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Faggots
All sorts of bits and bobs, from packed lunches to preserved lemons and piccalilli

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Cost per portionCalories FatProteinCarbsVegetarian
Vegan
Cinnamon Extractwonderful flavour and very unusual
Vanilla Extract - Home Madebest flavour ever, and so cheap! Uses vanilla pods for just 19p!
Nibbly bits, spicy nuts, pastry canapes, mini bannocks
canapes
canapes, for those times you just need a posh nibble
Peanut Mousse
peanut mousse
versatile, can be used in many ways
Blue Cheese musingsblue cheeseveg, not vegan
Anchovy Paste MusingsAnchovy Paste
Walnut and seed butterwalnut butter
Auntie Louisa's Apple Chutney
cauliflower stalk pestoCauliflower Stalk Pesto veg + vegan
Mixed Nut Buttermixed nut butter
Cranberry Curd and loads of variations, incl savourycranberry curd
Croutons - sweet and savourycroutonsveg + veganlots of variations
A Festive Week for about £1.30 a day eachnot veg or veganChristmas
Finger Dumplings
finger dumplings
veg / sub the butter for vegan
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: berriesCrab Apple & Sloe Sorbet -H F-W
Dumplings Using Pastry
Glazed Radishescooked radish, I've used them cooked often since discovering that you can eat them that way
Chorizo Musingschorizo
Some recipes for Veganuary
Olive & Tomato Savoury Curd
olive and tomato savoury curd
Preserved Orangespreserved oranges
Pancakes & not quite 101 ways to fill them
Potato & Onion Layerpotato and onion layerveg + vegan
Rubber Chicken, 28 portions from 1 x £4.99 chickena rubber chicken
Haggis, and ways of using it
haggis
Brazil Nut ButterSmoking Hot Brazil nut butter
Roasted Spiralised RootsRoasted roots
Crispy Lemon SkinCrispy lemon skins
Tutti Frutti SpreadCandied peel
Baked bean hummus
Rocket, carrot and baked bean hummus
Summer Berry JamSummer berries jam
Home Made Popcorn Dressed popcorn
30+ ideas for bean hummus using rinsed baked beans Pesto ingredients
Runner Bean Pestochicken pesto pastaper 20g serving52 cals5g fat1g protein1g carbs
Cipolline in Agrodolce (Onions in Sweet and Sour Sauce)Sweet and sour onions
Lemony Water
lemony water
0pveg + vegan
Honey Smoked Walnut ButterHome made honey smoked walnut butter16p tblsp139 cals14g fat2g protein2g carbs
Oil Pastry MakingOil-pastry-stage-4-300x22517p for 200g flour mix403 cals25g5g protein38g carbsveg + vegan
Plum Jam
plum jam
18p with foraged fruitveg + vegan
Variations on a Soft Cheese theme, from 18p sandwiches to 25p dinners 25pveg, not veganlots of ideas
Apricot JamApricot jam39p a jar251 cals per 100g1g fat1g protein63g carbsveg, vegan
HM Mustard. OUTSTANDING flavour!mustard39p a pot
Caramelised Onionscaramelised-onions41p the batch518 cals29g fat9g protein59g carbsveg + veganlots of ideas
Spicy Curried Hummusspicy hummus60p pot235 cals17g fat5g protein16g carbsveg + vegan
Preserved lemons, 2 jarspreserved lemons70p or 37p with SmartPrice lemonsveg + vegan
2 sandwiches, 2 toast breakfasts, 2 pasta dinners, from 1 tin sardinessardine sandwich filler83p for all 6 meals
Piccallili
piccallili
84pveg + vegan(omit honey)
Apple Curdapple curd85p for a large jar133 cals per 100g3g fat16g carbsveg, not vegangluten free
Long lasting Tzatziki87p a potkeeps at least 10 days in the fridge
Taste Bomb Tomatoes£1.67 a jarveg + vegan
Valentines Day 2015 - 3 Courses£1.76 a head

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Valentines Choc Cherry Cake
Valentines Day 2014 - 3 Courses
£1.86 a head
Rocket, Watercress, Basil and Sunflower Seed PestoRocket pesto£3.53 for 404gveg, not vegan (cheese)gluten free, nut free
Smoking Hot Brazil Nut ButterSmoking Hot Brazil nut butter£1.48 for a 170g jar
Sage, Lemon & Pumpkin Seed PestoSage leaves£2.99 for 404gveg, not vegan (cheese)gluten free, nut free
HM PaneerHome made paneer£1.13 for 450g170 cals per 100g8g fat21g protein3g carbsveg, not vegangluten free
Sun dried tomatoes in olive oilinstant tomato pan fried focaccia£1.75 a jar
School, Work or Home Packed Lunches,packed lunchaverage cost 30p
Home Made Nutella nutellaper tblsp52 cals per tblsp3g fat2g protein3g carbsveggluten free
Freeze Dried Vegetable PowdersFreeze dried vegetablesTasty? Economical? Desirable? Yes, Yes, and Yes
Red onion chutney / marmaladered onion chutney marmalade£1.18 per jar32 cals per tblsp1g fat1g protein6g carbsveg, vegangluten free, dairy free, nut free
Sloe and Apple Jamsloe and apple jam289 cals per 100g1g fat1g protein75g carbsveg, vegangluten free, nut free, dairy free
French apple jamFrench apple jam54p a jar30 cals per tblsp1g fat1g protein8g carbsveg, vegangluten free, nut free, dairy free
BBQ SauceVegan BBQ Sauce58p a batch7 cals per tblsp1g fat`1g protein2g carbsveg, vegan
Fresh Ginger Teahot ginger tea1p a cup11 cals per cup1g fat1g protein3g carbsveg, vegan
Fresh lime simple syrupFresh lime simple syrup in a glass clip top jar2p a tblsp36 cals per tblsp1g fat1g protein10g carbsveg, vegan

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Thrifty Lesley has an associated Facebook Group. Do come over and say hello if you haven’t already joined. I’d love to see you!

I’m a perpetual dieter, and to help with that endeavour, there is now also a Thrifty Lesley dieting group, a lovely, growing community.