By Viviana
It has been a sad week at Lean Times HQ – one of our contributors, Milo the giant kitty, has passed away. It was sudden so we are a bit shell shocked. Since life has to go on and you gotta eat – I am back shopping the market, making my menu and cooking. Monday [...]
By Viviana
I am sorry that I have not been posting regularly but I have been working on a new ebook, The Stylish Frugalista. Yes you can have style, look great without spending a fortune and you will not have to go to Primark. Now on to the food – the weather this morning has gone back [...]
By Viviana
This has been an exciting week, I have done the second Lean Times podcast about Meal Planning, which I do cringe when listening to it, but it took me a couple of days to actually record it. Who knew how hard it is to talk to a microphone for ten minutes. Now for the exciting [...]
By Viviana
We are zooming up to the holiday season so I am planning on making food that is easy to freeze and heat up as a snack after a party or a hard day of navigating the shops. This is the lull before the storm of Christmas. Monday – Roast chicken with saffron orzo and green beans Tuesday [...]
By Viviana
Bye bye January, hello February! Don’t we all love a quick month that takes us into Spring. Monday – Roast chicken, saffron orzo, broccoli Tuesday – Steak, mashed beans and salad – steak is such a treat! Wednesday – Toulouse sausages with Puy lentils and golden mash Thursday – Vegetable chili with polenta Friday – [...]
By Viviana
I know it is not even December yet but I am full speed ahead with getting prepped for Xmas, hence the snowflakes. I am doing a Christmas Craft Fair this weekend and need every spare second to make jewellery. In my freelance situation, I am going to be off for a bit over the holidays [...]