Vivi's Kitchen Garden

Day three of sharing my week of eating/cooking……and another two lovely meals for just 55p. And plenty of leftovers to fill the freezer for days when I’m too busy/tired to cook. Plus…..a tip today about cooking/eating pearl barley. The recipes for both of today’s meals will be on the cards at the end of the video.

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Day two of sharing my week of eating/cooking……and another two lovely meals for a meagre 87p. And plenty of leftovers to fill the freezer for days when I’m too busy/tired to cook. Plus…..in prepping today’s star veg I have also prepped for tomorrow’s cooking….and some day in the future too. The recipes for both of today’s meals will be on the cards at the end of the video.

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It’s day one of me sharing with you what I cook and eat over the course of a week. Today’s video is a bit longer because I’m introducing the premise for the videos the week (the rest of the videos this week should be shorter!). I’ve tried to include some ideas and tips too….plus the recipes will be included in the video cards at the end. Today I ate lovely food for a total cost of 45p.

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My weekly shop…..in readiness to share a whole week of cooking/eating with you. Plus…..a bit of a treat as I am feeling under the weather (I count it as medicine 😉).

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Spring cleaning starts today! Cleaning, yes, but also sorting and organising and a bit of clearing out. Today it’s all about the paperwork that accumulates and I’ll be chatting as I go about some ideas for money saving (getting the best deals), organising, decluttering and recycling some awkward stuff.

I haven’t cooked with mushrooms in the longest time so when I got those cook kits free I was prompted to make today’s risotto…….I ignored the recipe with the kit (I explain why in the video) and made the version I often used to make for myself. Gosh, it was good! Main meals for less than £1.

Unusually for me this is nearly all fiction. By accident it’s all women, by purpose it’s some slightly more modern authors I was recommended after Black History month. Today’s reads are: Andrea Levy’s ‘Small Island’, Delia Owens’ ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’, Bernadine Evaristo’s ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ and the start of Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’. Please be kind and respectful when you share comments and opinions.

I’ve got a busy day of odd jobs lined up…….I need to get out and about before the rain comes……so join me as I go on the hunt for various bits and bobs……..and then we can meet back at the flat for some packing. Please be kind and respectful when you share comments and opinions. Living a simple life….and finding joy each day.

Continuing from my last video when I let you know I have given up my garden…….today I am talking about time as money. How much did I ‘earn’ by growing my own food? How will I now find the money to buy all the veggies I haven’t grown? A checks and balances hard look at where my time goes and where I need to make changes.

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Making decisions, making changes…….closing one chapter…….to start a new one. It has been a blast but it’s time to walk away……… Please be kind and respectful when you share comments and opinions.