Can you imagine your family producing just one mason jar of waste each year? Even reducing the waste in your recycling to the bare minimum? Can you envisage for one moment your home as a minimalist, … [Read more...]
Inspirational Books for the New Year
I have said it before, I love a good book. Only rarely will you find me reading fiction these days. I prefer real life, constructive and inspiring reading matter these days. The following is a list of … [Read more...]
A Girl Called Jack: 100 Delicious Budget Recipes – Book Review
I can't believe I have never written a review of Girl Called Jack, as I really thought I had. This is a book I use a lot, as you will notice if you following any of my weekly meal planning posts. … [Read more...]
How I Lived a Year on Just a Pound a day: Book Review
<br /> Another one for My Frugal Bookshelf! I have just finished re-reading Kath Kelly's wonderful book, How I Lived a Year on Just a Pound a Day. It was just as inspiring as the first time … [Read more...]
My frugal bookshelf: Delia Smith’s Frugal Food
If anyone ever doubted the awesomeness that is Saint Delia (as I call her), think again. Delia Smith's Frugal Food is a classic with good reason. This book was first published in 1976, at a time of … [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...]