Lots of delicious treats, cakes, biscuits and bakes for tea-time, packed lunches and hungry tummy fillers
![a pile of chocolate muffins on a plate.](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/a-pile-of-chocolate-muffins.jpg)
Chocolate Muffins. Quick, easy, great for packups and very cheap
![A Recipe for A Weekend Baguette](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/baquettes.jpg)
Weekend Baguette Recipe
![A baked focaccia bread, on a wooden board, with a stainless steel knife on the board. A grey, patterned tea-towel underneath.](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Fluffy-foccacia-recipe.jpeg)
Easy No-Knead Focaccia
![christmas meal plan 4](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/christmas-5.jpg)
Christmas Week Food. Lots of festive flavours & not many £££'s
![orange peel cake with a slice on a yellow plate](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/orange-cake-with-oil.jpg)
Wondering what to do with orange peel? How about this easy orange cake
![parsnip cake in close up](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/parsnip-cake-close-up-e1688947597366.jpg)
Parsnip Cake with Maple Syrup & Lemon
![raisin biscuits - close up](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/raisin-biscuits-close-up.jpg)
Raisin Biscuits
![carrot and sultana loaf - slices on plate, close up](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/carrot-and-sultana-loaf-slices-on-plate-close-up.jpg)
Carrot & Sultana Loaf
![oaty biscuits](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/oaty-biscuits.jpg)
Oaty Biscuits. Delicious, very versatile and totally irresistible!
![raisin sandwich, close up](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/raisin-sandwich-close-up.jpg)
Raisin Sandwich
![fruit loaf - close up](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fruit-loaf-close-up.jpg)
An Easy Fruit Loaf
![chocolate scones](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/chocolate-scones-6.jpg)
Chocolate Scones
![Vegetable Muffins on a plate](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Vegetable-Muffins.jpg)
Vegetable Muffins
![apple bread](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/apple-bread-.jpg)
Apple Bread
![mixed nut butter](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-17.jpg)
Christmas leftovers - part 4. Chestnut Soup; Fruit Crumble Toppings; Mixed Nut Butter; Turkey Zombie Burgers
![3 home made pitta bread.](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pitta-.jpg)
Home Made Pitta Bread
![savoury popcorn recipe](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/popcorn.png)
Home made popcorn, less than half the price of shop bought
![cheapy bread rolls](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cheapy-bread-rolls-e1686098268784.jpg)
Cheapy Bread Rolls. An hour from bag to table
![chocolate fudge cake](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chocolate-fudge-cake.jpg)
Chocolate Fudge Cake, made with / out eggs
![Anzac biscuits](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Anzac-biscuit.jpg)
Anzac Biscuits
![banana bread](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/banana-bread-2.jpg)
Quick Banana Bread
![almond nutella tart](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/almond-nutella-tart.jpg)
Almond 'Nutella' Tart
![snacky couscous bites](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/snacky-couscous-bites.jpg)
Couscous Snacky Lunchbox Bites
![Sugar Free Chocolate, Cranberry and Walnut Tea Bread](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sugar-Free-Chocolate-Cranberry-and-Walnut-Tea-Bread.jpg)
Sugar Free Chocolate, Cranberry and Walnut Tea Bread
![coins for extremely cheap meals](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/coins-2512279__340.jpg)
Do you need, or want, extremely cheap meals, to eat for 50p a day for a bit, or even longer?
![This very simple chocolate brownie recipe makes the best chocolate brownies!](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/chocolate-brownies-resized-1.jpg)
Arguably the best chocolate brownies - Ever!
![blondies](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/blondies.png)
Fudgy, gooey, white chocolate blondies
![tomato and chive soda bread](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/tomato-and-chive-soda-bread.jpeg)
Tomato & Chive Soda Bread
![Walnut Nuttela wheat bisks](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Design-3.png)
Walnut 'Nutella' and wheat bisks bites. These are so good they're dangerous!
![flat breads in a pile](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/flat-bread.jpg)
Lots of different things you can make, all using Magic Dough kept in the fridge
![Three ingredient cake](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Design-4.png)
How to make a cake with just 3 ingredients, or maybe even 2! For when the SHTF?
![Rolls with added stuffing mix](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Design.png)
Home made bread rolls with added stuffing mix
![granola breakfast bars](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/granola-breakfast-bars-on-a-plate.jpg)
Gorgeous Granola Breakfast Bars. Super simple to make
![Thermometer and bread](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image-1.png)
How to bake a loaf to perfection using a meat thermometer
![Plum pudding](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image-3.jpeg)
Something old and something new. A lovely pie and a leftovers pudding
![Eccles](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image-28.jpeg)
Really good home made Eccles cakes, 15p each
![image](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image-5.jpeg)
Plummy oats and a damson cake
![Wholemeal loaf](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image-20.jpeg)
A sparkling water wholemeal loaf
![Tomato rolls](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image-18.jpeg)
Tomato flavoured sparkling water rolls
![Bread](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image-1.jpeg)
Lentil flour and the simplest bread I've ever made
![Chocolate, raisin and pecan muffins](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-14.jpeg)
Recipes for yesterday's baking - chapatti, muffins and a loaf
![image](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image-7.jpeg)
Fridge soup that's Paleo, I think, an avocado smoothie and a breadcrumb topped crumble
![Rosemary's flapjacks](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image-5.jpg)
Savoury flapjacks, fragrant with rosemary, caramelised onions and sweet chilli, 15p
![mince pies](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/christmas-food-577876_1280.jpg)
Using up mincemeat - Mince pies, Mincemeat Muffins, Mincemeat Brownies and Mincemeat Ice Cream
![Sourdough loaf](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image11.jpg)
Reverse Advent - batch two, a loaf and Spicy Apple Cake
Busy, busy and banana cake
![Herby scones](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image1.jpg)
Herby Scones, 2p a scone - Meal Plan 10
![Quinoa burger](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image21.jpg)
Now we're talking! An extremely yummy quinoa burger version, and some raspberry muffins
![Coffee and walnut cake](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image.jpg)
No sleep, a long walk and a big cake
![Primrose 2015](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image2.jpg)
Round the block, round the garden and a hot non-cross loaf
![Coffee and walnut biscuits](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image36.jpg)
Coffee and walnut, no, not cake, biscuits.
Gallivants and puddens
![flapjacks on a plate](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/flapjacks-.jpg)
Meal Plan 4 - Flapjacks, 3p a piece
![coconut biscuits](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image47.jpg)
Meal Plan 8 - Coconut Biscuits, 3p each, or 61p for a 24 biscuit batch
![home made bannocks with vegetable hummus](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image36.jpg)
Bannocks with roasted veg hoummous
![Chocolate Roulade on a translucent plate.](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image32.jpg)
An outstanding chocolate roulade
![image](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image4.jpg)
Finger Dumplings, delicious little butter crisped fingers. Very versatile, savoury or sweet.
![image](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image12.jpg)
Christmas Meal Plan - Stilton Jackets with Clementines & Yogort for pudding, 73p each
![image](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image3.jpg)
Lunches, Sinks and Ginger Cake for 16p a square
![image](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image49.jpg)
Raw Carrot, Apple and Cashew soup, with a Walnut Loaf & butter, 65p per serving. Plus how to stay on budget for the day
![image](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image30.jpg)
Hips, Haws and Hangovers
![image](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image29.jpg)
Using magic bread dough to make pizza
![char de crabb](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/char-de-crabbe-2.jpg)
A linen skirt for £2, Char de Crabbe & prescriptions
![image](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image3.jpg)
A freeform loaf and a broad bean & feta wrap
The loaf recipe
My best loaf so far
Flowers blooming in the garden and wraps made with dough that's been in the fridge for several days
Rosemary, mustard and cayenne scones, 12 for 53p
Fruit Trees, Date & Apple Muffins and Sugar Paste Flowers
![A pile of pancakes on a plate](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pancakes.jpg)
Pancakes, with lemon and sugar, the classic, and SUPER cheap!
Semi Freddo Red Berry Yogort, 26p a generous portion
![Mincemeat and oat muffin](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_2987-e1690327854359.jpg)
Muffins made with mincemeat and oats
![chocolate, coconut, raisin and nut muffins](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/chocolate-muffins-.jpg)
Chocolate, Coconut, Raisin and Chopped Nut Muffins
![muffins, uncooked](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_2983.jpg)
Apple and Spice Muffins, using no egg and my apples, 4p each, 9p if you buy the apples
Herb Bread, 6p a serving
![bread pudding on a bakers shelf](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bread-pudding.jpg)
Bread Pudden, made using leftover bread
![vegan oat bars, filled with jam](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/F429EBC0-51F9-4986-8BD8-F86917E40C47.jpeg)
Jammy Flapjack. This vegan oat bar can be savoury too
![tomatoes](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Tomatoes-e1687078773410.png)
Tomato Scones
![Plums](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image17.jpg)
Plum Jam, 18p a jar if you have foraged fruit
![Vegan Fruit Scones](https://thriftylesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/fruit-scones-1.jpg)
Fruit Scones that happen to be egg free and vegan
Ooh sounds like heaven, I love cake, and the prices are amazing too xx