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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…

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…

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…

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…

Cinder toffee is a bonfire night classic and it only requires three cheap store cupboard ingredients. The smell of this stuff is enough to make your mouth water and it's a sure (bon)fire crowd please. How to make cinder toffee What you'll need: 50g caster sugar 2 tbsp of golden syrup 3/4 tsp bicarbonate of…

Just the smallest of tips but dear friend, make sure you never ever throw away your Parmesan rind when you reach the end of your wedge of delicious cheese. Parmesan rinds are an often discarded food which has many uses, so make sure you use it to its full advantage. The rind freezes perfectly well…

If you’re like me and in the market to buy a food mixer but a Kitchenaid is way out of your budget (I feel your pain!) this Aldi Specialbuy Food Mixer might be for you. A commenter (in fact the writer of Street Style Wales) flagged this beautiful looking blue machine to me in the…

Ah avocados, how I love thee let me count the ways! Here in the UK avocados can be mighty expensive so when they’re reduced (ooh thanks Waitrose for reducing a two pack to 25p just before closing!) I grab a bunch and freeze them. How to freeze avocados I’ve been told time and time again ‘You…

I’m not a natural born breakfast eater (I think you either are or you aren’t) but I do notice I perform better as a human in general when I’ve eaten something in the morning. It also means I don’t end up hitting a weak point at 3pm and spending a fiver on junk from the…

A basic but crafty little tip which many of us do but a huge number of us don’t par-take in is “back-shelfing”. “What on earth?” I can hear you cry across the fibre cables of the internet “what on earth is she talking about?” Back-shelfing is the simple process whereby once in a shop you…