All Recipes Archives - Thrifty Lesley

Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 4, 2023 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Sides | 2 Comments

A shredded Brussel sprout salad, with sliced carrot, dried cranberries, walnuts and a cranberry dressing. Light and delicious

Chicken and Sun Dried Tomato Sandwich Paste

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 14, 2022 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches | 3 Comments

Chicken and sun dried tomato sandwich paste made with leftover roast chicken, or cooked especially. Simple, versatile and delicious.

What To Do With Spoiled Milk

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 12, 2022 | All Recipes, Love Your Leftovers | 0 Comments

Milk is the 2nd most wasted food item in the UK. Its, are you ready for this ……… over 673 glasses, of milk, wasted, every HOUR! There are many ways we can avoid wasting milk – here are some of them

Vegetarian Christmas

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 20, 2022 | All Recipes, Christmas, Meal Plans, Vegetarian Christmas Meal Plan | 2 Comments

If you are on a tight budget, Christmas food can be very difficult, causing stress, and maybe even debt too. No need to get into debt, when with a bit of extra planning, you can enjoy a delicious vegetarian Christmas festive meal, without spending a fortune. If you don’t know where to start, or would like a few vegetarian christmas recipe ideas, have a look at this detailed, 2 person, 7 day Christmas dinner menu for the entire Christmas week.

Christmas Week Food. Lots of festive flavours & not many £££’s

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 20, 2022 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Christmas, Christmas Meal Plan 4, Meal Plans | 7 Comments

If you are on a tight budget, Christmas food can be very difficult, causing stress, and maybe even debt too. Happily, no need to get into debt, when with a bit of extra planning, you can enjoy a delicious festive meal, without spending a fortune.

What to do with leftover bread

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 25, 2022 | All Recipes, Love Your Leftovers, Round Up Post | 2 Comments

Bread is one of the most wasted food items. The simplest way to avoid waste is to keep your bread in the freezer. Slice it first if necessary. Then just take out what you want , when you want it. That way, you won’t ever have any stale bread.

No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 20, 2022 | All Recipes, Puddings / Desserts | 18 Comments

Home made ice cream for a baking hot day, no machinery required, simply stir and freeze

School packed lunches – the dreaded chore! Can you feed a hulking teenager for 30p a head?

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 6, 2022 | All Recipes, Lunches, Round Up Post | 9 Comments

Packing school lunches or adult packed lunches is bad enough. If you’re also trying to minimise the cost the whole thing becomes a massive pain

Spicy red lentil soup- Stretch A Chicken (7)

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 21, 2022 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Stretch A Chicken | 1 Comment

This spicy carrot and lentil soup uses chicken stock made when processing a roast chicken carcass. The stock brings a great deal of flavour to the soup.