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Easy yorkshire pudding mix

April 11, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

 We enjoyed our toad-missed-the-hole last night… I prefer to cook the yorkshire pudding and sausages separately as the fat that leaves the sausages can make the puddin soggy… Heres my […]

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Easy Peasy, Quick meals, Recipes, Under 30 minutes
teatime fancies

Teatime fancies – I can now justify chocolate! HUZZAAH!

April 7, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

The difference between the calorie intake in the war and now is not just about the in going food (fuel) it’s about the energy its used for. Women (and men) left on […]

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

Bacon and egg tartlets – Eggactly what the doctor ordered!

April 3, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

Was feeling a little run down today (full of cold and a wicked ear infection) so I needed something lazy easy and quick to serve the troops for dinner. As […]

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Breakfasts, Easy Peasy, Lunches & light meals, Quick meals, Recipes, Under 30 minutes
fish cakes

Easy home made fish cakes

February 25, 2012by rationingrevisited 3 Comments

Appologies again for my rubbish little camera…. it wasnt the best spec 10 years ago when i bought it… at the moment it prefers BRIGHT natural light to electric… which, […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Lunches & light meals, Quick meals, Recipes, Under 5 minutes
beetroot cakes 1

Beetroot fairy cakes – THEYRE PINK!

February 24, 2012by rationingrevisited 8 Comments

I had already called these cupcakes on our earlier menu post in the week, and was shot down since technically…  you didn’t get cupcakes in the UK in the 1940s…. […]

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Easy Peasy, Quick meals, Recipes, Sweets & treats, Under 30 minutes
burger 1

Home made burgers in Home made buns

February 14, 2012by rationingrevisited 3 Comments

Burger Ingredients 500g Minced beef  (half our red meat ration for the week) 1 medium sized onion, chopped finely 1 stock cube (try chicken instead of veg or meat/ beef… […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Recipes
a better photo of the cakes

A different sort of Valentine… a tastier one! <3

February 10, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

Every year the kids take in cards for Valentines day. They love handing them out to their friends and seeing their reaction.  This year we have 3 kids in school, […]

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Easy Peasy, Planning Prep and Pondering, Quick meals, Recipes, Sweets & treats, Under 30 minutes
half a heart cake

Apple and raisin cake

February 9, 2012by rationingrevisited 3 Comments

Ingredients 4oz self-raising flour or plain flour with 2 tsp baking powder 1 oz margarine 2 oz sugar 1 tbs warmed golden syrup ( I used honey and it worked […]

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Easy Peasy, Quick meals, Recipes, Sweets & treats, Under 30 minutes
our very own tea loaf.... sorry about the camera quality

Fat free fruit tea loaf

January 24, 2012by rationingrevisited 2 Comments

This gorgeous little (not so little) tealoaf is great as an after dinner nibble but would be equally great as a snack, with a cup of tea/ coffee or even for […]

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Breakfasts, Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Recipes, Sweets & treats

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