Spending wisely on budget DIY After two no spend months, I finally released the purse strings a tad and bought some cushion covers. We are planning a budget lounge makeover over the coming months. I … [Read more...]
The Goode Kitchen book review
Reader Rosemary reminded me of this one for my frugal bookshelf. The Goode Kitchen was written by the late Shirley Goode to accompany her BBC series of the same name in 1986. Shirley had a precise … [Read more...]
The Money-Less Man: How long could you live on NO money?
Here is another excellent book for my frugal bookshelf - The Moneyless Man: a year of freeconomic living by Mark Boyle. It was written as a response to the author's observation about how … [Read more...]
I am sweet enough: sugar free chocolate cake
My lovely daughter decided to experiment with a sugar free chocolate cake for me yesterday, and made a sponge. She used half gluten free and half ordinary flour (just to use the gluten free stuff up) … [Read more...]
Going sugar free: giving up the drug…
Sugar really is a drug, so going sugar free is a challenge! It being Shrove Tuesday, we had our pancakes with lashings of lemon, sugar and Nutella last night. But today is the day - I'm going sugar … [Read more...]
More with less
Ages and ages ago, I bought the More With Less Cookbook by Doris Longacre. I read the introduction, loved the ethos of the book, but none of the recipes appealed to me much so I put it on my … [Read more...]
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