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How to Get into Home Baking

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September 17, 2020

/ By: Harris

Have you been spending more time in your kitchen during the lockdown? From date night dinners to making cakes with the kids, people all over the world have been refining their cooking skills while cafes and restaurants have been temporarily off the table. Home baking in particular has surged in popularity, with many citing how…

A Brief Guide to Clean Eating on a Budget

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September 8, 2020

/ By: Rodriguez

Food costs in the USA have been steadily rising. In 2020, lower-income families are even going into debt just to keep their kid’s lunch boxes stocked. Combine this with the ill-health of people eating a poor diet, and you can see why clean eating on a budget is gaining so much traction in 2020. From…

Baileys Vs Aldi And Lldl Alternatives

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August 12, 2020

/ By: Dominic Farmer

Baileys Irish Cream is a Christmas booze staple for many of us but there are a couple of purse friendly alternatives worth trying namely those from budget supermarkets Aldi and Lidl but which of the three is nicest? I invited 3 of my fellow Baileys loving friends round to taste test in my kitchen. All were…

What Is In A Food Parcel From A Food Bank? With Tesco, The Trussell Trust & Fareshare

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August 12, 2020

/ By: Rodriguez

Last week Tesco sent me a food delivery, nothing out of the ordinary – we have groceries delivered on a regular basis but not everyone is lucky enough to be able to have the assurance of regular food. This time it was different, Tesco (who have being working with food bank charity The Trussell Trust…

Thrifty Lamb and Lentil Curry

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August 12, 2020

/ By: Freeman

Lamb and lentil curry is one of our favourite dishes here at Thrifty Towers. We’ve slowly evolved it and changed it up from a recipe in. The original recipe was a pork chop broth with lentils but over time for us, it has morphed into a delicious lamb curry which feeds four for dinner (with…

10 Unique Cake Ideas for Your Son’s 1st Birthday

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June 25, 2020

/ By: Harris

Can a birthday be thought to celebrate or not over a lip-smacking birthday cake? I think not. So, be it, that one is turning a year older or 100 years old, a birthday cake is as much needed as it is needed to celebrate a birthday in the first place. A birthday without a proper…

Apple And Raspberry Heaven Cake

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February 18, 2020

/ By: Dominic Farmer

If you don't like this you're dead. Tru fax. Now go and get the ingredients and get a-bakin'. What you will need - 200g Raspberries (fresh or frozen) 225g chopped apples 70g Caster sugar 225g Self raising flour 150g Very soft Butter A pinch of salt 2 beaten eggs 3 tbsps milk 15g Flaked almonds…

Ditch Chicken Breast

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November 13, 2019

/ By: Harris

We have a problem here in the U.K., many of us are addicted to chicken breasts and I can see why. Chicken breast is a tasty, uncomplicated meat to eat and it’s pretty damn easy but it’s expensive. You know what’s nicer? Chicken thighs, chicken wings and chicken legs. They contain so much more flavour…

AMAZING Rhubarb & Ginger Upside-Down Cake

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October 19, 2019

/ By: Keith

My lovely in laws recently came to visit and off-loaded lots of rhubarb from their garden, which excited me no end. It meant Mr Thrifty had to make his famous Rhubarb and Ginger Upside Down Cake. Oh God, yes! Apparently Aldi currently have rhubarb in stock at bargain prices so if you don't have any…

Abandon Your Regular Route Around The Supermarket And Save Money

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October 19, 2019

/ By: Keith

The supermarkets are incredibly wise, especially when it comes to the layout of their stores and the locations of the products. However one key way to save a bit of money is to deviate away from their regular, mapped out format.Sure, there may be a whole aisle dedicated to spices in dinky little jars at…

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