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Lebanese Lemony Lentil Soup
I am thinking there must be something in the stars – it would seem that so many of us have hit a wall financially today with extra demands for our money coming in left, right and centre. £30...
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Shiny things and Scruffy things
She’s Here!!!! The newest arrival to MFin3 HQ – a gift from the lovely people at Prestige ….. Can you guess what’s in there?? TA-DA!!!! A brand spanking new and shiny as they come 4 litre pressure...
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12p Indian Dal Dinner
Mummy friend was over today – just popped in for a cuppa late afternoon to keep me up to date with all her “baby step successes” this week. She is really beginning to pull life around for her little...
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Every Penny Counts – Packed Lunches make sense
So today – another one of my Money Saving Columns made the cut in the Sunday Mail: ….. its not online yet ….. but I’ve cut n pasted the article and then expanded on it further down. Its a real...
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Grapefruit and Ginger Zinger Marmalade
DS2 and I had a horrible morning – after one day at school he had managed to un-pop and then lose the hood to his brand new winter coat …………… despite me having a serious conversation with him about...
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French Onion Soup – 8p a bowl
The party is over – the time for fancy frocks and meals designed by Superchefs is passed. I’ve had a ball – but Cinders is back to her hearth again today LOL Time for scrubbing shirts (teenage boys...
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Moroccan Style Chickpea and Spinach Soup
One of the challenges with Meal Planning …………… is the hour before dinner when the though flies across you mind “I really don’t fancy that!!!” Bit of a challenge when your shop last week was £11 and you...
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Indian Spiced Carrot Soup
Thought I was so organised today – as DS1 was at his mates for a sleepover and not due back till tea-time ……… and the wee one has resolutely refused to get out of his jammies today ( well he did have a...
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Dulche de Leche – a Reader’s Request
Sunflower said: I’m trying out your ‘save an extra pound a week challenge’ at the minute and as a baker of banoffee pies, I would very much like some way of making the dulce de leche from scratch for...
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Miette’s Cream of Courgette Soup
LIke so many of you …………. I went away for a couple of days and there was a bit of rain. meaning when I got home my little fingerling courgettes were …………. well LOOK VVVV And the two on the yellow...
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Bulk Cooking for Boys
We have just about eaten to the bottom of our freezer. All the stuff we normally leave for “just in case” has been consumed over this holiday in some very random meals Now its the night before school...
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Spicy Plum Chutney – 20p a jar
Nippy innit? And its forecast to get even chillier this week to come with an Arctic Snap forecast. So today has been about winterproofing the house – cleaning blankets, checking thermal liners on...
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Mushroom and Barley Soup
Evening my lovelies!! Been busy here at MFin3 HQ – just one of those days where you never seem to stop and then its time to pick the little one up from school again. Did get dinner prepped nice and...
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Breakfast Smoothies on a Budget
Its no secret to anyone that hangs out here for any length of time – that I LOVE my freezer, my store cupboard, my pressure cooker, my thermal cooking bag, my slow-cookers (plural) my canner ……………….....
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Salt and Pepper Chickpeas
Today we had visitors at MFin3 HQ – always lovely to see old friends especially when they come bearing gifts. A beautiful bouquet of flowers, a rather special bottle of wine …. and mince! What do...
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Butternut Squash Risotto
First day back at school for my boys today ….. some very sleepy heads arrived at the breakfast table but all in all (apart from the cat delivering in a very sprightly mousie) it was all systems go at...
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Sometimes only soup is the answer
Sometimes only soup is the answer …. you know those days when you have been rained on (both school runs) the weather has dropped to minus temperatures and the wind chill is biting your forehead so much...
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Butternut squash, carrot and lentil Soup
Butternut squash, carrot and lentil Soup …. just the thing for workday lunches when the weather is hovering somewhere between “chilly” and “Baltic”. Also useful for using up that bit of butternut...
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No Cheese Cheez sauce
No Cheese Cheez sauce – what on earth is she on about? Well – in a round about way its a request from a friend who has just been diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic and is working with a very enlightened GP...
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Beefless Stew
A Monday night stew is one of the worlds greatest pleasure. Its one of those things I think about with great nostalgia … dreaming of tender chunks of lean beef simmered long and slow on some mythical...
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