From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

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rt sometimes my pair are too wedded to 'we always do, what we always do', and can't see that having a big brekkie or brunch, would mean we wouldn't be as reliant on having "lunch at lunchtime!"  🙄  And whilst I applaud DH for having a low-cost, filling breakfast each day, and for introducing LG to it, sometimes I could appreciate a bit of flexibility 🤣  I shouldn't moan really, as DH and LG have both embraced picnic lunches on days out, and snap pails for work/school.   They rarely if ever mention eating out - I think the only thing they have enjoyed 'out' is an ice-cream, and even LG has, on some occasions suggested a supermarket ice-cream over a mr wh1ppy, because of costs.  

I forgot to say that the wraps were a hit for tea last night.  I especially liked the 'dirty-ish' rice, which was nice and flavourful.  Purely by luck, I got the ratio of tommie sauce to rice, about right, and the splodge of Gochujang and sprinkle of chip seasoning, and a sprinkle of parsley made it very tasty.  There was shredded romaine lettuce and carrots to up the vegetable quotient, and a garlicky mayo yoghurt dressing to accompany the qu0rn nuggets.  The wraps were wholemeal courtesy of MrL.

I've put the washing in the sunniest/windiest part of the garden, so fingers crossed it will dry to some point, as the computer models have rain incoming ☹️ I did spot a tiny toad in the garden as I was pegging out, and at least LG got to see it too 🥰  It may have been the one DH had to relocate when he was doing some tidying, a couple of weeks ago - it looked bigger, but still a young 'un.  It still amazes me we get toads in the garden with no obvious water source nearby.  

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Enjoy Sunshine_girl2!  You have a good weekend too!

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I just happened to notice on the beebeecee news site that they have a load of cooking 'shorts', exploring viral social media food/cooking trends.  The recipe developer from beebeecee f00d had tried them out/done short cuts, checked the nutrition of ticky tocky trending food etc.  

The recipes are 'made' in the short video, but if it floats your boat, you can find all the actual recipes on their GF site.  There are a couple of recipes that might float people's boats on here. I was going to ask if anyone knew if the 'high protein ricotta wrap' could be made and then eaten 'later', but then I've noticed in the recipe it says 'serve immediately'.  Has anyone had a go at making these wraps?  (I think the SM trending  version used cottage cheese over ricotta).  I'm just wondering if they would go rubbery if they were allowed to cool?

Well, the rubbish weather has arrived earlier than forecast, but tbh, because of the forecast I kept one eye on the skies, and luckily noticed the cloud building and the rain curtain coming in, so I managed to get the washing in before the rain started.  It's not bone dry, but it's drier than I thought I would get it today, so I'm glad I tried.  There will only be slightly damp clothes in the house - not dripping.  I'll take the wins where I can get them.  

It is now, officially soup weather!  DH and LG have gone for a pootle to the municipal tip, so I best crack on and rustle up a pan whilst they're out.  I'm thinking lentil, vegetable and chipotle.......

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