Thrifty Lesley | Cheap, healthy and delicious meals

Punjabi Cabbage

Aug 5, 2020 | 0 Comments

This is a Northern Indian cabbage recipe, packed full of vegetables, pulses and spices. Make it hot if you like things that way. Personally, I like a lot of spice and hardly any heat

my meal plan for week 3rd August 2020

Aug 2, 2020 | 0 Comments

This is my meal plan for the week 3rd August 2020. Nothing fancy, just home cooking

my meal plan for week 20Jul20

Jul 27, 2020 | 0 Comments

This is my meal plan for the week 27th July 2020. Nothing fancy, just home cooking

These pitta bread are the ones I made on a Greek Cuisine course I went on with my husband at Claverham College. One of the things we made were these pitta bread.
I think you will be able to see from the picture that they are pillowy, puffy and soft. They were easy to do, and as they are so basic ingredients, very cheap.

Easy Poached Pears Without Alcohol

Jul 22, 2020 | 0 Comments

These easy poached pears are made without alcohol, are super tasty, taste indulgent and are budget option

my meal plan for week 20Jul20

Jul 20, 2020 | 0 Comments

This is my meal plan for the week 20th July 2020. Nothing fancy, just home cooking

Coconut & Lime Rice – vegan

Jul 15, 2020 | 1 Comment

This rice can be dialed up to be VERY coconutty, which is how I first had it, or made more subtle. I really liked it super coconutty

Readers Recipes – Puds

Jul 14, 2020 | 0 Comments

Recipes for a puddings, cakes and bakes from readers of the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/ThriftyLesley/

my meal plan for week 13Jul20

Jul 13, 2020 | 2 Comments

I’m playing with the idea of posting a weeks meal plan on Monday’s. Nothing fancy, just what I have planned for us for the next week.

Puchka tart. What’s that? Complete deliciousness on a plate, that’s what

Jul 10, 2020 | 0 Comments

When making puchkas, I was pretty sure it would work as a main course in a pastry case. And let me tell you, it worked beautifully!

Savoury Baked Oats

Jul 7, 2020 | 0 Comments

For brunch today, I had an absolutely delicious savoury baked oats dish and I give that version in the recipe card. I have had a little ponder and come up with lots of other flavour possibilities too.