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Day 66

Jul 23, 2017 |

It’s been a really mixed few days for me, I’ve found two new really good farm shops, but I’ve felt a bit limited by my choices and our diet has felt a bit ‘samey’ so my aim for next week is to visit one of the independent Asian stores in Walsall and see if I can find some inspiration.  Unfortunately I did have to go to the supermarket for some cleaning items, and surprise surprise I ended up getting two of everything because they were on offer!! However I didn’t get distracted by any food...

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Pigs Cheeks with Pasta

Jul 15, 2017 |

    Don't be afraid of pigs cheeks, they are really tasty, have virtually no fat, and really cheap. This recipe serves 4 with a side of veg, or two plus two good lunches, it has hardly any ingredients so is a really economical meal, coming in at much less than £5! The pigs cheeks take a while to cook, but the active time is quite low in this recipe as they just cook away happily for two hours so you can walk the dog, have a snooze, whatever takes your fancy!!  It's all...

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Veg box success

Jun 24, 2017 |

Community Supported Agriculture scheme, CSA for short.  Until a few hours ago I had never heard of this amazing scheme, or Woodhouse Farm & Garden, and I can’t understand why not. I’ve just got back from visiting Woodhouse Farm and Garden, and chatting with the amazing Andrew and his daughter about the farm and its history.  I felt so uplifted by my visit, their story and the CSA scheme that I had to come straight back and write about them, whilst munching on their amazing raspberries. The...

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Day 34

Jun 21, 2017 |

I had a wonderful break in Greece at the beautiful Neilson Sivota Retreat the food was amazing, lots of local fresh salads and so it was easy to eat fairly healthily  (I was on holiday after all!). We were delayed on the way home so we had no other option than to buy a loaf of bread from the garage, but I did have a nice big slab of cheddar in the fridge so we had cheese on toast for our tea on Sunday! I did a nice 'big shop' at The Butcher/Baker at Barton Marina on Monday afternoon, and for...

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Day 24 and the new commitment to 90 days

Jun 11, 2017 |

When this posts I will be on the way to a week's holiday in Greece.  I'm delighted to say that the company we booked with, Neilson, are an independent. However, as I didn't actually plan my 30 day challenge very well in advance and just started it on a bit of a whim, my challenge would end next week whilst I am away. Honestly - it hasn't been that much of a challenge.  Although I havn't been in a supermarket now for over 3 weeks, it has felt quite easy.  So I've made the decision to extend my...

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Day 17

Jun 4, 2017 |

I still havn't found a local veg box scheme, and I've not yet needed an emergency shop so still not done the local corners shop. Apart from it taking a bit of additional time, it's been good.  I had a lovely chat with the butchers at a new farm shop in Walsall, who happily split a big box of chicken breast that they had on offer into two's for me so I could freeze them.  This shop one actually had trollies and also lots of normal shopping items so I felt like it would be a sensible option for...

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How to cook efficiently

Jun 3, 2017 |

I really love to cook, that was the reason I set up this blog.  But I am also really busy and so I have to be clever when I cook, making multiple meals at the same time.  This is really economical and ideal for anyone who is busy or doesn’t really love cooking. It’s often just about thinking ahead, what other meals do I need to prepare this week, what can I do now to save me time another night? We often have overnight oats for breakfast in our house, so whenever I make some I make sure I make...

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