Make Food Go Further

Cheep Chicken Country Bake

Our special Cheep Chicken Country Bake will feed your family at a rock bottom price. At the time of publication, our local butcher is selling chicken legs and wings at only $1.95/kg – normally we eat 2kg of chicken legs between us for a meal, and there are still about half a dozen left over…

Chicken

Chicken Schnitzel for Jackie

Dear Jackie, whenever I make my normal chicken schnitzel I always think of you and wish that you could enjoy it as much as I do. This recipe is for you my sweet – a gluten free version – we taste tested it and our food critic, William, gave it the 10 thumbs up –…

Beef

Beef Brisket – Slow Cooked and Perfectly Tender

Beef Brisket – one of those cuts that you never know quite what to do with. The answer – low and slow – follow these steps and you will have beautiful tender beef! Seriously though – have you spotted that super cheap chunk of beef at the supermarket and wondered what to do with it?…

HowTo

Bouquet Garni (how to bunch herbs)

Bouquet Garni – its the fancy way to say “I got a bunch of herbs tied together!” Using a bouquet garni in your slow cooked meals is gold, but if your family is anything like ours, they don’t like digging through their slow cooked meat looking for herbs on the loose. Here’s how to make…

Bakery

Peanut Butter Biscuits

Peanut butter biscuits are yummy in a lunchbox, or with a cuppa – these easy biscuits will have them begging for more every week. Ingredients 125g butter, softened 1/2 cup castor sugar 1/2 cup brown 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 1/2 cup self raising flour 1/2 cup peanut butter Preheat the oven to…

Noodles

Quick Noodles Asian Style – Fast, Easy, Cheap

This recipe for quick noodles is probably the only time I ever use 2 minute noodles – this is a really quick dish – not suitable to reheat, but you could use whatever left over meats you have instead of the prawns. Cheats Quick Noodles, Asian Style (serves 2) Ingredients: 300 g green prawns 3…

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Bakery

Cupcake Recipe with Strawberry Jam and Cream Cheese Topping

This cupcake recipe is so simple, and delicious – try cutting off the tops when they are done and put in a spoonful of strawberry jam and some Cream Cheese topping or whipped cream….. To make your cupcake recipe, you’ll need the following: Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup self raising flour 2/3 cup castor sugar 125g…

Bakery

Cream Cheese Topping

All good cakes deserve a cream cheese topping – so yummy! This is a really simple cream cheese topping to make for cakes – a creamy alternative to icing. Fluffy and creamy – delicious. You can add whatever flavour you want, here’s the basic recipe. Ingredients: 100g softened butter 100g cream cheese (softened) 2 cups icing…

Lamb

Lamb Shanks – cheats way to an easy meal

Ok, ok, I know – lamb shanks – cheats way?? Yes, I am going to cheat – funds are tight at the moment, so why do I have to pay top dollar for a cut of meat? My cheats method is of course using the pressure cooker….the meat was labelled “lamb offcuts”- some of it…

Vegetables

Green Beans with Tomato Sauce – A Quick Side Dish

This green beans recipe is really quick and easy to make, and is delicious too…. great substitute if you are having a roast and don’t have time to make gravy….serve with chicken schnitzel, steak, sausages….anything really. I remember my grandmother “top and tailing” green beans and us as kids eating them raw – I still…