdayI made a homemade Slimming World Doner Kebab for tea on Saturday but because everyone was at the football, I left it on the keep warm function of the slow … [Read more...]
Sunday Snapshot: The Inspiring Painted Ladies….
Have you ever looked through your camera roll on your phone and found a photo that's just too good not to share? It might be because it makes you smile as you remember a happy memory or because you're proud of how good the photo turned out.Sunday Snapshot is my new weekly feature where I plan to share a photo I love with you...I love this photo for so many reasons - most of which have absolutely nothing to do with the subject of the photo!Let me introduce you to the 'Painted Ladies' - they're a row of colourful houses in San Francisco that have featured in all sorts of TV … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {19 April 2019}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) Did you see this week's meal plan over on Instagram earlier in the … [Read more...]
Things That Frugal People Don’t (Usually) Do….
{I'm re-sharing this post today as I've seen some super negative comments on Instagram this week where people have been judging others for the way they choose to spend their money - not on my posts in case you're wondering but I just hate seeing people be judged for spending their hard earned money how they want to spend it so I thought I'd dust off this post and get on my soapbox again}Last week someone left a comment on one of my posts to say that they didn't think that having a holiday was very frugal which is something that I completely disagree with. As I've said many times … [Read more...]
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