Eat Seasonal is one of the biggest tips people will give you when you want to save money on your grocery bill. Well I did exactly that this week. A whole Cauliflower for $1.70 is totally great value. When you buy a Cauliflower in season you are not only getting great value, you are also […]
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Broccoli Soup Better then a Cup-A-Soup
Aren’t soups great? You can pack a load of vegetables into one meal and most of the time not even realise how much goodness you a really getting. Now Broccoli Soup is GREEN so it can be a little off putting for the smaller members of the family but that shouldn’t mean that you should […]
Turkey & Lentil Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti bolognese would have to be a universal winner for many households. It’s easy to prepare, economical, you pack in some vegetables and what kid doesn’t love slurping up the spaghetti, right? Traditionally the bolognese sauce has been made with minced beef (I couldn’t find a specific reason why it was always done with beef, […]
Chocolate & Raspberry Brownies
In my previous post for Raspberry & Pear Loaf I mentioned why I had decided to make a few recipes with raspberries. This recipe for Chocolate & Raspberry Brownies is so quick and easy to make that it will become a family favourite in no time. INGREDIENTS 125 gm butter, chopped2 Cups Chocolate (eating chocolate […]
Raspberry & Pear Loaf
Frozen Raspberries were on special this week for 1/2 price so about $2.80 which is such great value. I can never afford to buy fresh raspberries as they are normally close $8.00 for 250grams and I can never justify that when I could use that $8.00 to buy a kilo of meat. There is nothing […]
SLOW COOKED BEEF, VEGETABLE & PEARL BARLEY SOUP
Soup is a staple meal for the family throughout winter and it is also a perfect way to get all those “good for nutrients” into you to fight the winter nasties. I love this recipe as it is one that you can prep your beef and vegetables the night before and then in the morning […]
DON’T THROW OUT THE CELERY – MAKE SOUP – CREAM OF CELERY & BACON SOUP
I am not a big fan of celery and I think my mum already knows this from the many occasions growing up she would find all the celery picked out of meals and placed around the edge of the plate. I had made a Beef & Vegie Pearl Barley soup yesterday (which I will blog […]
SMOOTH TOMATO SAUCE
So I was sucked in and bought a buy two bags of tomato’s for $3 deal at my local fruit shop, as it turns out these tomato’s became super overripe overnight (no wonder they were so cheap) so instead of throwing to the compost I went about whipping them into some tomato sauce that I […]
CORN, CARROT & POLENTA CAKES
I bought some lovely fresh corn today and had visions of pairing it with some Polenta I had in the cupboard and that is how these Kinda Sweet, Kinda Savoury, Super delicious cakes were born. This a one bowl mix recipe so it is also super easy and basically fail proof. INGREDIENTS 1 Cup Corn […]
