I ordered an Approved Food Mystery Box last weekend and it arrived yesterday so I thought I'd share the contents with you today!I do want to say up front that although I did work with Approved Food a few years ago, I've continued to use them ever since and this is just my latest order - chosen by me and paid for by me. ;-)So, if you don't know who Approved Food is then I'll quickly get you up to speed before I show you my little Mystery Boxes. Basically they specialise in surplus and short-dated stock, food that is either near or just passed its 'best before' date. They don't … [Read more...]
Make Money Online – Earn with OhMyDosh…
There are so many different ways that you can make money online and even though I've probably talked most of them at least a few times on here, I thought I'd start a little mini-series where we look at each one in a bit more detail. Today, I'm going to tell you how you can easily earn with OhMyDosh.OhMyDosh is a really easy way to make money online - either from the comfort of your settee or using your mobile when you're out and about. It's similar to 20Cogs which I wrote about in the first of my making my money online series in that you earn money by completing various actions like … [Read more...]
What we ate last week {9 September 2019}….
I posted our meal plan last week over on Meal Planning Made Easy and today, I thought I'd do something a bit different and show you how well we did at sticking to it.Monday Planned: Avocado on Toast / Actually had: Mushroom OmeletteTuesday Planned: Fajitas/ Actually had: Fajitas(For the next three days, there are no photos as I completely forgot about this post!) Wednesday Planned: Chicken Curry / Actually had: Quorn curry I totally forgot to take a photo of this one but basically, I used the chicken in the faitas last night and hadn't bought enough to do the curry too so I … [Read more...]
Mini £15 Charity Shop Haul…. #SecondHandSeptember
As part of #SecondHandSeptember, we decided to share a mini charity shop haul with you to show you some of the bargains you can pick up.Last week, I told you all about why we were joining in with #SecondHandSeptember and I promised a mini charity shop haul so that's what today's post is all about. I roped Miss Frugal in to help me with because (a) she has a little mini eBay business that she set up as she couldn't get a Summer job and (b) she's a teenage girl who knows her own style and has never (until recently) been a fan of wearing charity shop clothes. Basically, I … [Read more...]
The best Rocky Road Recipe EVER…
Last week, we were invited to a BBQ with the Madhouse clan and after being put in charge of dessert and sides, we made the most amazing Rocky Road that we've ever had. Today, I'm going to share that Rocky Road recipe with you so that you can experience it for yourself.The beauty of this Rocky Road Recipe is that you can change it up to match what you have in the cupboards and what you know your family will enjoy. We went for the usual suspects of biscuits and marshmallows but with the addition of some crushed pistachio nuts because we had some in and I knew the kids would … [Read more...]
Transport for teenagers….
A week tomorrow, Miss Frugal turns 17 which means that she is already planning how she's going to achieve the ultimate freedom by getting herself some wheels.This is a problem, not least because I still want to stop her from using the sharp knives in the kitchen and I can't help myself but put my arm out in front of her when we're about to cross a road so I know she's not going to cross until I decide it's safe.How on earth am I going to be able to let go enough to be able to let her drive?We have some money set aside for a car when we think she's ready (which I suspect will … [Read more...]
