One of my favourite ways to use up leftovers is to make slow cooker fridge bottom frittata and I was planning to cook it last night for tea but clever me decided to make a batch of homemade tomato sauce when I got home from work without thinking that I'd be needing to use the slow cooker for the frittata!So instead of making one big frittata to use up some leftover bits and bobs, I decided to make mini frittatas in the oven instead and actually, now that I've made them this way I think they would be great to make for breakfasts and mini snacks as well as being great for those of you … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Chocolate Tea-cup Cakes (baked in china tea cups)….
Last Summer Master Frugal bought me a beautiful set of mini cups and saucers from the car boot sale. He saw that I liked the set and then talked his Dad into taking him back (pretending to go to the toilet) to buy them with his own pocket money. They were beautiful but I had no clue what to do with them really so they've just been gathering dust - until today!I decided to attempt to make some cakes in them using the slow cooker and seeing as they actually turned out really well, I thought I'd share my success with you. ;-)I used my recipe for Baileys Cupcakes as I'm planning on … [Read more...]
10 ways to start saving water TODAY….
Did you know it was World Water Day tomorrow?No, me neither. In fact I'd never even heard of it until Master Frugal mentioned it to me yesterday along with a bit of a lecture on how lucky we are living in the UK to have free access to clean water available to us just by turning on a tap. He's right of course because as we all know, sadly there are a lot of families around the world who don't have this.I had a quick Google and it seems that World Water Day is observed each year on 22 March. The day, which was established by the United Nations was first celebrated in 1993 but more … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {20th March 2015}….
Five frugal things I've done this week: 1. I bought some lovely cushions on sale a few weeks ago from Dunelm Mill. They were reduced to £2 each and they were so pretty that I bought them intending to use them in my little living room makeover. As pretty as they were though, they just didn't go with anything else so I gave them to Miss Frugal to use on her bed as she loves girly cushions. The only problem is that the cushions she has have started taking over her bed so she ends up throwing them all on the floor every night and I end up nagging at her to pick them up again the next day. … [Read more...]
Apple and Banana Cake….
I have no idea why I've never tried making apple and banana cake before!I have them both in my fruit basket on a daily basis but I've never thought of putting them together until today. I can tell you one thing though - now I have tried an apple and banana cake, we'll definitely be having it more often because it's delicious. Banana and Apple Cake Squares 225g softened butter 1 egg 3 mashed bananas (mine were on the small side so I needed 3 but I'd say 2 would be OK ususally) 1 apple grated (I dabbed mine with some kitchen roll so it wasn't too wet) 1 capful of Vanilla essence 125g … [Read more...]
How much appliances really cost when you leave them on standby….
It's estimated that the average family could save at least £80 a year by turning off appliances instead of leaving them on standby when they're not in use.Clearly this is nothing new as most of us are fully aware that we should be turning things off (although whether we actually do or not is another matter) but I found it quite interesting to read a list of how much each appliance actually costs to run on standby.You can see the full list here but the ones that stood out for me are these:Wireless Router - £21.92Printer (Laser) - £18.26Set-top box (Sky) - £18.26Hi-Fi - … [Read more...]
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