Years ago a friend of mine introduced me to the joy of pierogies and I’ve never looked back.  I tried forcing them on Peter but he didn’t really take to them so I’m going to spread the love through blog instead.
Pierogies are a type of dumpling found in any Polski-sklep in the country and possibly [...]

Ah, the smell of freshly baked cookies wafting through the house… you can’t beat it. But despite good intentions - and probably for the best - cakes and biscuits rarely find their way into my oven.
KookyDough, a new creation from a small Irish company, gives all the pleasure of freshly baked biscuits without the hassle [...]

Our own lovely Jacqueline and her partner Dave fed me again recently. I really enjoyed the sea bass, and Jacq told me that they’d picked it up in the freezer section of Aldi.
On a visit to Aldi a a few weeks ago, I made a beeline for the freezer section and picked up some frozen [...]

I’ve never gone down the Weight Watchers route. Some of my friends, male and female, say it’s the only thing that works for them; I don’t really have an opinion one way or the other.
However, over the weekend a good friend of mine called over, laden down with Weight Watchers snacks. I was cajoled into [...]

Regular readers will know that we’re big fans of M&S’s fantastic dine in for two offer. Yesterday, I picked up the main, side, dessert, and bottle of wine for just €12.50, a saving of €12.96.
My dinner, the Cook Menu Chicken and Wiltshire Ham Pie, wasn’t the nicest meal I’ve ever had in M&S. No, it [...]

Mamma Mia! It’s Valentine’s Mardi Gras at Aldi,with roses, Italian food, and pancake accroutements all on sale. Today’s special buys include:

Valentine’s red rose bouquet - €14.99
Pizza base mix - 99c
Maple syrup - €2.99

Click here to see them all.
This week’s Super6 selection includes white potatoes, Granny Smith apples, and a carrot and parsnip tray for 89c [...]

It’s a birdwatcher’s paradise this Thursday at Aldi, with special buys including:

High energy bird food - €4.99
Pedestal bird bath - €12.99
Camera nest box kit -  €6.99

Bird-feeders might be advised to buy now, as I suspect snow will come again this year. But am I the only one who finds the camera nest box kit a little sinister? [...]

Ready meals have been a contentious subject here on CheapEats. I know they can be loaded with fats, salt and sugar, and Rercy’s right to direct us towards the “nutritional information” label. But they’re not all bad: M&S is getting better and better, and Cully and Sully’s hotpots are lovely.
Last week I was sent some [...]

Feeling lazy and hankering some comfort food, I nipped into Tesco and bought the Tesco Finest Lamb Moussaka. I naively thought it would marry well with the Potato Gratin from the normal Tesco range but I choose poorly. Both were tasty but sadly not together - I swear I could almost hear my arteries clog [...]

A random recommendation: Aldi’s “Liskeel” organic probiotic natural yogurt. I picked some up last week and they beat similar offerings from Lidl, Rachel’s, Glenisk and even the delicious Killowen yogurt. As it happens, the Aldi yogurts are unsurprisingly cheaper, but let’s forget about value for just a moment: they’re simply nicer. Thick, smooth and naturally [...]