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Potato scones

May 24, 2013by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

We REALLY enjoyed these. Not only were they delicious but they were so easy to make. The kids enjoyed playing with the dough as well, it was great to work […]

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

January 9, 2013by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

The original recipe: Ingredients: 1lb diced potatoes 1lb cauliflower 1lb diced carrots 1lb diced swede 3 spring onions 1 teaspoon vegetable extract 1 tablespoon oatmeal A little chopped parsley Method: […]

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Eat Seasonably, Recipes, Under 30 minutes
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Eggless, Fatless Walnut Cake… yes you read that right FATLESS CAKE

January 9, 2013by rationingrevisited 3 Comments

This is gorgeous and makes a MAHooosive cake…. which I’ve sealed in an airtight container. If sealed correctly this should last a while…. um…. if we don’t finish it first. Ingredients  4 […]

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Recipes, Sweets & treats
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Energy cake bars – I fluffed them … but at least they still taste good

January 5, 2013by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

I goofed. I forgot to add the spices and the baking powder… which basically leaves me with a very flat (rather rectangular) fruit cake. Good thing the kids aren’t too discerning … […]

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Recipes, Sweets & treats, Under 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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Over 30 minutes, Recipes
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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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Wellies.... my quick and tasty short cut to Beef Wellington on a budget

December 27, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

Reblogged from Rationing Revisited: Okay first of all I call them my wellies because its not EXACTLY proper Beef Wellington. Just a thrifty approximation… especially thrifty as I bought the entire roll of puff […]

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Eggless Chocolate Buns

December 20, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

These are gorgeous and so quick and easy to make… they were lovely with a little chocolate icing. Ingredients 8oz plain flour with two teaspoons of baking powder 1oz cocoa […]

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

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