by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 19, 2019 | All Recipes, Dinners
Lentil ragu with spaghetti Made something really good this evening inspired by a recipe from this book. I’ve tweaked it a bit, as you do, so this is my version of it. First printed in 1994 and still in print and extremely cheap from Amazon. Loads of great recipes,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 11, 2019 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
I’ve been enjoying these Couscous snacky lunchbox bites for a couple of weeks now. But I’ve been using a packet mix to make them, with added flavourings. I’ve had some lemon and coriander packet mixes in the cupboard for ages, from an approved foods order. That’s all...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 3, 2019 | All Recipes, Bready Things, Breakfast, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories
This rather wonderful sugar free chocolate, cranberry and walnut tea bread started life as an extremely simple ordinary bread loaf. This sugar free chocolate variation has been on my HUGE list of things to try for a while, and one sleepless night, I mixed it up and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 29, 2018 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Spiced broccoli soup is a delicious soup. Mildly spicy and creamy, a lovely cold weather lunch, filling, warming and tasty. It is exactly the same as the Spiced Parsnip Soup recipe on meal plan 4, except that I have swapped the parsnip for broccoli, and I sometimes...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 17, 2018 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
This recipe was suggested by Ailsa Jones on the Facebook group. Look in the comments if you’d like to see the original recipe. I forgot the garlic and the smoked paprika mind, and they would both be lovely additions. Ingredients for Tomato & Bacon Pasta...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 8, 2018 | All Recipes, Christmas, Dinners, Vegetarian Christmas Meal Plan
A savoury christmas crumble, chestnuts in the base and walnuts in the topping. One of the recipes from the Vegetarian Christmas meal plan. Savoury Vegan Walnut and Chestnut Crumble Base mixture Priced at Asda December 2018 100g red cabbage, chopped not in the shops...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 8, 2018 | All Recipes, Christmas, Love Your Leftovers
It’s that time of year again for me, time to tackle the leftovers. A Turkey Sandwich The first thing I do with turkey leftovers is a sandwich. This one is made with a soft and fresh home made granary loaf, home made tangy mayonnaise, cranberry sauce, cornichons and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 1, 2018 | All Recipes, Christmas, Vegetarian Christmas Meal Plan
This spiced pot au chocolat, little chocolate pots, with a spiced biscuit or two, is from the Vegetarian Christmas meal plan. It’s even more lovely than I thought it would be! Pot au Chocolat Priced at Asda November 2018 100g bar of value plain chocolate, 30p 100ml...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 26, 2018 | 404 redirects
If you are reading this, you’re probably trying to get to a post that has mysteriously disappeared. You may be clicking a Pinterest link, a Facebook link, or maybe a Google search entry. On 14th November 2018, my blog host had a BIG BIG problem with his server....
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 10, 2018 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
This recipe is the 2nd one from Vera George. I was on holiday in Greece in September and Vera, who is of Greek heritage, has kindly offered some of her Greek food recipes. I love exploring recipes from other places. Kounoupidi means cauliflower and is pronounced...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 25, 2018 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Round Up Post
Jacket Potato Fillings Jacket potatoes, or perhaps you know them as baked potatoes, are a very popular lunch or dinner. Properly frugal, very versatile, filling, a good dieting meal if you want it to be and can be prepared in advance for convenience. What do you have...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 29, 2018 | All Recipes, Other, Round Up Post
Have you, like me, been making wonderfully fresh and delicious home made jam from all the fantastic produce available in the summer, perhaps from garden or allotment? I simply love loading up the cupboards with jars of jewel coloured preserves. Home Made Jam Recently,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 7, 2018 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Less than 500 calories
I have been following Slimming World for a few weeks now in my ongoing attempts to lose weight. I cant stand boring or bland food, so am constantly looking for nice things to eat that are allowed. I’ve written before about how delicious overnight oats are, and can be...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 28, 2018 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
I knocked this up for tea this week. I was looking for something slimming world friendly that involved lots of vegetables and remembered the three bags of mixed veg in the freezer. Aha, frittata, thought I. This was incredibly easy to make,...
