Continuing on from my post last week for my Mexican Cottage Pie recipe, this week we decided to give a Mexican-style lasagne a try. The basic principals are much the same as with the Cottage Pie, simply replacing the usual mince mix with a Chilli Con Carne mix, and topping with Tortilla Chips. Another recipe… Continue reading Lasagne with a Mexican Twist
A fun twist on a traditional favourite. Cheap and simple to make, and a good one to get the kids involved in cooking too. Also great for batch cooking. For costing purposes, everything used in this recipe is from current Asda prices (06/11/2020). For this recipe, we used : A 650g bag of Smart Price… Continue reading Mexican Cottage Pie
Such a simply activity to do with the kids at Halloween, requires minimal baking skills, & is lots of fun to make. You will need ; 225g of self-raising flour 225g of butter/spread (& a little more for greasing the tin) 225g of caster sugar 4 eggs Cocoa/Hot Chocolate powder to taste, we used around… Continue reading Simple Halloween Graveyard Traybake
As this weekend is the last weekend that the eldest two are at home, before heading to/back to Uni, I decided to do a full (budget) Sunday Roast this week. This entire meal works out at a little over £9, or £1 per head. It fed 9 people (4 adults, 2 teens, a 9yr old… Continue reading Sunday Roast on a budget
You won’t get far on social media today without seeing the #100days hashtag. So what does it mean? Well today marks 100 days since the UK went into Lockdown. 100 days since the schools officially closed to most pupils. 100 days since all but essential businesses closed. 100 days since life as we knew it… Continue reading #100days of Lockdown
Honestly, if it wasn’t for hubby still working, I genuinely wouldn’t have a clue. I spent the whole of yesterday thinking it was Thursday only to realise that today is actually Thursday. I don’t think hubby being home for the Bank Holiday then having a day off for our Anniversary has helped with that. I’m… Continue reading Lockdown Week……wait, what day is it again?
I see so many posts on Social Media about how much free time everyone has since we’ve been in lockdown. All the ambitious decorating & gardening projects, oodles of baking posts and even more posts about boredom. Boredom! What’s that?! If you’re a parent of one or more child of teen years or below, you… Continue reading Lockdown Day in the Life of a Big Family
A quick and easy budget meal for families of all sizes and great for batch cooking too. One thing you always hear when you have a big family is “your food shopping must cost a fortune”. And while yes, that can be true, the majority of big families will tell you that actually cooking in… Continue reading Sausage Pasta
#Ad #Gifted We were recently sent the Fountain Rocket by Tomy from their Toomies Range to try out. The twins love bath time and water play, so we’re always on the lookout for new, exciting water toys for them to play with. Suitable for ages 12mths+, our now 20mth old’s are the perfect age for… Continue reading Water Fun with Toomies
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner again, and increasing interest in fun family ideas for celebrating, I thought it was time for an updated Family Valentine’s Day Fun post. I’ve shared before how we usually celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family in Valentine’s Day 2016. Last year our (now 13mths old) twins joined us… Continue reading Family Valentine’s Day Fun
