4 substantial easy to make fish cakes. Great for the family, or if it’s just you, they freeze brilliantly
5:2 Salmon Fish Cakes, 39p a serving
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Lunches
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Spicy curried hummus, 60p for a massive pot
Having made the curry yesterday using chickpeas, I had some cooked ones left. I didn’t measure them when I was pouring them into the saucepan as I wanted some leftovers. Well today, I decided to use those leftover chickpeas to make a hummus, but not a plain one, I...
Vegan 5:2 Tom Yum with shredded cabbage, 43p
This makes a filling lunch with a lip tingling spicy flavour, and couldn’t be easier.
Herby Pancakes and Poached Egg, 15p – Meal Plan 10
This is breakfast on days 1 and 4 on Meal Plan 10 Serves 2 2 eggs, Asda 70p/6, 23p 120g value flour, 45p/1.5kg, 4p tsp dried herbs, or tblsp fresh if you have them, 25p pot, 2p? 15ml oil (a tblsp) £1.10/litre, 2p Total cost 31p, 15p per serving Per serving 346 cals,...
Spinach, tomato, plum and feta salad with crusty bread 71p
One of the things I had today was a spinach salad, with some cherry tomatoes and sliced plums, drizzled with a scant half tsp of good olive oil and a pinch of crunchy salt. It was extremely good! If it was a non-fasting day, I would have added some feta and a bit of crusty bread. I may well have that tomorrow!
Cashew Chicken, 89p a serving, and how to stay on track
We had this lovely recipe for dinner this evening. I found the idea on the web, but can't remember where now. It was a slow cooker recipe, but I just bubbled it on the hob, and I've tweaked it, as you do. It's a strong flavoured sauce, robust and delicious. A little...
Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner, Ham and Cheese Pancakes, 23p
Something interesting popped up in my Bloglovin feed yesterday. Ham and Cheddar Waffle Bread from our ourbestbites.com I thought it would cost up for a lunch or dinner on ThriftyLesley, so I had a go at lunchtime today. I do have a waffle iron and used a little mix in...
Roasted vegetable soup, with a scone and roasted onion topping, 32p
This is dinner on day 3 of Meal Plan 9. It is a naturally vegan recipe if that is of interest to you (natural in that no substitution of anything is needed) Serves 2 150g carrots, Asda 49p/kg, 7p 200g potatoes, Asda 59p/kg, 12p 200g tomatoes (half a tin), 31p a tin,...
Cheese and Ham Toastie/ mushroom and garlic / sultana and cream cheese etc etc
A classic cheese and ham toastie. Vary the filling to whatever you have, vegan mushrooms and garlic, to sweet ones with Nutella
No Power Plan sandwiches
Hummus and carrot sandwich. My girls loved these in their school lunch boxes!
Creamy chicken livers on toast, 58p
Some lovely food today! I decided to use the bargain, 20p, chicken livers for lunch. I fried them all off in 10g of butter until tender. We don’t want to cook liver too much, it goes tough and dry. Then I simply stirred in half a pack of value soft cheese that needed...
Yummy, filling and generous portions of Spring green pasta sauce with parmesan, 51p a head
I had this at lunchtime today. It was substantial, very filling and very delicious. One I will be doing again for sure