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Category Archives: Quick meals

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Cheese Pancakes

May 24, 2013by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

Admittedly I added a little ham to the mix as well….. just rounded off this lunch time nibble Which was delicious… and fairly filling as well. We had 4 pancakes […]

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Breakfasts, Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Lunches & light meals, Quick meals, Recipes
pie

Who eats like this??? WE DO!

December 30, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

Last week we used half the mince for dinner, and so froze the rest… this and some cooked vegetables were the contents of our gorgeous skinny pie this evening RECIPE HERE …. always […]

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Quick meals, Recipes
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Splatter doughnuts

December 13, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

These are more like thick fritters…. but the kids loved them. They’re gorgeous with jam, honey or syrup…. or just rolled in a little sugar like we did Ingredients: 8oz […]

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

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
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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
TARTS

TARTS everywhere!!!

September 20, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

After a GORGEOUS meal of lamb and veg what we REALLY needed was a tart or two… These are easy and so quick to make, whether you make your own […]

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Planning Prep and Pondering, Quick meals, Recipes, Sweets & treats
skinny pies

Skinny pies and pasties

August 31, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

MrC and I loved Episode 3 of Hairy Dieters on the BBC… and were INSPIRED by their low fat pies… and as were Northern… we are naturally pie lovers. #StereotypeButTrue. […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Quick meals, Recipes, Under 30 minutes
tea bread

Tea bread

August 27, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

This was beautiful with home made jam or just as nice with a bit of butter/ margarine…. It also stores nicely if kept in an airtight container/ old biscuit tin. […]

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

August 8, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

I kidnapped this recipe from the ranting chef‘s post entitled ‘Give that Lady a Finger‘…. I’ve been dying to do these for ages but never seemed to have the eggs for it. I did originally make quite […]

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Easy Peasy, Quick meals, Recipes, Sweets & treats, Under 15 minutes
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Gypsy Creams

August 1, 2012by rationingrevisited 5 Comments

These are so easy and quick, and go down a storm with the kids…. they loved making them and eating them. Ingredients: 2 Cups rolled oats 1 cup plain flour […]

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

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