Frugal Living Tip for One: the benefits of counter top ovens

Budget Tip When you are Cooking for One

my mini oven

Counter top ovens aren't new, but they are becoming more popular as the credit crunch hits. I have one and honestly don't know what I would do without it. It is much cheaper to heat and use a small oven and I feel I am saving earth resources at the same time.

Cheap and Healthy Vegetarian Recipes: Button Mushroom Recipes

3 Easy Button Mushroom Recipes

red pepper, onion and chopped mushrooms
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These are 3 cheap vegetarian recipes cooked from one bargain buy of button mushrooms. Living frugally and cooking for one can be a challenge but if you are shopping savvy you can cook ahead and make delicious meals you just have to reheat from your freezer.  Using a box of button mushrooms I found in a local supermarket for 99p, a yellow peppers (capsicums), onions and potatoes I came up with 3 recipes: 'Mushroom and Lentil Soup' - 'Mushroom and Pepper Bake' - I had some extra yellow pepper and potatoes left after assembling the bake so make a 'Mushroom, Chickpeas and Ginger Rice'

Introducing 4 SQUARE meals: cooking for one vegetarian recipes

What is 4 Square?

the 4 square logo by annmackiemiller

Healthy: Cheap: 

Vegetarian: For One

4 square is the name of my new ebook which will be published soon. The idea is to create tips and recipes for vegetarians who are cooking for one. Of course the recipes can be adapted to more than one. All the recipes are tried and tested and all of them are cheap and healthy. 

When you see this logo against a recipe you know what to expect.