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How To Test Eggs For Freshness

Best before-end dates on eggs actually cause lots of food waste so this post is going to look at all the ways you can keep your eggs fresher for longer and how to test your eggs for freshness, so...

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Freezer Garlic Bread – How To Make Garlic Bread For The Freezer

Lots of my recipes recently have involved ways to use up bread. This is because bread is one of the most wasted foods in the U.K. We waste around 90,000 tonnes of bread each year as a nation. 36% of...

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How I Find Cheap Food Every Week

Saving money on the weekly shop is one of the biggest areas I like to save I love making very cheap meals to feed my family on a budget. I like spending less on shopping and bills to give us more money...

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Cheap Cheeseboard Ideas (Starting at £2.28!)

Christmas can be very expensive of year and on top of presents, there is food to buy as well. In this post, I am going to share with you two cheap cheeseboard ideas – one costing £2.28 (four different...

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How To Stockpile Food On A Budget – 8 Tips

Have you been thinking about starting a stockpile? Stockpiles can be really useful in times of financial uncertainty and can give you a small buffer when you most need it. Here’s how to stockpile food...

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What To Do With Stale Bread – 9 Awesome Ideas

Are you wondering what to do with stale bread? Here are 9 awesome ideas that should help you use up bread that’s passed its best by turning it into new and delicious dishes. Did you know that bread is...

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How To Limit Food Waste When Eating Out

When it comes to food waste, we often think about reducing the food we waste at home, such as saving leftovers and using a good rotation system so everything is used up before it goes out of date. We...

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Is It Really Cheaper To Make Your Own Butter?

With the cost of living crisis getting worse and worse and everything going up in price, many people are looking to cut the cost of their weekly shopping as well as all their other bills. I’ve seen a...

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How To Blanch Veggies For The Freezer

If you have some extra vegetables but are unsure of what to do with them, why not try freezing them to prolong their life and help reduce food waste? Here’s how to blanch veggies for the freezer....

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What I Did With A £1.29 Pack Of Cooking Bacon

I recently picked up a pack of cooking bacon from Home Bargains and I thought I show you some of the meals I made with it. What Is Cooking Bacon? Cooking bacon is a pack of bacon which contains offcuts...

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How To Avoid Disasters In The Kitchen

This is a sponsored post Disasters in the kitchen are commonplace, from the very small – such as leaving the freezer open overnight – to the big and scary such as a chip pan fire. This post takes a...

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Spend Less on Groceries For Vegans

While being vegan may seem like a cheaper option when it comes to food, buying Vegan specific foods can definitely bump up your shopping bill, especially if you’re buying plant-based alternatives such...

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Earth And Wheat Review

I recently tried an Earth and Wheat wonky bread box. This post takes a look at exactly what my box contained and whether I thought it was worth the money. Keep reading for my Earth and Wheat review....

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12 Tips for Baking on a Budget

I love the Great British Bake Off and now the new season is well underway I spend my evenings drooling over the contestant’s latest baking creations and wishing I was a better baker. I’m an excellent...

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How To Avoid Pumpkin Waste This Halloween

Pumpkin carving is one of those activities that has grown hugely in popularity recent years and with most of the supermarkets offering them at bargain prices, often the whole family will get involved...

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10 Money Saving Hacks For Christmas Dinner

Christmas dinner is easily one of the most expensive meals of the year – we all seem to go mad, overbuy and end up spending a fortune. With not long left until Christmas Day, I look at a few quick ways...

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