Diary of a Frugal Foodie: pie

About ME!

HELLO!!

I'm Christine. I'm a busy mum to 5 year old twins, Robin and Evie and wife to Ian. I also run a property management company. We live in a small village in beautiful, rural Northumberland. I love spending time at home with my family, running and exercising and socialising with my fabulous friends.

When I'm not busy with work, family or friends, my favourite pastimes are cooking and eating (often a combination of family/friends and food). I particularly get so much (too much?!) pleasure from making healthy, nutritious meals from nothing (well, whatever I've got in the house!), making leftovers exciting and not wasting a thing. I HATE waste. I've wanted to start a blog for a few years but time just hasn't allowed it. But I'm very excited about getting it going now and sharing my passion for food with the world!!

I'm very health conscious and want to feed my family good food, on a budget. As you can imagine, time is not something that I have a lot of so my cooking has to fit in with my busy life. Weekday cooking has to be fuss-free and speedy but I still want it to feel indulgent.

I am also a keen vegetable gardener. There is little better than creating a whole meal from produce that you raised with your own fair hands. And in the British weather, it's not always easy. It makes you appreciate it even more though! I would urge anyone to have a go at growing their own. Even if it's just a few of your favourites in pots or some herbs on the windowsill. Do it!

I'm going to try and share some of the recipes that I create and any tips that I have along with general ramblings about food and the good life!

Don't expect fine dining, just homemade, tasty, healthy and wholesome food. Always on a budget! Maybe with the odd flashy, entertaining number thrown in for good measure. The budget won't go out the window though.

I'm very new to this so please bear with me until I find my feet!!

I hope you enjoy it. All feedback very much appreciated!!

Thanks y'all!

Sunday, 6 April 2014

Sunday night supper. Freezer diving!

I found a chicken, bacon and leek pie in the freezer this morning that was just ready for pastry to be added. I also found a pack of filo pastry so decided I'd use that in a bid to be slightly healthier!!

Once I'd put a lovely crunchy topping on the pie, I needed to think of something to do with the remaining filo so I have gone down the dessert route (not so healthy!).

I've made little tart cases and I intend to make creme patissiere tomorrow and put some strawberries and other berries from the freezer in them too. Yum.

Here's a little pic of supper. Will get the, more exciting, pudding pic and recipe up asap.

Chicken, bacon and leek pie with filo topping and served with buttered leeks and peas.