in store) and a Spider cupcake holder (£1.50 in store), we decided to dedicate this week's Cupcake Sunday to Halloween..I've been wanting to make some chocolate orange cupcakes for a while and the idea of bright orange icing seemed to fit with Halloween so we went with that - that and the fact that I was given a bar of dark chocolate with orange pieces in it earlier in the week and every time I go in the kitchen it shouts me and begs me to eat it all ;-)Chocolate Orange Cupcakes 80g plain flour 20g cocoa 175g caster sugar 1 tsp baking power 50g butter / margarine 50g chocolate - … [Read more...]
My little superhero….
With Halloween fast approaching, lots of you will be thinking about costumes for the big day!In past years we've dresses as zombies, witches, ghosts, zombie brides, Dracula - even a giant pumpkin! But this year neither of the kids wanted to go for your typical scary Halloween style outfit. Miss Frugal isn't really bothered about trick or treating this year and isn't bothered about dressing up at all and as for Master Frugal, he wanted to dress up as a superhero.The problem is that all the shops are selling the more conventional Halloween costumes so there wasn't much around for him. … [Read more...]
Feeling better – the frugal way….
I have a sore throat which I have no doubt will turn into a full blown cold which means that I'm likely to spend the few days off that I have with the kids during half term in one of two ways. Either snuggled up on the sofa with them moaning that they want to be out doing things, or actually out doing things with me moaning that I want to be at home snuggled up on the sofa.So, I'm currently sat here with my favourite cold remedy..........Hot lemon, honey and ginger.What do you think - Is this going to help or should I really just go to the shop and buy some of the strongest … [Read more...]
Our Special Box….
Miss Frugal is just like me - she loves shiny things, especially pink shiny things!Everywhere we go she's on the look out for something new to add to her special shiny things collection - whether it's a special stone she sees on the floor, a shiny jewel in a gift shop or even an old brooch or other shiny jewellery in a charity shop or at a car boot sale.Until recently she had about ten trinket boxes of various sizes filled with her treasured but when we were sent a lovely wooden box (I can't even remember what was in it now) with a little tray in that lifts in and out, she decided to … [Read more...]
My top three ways to save your pennies….
Are you saving for something special?I've just started saving for our holiday next year and as well as saving larger amounts when I can afford it (not often at the minute), I'm also saving smaller amounts as often as I can.You might think that it's not worth saving pennies but it really is, you'll see your savings increase lots quicker by doing it. I guarantee it ;-)1. Save all the small change you get. We save all of our coppers and 5p coins in various pots and vases around the house. When they're all full we take them along to our supermarket and change it in one of those … [Read more...]
Cupcake Sunday – Vanilla and sour cream cupcakes with chocolate spread frosting….
Today is a bit of a special Cupcake Sunday because it's a 99p Stores edition ;-)You might remember that I visited my local 99p Stores shop a little while ago and was pleasantly surprised by the wide range of products they stock. I've been a regular since then, usually just popping in before I do my weekly shop to see if they have any bargains but last week, we were sent some vouchers and asked to pop in and buy some baking goodies to celebrate the fact that sales in the home baking section of 99p Stores have doubled in the last three months - no doubt because of the Great British Bake Off … [Read more...]
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