Homemade Mac & Cheese Recipe

This recipe for Mac & Cheese is simple and affordable. It requires minimal ingredients, making it the perfect pantry snack this winter.

Quince Jelly Recipe

This Quince Jelly is delicious and becomes an extremely versatile ingredient in its own right. It has a unique flavour and aroma that is really appealing. Serve liberally on buttery toast, crumpets, with vanilla icecream, in cakes, cookies, on sconnes and pancakes, with cheese, even as a glaze for roast meats!

Simple Pumpkin Soup Recipe

This pumpkin soup is great on a cold winters day, served with a dollop of sour cream and some homemade bread.

Blue Cheese and Anchovy Rarebit Recipe

A Welsh rarebit is a “British speciality consisting of a slice of toasted bread covered with a mixture of Chesire or Cheddar cheese melted in pale ale with English mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of Worcestershire sauce and an egg yolk,” (Larousse Gastronomique, p. 1149).

Here is our modern interpretation of that recipe. This utilises the same technique of pouring a cheese sauce over bread and grilling it, but this version adds the more mature flavours of blue cheese and anchovies for some extra ‘Wow’ factor. If you think ‘Oh god not those vile ingredients’ we promise you that it won’t be what you expect, it’s delicious!

Sweet English Lavender Cookies Recipe

English Lavender is a plant common to many waterwise gardens nowadays, with the attractive grey-green foliage found as often in the ornamental beds as the herb patch. Aside from its beauty and aroma, English Lavender is also an interesting culinary herb. Here it is used in a batch of cookies.

Handy Frugal Hint #1: Make Your Own Beer

If you want to find a hobby that is fun, useful and saves money, try out Homebrewing! Continue reading for 5 great reasons why you shuold give it a go!

Tender Thai Grilled Chicken Recipe

This recipe for tender thai grilled chicken makes for a quick and extremely tasty dish that won’t break the bank. Serve with a side of steamed rice and green salad.

Lord Perry’s Delicious Oriental Chicken Pieces Recipe

This recipe for Oriental Chicken Pieces is cheap, delicious and very easy to make. Great served with a side of stir-fried vegetables & steamed rice.

Homemade Rye Bread Recipe

If you want to get more bread for your buck, homemade bread is a great option. This recipe will produce a simple and healthy rye with a pleasing taste and aroma.

Hot Chocolate Puddings with Chocolate Sauce Recipe

If you feel like something rich and fudge-y but don’t want to fork out on candy or a packet cake mix, this is the recipe for you. It’s a great pantry dessert that relies on a small number of affordable ingredients, but delivers a fantastic rich flavour.