Everyone’s hungry, it’s not shopping day yet and you don’t know what your gonna cook. The fridge is bare except for a few scraps of “this” and a bit of “that”. You’d be surprised at just what you can cook up with just a few basic, simple ingredients. Our easy to cook simple recipe ideas might just help you out!

Or maybe you’ve had a fridge clean out and have leftover bits and pieces like a chunk of cheese or a few plums maybe. If your trying to live a more frugal lifestyle or have just started your work from home adventure, chances are you’ll need to make the most of every dollar… or scrap of food. So check out my recipe ideas on simple home cooked recipes made from minimal ingredients. Like my plum orange jam I made from a few leftover plums and an orange ( I think it was a mandarin). It was delicious and saved a couple of dollars by making the most of what I had.

Or learn how How to make the Best Spicy Plum and chilli Dipping Sauce. This was made from a few leftover plums, an onion and a homegrown chillies. With some sugar, spice and vinegar it cooks in now time at all and tastes so delicious and tangy. Its perfect for Asian food like spring rolls and dumplings or use it as a base for a stir-fry or BBQ meat marinade. The best part is you can make it with leftover fruits that you may have thrown out. Save $$$ with this quick and easy recipe.

If you got some backyard chickens you’ll have plenty of eggs. One of the simplest and versatile things to cook, eggs are delicious poached, fried or in a simple omelet. Served on toast or as a 2 minute noodle topper you’ll beat the hunger pains and save dollars by eating some simple eggs. They’ll be even tastier if you grew them yourself in your own backyard. Keep a watch for my blog post on simple Egg recipes or if you’d like to get started keeping chickens at home, check out my blog posts on how to get started keeping chickens at home or checkout my chickens page.

If its fridge cleanout time and you’ve heaps of leftover vegetables you don’t want to throw out, try this fantastic super pumpkin soup recipe. All you need is a pumpkin, your favourite liquid stock and plenty of vegetables, Carrots , celery and broccoli all get to add flavour to this delicious soup. The real hero is of course the pumpkin. You’ll only need a large cooking pot and a food processor with jug to finish of this creamy soup. Follow the full recipe to find my secret ingredient that will really sweeten up the taste. The full recipe is here in my How to make homemade Super Pumpkin soup blog post.