tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85879282984747733122024-03-19T10:28:25.776+00:00Utterly Scrummy Food For FamiliesBudget friendly, easy, tasty food for busy families.Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.comBlogger938125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-74154395450195471892019-09-23T22:06:00.001+01:002019-09-23T22:06:46.996+01:00Fully Loaded Savoury Scones
It feels like a very long time since I've blogged in my little corner of the internet. We had a brilliant summer with my Mum visiting for 5 weeks from NZ, and celebrating GCSE exams being over for 16yo. Everything else was set aside so we could just enjoy the school holidays and spend as much time as possible together as an extended family.
We're now back into the rhythm of Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-66575931619950664782019-06-10T21:32:00.001+01:002019-06-10T21:32:22.945+01:005 Cup Fruit Loaf
I love this recipe, and have used it for years but have never gotten around to blogging it. Perfect for school lunchboxes, picnics, or just a quick bake for an afternoon tea treat, this recipe is SO easy. My family love it, and it's great for filling a gap when there are hungry teens seeking a snack.
You could use dairy free milk to make this loaf vegan, use whatever dried fruit Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-1461897263844353152019-05-15T10:00:00.000+01:002019-05-15T10:00:06.635+01:005 Simple Salad Dressings
With the weather finally warming up again this week I thought it was about time I blogged our favourite simple salad dressings. I don't usually buy pre-made dressings, other than mayonnaise, as they're pricey and I like to customise our salad dressings to our tastes.
All you need is some measuring spoons and a jam jar, no special equipment. Once made the dressings will keep in the Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-7673144691310717272019-05-13T09:30:00.000+01:002019-05-13T09:30:04.000+01:00Aubergine and Potato Curry
Last week was cold, with rain and thunderstorms most days, and everyone felt grumpy and grim. We needed comfort food to warm us up and lift our spirits. I love this curry, it's quick and tasty, perfect for a rather chilly Spring weeknight and a great addition to your Meatfree Monday repertoire.
Augergine and Potato Curry
For the rice:
175g basmati or long grain Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-29684700756587963102019-05-08T10:00:00.000+01:002019-05-08T10:00:15.713+01:00Easy Shortbread Biscuits
I've baked these biscuits so many times that I've memorised the recipe, and I usually have to make a double batch. We sometimes add a teaspoon of cinnamon or some orange zest for a change, and they are delicious with chocolate drizzled over as well. These biscuits melt in your mouth and are proper buttery, delicious traditional shortbread.
Easy Shortbread Biscuits
Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-36865466704913561802019-05-05T10:30:00.000+01:002019-05-10T11:56:49.312+01:00Carrot Hummus
Hopefully the weather will start warming up and we can think about weekend picnics, and packed lunches for outings. I've been experimenting with different dips and spread recipes recently to change up our usual picnic fare. Carrots were very cheap recently, 1kg bags were 30p, and I had some miso that needed using up, so I thought why not add some to my usual hummus recipe for a Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-92035006130130036312019-05-03T09:00:00.000+01:002019-05-03T09:00:10.015+01:00Delicious Fish Curry
This is a delicious, easy and quick fish curry perfect for a busy weeknight. I've been trying to find simple and thrifty ways of incorporating more fish into our Meal Plans as it's recommended that we eat at least two portions of fish a week, one being oily fish. I normally use frozen or tinned fish to keep costs down.
This recipe uses frozen white fish fillets, you could use Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-67910506144628041472019-04-30T10:00:00.000+01:002019-04-30T10:00:16.320+01:00One Pot Bolognese
One pot recipes are my absolute favourite, minimal washing up, and they're usually really low fuss. Busy weeknights with hangry family waiting for dinner in a hurry are pretty standard in our house so any recipe that I can whip up which pleases everyone and cuts down on the clean up is a winner for me.
I've made various versions of this recipe for a while, changing the mince and herbs used, Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-32651854883247241672019-04-28T21:47:00.001+01:002019-04-28T21:47:27.164+01:00Enchiladas
I've not blogged in quite a while, we were poorly as several illnesses went through the house, now we're in exam season. Our eldest is taking her final exams for her A levels, and our second daughter will be taking her GCSEs fairly soon. It's been a hectic and stressful time, revision and preparation for both of them, along with the usual family busyness.
I decided to blog these Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-50164696701810532252019-03-06T09:00:00.000+00:002019-03-06T09:00:07.237+00:00Good Food Sorted by Chris Bavin
I was sent Chris Bavin's debut cookbook to review, and also asked my friend who isn't an especially keen cook to try a few recipes and tell me what she thought of the book.
Chris Bavin is an award winning greengrocer turned TV presenter, best known for appearing on Eat Well for Less and Britain's Best Home Cook. He has a young family and is a keen cook, so he knows the challenges Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-70523819512651642102019-02-28T10:32:00.000+00:002019-02-28T10:32:29.203+00:00Pulled Jackfruit Tacos
We've recently been trying out some vegan dishes and experimenting with including more plant based meals in our diet. It's a great way to broaden our tastes and of course eat more vegetables and pulses. My family will usually eat most things if they taste good enough to satisfy their tastes, and this meal was a hit with everyone. Most of my family didn't even realise that thereUtterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-19372780237137068662019-02-26T10:02:00.000+00:002019-02-26T10:02:03.972+00:00Middle Eastern Inspired Pilaf with Chickpeas
I'm constantly trying to create dishes that fill our tums for pennies and taste delicious. There's always rice in our store cupboard, along with spices and dried fruit, so this scrumptious pilaf was easy for me to whip up one evening when the shopping delivery hadn't come due to bad weather. I've made it a few times, and adjusted the spices to our tastes. Now that it has been Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-46394659646943151132019-01-17T09:13:00.004+00:002019-01-17T09:13:56.681+00:00My Fussy Eater App Review
My fabulous blogging friend Ciara, who blogs over at My Fussy Eater, has developed an app which has been available on the Apple App Store for a while, and there's a newly released Android version available on Google Play. The app costs £3.99.
The App contains over 160 recipes, 120 of which are her most popular blog recipes, and another 40 brand new recipes exclusive to the app.&Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-71318240845160589422019-01-13T22:02:00.002+00:002019-01-13T22:02:35.023+00:00OUR FAMILY MEAL PLAN FOR WEEK OF 13/01/19 - £66
Our back to routine week last week didn't exactly go to plan. Our 12yo was poorly all week, with what turned out to be flu, and I've got yet another cold. Aside from more soups than planned, and some homemade Lemon, Honey and Ginger Drink we stuck to our Meal Plan fairly well.
Hopefully this week will be back to proper normal, and everyone will be well again. We've a playUtterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-68492915861482474672019-01-09T08:00:00.000+00:002019-01-09T08:00:05.596+00:00Spiced Chicken Traybake
I love low faff dinners that don't require much preparation, and pretty much cook themselves. This chicken traybake is perfect for a busy weeknight, just prepare the vegetables and chicken in the morning, put them in the fridge, then into a preheated oven when you're ready to cook dinner. You could use microwave pouches of rice, and cook the peas in the microwave too for extra speed Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-3613288322124758252019-01-06T22:26:00.000+00:002019-01-06T22:32:21.052+00:00OUR FAMILY MEAL PLAN FOR WEEK OF 07/01/19 - £65
The week we're all properly back in routine, work and school as usual for everyone. It makes Meal Planning easier, and there will be no children raiding the fridge and cupboards for random snacks throughout the day.
Breakfasts will be porridge or toast with fruit depending on the morning. Weekend breakfasts will be pancakes and homemade crumpets or toasted teacakes.
Packed Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-59232180579823777952019-01-02T09:00:00.000+00:002019-01-21T15:40:57.487+00:00Koshari
This is a delicious and filling store cupboard supper, perfect for using up part packets of pasta and rice. Koshari is an Egyptian street food dish made from rice, lentils and macaroni, topped with crisp onions and spicy tomato sauce. The ingredients use to make this scrumptious supper came to £1.42, excluding energy costs, I served it with steamed greens from our garden (free), butUtterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-29471439532981261202018-12-31T11:30:00.000+00:002018-12-31T19:48:29.654+00:00OUR FAMILY MEAL PLAN FOR WEEK OF 31/12/18 - £62
I took an unintentional blogging break. Eldest was poorly, then GCSE mocks happened for 15yo, we had a plumbing issue, house inspection, our younger two were poorly, 15yo was tripped up and badly hurt her knee, and I'm into week 7 of my cold, then Christmas happened.
The Christmas holidays were such a relief! All our children were absolutely exhausted and in need of a good break Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-90288160058972205302018-12-28T10:00:00.000+00:002018-12-28T10:00:11.199+00:00Broccoli and Potato Soup
Another soup recipe using cheap and free vegetables from our local supermarket. Broccoli was discounted to 20p per head for Christmas, and we were able to get 3 bags of free potatoes from the same supermarket which they were giving away to cut food waste. I've used both the florets and stalks from the broccoli so nothing is wasted. We also made Vegetable Peelings Crisps from the potato Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-50470701328682763642018-12-26T15:22:00.000+00:002018-12-27T15:22:20.899+00:00Spiced Parsnip and Carrot Soup
On Boxing Day we took a walk to get some fresh air. After a wander on the local common I received a text from a friend telling me that a local supermarket was giving away bags of Christmas vegetables. It was about 10 minutes walk away so we checked it out. Sure enough, huge crates and trolleys full of bags of parsnips, carrots, sprouts and potatoes with a use by date of today.
We took Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-5957434693261211572018-11-06T10:53:00.001+00:002018-11-06T10:53:04.980+00:00OUR FAMILY MEAL PLAN FOR WEEK OF 05/11/18
Sorry for the lack of Meal Plans. I've been busy getting our citizenship process done, which is thankfully sorted now because it very nearly broke me. I also had a really bad head cold and cough for a couple of weeks that took ages to shake off.
It's GCSE mock exam time for us so this week and next so that will be a challenge. Add in a couple of school trips this weekUtterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-86891107516780378692018-11-04T22:26:00.002+00:002018-11-12T13:43:21.558+00:00Reverse Advent Calendar #FoodbankAdvent
We're one of the millions of JAM (just about managing) families in the UK. There's not a lot to spare each month and we have to be really careful with our money. There's been times in the past when we've relied on the Food Bank. My husband lost his job and had to retrain when our eldest was 6 weeks old, we were without regular income for a year and the Food Bank was a godsend.&Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-77186716522600324832018-10-19T11:24:00.000+01:002018-10-19T11:24:05.103+01:00Baghrir - Moroccan Pancakes
I recently purchased the "Together" cookbook, proceeds from the sales of the book go to help the Hubb Community Kitchen which serves those affected by the Grenfell tower fire. It is a beautiful book, with delicious recipes, a mouthwatering photo of each recipe, and lots of information about each dish. I totally love this cookbook, and would thoroughly recommend buying a copy.
Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-37105534942547167582018-10-18T10:42:00.003+01:002018-10-18T10:42:27.069+01:00Nana's Fruit Loaf Cake
My Nana used to bake this if she knew we were coming to visit, and I bake it often for my family for after school snacks. It's nice to be able to serve them something that I used to enjoy when I was their age. This loaf cake is so quick and easy to make, filling because of added Weetabix, and delicious with a cuppa.
Nana's Fruit Loaf Cake
150g/1 cup dried fruit, I use Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587928298474773312.post-32141019985373419572018-10-16T21:48:00.002+01:002018-10-16T21:48:28.215+01:00Honey, Lemon, and Ginger Drink, natural cold/flu soother
It's that time of year again, lots of colds and sniffles about, tickly sore throats too. Having four children at three different schools, and a husband who travels to and from work on the bus, there's lots of potential for us all to catch the latest cold/flu/cough that is doing the rounds.
I've been making this drink for my family for years, so simple and tasty, yet so soothing for Utterly Scrummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024594217039587noreply@blogger.com0