Quorn Spaghetti Bolognese and More

I was asked recently to try my hand at a family friendly Quorn recipe and to see what we thought of it. I’m no stranger to Quorn myself, being a long-term Slimming World follower I’ve enjoyed the many meat-free product they’ve offered as part of a number of low fat and high taste meals.

Now was the time to see what Roy and the boys thought.

The recipe itself couldn’t be easier:

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Click to visit the Quorn recipe site.

The website looks great and there are a great number of tasty and healthy recips on there, all with nutritional information, an ingredients list and a handy how-to for each dish.

My version didn’t turn out too shabby and went down an absolute treat with everyone, even Roy despite it not being “proper” mince 🙂

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I’ll continue to use Quorn as part of my slimming journey and also because I enjoy the taste of the products I’ve tried to date. Since trying this Quorn spag bol recipe I’ve also made a roast Sunday dinner or sorts using the Quorn sausages and these went down an absolute storm with everyone.

If you haven’t used Quorn before or are unsure how to use it for family friendly recipes take a look at the main website, especially the recipe section and if you have any qustions or want to share your recipes say hello on the Quorn Facebook page.

 

*I received some vouchers to spend on Quorn ingredients to try out for this write-up. What I have written is in no way influenced by this and Quorn have had no input into my content.

A Frugal Summer Holiday – The Beginning

Today is day one of the school and pre-school summer holidays and apart from the two days a week that Taylor will be with his childminder I’ll have both boys at home. I’ll be working throughout the hols and as ever am supremely thankfully that I am my own boss and that I’ll be able to work flexible hours around the kid. There will be many early mornings and late nights over the next six weeks but I like a challenge and previous summers haven’t beaten me yet!

Due to changes with husband’s job recently we’ll have to tighten our belts somewhat over the coming months however being of a moneysaving mind anyway and being no stranger to frugal living we see this as a challenge as opposed to something negative.

I’ll keep posting as we move through the summer about saving money on food, treats, activities for the boys and more and perhaps some of these posts will be useful for others?

Here’s to a fabulous fun and frugal family summer holiday!

Dropping down a brand, shopping around, meal planning and being clever with leftovers are all part of how we are saving money this summer.
Dropping down a brand, shopping around, meal planning and being clever with leftovers are all part of how we are saving money this summer.