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My favourite recipes, including those I grew up with and those that I have learned or created over the years

Posted on5 July 201523 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Tasty tots

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I love tater tots. I love, love, love them. They are an amazingly delicious treat and I would eat them all the time if I could. Only…

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Posted on28 December 20149 November 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Homemade blackberry vodka: Berry nice; bargain price

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There’s something very berry nice about a wee nip of flavoured vodka on a cold winter’s evening. Only if you’re a starving PhD student who is working hard to trim…

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Posted on22 February 201422 October 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Oh my, tamale pie

by Just Frances2 Comments on Oh my, tamale pie

One of the (many) amazingly delicious meals I enjoyed growing up was tamale pie. It was a basic, no fuss, no frills meal, but it…

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Posted on11 December 201329 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Experi-MINT-ing with truffles

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With Christmas just around the corner, I decided I’d do a bit of experi-mint-ing with my truffle recipe to use up some broken candy canes I had.…

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Posted on22 September 201212 November 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Tasty tater tot casserole

by Just Frances4 Comments on Tasty tater tot casserole

Tater tot casserole has got to be one of the world’s most yummiest, tastiest comfort foods—ever! I love it. I crave it. I gobble it…

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Posted on11 August 201216 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Tasty tortillas

by Just Frances6 Comments on Tasty tortillas

Today we’re going to have a wee cooking lesson. But it’s also a lesson in budgeting and in ridding ourselves of un-needed preservatives. And as…

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Posted on6 August 201216 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

A favoured snack

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I have been a good girl all day. I had an oat bar and grapes for breakfast; leftover chicken and potatoes for lunch; and a…

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Posted on5 August 201216 September 2020Everyday Life

Cheap eats

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I like setting budgets for myself because it keeps me accountable to, well, me. And, because I used to have to budget every penny or…

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Posted on7 April 201210 November 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Egg-teastic!

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I’ve had an eggteastic day making Easter tea eggs. (Get it? Eggteastic. Like eggtastic only tea instead of ta. No? OK, moving on…) So, about…

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Posted on29 February 201216 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Poor man’s casserole

by Just Frances5 Comments on Poor man’s casserole

Growing up, I loved it when I was informed that we were having Poor Man’s Casserole for dinner. It was such a basic meal, but…

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Posted on27 January 201229 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Crumble-tastic

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Today I decided to make a raspberry crumble with a pack of frozen raspberries that have been taking up space in the freezer for three…

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Posted on23 January 201215 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Lovely latkes

by Just Frances5 Comments on Lovely latkes

I love latkes. They’re amazingly delicious and super duper easy to make; inexpensive, too. And the best thing about them (today) is that they fit…

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Posted on16 December 201124 November 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating, Health & Wellness

The dark days

by Just Frances9 Comments on The dark days

The dark days of winter are upon us. Oh yes, they really are. Even more so here in Scotland compared to my (only slightly) lower-latitude…

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Posted on8 November 201115 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Good ol’ goulash

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I love goulash. Growing up, I was always happy to see it on the dinner table. Later, as a grown-up, I loved going to my…

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Posted on2 March 201112 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Dr Martin’s Mix

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Earlier today I wrote an email to a friend and decided to share a new revelation in my life: I don’t like cooked celery. I…

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Posted on5 February 201111 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life

Frosting and graham crackers

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Growing up, I used to love it when we had frosting and graham crackers as part of our school lunches. It was awesome! And the…

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Posted on24 December 201010 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Truffles!!

by Just Frances2 Comments on Truffles!!

Now that all the truffles are rolled and dipped and drizzled and wrapped, it’s time to share the recipes. First, to credit the inspiration: My…

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Posted on27 November 201010 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

No-bake cookies

by Just Frances3 Comments on No-bake cookies

I remember the first time I made no-bake cookies for Paul. He came home from work, looked at the plate of cookies on the kitchen…

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Posted on7 November 201020 November 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Blagenda

by Just Frances9 Comments on Blagenda

WooHoo! I made a trip to the homeland this weekend to make blagenda with my folks and one of my sisters. Her kids and my…

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Posted on22 August 201018 November 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Great-grandma’s pickles

by Just Frances7 Comments on Great-grandma’s pickles

Yay! Pickle-making weekend has finally arrived. And just in time, as I was out of pickles. My folks arrived Friday night with freshly-picked cucumbers from…

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Just Frances is a silly and pointless website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances.

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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