by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 13, 2015 | Saving Money
I’ve been looking at the Latest Free Stuff website recently. Have you been there? The site is stuffed full of all the latest free stuff you can get from all kinds of different places. There is a core team of three (Deepak, Laura and Francois) running the site, and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 12, 2015 | My Diary
I read two books about dementia recently, one after the other. I didn’t plan it that way. It just came about. The first was Elizabeth Is Missing. We see things through the interpretation of Maud and she is the person with dementia. Maud is convinced that her friend...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 10, 2015 | Live Below The Line UK (LBLUK)
Do you remember about this time last year, I did Live Below the Line UK for Action Aid? I have been talking about it for the last couple of weeks. Why Action Aid? Because they are a charity that concentrate on women and girls in extreme poverty around the world. Why...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 9, 2015 | Puddings / Desserts
I was inspired to try this pudding this evening by Skint Mum over on the Skint Dad blog who made a chocolate mug cake. DP is mad on peanut butter on toast at the moment, so I made this peanut butter and jam version. I used a large mug and put into it 2 tbslp sugar 2...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 8, 2015 | My Diary
Had the U3A Cooking On A Budget group here yesterday. Seven people came, and we had a lively, chatty afternoon. We made Tomato Dhal, Sambar, Chickpea, Coconut and Mango Curry and a Nan. We managed to fit it all in the 2 hour time slot easily, and still have time for...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 5, 2015 | Breakfast, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Having tried draining and rinsing a can of beans recently for the sardine sandwich paste, I thought I could make lots of different variations of a beany sandwich filler with that same type of bean. So first attempt A can of value baked beans 31p Spicy katjan sauce...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 4, 2015 | Bready Things, Cakes and Bakes, My Diary
Walked round the block today, and didn’t cough once! Hooray, progress. Do you remember the primrose that had been flowering continually for about three years now? That’s it at the top of the page, lovely isn’t it, in all it’s spring finery. Really going for it now, in...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 3, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Happy Easter! If, after eating all those hot cross buns and chocolate eggs, you feel the need for some vegetables…… I was looking through my recipe folder yesterday and came across this recipe. I thought it was from the Cranks Fast Food book, but on checking it, it...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 1, 2015 | All Meal Plans, Live Below The Line UK (LBLUK)
Katherine asked me yesterday how the latest LBLUK plan compared calorie wise with the others. The answer, not very well. It worked out to only 1500 calories a day, so not enough. I’ve had a bit of a tweak and managed to up the calories. Govt....
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 31, 2015 | Live Below The Line UK (LBLUK), My Diary
Aren’t antibiotics wonderful! I have had 5 tablets so far and I’m feeling so much better. I’m hoping for a decent nights sleep tonight. In bed, not sitting up in a chair. In fact , I think I shall go and lay down in bed and read some of my latest book and see if I can...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 30, 2015 | My Diary
Went to a U3A committee meeting this morning and hacked away all the way through, goodness only knows what they thought. And one of them is an ex-GP! After that I went off to an appointment at my own GP. He had a listen to my wheezy, bubbly, chest and announced that I...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 28, 2015 | Live Below The Line UK (LBLUK), My Diary
Had to go to Tunbridge Wells today, first time I’ve been out of the house in 2 weeks. I walked up the road to a locksmith, all of 5 minutes away. I went really, really slowly and it was still a bit much for me. Got a bit giddy at one point. Still hacking away and my...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 27, 2015 | Live Below The Line UK (LBLUK)
LBLUK15 is coming up fast now. It is due to run 27th April to 1st May, although it can be done before that if I wanted to. I have been thinking about what I might buy with the £5 and this is what I am currently thinking of. Asda Aldi kg onions £0.68 £0.59 kg carrots...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 26, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
Getting my strength back, bit by bit. It’s slow going, but I can feel it happening. Did the washing up this morning and the smallest of tidies in the kitchen, then had to have a sit down as I was worn out. On the up side, I didn’t have a coughing fit until...
