Thrifty tip... Use up every last drop

Hi everyone, not much to say at the moment, so I thought I would start sharing my thrifty tips and ways.

Thrifty tip number 1:

Use up every last drop

This means from any bottle, jar, tin or tube. I turn my sauce bottles upside down, I add a little water to tinned tomatoes to swill out what's left, I add water to the end of shampoo/conditioner/shower gel/anti-bacterial soap/washing-up liquid bottles, I cut open tubes of toothpaste or creams to scrape out every last bit. All of these containers end up in the recycling box completely empty so nothing is wasted. 

You have paid for a whole bottle, tin, jar or tube, so it's worth spending a little time getting at it all.

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My meal planning has gone well and we've had some really tasty meals from my new Mary berry book. I've also done a little bit of baking...

Homemade coleslaw 

Fish pie 

That's it for now, but you can find me on Instagram mandymand95

Thanks for reading 

Mandy xx

Meal plans for the next two weeks...

Hi everyone, I'm using my iPhone to blog today. I hope it turns out ok! 

Yesterday we went shopping. We have plenty of food and I actually properly meal planned from my Mary berry cookbook. The following meals are not in any order or for any particular day. I decide the evening before what I want to cook the following day. I am led by what needs using up first, especially with fresh ingredients. So here are the 14 meals: 

Quiche and beans

Fish pie and peas

Fish cakes, wedges and beans

Roast chicken etc etc...

Chicken pie and veg

Coq au vin, dauphinois potatoes and veg

Tandoori chicken, rice and veg curry

Beef casserole, mash/dumplings 

Burgers, wedges, onion rings, sweet corn and hm coleslaw

Sausage, mustard mash, veg and onion gravy

Lamb chops, mash and veg/cheese and potato pie 

Veg lasagne and salad

Macaroni cheese, salad and French bread

Bacon and mushroom risotto 

I also plan to start making puddings even if only ice cream, because I can then reduce portion sizes of the more expensive potatoes but still fill everyone up. I have lots of puddings in my cupboards that I've been to lazy to make.

I will post recipes if requested by you.

To see photos of our daily life, please follow me on Instagram mandymand95.

Thanks for reading

Mandy x