by Anne Murphy | Jul 25, 2016 | Frugal Living, Miscellaneous, Pasta, Recipe, Rice, Slow Cooker
I have to say I’ve got one of those husbands that women only dream of. You send them to the store for one thing and they get that one thing or spot a bargain and bring it home. As was the case when I sent my husband to the supermarket and he spotted a 3 kilo bag...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 20, 2016 | Food, Lunch/Snacks, Miscellaneous, Recipe
We all have our guilty pleasures I guess. Chocolate, potato chips, candy, nuts and whatever else we like to snack on. Me? I pretty much love all of those but I have a real weakness for the store bought Bhuja Snack Mix. I want to teach you how easy it is to make your...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 18, 2016 | Food, Miscellaneous, One Pot, Recipe, Tips/Hints
I’m not the kind of person who usually slaves over a hot stove making my own stocks but I do love the flavour of homemade stock. It is so easy to make your own chicken stock from a rotisserie chicken and here’s how. There’s not usually much leftover...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 11, 2016 | Easter, Miscellaneous, Recipe, Sweets
I went on a craft retreat back a few weeks ago and I wanted to give a little something to the attendees. I could’ve done something a little ‘crafty’ but because I like to cook, I wanted to give a food gift so decided on these DIY Hot Chocolate on a...
by Anne Murphy | May 31, 2016 | Miscellaneous, Recipe
You know, sometimes you just need cream for a cake and not frosting. My son and I had a big baking session one weekend recently and he made a basic box mix vanilla cake and he was wanting to fill it with jelly (jello) and cream. I didn’t have any cream and...
by Anne Murphy | May 16, 2016 | Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Miscellaneous, One Pot, Recipe
We all like to go to pasta or rice as a side to most of our main meals but you really couldn’t find anything easier than couscous in particular a flavoured one like orange couscous. Instant couscous, which is what’s readily available at the supermarket has...
