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I am moving the cooking stuff to my personal blog, as I prefer to just keep up with one blog :) 

For now I am going to post the recipe I have already posted up here, but then I will post new stuff soon! 

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Save money on water!

So many people love to drink bottled water! Me included! You won't find me without a bottle!

It's really great.. !

But here's the thing.. Add up all the money you spend on bottled water in a year? Or even a month?

Depending on what water you buy and how often it would probably differ, but let's assume you buy one small bottle of water a day. That's about 50p a day.. That's £182! 

I bet you could do alot with that! I know I could! :)

So I've just come across a great way to stop this craze! 

Not only is bottled water expensive, but it's SO bad for the environment! It takes so much oil to produce the bottles, and so long to decompose if it's not recycled! Even with recycling, it takes about 17 bottles to make ONE new bottle! Not to mention that apparently tap water is more filtered than mineral water! Shocked? I was!

So here comes the new invention! 

The bobble water bottle!

The stylish new bottle comes in different sizes and colours, and it has it's own water filter inside. You can fill it up with tap water and on the go, and have fresh water that's probably healthier!

At just $9.95 for a 550ml bottle, that's only £6! 

The filters are $6.95, which is about £4.20!

:)
I love it, and am definitely investing in one of them!
Check out http://www.waterbobble.com/!

Polish Meatballs Dinner

Finished meal! The quality of the picture came out a lot worse for some reason :( Probably because the lighting in that part of the kitchen was quite dim, but it still looks delicious :)

Ingredients

• 2 packs of Minced Pork Meat
• Onions
• Carrots
• 1 pack of Double cream
• Potatoes
• Salt & Pepper
• Marjoram**
• Breadcrumbs**
• 1 or 2 Raw Eggs
• Hardened Crusty roll (leave for a day or 2)
• Sunflower oil
• Arrowroot
• Sugar

**Note: These ingredients with a * are better to be purchased from a Polish shop, as they will have a different taste than if you make it from English ones as they are made in a slightly different way. To get the full effect of this recipe, I suggest purchasing them from a Polish shop :) 

Items

• Big mixing bowl
• Your hands :)
• Frying pan
• 3 Regular pans
• Vegetable peeler / knife

RECIPE-meatballs

1. Peel and chop up the onions. 
2. Take the mince meat out of the packs and put into mixing bowl.
3. Add 1 raw egg, followed by salt, pepper and marjoram to taste. (Slightly more marjoram will make it taste better). 
4. Take the hardened crusty roll, soak it in water, then squeeze all the water out and add to the mixing bowl. 
5. Using your hands, mix everything together well until it is completely mixed. This should take about 5 minutes.
   -- If the mix feels too dry, add 2nd raw egg.
6. Once this is done, take a desired amount of the mix and curl up into a ball shape. It shouldn't be too big, as this would make it harder to cook, and you should make one side of it a little flatter.
   -- They should all be roughly the same size, so they cook thoroughly. 
7. Roll the balls in the breadcrumbs.
8. Heat up the frying pan with oil, and gently place the meatballs onto the frying pan on a small flame. Once it turns a brownish colour underneath, flip over so the other side can get fried too :)
9. Once they are fried to a goldeny brown colour on both sides, place carefully into a normal cooking pan. 
10.  Using the oil that's already in the pan, add the chopped onions into the frying pan. Increase the flame size. Once they are a bit see through, turn the flame down, and simmer for about 1 minute. 
11. Add to the cooking pan, and add some water. Cover up and cook on a gentle flame for about 10 minutes, to make sure the meat is cooked throughout.   

RECIPE-potatoes and carrots

1. Peel the potatoes, and chop them into even cubes. 
2. Put into a cooking pan, and cover completely with water. 
3. Add salt. 
4. Bring to the boil, and then cook for a further 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are completely soft throughout. (You can use a fork to check this)
5. Pour the water out, and mash the potatoes with your fork, and add butter if you wish.
6. Peel and chop the carrots, and put into a cooking pan. Add double cream, sugar and arrowroot. (A small amount)
7. Cook until the carrots are soft :) 

NOTES; 

• The arrowroot may be quite tricky to master, as you need to add the right amount straight away, seeing as you cannot add a little bit and then add more, as this will cause it to go lumpy. If you aren't brave enough to try, go with a simple salad :) 
• You can also make the polish style breadcrumbs yourself - you can buy more crusty rolls and let them go hard, and then you can use a grater to grate them into a jar and keep it until you need it :)

PRICES; (based on Sainsburys prices-guide only)

Note - I do not include basics in my price calculations

2 packs of Minced Pork Meat; £2 each - Onions; £0.12 each - Carrots; £1 per kg - Double cream; £0.82 per 300ml - Potatoes; £0.97 per kg - Marjoram; £0.40 (average polish shop price) - Breadcrumbs; £1.00 (average polish shop price) - Eggs; £1.68 per pack of 6 (so £0.56 for the value of 2 eggs) - Crusty roll; £0.80 per pack of 6
- Arrowroot varies in price, and I have not seen any in the major supermarkets, although people claim it is in the cake making sections! It should be around £2.

TOTAL ESTIMATED PRICE; £11.79 
ESTIMATED MEALS; 6
PRICE PER MEAL ; £1.97

TIPS 

Try slicing the meatballs and having them on a sandwich, with some ketchup and pickled cucumbers to taste :) They are a very nice sandwich filler!

Hello!

Welcome to the new student guide to cooking blog! :) 

I will be posting lots of cooking tips and ideas and recipes! I am completely new to cooking for myself (and others) so it will be things doable by everyone :)

Enjoy!