I seem to have rather a lot of jalapenos to use up so today, I'm going to share some of the more interesting recipes that use jalapenos that I've found on my search for inspiration.In case you're wondering why I have a lot of jalapenos to use up, it's because I discovered three unopened jars in my food cupboard when I was clearing it out last week. I knew I had one jar as I like to keep some in for nachos and to add to my slow cooker chilli but the extra two were hidden at the back where I rarely look as that's where I keep my hardly ever used things!I took a fair amount of the … [Read more...]
Try this super easy quick tip to help you stop spending money….
I'm sharing this post again after three years because I've had a couple of emails from lovely readers recently asking for tips on how to stop sending money. This little trick is the one thing that helps me the most when I'm considering a purchase so I thought I'd update this old post and reshare rather than write the same thing again. ;-)I'm far from perfect when it comes to spending money (my handbag collection will attest to this fact) but I do have a few tips and tricks that help me to sensibly consider a potential purchase so at least I can say that I've thought carefully before I … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {15th September 2017}….
1) Remember a few weeks ago I mentioned that we'd been blackberry picking and I'd saved some to make some blackberry vinegar. Well, it's taken me until this week to actually get around to making it!You can find out how I made it here if you want to have a look. Because it took me so long to get around to making it, I ended up freezing a batch of the blackberries and it made no difference at all to the flavour so I might go pick some more for next time I want to make it.2) I picked up some great reductions in Tesco this week....They had piles of both and whilst I didn't … [Read more...]
Homemade Jam Tarts and a Perfect Sweet Pastry Recipe….
Today I'm sharing my recipe for homemade sweet pastry and using it to make amazing homemade jam tarts!I'm not a huge fan of mince pies but last year I really wanted to make some so I searched high and low for a baking tray that had either a smooth rounded base for the tarts or a patterned fancy base. I couldn't find what I wanted do I ended up just using my big old Yorkshire pudding tin but it just wasn't the same.When I was shopping in Homesense a couple of weeks ago (I shared my pretty homesense finds here) I found the perfect tin so I grabbed it. Now I can't wait until … [Read more...]
How to turn a tin can from the recycling pile into something pretty….
I love finding new ways to use old things so I'm really pleased with my tin can up-cycling project....A couple of weeks ago I shared with you my super pretty DIY painted vase project and mentioned that I'd spray painted a few other things at the same time - some turned out great, others not so much.The can of spray paint that I used was enough to spray paint a lot of things!I've already told you about the vase so I'll just quickly tell you about the clock and then I'll move on to today's main event! ;-)The copper was a little brighter than I was expecting but I decided … [Read more...]
10 mistakes you could be making with your monthly budget….
Being an adult is far from easy and one of the hardest things to get the hang of is managing your finances and working out your monthly budget.I wanted to share a few budgeting tips with you today so I started thinking about mistakes that are often made by even the most financially savvy people and this is what I came up with. I know most of you will have number 1 in some form or another but without number 2 it's not all that great so I thought I'd go right back to basics today - budgeting 101! 1. You don't have a monthly budget at all If you don't have a monthly budget written down … [Read more...]
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