January’s Credit Crunch Munch Round-up

Welcome to January’s Credit Crunch Munch Round-up it’s been another fab month for entries and soups seem to be top of the pops; with all this wet and windy weather we’ve been having it’s no wonder!

Ness of Jibber Jabber kicks things off with her Slow Cooker Turkey Supreme which sounds creamy and comforting as well as being thrifty using every day ingredients.

Claire over at Life, Ninja Killer Cat, and everything else brought us a delicious Frugal Shepherd’s Pie made with baked beans which sounds really yummy. I think I will be adding beans to my next Shepherd’s Pie!

Peppered Mackerel and Potato Bake from Solange at Pebble Soup has my mouth watering. A simple and frugal dish that’s sure to be a hit.

Galina from Chez Maximka brings us a Fish Pie she used to make as a student and this is such an original and delicious-sounding recipe!

A frugal and hearty Minestrone Soup is on offer from Lucy at Supergolden Bakes and what a wonderful feast for the eyes and stomach this looks:-)

Jacqueline over at Tinned Tomatoes brings us a wonderfully tasty Parsnip, Carrot and Lentil Soup that makes use of one of my favourite soup ingredients – red lentils, which are very filling and thrifty:-) Cumin and coriander give a lovely spicy note to this soup too.

Lisa from We Don’t Eat Anything with a Face submitted a gorgeous Mushroom Biryani which she says would go well with a tarka dal or chana massala – very professional it looks too!

A simple Carrot & Celeriac Salad comes from Corina of Searching for Spice which looks very tasty, super nutritious, and very thrifty!

Frugal and delicious Oaty Chocolate Chip Cookies are on offer from Choclette of Chocolate Log Blog. Oats are such a fabulously cheap staple.

Leesa from Life as a Mother made Slow Cooker Pheasant in Cider which she got on offer from her butcher’s at 4 for £10. Sounds gorgeous as I am very fond of cider!

A luscious-looking French Onion Soup is on offer from Janice over at Farmersgirl Kitchen. Frugal, warming, and perfect for this time of year.

Thai Turkey with Coconut Coriander Sauce comes from Anne over at Anne’s Kitchen this month. Substituting pork for turkey which was also reduced made this dish cheaper and it looks utterly yummy – a treat for the taste buds I’m sure.

Slow Cooker Carrot & Coriander Soup is vegan and gluten-free from Ness of Jibber Jabber. Inspired by Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management this delicious soup is super frugal and has inspired me to make soup in my slow cooker!

 Ren Behan brings us Shredded Chicken Pancakes to celebrate Chinese New Year – simply delicious little pockets of healthy goodness and kind on your pocket too:-)

Next Vohn of Vohn’s Vittles brings us a traditional delicious Scottish New Year’s Day meal in the form of Steak and Stout Pie to mop up all the alcohol from the night before!

My offering this month was inspired by the Chinese New Year as well in the form of Simple Pork Fried Rice which makes use of leftover roast pork but could equally make use of any leftover roasted meat.

Finally we end on another soup Slow Cooker Guernsey Bean Jar this time from Sarah over at Tales of the Kitchen Shed. Beans and ham hock form the basis of this soup which I would happily eat as a main course with some crusty bread – frugal and satisfying on a cold winter’s night!

So what a fabulous selection of winter recipes, it just remains for me to announce the winner of Jack Monroe’s new cookbook A Girl Called Jack which will be out in March. (Shakes lottery pen). The winner is number 12 and the twelfth entry was from……. Choclette of Chocolate Log Blog with her scrumptious Oaty Chocolate Chip Cookies – well done:-) Do drop me a line with your address.

To enter February’s Credit Crunch Munch go over to My Golden Pear where the lovely Angela is kindly acting as host this month. If you’d be interested in hosting a future Credit Crunch Munch then please just tweet myself and Helen of Fuss Free Flavours! I’m sure we can fit you in:-)