food and groceries Archives
easy homemade hummus
Homemade hummus has become one of my favourite snacks to make lately. Here’s the recipe I use.
cheesy potato topped chicken
Rather than serving the spuds on the side (who doesn’t have spuds when it’s meat and three?) use them as a topping in this cheesy potato topped chicken dish.
homemade mascarpone
Homemade mascarpone is easy to make and much cheaper than the store bought variety. And it is absolutely delicious to eat!
simple potato salad
This potato salad is easy and inexpensive but is always popular when entertaining.
top 10 most popular frugal and thriving recipes for 2011
The top 10 most searched for and most viewed recipes on Frugal and Thriving for 2011.
christmas baking
We got in some Christmas baking last week. Just before the tummy bug hit. While the weekend was not much fun, last week we had lots of fun making mess and eating biscuits. I wanted to share this cheap and easy recipe from the Down to Earth website, which is what we used to bake [...]
whatever goes pasta
A quick and easy pasta dish made from staples. A dish that can accomodate whatever ingredients you have on hand at the time and taste great.
tip tuesday – frugal pantry organisation
Organise your pantry the frugal way with recycled jars and containers. Here’s my pantry – an organisational work in progress.
mini muffin-tin pumpkin quiches
These mini quiches make great finger foods or school or work lunches. And because it’s Halloween today, they are pumpkin quiches.
pork mince stir fry
A tasty, quick and easy stir fry using pork mince, for something a little different.
