Batch-cooking Scots mum cuts yearly food bill by £1,800 after making simple change - and loses weight too

freak accident by Ossian's Cave in Dunkeld on Monday night.
 The youngster was raced to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but passed away a short time later.
Her devastated mum, Brooke Reid, 26, has now posted an emotional tribute on Facebook.
She told her friends in the public post:
 "As most of you are aware yesterday we had to say goodbye to our best friend, our life, our world, our everything."I stayed with Freya the whole night and most of today before she was taken away.
"Everyone tried their

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.An Uddingston couple are on cloud nine celebrating their engagement after an aeroplane with a marriage proposal flew over them in Chatelherault Country Park.Nicky Hutton was determined to make his popping of the question a complete surprise and new fiance Ahsleigh McClure agreed it couldn’t have gone any better.The happy couple, both 29, were out enjoying the sunshine with two-year-old son Tommy on Monday (July 6) when

birthday.Laken Beattie from Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, was lost for words when officers gave him a birthday to remember on Sunday.Doting mum and dad, Nicole Beattie, 32, and Aaron Beattie, 35, and sister Rihanna, 12, wanted to make up for his soft play party being cancelled.Nicole, a high school teacher, told the Record: "We had to cancel the soft play party and Laken couldn't understand why he couldn't have a few friends round to play."I was in tears and thought I had to do something."Little

shops.Neil Douglas, 35, is tired of being swooped on near his home in Dalnair Street, in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow.Neil, who is currently furloughed from his job as a wedding photographer, believes it is the same gull who has taken a grudge against him.In a video, Neil is seen cycling by the bird who is circling above him.The seagull cries out and Neil increases his speed on the bike.

sexually assaulting a man at a civic event.Aberdeen’s former deputy Lord Provost Alan Donnelly, 65, is facing calls to donate his salary to charity amid claims it’s an “insult to his victim and our city” for him to continue to collect a wage.Councillor Alan Donnelly has been paid £8,316.33 between the day of his conviction, 12 December 2019, and 31 May 2020.More than half of that was received while he was barred from the Town House, pending an investigation by the ethics watchdog.Liberal

food firm is launching a new service that will excite foodies across Scotland - online pakora making classes.Sheetal Revis, who runs The Pakora Explorer and created Scotland's first pakora drive-through, was inspired to create the new series of online events after doing a FB Live cooking demo with her mum at the start of lockdown went down a storm with her fans, she said:  "The Pakora Explorer came onto the Scottish Street Food scene in 2019, to the best of our knowledge we are the only street

heartwarming moment a Scots mum was reunited with her autistic son after 15 weeks apart. Julie Grant last saw Sean McGinley, 18, the weekend before the coronavirus lockdown came into force on March 23.

one-night stand at the Grand National is searching for the Scottish dad he's never known. In 2016 we told how Josie Coak, 71, tried to track down the father of her son, Michael Lee, with no success.

“I want schools across Scotland to sign up to the Challenge when it launches in August so that we can keep sharing the joy of reading for generations to come.”Marc Lambert, CEO of Scottish Book Trust, added: “It was fantastic to receive so many submissions to the First Minister’s Reading Challenge despite the restrictions of lockdown.“Pupils, parents, and teachers have come together to celebrate books and develop a reading culture within their schools and local communities.

oronavirus symptoms three-months after catching the killer disease.Callum O’Dwyer, from Aberdeen, still has extreme fatigue and muscle weakness 12 weeks after picking up the bug.The 28-year-old also described having extreme “brain fog” and has been forced to move in with his parents for support.Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, he said: “I had the full gamut of Covid-like symptoms of fever, cough, fatigue, nausea... and that lasted for about two weeks or so.“It was very intense.

social media. James McCaig popped the question to his now fiance, Lisa Muirhead, at Seamill Beach, North Ayrshire on Saturday.

transformed since losing almost five stones. Agnes Flak spent years living with Type 2 diabetes due to her weight and struggled to do any form of exercise.

beauty spot. Keivan Ulhaq had been enjoying an evening at Lochore Meadows Country Park, near Lochgelly, Fife, on Saturday when he got into difficulty in the water.  Hero bystanders found the 20-year-old before pulling him into their boat and giving him CPR as they raced back to dry land.

holiday to Portugal was cancelled due to coronavirus.Debbie Sailsman, from Cambuslang, kitted out her Peugeot 5008 with two mini TV screens, throws, toys and snacks to create the luxury movie theatre.The full-time mum, 37, said it took less than three hours to make the car boot cinema for her daughters Sienna, 10, and three-year-old Esme - and it gave her the 'first moment's peace' since lockdown began.Mum-of-two Debbie said she set up the movie-themed surprise as the family had been due to jet

car window and stole her nurse - containing the only picture she has of her dead dad.Kayleigh Sim felt sick when she discovered her car had been broken into while she was on a walk at Shewalton nature trail with her one-year-old baby.But the 22-year-old, from Irvine, was devastated to discover 'low life scumbags' had swiped her purse with the only picture she has of her dad who passed away four years ago.The mum is now begging for the thieves to return the picture insisting she would 'do

West Lothian pupils will spend two days in school each week and two-and-a half days being taught at home by parents.Council bosses have written to parents and carers advising them on the plans for most students returning on August 12.The council is planning for the start of the new term on August 11, in line with all other councils in Scotland.However this will be an in-service day when schools will be closed to pupils and a second in-service day planned for Monday, August 17, will not take

the Reformer : “The UK Government’s furlough schemes have been essential in keeping people in employment throughout the coronavirus pandemic, including thousands of people in Rutherglen and Hamilton West.

pregnant Scots mum who had been craving a Mcdonald's for 10 weeks was left in hysterics after staff got her order ‘hilariously wrong’. Nicola Braynion begged her partner Jamie Logan to take her to the fast food chain for a McChicken sandwich after drive-thrus opened last week.

statues of slave traders to be taken down. Steve West, from Stand Up to Racism, said that putting up plaques explaining the history of the statues did not go far enough.

hotel office manager had relocated to Newhaven, Edinburgh, with her husband and 16-month old toddler for a fresh start after experiencing financial issues due to the coronavirus pandemic.The mum, who wishes to remain anonymous, has been furloughed while her husband was made redundant and they wanted to find a safe place to bring up their little one.But after moving into their new home, the mum claims she received a letter from a downstairs neighbour who issued a threatening warning about her