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Similar to August the month of September is bountiful in terms of seasonal food. Shall we have a run down? What’s in season in September? Nectarines Onions Blackberries Aubergine Beetroot Broccoli Tomatoes Figs Peaches Damsons Plums Cabbage Potatoes Carrots Radishes Fennel Courgettes Cucumber Garlic Marrow Wild mushrooms Pears Swiss Chard Peppers Rocket Our garden is…

Here at Thrifty Towers we do our best to eat seasonally where possible because not only does it reduce our carbon footprint but it’s a great way to save money. If you can, try to find a local greengrocer or market and ask them if they have any offers or what they can do you…

I love food and what can be better than free food? Bushes in this country are heavily laden with blackberries or brambles (depending on where you are in the country) at this time of the year for both us and the birds to feast upon. So get out there and get picking those blackberries, all…

Seriously, these choc chip cookies are good and they're actually really, really easy. I blogged about them as part of my royal wedding food post and I promised I'd share the recipe. So here we are, eventually, I share with you the best choc chip cookies in the world. Ever. What you will need - 100g…

Do you meal plan? Come on, answer my question, do you? If not, why not? Here at Thrifty Towers we aim to plan out a minimum of 75% of our meals (we often dine with friends, have to visit elderly relatives at short notice or eat on the go due to work so it can…

Maintaining your food-service kitchen is as essential as keeping your place of business clean. It is critical for ensuring the health of anyone who walks through the door. That being said, the importance of cleaning and maintaining a restaurant kitchen cannot be stressed. We understand, restaurants are busy places, and regular cleaning can feel overwhelming, but…

So you want to save money? You want to stop spending on takeaways, eating out or buying ready meals? Want to claw back a bit of cash and lead a smoother life? Well you need meal planning. Yes, yes, I know – surely meal planning is only for boring bitches with too much time on…

Have you heard of Approved Food? Prick your ears up petal because this shiz is gonna get good babyeh. Uh yeah. Approved Food is a friend to anyone who likes a fab grocery bargain. It’s a website with more bargains than you can shake a stick out and here’s a quick run down of why…

It is often said that us folk dwelling here on this island struggle to complain about bad service. We look toward Americans, who have full on smiling customer service, who complain if they're greeted with bad service, return food if it is wrong, or talk to a manager if they receive less that an A*…

I love meal planning. I’m a hardcore, nail my colours to the wall meal planner and I always will be. I get a lot of tweets, emails and comments asking me how I make meal planning work for me and my husband weight loss diet plan. Here’s how we make it work. I must stress…