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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…

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…

It’s no secret meat is an expensive food item but have you asked yourself ‘how often do I eat meat?’ It’s a question worth asking if you’re struggling with your food budget. Here at Thrifty Towers we are confirmed meat lovers but in a bid keep our food costs low we don’t eat meat for…

Usually in this corner of England, blackberry season is a few weeks later but here they are cropping up left, right and centre in Greater Manchester, we even spotted some at the end of July! Dog walks around these parts now feature a clean carrier bag (the bag bed comes in is very handy) or…

Here’s a delicious little freebie I’m sure you’ll love to get your hands on. Starting at the time of publication (8am Thursday 30th October) you can grab one of 10,000 cookies per day until the Free Cookies at Millie’s Cookies There are two ways to grab your free cookie: 1. Hop over to this page…

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…