I made my own version of oven baked risotto last night and it was gorgeous - a big success! I've never made risotto before and I didn't fancy having to constantly stir the pan so I opted for an oven baked version, much more my style.First of all, I fried some diced chicken breast with some onion and garlic, then added it to a large casserole dish along with 250g Arborio rice and 1 and a half pints of chicken stock. I'm a bit clueless with herbs so I just added some Oregano. You're supposed to add parmasen cheese at some point but I'm not really keen so I … [Read more...]
Number 10….
Nickie over at Typecast 2000 has tagged me in the new photo meme that's doing the rounds at the moment.... To keep me out of mischief apparently lol.These are the rules:1. Open your first photo folder in your computer library2. Scroll to the 10th photo3. Post the photo and the story behind it4. Tag 5 or more people to continue the thread Sorry it's not the most exiting or interesting photo in the world, but I've only got one picture folder on my laptop at the moment. I am gutted because everything on it was wiped out when it crashed a … [Read more...]
The Gallery….
Tara over at Sticky Fingers has come up with a fantastic idea to encourage us budding photographers. Every week she will post a prompt to inspire a photograph and we can then share our photos with each other. I think it's a brilliant idea and I'm really looking forward to taking part each week....This week's theme is beauty and I stood in the kitchen with the camera in my hand for ages trying to think of things that I thought were beautiful. In the end I decided to go with the two most beautiful people in my life - my children:I am so proud of them both, they are kind and … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Cookies….
Today is National Peanut Butter Lover's Day - Really it is, it says so here.So in honour of this special day we've made peanut butter cookies....It has got to be the simplest recipe in the world and I know that I always say this but this time it's the simplest recipe ever. Peanut Butter Cookies 1 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy) 1 cup sugar 1 eggHere's Miss Frugal's recipe notes.Literally, all you do is mix it up and blob it onto a greased baking tray. Cook it for 7 - 10 minutes in an oven set to about 180 cWe made a vlog of Miss Frugal making the cookies … [Read more...]
Meal Plan Challenge – Cheats Chicken Pie….
I made Cheats Chicken Pie for tea tonight and it was delicious. I had really good intentions of making the tastiest home made chicken pie ever - I was even going to make the pastry from scratch. I got to Tescos to buy the lard for the pastry and they had that readymade puff pastry stuff for just 81p.... It was practically the same price as making my own so I decided that I would cheat just a little bit.Then when I got home I realised I had forgotton to take the chicken out of the freezer so rather than abandon the chicken pie plan, I decided to use the two tins of … [Read more...]
Meal Plan Challenge….
Can you believe it's the last day of February today? How mad is that!I am off work this week so I have decided to set myself a little meal plan challenge to spice up my weekly meal plan as it's got a bit boring (actually - a lot boring). I am going to cook a different meal every day this week so if everything goes according to plan, I'll have lots of new things to add to my weekly plan in future and lots of posts for you to show you what I'm doing....So here's this weeks meal plan challenge meal plan (if that makes any sense):MondayLunch - Spanish OmeletteTea - Home made … [Read more...]
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