Bits & Bobs

All sorts of bits and bobs, from packed lunches to preserved lemons and piccalilli
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Cost per portion | Calories | Fat | Protein | Carbs | Vegetarian Vegan | ||
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Cinnamon Extract | wonderful flavour and very unusual | ||||||
Vanilla Extract - Home Made | best flavour ever, and so cheap! Uses vanilla pods for just 19p! | ||||||
Nibbly bits, spicy nuts, pastry canapes, mini bannocks![]() | canapes, for those times you just need a posh nibble | ||||||
Peanut Mousse![]() | versatile, can be used in many ways | ||||||
Blue Cheese musings![]() | veg, not vegan | ||||||
Anchovy Paste Musings![]() | |||||||
Walnut and seed butter![]() | |||||||
Auntie Louisa's Apple Chutney | |||||||
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Mixed Nut Butter![]() | |||||||
Cranberry Curd and loads of variations, incl savoury![]() | |||||||
Croutons - sweet and savoury![]() | veg + vegan | lots of variations | |||||
A Festive Week for about £1.30 a day each | not veg or vegan | Christmas | |||||
Finger Dumplings![]() | veg / sub the butter for vegan | ||||||
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Dumplings Using Pastry | |||||||
Glazed Radishes | cooked radish, I've used them cooked often since discovering that you can eat them that way | ||||||
Chorizo Musings![]() | |||||||
Some recipes for Veganuary | |||||||
Olive & Tomato Savoury Curd![]() | |||||||
Preserved Oranges![]() | |||||||
Pancakes & not quite 101 ways to fill them | |||||||
Potato & Onion Layer![]() | veg + vegan | ||||||
Rubber Chicken, 28 portions from 1 x £4.99 chicken![]() | |||||||
Haggis, and ways of using it![]() | |||||||
Brazil Nut Butter![]() | |||||||
Roasted Spiralised Roots![]() | |||||||
Crispy Lemon Skin![]() | |||||||
Tutti Frutti Spread![]() | |||||||
Baked bean hummus | |||||||
Rocket, carrot and baked bean hummus | |||||||
Summer Berry Jam![]() | |||||||
Home Made Popcorn ![]() | |||||||
30+ ideas for bean hummus using rinsed baked beans ![]() | |||||||
Runner Bean Pesto![]() | per 20g serving | 52 cals | 5g fat | 1g protein | 1g carbs | ||
Cipolline in Agrodolce (Onions in Sweet and Sour Sauce)![]() | |||||||
Lemony Water![]() | 0p | veg + vegan | |||||
Honey Smoked Walnut Butter![]() | 16p tblsp | 139 cals | 14g fat | 2g protein | 2g carbs | ||
Oil Pastry Making![]() | 17p for 200g flour mix | 403 cals | 25g | 5g protein | 38g carbs | veg + vegan | |
Plum Jam![]() | 18p with foraged fruit | veg + vegan | |||||
Variations on a Soft Cheese theme, from 18p sandwiches to 25p dinners | 25p | veg, not vegan | lots of ideas | ||||
Apricot Jam![]() | 39p a jar | 251 cals per 100g | 1g fat | 1g protein | 63g carbs | veg, vegan | |
HM Mustard. OUTSTANDING flavour!![]() | 39p a pot | ||||||
Caramelised Onions![]() | 41p the batch | 518 cals | 29g fat | 9g protein | 59g carbs | veg + vegan | lots of ideas |
Spicy Curried Hummus![]() | 60p pot | 235 cals | 17g fat | 5g protein | 16g carbs | veg + vegan | |
Preserved lemons, 2 jars![]() | 70p or 37p with SmartPrice lemons | veg + vegan | |||||
2 sandwiches, 2 toast breakfasts, 2 pasta dinners, from 1 tin sardines![]() | 83p for all 6 meals | ||||||
Piccallili ![]() | 84p | veg + vegan(omit honey) | |||||
Apple Curd![]() | 85p for a large jar | 133 cals per 100g | 3g fat | 16g carbs | veg, not vegan | gluten free | |
Long lasting Tzatziki | 87p a pot | keeps at least 10 days in the fridge | |||||
Taste Bomb Tomatoes | £1.67 a jar | veg + vegan | |||||
Valentines Day 2015 - 3 Courses | £1.76 a head | ||||||
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Rocket, Watercress, Basil and Sunflower Seed Pesto![]() | £3.53 for 404g | veg, not vegan (cheese) | gluten free, nut free | ||||
Smoking Hot Brazil Nut Butter![]() | £1.48 for a 170g jar | ||||||
Sage, Lemon & Pumpkin Seed Pesto![]() | £2.99 for 404g | veg, not vegan (cheese) | gluten free, nut free | ||||
HM Paneer![]() | £1.13 for 450g | 170 cals per 100g | 8g fat | 21g protein | 3g carbs | veg, not vegan | gluten free |
Sun dried tomatoes in olive oil![]() | £1.75 a jar | ||||||
School, Work or Home Packed Lunches,![]() | average cost 30p | ||||||
Home Made Nutella ![]() | per tblsp | 52 cals per tblsp | 3g fat | 2g protein | 3g carbs | veg | gluten free |
Freeze Dried Vegetable Powders![]() | Tasty? Economical? Desirable? Yes, Yes, and Yes | ||||||
Red onion chutney / marmalade![]() | £1.18 per jar | 32 cals per tblsp | 1g fat | 1g protein | 6g carbs | veg, vegan | gluten free, dairy free, nut free |
Sloe and Apple Jam![]() | 289 cals per 100g | 1g fat | 1g protein | 75g carbs | veg, vegan | gluten free, nut free, dairy free | |
French apple jam![]() | 54p a jar | 30 cals per tblsp | 1g fat | 1g protein | 8g carbs | veg, vegan | gluten free, nut free, dairy free |
BBQ Sauce![]() | 58p a batch | 7 cals per tblsp | 1g fat` | 1g protein | 2g carbs | veg, vegan | |
Fresh Ginger Tea![]() | 1p a cup | 11 cals per cup | 1g fat | 1g protein | 3g carbs | veg, vegan | |
Fresh lime simple syrup![]() | 2p a tblsp | 36 cals per tblsp | 1g fat | 1g protein | 10g carbs | veg, vegan |
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