With economics as they are, our frugal lifestyle is extra important to us at the moment...
As I said in my other post, during the cold weather we tend to eat soup most days.... Lunch in our house comprises soup and homemade bread, and often homemade biscuits or a cake...
Soup at the moment seems to be cabbage and potato most days... a tad boring but its hot, filling and nutricious.. heheheh just the last few days Ive tried to vary it... we have leaf soup.... When I pick a cabbage from the garden, as Rik hates the strong outer leaves, I now leave them on the stalk to keep growing , just cutting the main middle cabbage, the rest I pick as needed and shred for soup.... he doesnt know the difference... also cauli leaves are going in now too... as are dandilion leaves, a little chickweed and the odd plantain leaf too.... all good vitamins...And really tasty...
Last night we had homemade crisps.... (chips to our American readers) ... only instead of using whole potato... I'd saved the scrubbed peelings from the roast potatoes we had at dinner and deep fried them with salt and herbs.... they were yummy....
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