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Cheesy Jacket Potatoes

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 9, 2020 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches | 0 Comments

Jacket potatoes filled with cheese are one of the most popular ways to eat a baked potato.

Home Made Pitta Bread

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 25, 2020 | All Recipes, Bready Things, Cakes and Bakes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Other | 0 Comments

These pitta bread are the ones I made on a Greek Cuisine course I went on with my husband at Claverham College. One of the things we made were these pitta bread.
I think you will be able to see from the picture that they are pillowy, puffy and soft. They were easy to do, and as they are so basic ingredients, very cheap.

Easy Poached Pears Without Alcohol

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 22, 2020 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Puddings / Desserts | 10 Comments

These easy poached pears are made without alcohol, are super tasty, taste indulgent and are budget option

Coconut & Lime Rice – vegan

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 15, 2020 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Sides | 1 Comment

This rice can be dialed up to be VERY coconutty, which is how I first had it, or made more subtle. I really liked it super coconutty

Savoury Baked Oats

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 7, 2020 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Less than 500 calories, Lunches | 0 Comments

For brunch today, I had an absolutely delicious savoury baked oats dish and I give that version in the recipe card. I have had a little ponder and come up with lots of other flavour possibilities too.

Home made popcorn, less than half the price of shop bought

by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 29, 2020 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories | 4 Comments

I noticed that popcorn could be done in the microwave, so I thought I would have a go, having previously always done it on the hob.

Cheapy Bread Rolls. An hour from bag to table

by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 8, 2020 | Bready Things, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches | 5 Comments

These are simply divine, hot out of the oven with a generous slice of cheese in the middle, so it half melts. They only take an hour from start to finish!