Lasagne – the first pasta dish I made for Ryan back when we were living over a commercial premises… March, I think and one of his favourites. I’ve made it a few times since and it’s always a hit; I think if Ryan had his way I’d make lasagne every day. 😉 Tonight I cooked it for my dad and I, we watched a film and had a good catch…
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Apple Crumble Cake
A colleague at work brought in a bag full of cooking apples from his tree, free to anyone who wanted some. I took 6 and decided to have a try at my first apple crumble cake. I adapted an apple crumble cake recipe I found on Pinterest for self raising flour (I’m out of baking powder)… Here’s the result. 🙂 You will need 7″ (18cm) round cake tin 75g unsalted…
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Monthly budget and finance recording
We reviewed our finances recently and set ourselves a monthly budget; my aim is to be debt free (student loan, credit cards) in 12 – 19 months and we’ve talked about starting to save for a house deposit afterwards. I’ve previously spoken about some of the things I do to help budget (see my food shopping on a budget, clothes shopping on a budget and budgeting posts), which I still…
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Sausage and Bacon Pasta Bake
A quick and easy recipe for a sausage and bacon pasta bake. It was full of flavour and not too filling, perfect for me to take as a left overs lunch to work. You will need 300g pasta Jar of tomato and basil sauce or make your own 6 pork sausages (approx 400g) 2 rashers of bacon – chopped thinly Oil for frying 1 pinch seasoning (salt, pepper, pasta/pizza herbs)…
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Euro Militaire 2015
More or less every year since I was 6 or 7, my family and I have taken a trip to Kent in September for Euro Militaire. It is known as the world’s premier military modelling show. Euro Militaire 2015 is its 30th anniversary show. My dad has entered some of his models into the competition in the past and one various awards. He is currently working on a 2 year…
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Beef tacos
I’ve never tried tacos before. Never. I’ve never eaten them or cooked them. I wanted to try cooking something new for Ryan this evening, so I bought some taco seasoning and some tacos and decided to make mince beef tacos. To make these you will need: 500g minced beef 1 tbsp oil 200ml water Taco seasoning (I used Santa Maria Taco Seasoning) 12 Taco shells Grated cheese Salsa Lettuce, tomatoes,…
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Weight Watchers cupcake recipe
It’s National cupcake week and mum asked if I could bake some Weight Watchers friendly cupcakes for her to take to her weekly meeting. I used a Weight Watchers cupcake recipe found in the online community and made a few changes (removed the added salt, used a different way of decorating and flavouring). Makes: 12 cupcakes Pro points value per serving: 4 You will need 110 g Caster Sugar 110…
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My go to cupcake recipe
I love to bake, especially cupcakes. Typically I’ll bake cupcakes for any holiday throughout the year – birthdays, Easter, Halloween, Christmas etc. This week is National Cupcake Week in the UK so I thought I’d share my go to cupcake recipe which is the basis for most of the cupcakes I bake. Makes: 12 cupcakes Ingredients 125g butter 125g Self raising flour 125 Caster sugar 2 Eggs 1/2 tsp Vanilla…
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Chicken tikka masala with rice and cheesy naan bread
Last month I tried my first curry! Normally, I pass on spicy food but it was curry night at our local and I took dad out for a meal. I had chicken tikka masala, I liked it and it inspired me to try cooking a curry at home. I made a chicken tikka masala with rice and cheesy naan bread, it wasn’t as spicy as the one dad and I…