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Recipes

Links to recipes to save trawling through past posts to find them!
Sweet potato and onion baijis

Aloo Tikki

Banana bread

Balsamic pulled beef

Suet dumplings

Sweet and sour sauce

'White' sauce

Whisky marmalade

Chocolate cake

Orange chicken

Apple and plum chutney

Bread and butter pickles

Pineapple and red onion relish

Pickled beetroot

Smoked mackerel pate

Chicken casserole

Vegetarian 'chicken' and rice soup

Mincemeat and apple sponge pudding

Simple chicken curry

Rice crust quiche

Almond Cake

Oat Milk

Oat milk (better recipe!)

Healthy chocolate mousse

Oat Pancakes

Laziest ever Caramel Sauce

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Fajita spice mix

Oatcakes

GF Yorkshire Puddings

Sugar free muffins

Chickpea flour Banana Loaf

Rhubarb chutney

Sheet pan pancakes

Tattie scones 

Whisky Fruit Loaf 
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2023 Goals: A year of more

1. Live more frugally and simply 2. Save more than £10K 3. Buy no more new clothes or house items 4. Grow more fruit and veg by improving my soil health 5. Spend more time at home and keep work at work!

2022 Goals: Survive and thrive

1. Stay frugal
2. Don't waste resources
3. Grow and preserve as many fruits and vegetables as I can
4. Save £10k

She flies with her own wings

She flies with her own wings

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