My
Name is Dominic Milner and I am your friendly cyber chef. I have spent over 15
years working in the food industry and I want to share all my experiences with
you on my food blog. If you want to read about food then I am here to write
about it! 
SubscribeKeeping warm with a wonderful menu this month
Even though I live in the sunny skies of Portugal we still have really cold winters just like most of the world. It gets warm from around March so we are now at that point when we are sick to death of the cold weather and all we want to do is have a walk by the beach.
However I should be grateful when I look at how bad the weather is in England.
With cold weather though comes a winter menu and I love cooking hot winter food that you can enjoy for hours with your family.
Bread, chicken and chilled white wine – the perfect match
Since moving to Portugal I have discovered that there is three things that a Portuguese menu simply can’t live without. It is your bread, chicken and chilled white wine. (obviously I find the wine the most appealing especially after a long day!)
Whenever you visit a Portuguese restaurant the white wine tastes beautiful and it is nicely chilled and served to you at the beginning of the meal. At the same time you will be served with fantastic sliced crusty bread which compliments the wine perfectly and it will come out with some butter, sardine pate and locally produced olives.
My favourite food assistant
If there is one thing that I couldn’t live without in the kitchen it would have to be the slow cooker or crockpot as it is better know to my American readers.
When I first came across them I had the typical bloke attitude:
Why on earth would I waste my money on one of these?
Well the truth is we received our very first slow cooker as a present from a customer that purchased from us in our early door to door selling days. They had simply downgraded the size and give us their family sized slow cooker. At first we placed it in the cupboard and forgot about it until the winter months approached us.
My Traditional Christmas Dinner – Part 5
Now to round off the week nicely with my traditional Christmas dinner I am finishing the week with details of two great recipes that you make from your Christmas leftovers. This is a great way of saving money at this time of year when money can often be tight after all the money you have spent.
TURKEY BUFFET CASSEROLE
4 oz. of medium white noodles, (about 2 cups)
1 pkg. of frozen broccoli spears
2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
2 tablespoons of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
The Perfect Kids Birthday Party Food On A Budget
These days it can sometimes seem like it is a competition to see who can have the most lavish kids party which is all well and good but it can often put a great deal of pressure on the parents due to the costs involved. The main costs are often the food and I have been told many times that the kids don’t seem to appreciate all of the fancy stuff that is sometimes on offer.
You will be pleased to know that it is definitely possible to have the perfect kids birthday party food on a budget, it just takes a little imagination that’s all.
Planning Your Camping Food Budget
Going on vacation with the family can work out to be very expensive, so choosing to go camping can be an ideal solution to saving money and having fun at the same time.
Of course there is the initial outlay of tents, sleeping bags and cooking utensils but once purchased these can last you for years.
Going camping and then eating out at a nearby take – away or restaurant is not really in the spirit of camping.
Bringing your own food and cooking it yourself whilst eating out doors just cannot be beat.
How To Reduce The Typical Household Family Budget
In this day and age the big question on everyone’s lips is how to reduce the typical household family budget.
Cutting down on what you spend has always been an interesting topic of conversation but now it seems that people want to do more than talk about it, they now have to look for ways to save money.
A great place to start is with your utility bills. There are quite a few websites that have been set up which enable you to compare what these large organisations are charging and you may be surprised to know that there can be quite a difference to what you are paying now compared to the cheapest on offer.
