by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 14, 2013 | My Diary
Ooh, Ooh, I am so excited! I bagged a HUGE carrier bag of beef steak tomatoes for 20p a pound!! In my travels around Heathfield, where I live, I popped into the greengrocers. They have a cheapy box there for stuff they need to sell quickly, super cheap – and there...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 14, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
This was my lunch yesterday. I stuffed one of the tomatoes I got cheap at the green grocers with a few puy lentils, a bit of feta and a few black olives from a big jar I got from Morrisons. Had it with some mixed leaves from the garden and a bit of crispy, crusty...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 12, 2013 | My Diary
I suspended my disbelief last night in order to watch the Great British Budget Menu. Sadly, as I watched, I realised I should have kept my disbelief very firmly engaged. What a lost opportunity I have watched many shows where the menus are so called budget ones, but...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 26, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners
On my travels round the market town where I live, I popped in the greengrocer and amongst other things, bought a huge Savoy cabbage from the cheapy box for 50p. Looking up cabbage recipes, I came across Savoy Cabbage with Lentils at Abel & Cole – lots more...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 24, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 4
Vegetable Casserole & Dumplings – This is another one of our family favourites. Only takes about half an hour to make and is a delicious warming dish to come home to. If you need more calories, serve it with mashed potato. You can vary the flavours in the...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 23, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 14, Meal Plan 3
Vegetable Crumble is a family favourite in our house. The girls liked it when they were still living at home, and my husband loves it, he’ll always enjoy it whenever it’s on offer. Made using ordinary root vegetables with a really lovely topping. How do I make...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 19, 2013 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 1
This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021. Potato and Onion Hash – grated vegetables slowly fried until there is lovely crisp crust. served with bacon, peas and ketchup. Or you could whizz up all the ingredients into a warming soup...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 18, 2013 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 1
This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021. Carrots are extremely nutritious and we have been eating them for thousands of years. Worldwide, 40 million tonnes of carrots are grown, the majority in China. Making soup using carrots A delicious,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 17, 2013 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 1, Meal Plan 12
This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021 Hummus – currently a very popular item in shopping baskets. Much, much cheaper to make than to buy, plus there are lots of flavouring options. This was written for Meal Plan 1 This sandwich...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 17, 2013 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 1, Meal Plan 14, Meal Plan 3, Meal Plan 7, Meal Plan 8, Meal Plan 9
This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021. Scones ( how do you pronounce that where you are?) have been cooked and eaten in the UK since at least 1513. In the UK, we like a light and fluffy scone, and to enjoy it still warm from the oven, with...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 14, 2013 | All Recipes, How To Cook
Making pastry with oil is super easy, no rubbing in needed, just a gentle stir and you’re done. Oil pastry is wonderfully short and crispy, I use it for everything now! What Do I Need To Make Pastry With Oil? self raising (all purpose) flour – it needs to...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 29, 2013 | My Diary
I have left the ‘Hello World’ default header of this new blog as it seemed appropriate! I am very new to this blogging lark, so am bound to make lots of mistakes, I hope you will bear with me when I do. Anyway, the purpose of it is to provide recipes to...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
