Sausage Casserole - Slow Cooker Budget Batch Cook Recipe

Ingredients and Tools:

Sausages 2 x £1.49

Onions 50p

Garlic 16p

Butter Beans 3 x 35p

Chopped Tomatoes 3 x 28p

Worcestershire Sauce 65p

Total = £6.18

Makes 21 servings = 30p per portion

Food purchased from Aldi

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Start by mincing and frying the garlic.

Then chop the onions.

And fry them until soft.

Add them to the slow cooker.

Use the same pan (to save on washing up) to brown the sausages in small batches.

Add them tot he slow cooker.

Chop the peppers and add them to the slow cooker.

Then three tins of beans.

And three tins of chopped tomatoes.

Last of all add a small bottle of Worcestershire sauce and give it a stir.

Cook on low for about 8 hours.  It will be fine for up to 12 hours or if you're in a rush cook on high for 5 hours.

Today we're having it with a jacket potato.  We also love this sausage casserole served with mashed potatoes or home made chips.

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How to Sew a DIY Stretchy Wrap Sling for Dolls

This is one of those projects that I put far too much thought into, thereby over complicating it and making it into a much bigger deal than it needed to be.  Little Miss requested a sling for her doll about erm, two years ago when Little Pickle came along.  

I started looking into how to make one.  Most of the Pinterest images I found were of Mei Tai style slings which I decided would be too complicated for Little Miss to put on and off by herself.  Some were a ring sling style which she isn't too familiar with as it doesn't suit me personally.  

I can't believe I fussed over it before finally deciding to just make a length of stretchy fabric and tie it around her in a kanga (African style) carry.  I guess I just didn't think of it as I'm not confident enough at baby-wearing to do this type of carry myself but as this is for a doll safety can totally go out of the window.

Tools and Materials:

This is one of those sewing patterns that is so simple I don't think I can even call it a pattern.  

I cut my fabric to 60" long and 15" wide.  With hindsight it would have been better a little shorter but it's OK.  

I cut the ends at an angle so there's less fabric to tie in a knot.

Then I stitched a really simple narrow hem along all the sides.

Finding a cooperative model was by far the most difficult part but when he realised what was going on he was very happy to oblige.  

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Valentines Bear Handmade Card

A cute little bear holding out his heart for your loved one.  This is a bright and colourful handmade card perfect for Valentines Day or an Anniversary card.

You can buy this card from my NuMonday shop or see below to get the materials you need to make your own.

Tools and Materials:

    

           

The digi is by Polly Craft who are unfortunately no longer open, which is a real shame as her designs were really lovely.

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The digital stamp is hand coloured using ProMarkers.

Red for the heart:

  

Yellow and blue for the bear's shirt:

     

And brown for the bear himself:

  

Around the border of the image I have hand drawn a faux stitched border featuring sweet little hearts.

The card is embellished with these beautiful big pearl like gems.

I've added lots of interesting textures with an assortment of ribbons and twine.

A couple of little blue flowers add a touch of glittery sparkle.

The inside is decorated with matching papers.

You can buy this card from my NuMonday shop or see below to get the materials you need to make your own.

Tools and Materials:

    

           

The digi is by Polly Craft who are unfortunately no longer open, which is a real shame as her designs were really lovely.

I earn a small commission when products are purchased through the links I post here (at no additional cost to you). 

Here are some of my other Valentines / Anniversary cards:

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