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Category: $5 Friday

Lime, mango and chocolate lamingtons
January 25, 2021 $5 Friday

Lamingtons and Australia Day

Are lamingtons Australian or New Zealand? And does it even matter? I have fun making green, gold and chocolate lamingtons.

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March 5, 2019 $5 Friday / Food / Frugal

DIY pancake mix (save your wallet, save the environment)

Make this pancake mix in a jar for your next camping holiday (or any excuse).

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December 23, 2018 $5 Friday

Homemade Christmas Gifts – Olive Tapenade

Want a last minute homemade gift to impress? This homemade tapenade is cheap to make and is something that every host or hostess could put to good use.

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December 7, 2018 $5 Friday

$5 Friday: Blood orange chai spiked cookies

Create a new Christmas baking tradition with these delicious blood orange chai spice biscuits.

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November 6, 2018 $5 Friday

Happy Diwali – best ever burfi

Easy to make, even easier to eat – Indian sweet burfi is yummy for Diwali

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May 25, 2018 $5 Friday

How to mend a broken heart: hawthorn tincture

It takes strong medicine to mend a broken heart, but this hawthorn tincture helps.

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April 13, 2018 $5 Friday

Never pay full price challenge – bargain kale at Tom’s Superfruits

Buying at the end of the week is a good way to snap up a bargain at your local market, while enjoying the unique atmosphere.

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March 31, 2018 $5 Friday

$5 Friday: Good Friday spanakopita pie with homemade filo

Easter is not just about Easter eggs – this spanakopita pie is often served at Greek Easter celebrations. With fresh silverbeet from the markets and homemade filo pastry, the ordinary is transformed into the extraordinary.

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March 16, 2018 $5 Friday

$5 Friday: Tuscan fig pasta

Figs are not just a dessert; enjoy fresh home-grown figs in this delicate sweet-savoury pasta dish.

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Pinterest Calzone 26c
March 10, 2018 $5 Friday

$5 Friday: Picnic calzones

Calzones make the perfect picnic food, and these ones at 26 each are both yummy and affordable.

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