Sharabelle bakes

This week for What do you eat? I decided to share the foods I buy.   Porridge  - I start each day with a bowl of porridge, it's one of the cheapest super foods you can buy.   How you eat yours has sparked many an argument, I like to make my simply.    - 2/3 cups of Rolled porridge Oats - 2 Cups of Cold water - Pinch of salt   I put my saucepan on a low heat and cook for 10 min's, stirring occasionally.   Once it reaches the thickness I like, It comes straight of the heat and into my porridge bowl. I keep the porridge simple as I like to pimp it up with fruit and yogurt.        Amoy Gluten free Ribbon Rice Noodles Clearspring Miso - wheat free I used these to make my own pot noodles,  only a lot healthier and tastier.   Home made healthy pot noodle Stir fry some mushrooms, then add the noodles and miso paste.   Pour in boiling water as per the miso soup instruc...

 Wasted food    Half of all food goes to waste I don't normally buy a newspaper, however I won't turn my nose up at a copy of the Free Metro.  Forget that it's free, it's also very well written.  Yesterdays headline was pretty shocking, globally 2 bn tonnes of food goes to waste!!!!  Problems of starvation, poverty and the credit crunch are all great reasons to avoid wasting food.  When you put food in the bin, your really throwing away money.  One of my pet hates is wasted food.   If I accidently buy something I can't eat because of my food intolerances, I give it to someone that can.   Living on a budget means I  watch the pennies, so I avoid wasting food when ever possible.  Here are some of the Tricks and tips I use to save money and avoid food waste.  First way to avoid food waste - Check the label I always check the label when  I buy something,  for the - use by o...