‘Tis the season of apples! Or rather, it has been for a while! We are still having to buy apples from the greengrocer while our apple tree grows taller and taller each year but has yet to produce more than 2 or 3 apples annually! Apples have been quite affordable over the past […]
Back in February, I mentioned that I would like to try cooking a broth with veggie scraps. Well, I finally got round to it! We’re no strangers to veggie broths by any means as I regularly make chicken broth for us, but while I usually use whole vegetables such as carrots, onions, celery and […]
On a hot summer’s day there is nothing more refreshing than a delicious salad to cool you down. The Tomato & Black Beans salad is one of our favourites, especially in summer, although we make it all year round – we enjoy it so much! Very often we have the Tomato & Black Beans […]
Spicy Chicken Livers may not be everyone’s cup of tea but we love this dish! A small serving of spicy chicken livers is very filling and can be enjoyed with a variety of staples: bread, rice, pasta or even pap. It’s easy to prepare and in less than 30 minutes’ cooking time you too […]
It’s much, much cheaper to make Sausage Rolls at home, and we often make a batch or two. A Sausage Roll is nice as a meal on its own with some gravy and salad on the side, and they’re also an inexpensive but convenient food to pack for picnics or road trips. Sausage […]
Pickled beetroot is one of my favourite side dishes, or as an addition to leafy green salads, especially in summer. Beetroot is plentiful at this time of year and you can usually buy it in bulk at your local greengrocer’s at a good price. I mentioned in my post Grocery Finds & Savings in […]
There are a lot of recipes out there for Chili Con Carne. A lot! And many of those recipes require you to cook the minced meat from scratch, which we normally don’t. If we have a little leftover Bolognaise Sauce for Pasta, which I usually cook in large batches and freeze, that’s what […]
This is a guest post by Harjeet Kaur who blogs over at Fire, Water, Food & Travel Harjeet’s blog is filled with delectable and mouth-watering recipes and they are a must for any foodie to try! I’m happy to have Harjeet as a guest on Frugal in SA. Thank you so much Harjeet […]
Meal Planning around Specials can be quite daunting at first, especially if you feel that you wouldn’t know where to start or what meals to plan for! The easiest way to start, though, is to make a list of breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner options that your family likes, and that you […]
This recipe is part of Take the Pantry and Freezer Challenge series on this blog, and I made this in Week 3 of the challenge. This is a recipe I often make. It is fairly inexpensive if made plain but with additional variations (see below) it can cost you a bit more. […]
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