Vegetable fritters

In an attempt to find some way of stretching the family food bill I found a recipe I saved a long time ago...
Courgette Fritters
450g grated courgette
50g grated cheese
2 eggs beaten
4 tbsp plain flour
salt and pepper to season

1)Squish courgettes in a clean dish towel to remove excess water, 
2) combine squished courgettes with cheese, eggs, flour and seasoning and shape into pattie shapes
3) Fry in a little oil till each side is golden brown
4) drain and serve

Again it is from Moneysavingexpert I think - but it does strike me that it could be used for other veg as well - grated carrots or parsnips perhaps?  Maybe without the cheese and with other flavouring such as curry powder - sort of like a bhaji?  Results back as soon as I get some time to experiment....

Reduce reuse Recycle:watering cans from plastic milk containers

Having bitten the bullet and planted some seeds my kids are getting interested in gardening again!  One source of tension though is the lack of kid sized watering cans.  What is so radically different about kid sized (proper) watering cans that makes them twice the price?

So, to save my sanity I was going to buy 3 more normal watering cans (at about a tenner each!).  Then I found this pin on Pinterest.  Now I have as many watering cans as I want all for free.

Growing your own

Having a notoriously black thumb (despite having an honours degree in Biology!) this is one area where in the past I have spent money out and had virtually nothing in return.  However, in the spirit of if you don't try you'll never learn how we decided to give it a go in pots in the back garden again this year.
So far I have spent:
£10 (mini plastic greenhouse from Wilko)
£4 seeds from Wilko (buy 2 get third free)
£1 seeds from Lidl (about 30p a pack)
approx £15
One of the ones I am curious about are salad leaves seed mats from Wilko.  These are a pack of 2 mats which look like coffee filters with seeds stuck in between the two layers.  In theory all you go is put these in an 8 inch pot already filled with compost and sprinkle a little more soil on top.  All you have to do then is water and wait.  Leaves can be picked when the plants are about 2 inches tall and you can take up to 4 harvests from each plant.  The cost of the packet (without the offer) was £1.48 which is about what you can pay for bagged salad at the supermarket anyway.  Should be good for OH's sandwiches instead of greenhouse tomatoes. We shall see what happens...