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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…

In a statement the department store said: ”As we approach our busy Christmas period, we will be reducing the number of hot drink and cake vouchers issued to customers as our cafes and restaurants become extremely busy during this time and we want to make sure our customers experience the high standards of service they…

I know a lot of you are really, really struggling to make ends meet at the best moment and articles about feeding two for a fiver are making your eyes roll so far into the back of your head you could give yourself a brain scan. Sometimes it feels like the only part of our…

There seems to be a myth that scones are hard to make. They're not, in fact I find a scone the easiest of the baked good to knock out at will. Bust the myth today and knock out some scones in under 20 minutes. Here's My Easy Scone Recipe - 450g Self raising flour 4tsp…

Getting the kitchen organised and tidy takes some real time and effort. There are so many bits and bobs to organise it can get a bit muddled and jumbled especially when it comes to food. A lot of people think organising their food is as easy as nipping out to a shop and buying some…

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…

Bonjour, Salut and all the type of thing, today on this strangely sunny (and yet supposed-to-turn-incredibly-rainy-later-on) Monday morning I bring to you many ways to reuse a TicTac Toe candy container – hold on to your seats, this shiz just got real. As you probably know I like to reuse and recycle items which most…

Ah vinegar, how I love thee. Let me count the ways…blah, blah, blah. Yup, I love vinegar, can’t get enough of the stuff. Nope, I’m not secretly drinking it by the gallon (although I once had a flat mate who would drink it by the half pint glass) but I do use it in my…