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Challenge Accepted! Cooking on a Budget: Part 5

August 30, 2016

Campaign Challenge completed! Yay! Day 5 of 5 Breakfast: Puff Pastries Puff pastries are some of my favourite types of confectionery, but I’ve never really made them regularly. I’ve tried making them from scratch once before I had kids, but it was too tiring for a second shot. Buying the ready-to-eat ones had always been […]

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Challenge Accepted! Cooking on a Budget: Part 4

August 29, 2016

Campaign Almost at the finishing line! Day 4 of 5 Breakfast: Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich + Scrambled Eggs + Strawberries and Bananas This particular sandwich brings back wonderful memories I had as a student. I’ll always remember running to the western stall in the school’s canteen to order myself a grilled cheese sandwich, be […]

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Challenge Accepted! Cooking on a Budget: Part 3

August 28, 2016

Campaign We’re half-way there! Day 3 of 5 Breakfast: Prata One of our favourite breakfasts to have as a family is the prata at our nearby coffeeshop. But when I heard from my mom that Fairprice sells really good housebrand frozen prata, I decided to give it a go! And I haven’t looked back since. […]

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Challenge Accepted! Cooking on a Budget: Part 2

August 27, 2016

Campaign The challenge continues… Day 2 of 5 Breakfast: Pancakes, Bacon, Scrambled Eggs and Grapes On this particular day, I woke up late and didn’t really have much time to prepare breakfast. My lifesaver for mornings like these has always been Betty Crocker’s Pancake mix, eggs and some bacon. Throw in some fruits – I […]

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Challenge Accepted! Cooking on a Budget: Part 1

August 26, 2016

Campaign Less than a year ago, when the husband mentioned the amount of money we spent eating out, we decided to give home cooked meals a try once more. When it was just the two of us, eating out was a cheaper, less troublesome affair. But now, there are four of us. What started out […]

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