Risotto is one of my favourite meals but I can never be bothered with the faff of making it - all that stirring and gradually adding stock makes me not want to cook it as often as I'd like to eat it! So you can imagine how pleased I was when I discovered a few months ago that my trusty slow cooker could do most of the work for me!I know, I'm easily pleased aren't I?I've been making risotto in the slow cooker now for a couple of months and all of the variations that I've tried have been delicious. I'm going to share my version of slow cooker mushroom risotto today but you can make … [Read more...]
Don’t underestimate your bag of frozen mixed veg….
I like to make life easy wherever possible and I'm certainly not averse to the odd shortcut here and there. In fact, I'm more than happy to take advantage of anything that makes my life a bit simpler.My latest kitchen shortcut is frozen mixed veg - not exactly ground breaking I know but seriously, I love it. I'm sure all supermarkets do a similar thing but the one I've been using is the Tesco Value range which is ideal for cooking and adding to recipes as the veg is chopped into quite small pieces which makes it easy to eat for kids and I find that they're more likely to eat it because … [Read more...]
What to do with leftover Baileys Irish Cream….
First of all, if you're asking the question of what to do with leftover Baileys then I take my hat off to you. A bottle of Baileys rarely lasts past New Years Eve in this house so personally, my first suggestion on what to do with it would be to just drink it and enjoy it as it is.If you're still here and haven't left me to go drink your leftover Baileys then I'm guessing you'd still like some ideas. ;-) What to do with leftover baileys - make a no cook Baileys cakeThis is a super simple, no cook cake that makes good use of your leftover Baileys. All you need is a ready made flan … [Read more...]
My version of a Greggs Cheese and Bacon wrap….
I always loved a good Greggs pasty for a treat when we're out and about but it's only recently that I've discovered the delights of a Greggs cheese and bacon wrap - they're so delicious but even better than that, they're so easy to make yourself at home!How to make your homemade version of a Greggs cheese and bacon wrap.... You need: Puff Pastry 2 rashers of bacon per wrap that you plan to make. Grated cheese, depending on how cheesey you want your wrap to be but I use around 30g of cheese per wrap. Beaten egg or milk to brush the pastry with.First of all, you need puff pastry … [Read more...]
Stop Shouting at your children – in five easy steps….
A while ago now I decided I was shouting at the kids too much and decided to stop shouting (or at least try to) wherever possible and to deal with telling them off in a more effective way.It's not like I shouted at them all the time or anything, I just felt that the amount I shouted was too much and that I wasn't setting a very good example. I felt that the message was getting lost a bit as they were upset at being shouted at and as a result, they didn't always listen to what I was actually saying.It took a few weeks to 'train' myself to act differently if they were naughty but I did … [Read more...]
Fabulously Frugal #4….
Happy New Year!I bet lots of New Years resolutions have been made this week, many of which will involve saving money in one form or another so I'm hoping that there's going to be lots of entries this month.I was a bit sill last month and I didn't set the dates on the linky right so it was only open for a couple of days rather than the full month - I've checked and double checked this month so it should be OK! ;-)I really do want people to see that being frugal and thrifty isn't the same as being tight or stingy and that there are some many easy and fun ways to save money so the … [Read more...]
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