by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 15, 2020 | All Recipes, Other
Green Tomato Recipes It’s October at the time of writing and anyone who has been growing tomatoes over the summer will be bringing the last of them indoors as they will struggle to ripen outdoors now, even in a greenhouse. The days are too short, and the sun is...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 1, 2020 | All Recipes, Other
Home made French apple jam Our little apple trees are usually very generous and I give lots of them away. We have a Discovery, a very early variety, that doesn’t keep and indeed should be picked and eaten still standing by the tree to enjoy it at its best....
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 16, 2020 | All Recipes, Other
BBQ Sauce, it’s vegan too This vegan BBQ sauce recipe is pretty simple, just bung everything in a saucepan and reduce it down a bit Vegan BBQ Sauce BBQ sauce is a very useful condiment to have about the place, just about as versatile as tomato ketchup. Use it on...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 7, 2020 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Falafel & Sun Dried Tomato Hummus What is falafel? Wiki says that falafel is a common dish eaten throughout the Middle East. The fritters are now found around the world as a replacement for meat and as a form of street food. Wiki talks about the chickpeas not...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 5, 2020 | All Recipes, Other
Home made sloe and apple jam From September onwards in the UK, the hedgerow plant blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) produces fruit in abundance. Known as drupes, the deep purple fruit have stones that are large for the size of the fruit. When cooked, they have a deeply...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 2, 2020 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Broccoli and Almond Stuffed Pancakes This recipe started off as a savoury pancake recipe using a cauliflower. I made it, and warmed it in the oven with the sauce already on it, and it really didn’t work at all. It was dry and I’d managed to kill much of...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 22, 2020 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Red Pepper & Onion Loaf This is a very simple loaf to make that just happens to be a vegan bread recipe. Just mix everything together and leave for the gluten to develop, then shape, prove and bake. No kneading required If you like, you can mix everything...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 17, 2020 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Lesley’s Red Onion Chutney Marmalade I made some lovely caramelised red onion chutney yesterday and I’m really pleased with it. The only problem is, I don’t know whether to call it red onion marmalade or red onion chutney! I’ve been looking at...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 12, 2020 | My Diary
A sleepless night Insomnia It’s almost 1am and I can’t sleep, so I thought I’d come on here and chat to you. I have a fan on in the bedroom and it isn’t quite as ferociously hot as it has been – a mere 28.2 degrees in the sitting room....
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 9, 2020 | Cakes, Bakes and Puddings, Dinners
my meal plan for week 10th August 2020 This Weeks Meal Plan Monday – Halloumi deep fried in batter, with some root chips that I bought frozen. A local pub does veggie fish and chips by deep frying halloumi, so I thought I’d give it a go Tuesday –...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 9, 2020 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Cheesy Jacket Potatoes Jacket potatoes filled with cheese are one of the most popular ways to eat a baked potato. When I was a child, we had cheesy jacket potatoes quite often, where the soft, fluffy inside had been scooped out, mashed with cheese, put back in the...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 5, 2020 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Punjabi Cabbage 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 When I first made this, we had it with Matar Paneer (cheesey peas)...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 2, 2020 | Cakes, Bakes and Puddings, Dinners
my meal plan for week 3rd August 2020 This Weeks Meal Plan Monday – Bean Burgers, Root Chips and Red Cabbage Coleslaw. The root chips are frozen ones that I splashed out on. My husband particularly likes these burgers. Tuesday – Miso Crispy Topped Veg, I...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 27, 2020 | Cakes, Bakes and Puddings, Dinners
my meal plan for week 20Jul20 This Weeks Meal Plan Monday – Punjabi Cabbage, Split Peas, Matar Paneer and Nan. I’ll write up the Punjabi Cabbage and Matar Paneer recipes Tuesday – Mushroom & Olive Bake. Yes, I’m trying that mushroom and...
