Ahoy there busy mums! You don't need bags of time, experience & money to make great meals. Check out my easy-to-follow tasty and easy budget recipes and discover the Gourmet Mum in you!
Ouch! When you feel the pinch look out for 'Credit Munch' recipes. Delicious, nutritious and easy budget recipes below £1.25 per serving! Who says you can't have good food on a shoe string?
Biscotti, meaning 'twiced baked' in Italian, are the hard sweet biscuits you can buy in coffee shops. Biscotti are surprisingly easy to make and are perfect for dunking in a tea or milky coffee. They are also practically fat-free so swap them for your shortbread.
Time: 25 mins + 45 mins baking
Cost: 7p per serving*
Calories: 79 per serving*
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Spiced Chocolate Christmas Cake is for those who are not keen on traditional Christmas cake. It’s a yummy, fudgy chocolate cake with all the flavours of Christmas.
Time: 15 mins start to finish
Cost: 24p per serving
Calories: 350 per serving
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You don't need a bread machine to make this Easy Cheese and Herb Bread. It's delicious, low fat, ready in less than 30 minute and is the perfect partner for soup on a cold day!
Time: 10 mins prep + 15 mins baking
Cost: 22p per serving
Calories: 224 per serving
A traditional Zimbabwean sweet treat which is easy to make and delicious to eat. Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet and are packed with vitamins making these a good snack for kids too.
Time: 20 mins hands on time + 2 hours cooking time
Cost: 4p per serving*
Calories: 82 per serving*
A brilliant sugar-free, tasty and healthy fruit-filled snack which is a hit with kids and adults! It's also a great way to use up overripe bananas. Ready in less than 30 minutes too!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 1:04PM