Tag Archives: food

5 Things Tuesday: Favourite TeaTime Treats

Dr Tanya is our host and today is asking for our 5 tea time treats. OH YUM! We have our main meal during the day and a snack anytime between 4pm and 7pm. Sometimes we get an attack of the … Continue reading

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Birthday Girl 2023!

I have had a wonderful day today, spoilt rotten, and the day has been spent in good company. Lunch was ginger and pineapple chicken, something that is easy to make and not too time consuming, followed by cheesecake. I used … Continue reading

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Saturday Swapit #42

It’s Saturday and welcome to Saturday Swapit where you can join in the conversation about diet pitfalls and successes, or add your ideas or opinion to the topic of the day. After years of struggling to get things right, I … Continue reading

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On the cheap………..

Hubby read an article this morning about a woman who said she could feed a family of 6 for 50p a head. We were intrigued as I have often said I cannot make an individual cottage pie for £1.50 as … Continue reading

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Kitchen Fail

It doesn’t happen often and I can count on one hand the number of meals I have prepared that haven’t been enjoyable.  Today’s was one of them. Photo Dec 2021. We haven’t had a macaroni cheese for a while, so … Continue reading

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It’s not just prices that are rising

So is our anger. Yet there is nothing we can do except what everyone else is, and manage the best we can. Being on a limited and fixed income has been our way of life for years. Neither of us … Continue reading

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Saturday Swapit #11

Welcome to Saturday Swapit, a forum where you can share thoughts and ideas, success stories and perhaps those not quite successful as a means to support others who may be experiencing similar issues, or simply have a good moan about … Continue reading

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Saturday Swapit #9

Welcome to the Saturday Swapit forum where you can share ideas, success stories and those not quite successful in support of others who may well be experiencing the same pitfalls you have had. If you’d like to join in, simply … Continue reading

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Saturday Swapit #6

Welcome to Saturday Swapit where you are invited to have a good moan about your diet frustrations or provide tips and recipes for keeping those unwanted pounds off. If you’d like to join in, write a post about your experiences … Continue reading

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Saturday Swapit #5

Welcome to Saturday Swapit where you are invited to join in with the chosen topic, have a good moan about your frustrations or provide tips and recipes for keeping on track for weight control. Write a post about your experiences … Continue reading

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