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Category Archives: Over 30 minutes

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Wholemeal Cottage Loaf

January 3, 2013by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

This was gorgeous with some warming lentil soup… even the kids enjoyed it. Would have been nice to have had some left over though Ingredients 600g strong wholemeal bread flour […]

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Apple fruit cake

December 15, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

Ingredients 12 oz self raising flour or plain flour sifted with 3 teaspoons of baking powder 4 oz margarine or cooking fat 4 0z sugar half to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 8 […]

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Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Recipes, Sweets & treats
An empty baking tray means full happy bellies

Liver and Bacon Parcel

November 29, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

The liver was really sweet and creamy… not bad for 40p. Ingredients 400g – 500g Liver, cut into strips 1 packet (about 200g or so) Bacon (I used streaky to […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Recipes

Brisket of Beef

November 25, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

This was so good, I even had the leftovers for lunch… Ingredients: 1 lb mixed vegetables (carrots, turnips, parsnips etc) 1/4 lb steak… original recipe called for stewing but I […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Over 30 minutes, Recipes
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Chocolate sponge pudding

November 25, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

This is gorgeous… even better with some home made chocolate sauce covering it… or just with it #NotJudging Ingredients 1 oz margarine 2 oz sugar 1 egg 8 oz grated raw potato […]

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Over 30 minutes, Recipes, Sweets & treats
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Steak and Vegetable Ragout

November 21, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

This is a 2 for 1 king of meal, the steak is used to flavour this ‘stew’ and is then kept aside for another meal… crafty! Ingredients 1lb root vegetables in season… […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Recipes

Cheesy broccoli pasta bake

November 9, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

This recipe is great to make in bulk and freeze… which is what we’ve done. Its so easy to add extra veg as well; carrots, cauliflower, peas…or even a little […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Quick meals, Recipes, Under 30 minutes, Vegan or Vegetarian

Blancmange – So easy and soooo tasty.

October 24, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

The kids and I enjoyed this so much… next time though, I’m going to try either some toffee or butterscotch essence/ flavouring if I can get get a hold of […]

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Haricot soup

October 11, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

This was particularly nice with home made bread…. nicer still since I have a stinking cold Ingredients 450g/ 1lb haricot soup 1 onion 2 small potatoes 1.1 litres/ 2 pints […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Recipes, Vegan or Vegetarian
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Husarenkrapfen… or at least my version of it.

September 22, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

I happened across a lovely biscuit recipe this afternoon and thought it would be nice to fill the bickie tin. My little heart sank when I realized I didn’t have the ground almonds for […]

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Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Quick meals, Recipes, Sweets & treats, Under 30 minutes

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