Gammon was pretty much the first meat that Master Fussy-Eater Frugal would eat and even now, it's still one of his favourite meals. It's also really versatile so we tend to buy a small gammon joint every week and although we love a good old mid-week roast dinner, I do try and mix it up a little bit - especially with the leftovers that we always have. I thought you might like to see how far you can stretch a gammon joint by showing what I've made with ours.Before I go on to what we do with our gammon joint, I should really recommend that you always buy the next joint of meat you can … [Read more...]
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Days Out: Byland Abbey….
You might have read yesterday that I decided to embrace Mothers Day this year rather than stick my head in the sand and pretend it's not happening for the most part. The kids were over the moon with this news and have spent the entire day spoiling me and showering me with love, attention and presents!We started off with some lovely treats at home followed by a surprise trip to York designer outlet where I was stunned to be steered into the Micheal Kors shop and treated to a new watch. My objections to the cost were silenced by Mr Frugal who told me that they'd never bought me more than a … [Read more...]
The stuff that dreams are made of….
Remember before Christmas when I told you that I was trying to focus more on experiences rather than gifts?Well one of Master Frugal's experiences took place this week and it was amazing - far better than I had expected and worth every penny we paid for it.He's a huge Boro fan and follows them avidly so when he didn't really ask for much at Christmas we had no idea what to buy him as his main present. It felt like we'd be buying him something for the sake of it as he hadn't really asked for anything and didn't really need anything. So we started thinking about what sort of experience … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week {26th February 2016}….
How on earth is it nearly March?1) I bought a of pack of ready peeled and chopped swede reduced to 37p from the shop the other day and made a gorgeous curried swede soup which was delicious. It was just what I needed for lunch when it was -1 c outside!2) I went to Ikea at the weekend for a look around to get some inspiration and ideas for our house this year and although I came away brimming with ideas, I actually only spent £2 and that was on a gorgeous little plant pot type thing that I'm using as a pen holder at the moment. I even used my Ikea family card to get a free cuppa … [Read more...]
Small things that make me smile {February 2016}….
You're probably sick of me telling you by now that my word for 2016 is Happy and that I'm hoping to do more of the things that make me happy and less of the things don't.I'm trying not just to think of the big things or the things that I do or don't do though because it's to me, it's also about appreciating the smaller things in life that aren't really a big deal to anyone other than me. It's these small things add up to make my life a happy one!Here's some of the small things that have made me happy this month....Last night was time for Master Frugal's long awaited Christmas … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week {5th February 2016}….
1) One of the things I wanted to do this year was take care of myself a little bit better and start making time for me and I'm really trying to stick to that. I'm really pleased with my progress at Slimming World and I'm feeling quote good about myself at the moment even though I've got a LONG way to go.As part of my new 'me' regime I bought myself some new nail varnishes and a new lipgloss from our local Pounstretchers - not bad for a pound each!2) If you pay your council tax over 10 months then this month and next are no council tax months (or at least they are for us). In the … [Read more...]
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