After the successful experiment with chicken and sun dried tomato paste, I couldn’t resist having a go with some beef.
We had had a beef joint recently and the leftovers were sliced and frozen for another day. So out came some of that and I used the same proportions.
Less than 500 calories
Meal Plan 4 – a scrummy lunch of Butter Bean Pate, carrot sticks & pitta, 18p
This didn’t take long to prepare, although I did have a big dish of butter beans, already cooked, in the fridge. It was filling, even tho it was less than 300 calories, and 3 hours later, I am not in the least bit hungry. It tasted really good with the carrots. A tasty lunch from the simplest of simple ingredients.
An outstanding chocolate roulade
This is a quality pudding, that really will serve 10. Lovely on its own, even better with a dollop of cream or ice cream.
Percy Pumpkin Soup, version 2, 15p a portion, and top quality singing for the price of an internet connection
A variation on Percy Pumpkin soup today. We don’t really ‘do’ Halloween, so after the fun of yesterday, Percy was roasted off in the oven this morning, peeled and turned into soup. Forgot to weigh him, but he was a small one. I used 200g red lentils, twice as much...
Fresh tomato soup, 10p homegrown, 18p using tinned
Oh the delights of growing tomatoes. This little lot are destined for the lunch time soup. I make tomato soup often, but only about now in the year do I make it with fresh ones. The taste is completely different, especially if I also have some fresh basil, which, today, I do.
Pancakes, with lemon and sugar, the classic, and SUPER cheap!
I couldn’t tell the difference between my usual ones, made with eggs and milk, and these. Costwise, these could be doable, where egg and milk ones weren’t. Pancakes with lemon and sugar – or there are lots of other lovely ways to enjoy them
Muffins made with mincemeat and oats
Using up a big jar of mincemeat. Added oats on a whim. You can’t taste them, but I like the idea that they are there
Chocolate, Coconut, Raisin and Chopped Nut Muffins
Did some lovely muffins this afternoon, chocolate, coconut (using coconut powder), raisin and chopped nut. Really good
Spiced Parsnip Soup 17p a serving. Serve with tomato scone or herb bread
This is a delicious soup. Mildly spicy and creamy, a lovely cold weather lunch, filling, warming and tasty. Serve with either herb bread or tomato scones.
Apples again – baked sponge with an apple base, and compote with raisin pancakes
apple sponge done in the microwave, and apple compote with mixed spice, served with raisin pancakes – yum
Jammy Flapjack. This vegan oat bar can be savoury too
These vegan oat bars are delicious. Filled with my favourite, raspberry jam. Or try ginger, garlic and chilli instead!
Salami & Mixed Vegetable Soup with Croutons
You can add any veg you like to this soup, cabbage, finely shredded and cooked for just a few minutes in the soup at the end – a handful of frozen peas and/or sweetcorn – broccoli or cauliflower stems or stalks – spinach or sorrel, wilted in at the end – sliced mushrooms