for fabulously frugal food
This is a new recipe I tried today, in our ongoing mission to have more purple portions – beetroot burgers. Packed full of veg and all the goodness that implies, and if it is of interest to you, it is vegetarian, vegan if you leave out the egg, and gluten free too (use gf oats).
We made fish cakes! One version using a tin of sardines in tomato sauce, and another using a tin of tuna canned in oil.
Simple little fritters using a tin of mushy peas. Flavour them up with curry spice, horseradish or mint sauce
going through my cook books I have been looking through a few of my (far too many really! ) cook books recently. I do this every now and again, and note down any recipes I like the look of. One of the books I looked through was The Vegetable Bible by Sophie...
the budget cookery group Had the budget cookery group round this afternoon. We had our usual laugh, then made some Carrot and Tahini Hummus, a Mixed Nut and Seed Butter, then a glorious Goan Fish Curry. It was gorgeous! The recipe is adapted from the Indian book I...
Delicious spicy potatoes, as hot, or not, as you like them. Wonderful just on their own, and great as a side dish too
Use it up meals, Roquefort tart and split pea soup. The soup is the simplest one I know, only needs 2 ingredients
This made two generous portions of tasty rice, so there may be leftovers for lunch the next day.
We are always treated to lovely coffee and something interesting to nibble at U3A meetings. Today the nibble was a little pastry tartlet filled with leftover breadcrumbs, a little onion and a smidgen of anchovy. It was divine!
Had an old favourite for dinner tonight. It’s another one of those dishes that can be used for all kinds of sundry leftovers. All you need is a tasty mix, that you then pour eggs over and top with cheese if you like. I used some leftover green beans from the WI lunch,...
The fish is obviously the expensive ingredient here, and the thing that we need to search around for to make a fish pie that is delicious and as cheap as we can get it. It took a while, but I think I’ve done it alright.
Had this for lunch today. It’s a dinner from Meal Plan 10. I used a potato rather than frozen chips, as on the plan, as that is what I had. I chopped it up into chips, skin and all and dusted it with a pinch of garlic powder and tandoori spice, my favourite. You...