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Raisin Sandwich
Raisins in a sandwich and pan fried? Ooh, yum! Yes please. A super simple anytime snack
Chickpea Crumble
a delicious vegan crumble to serve 2 and only 52p a serving, part of a 7 day meal plan to eat on £1 a day
An Easy Fruit Loaf
A lovely, slicing, easy to make fruit loaf. Use any dried fruit you have. Cuts into 12 slices at 8p a slice
Chole Masala & Nan
I love this recipe, chickpeas in a tomato sauce. It can be spiced in any way you like, with whatever you have, and served with fresh cooked, fluffy nan
Potato, Sweetcorn & Onion Cakes
Delicious little patties with crispy bacon and ketchup. Or could be eaten cold in a lunch box, or use the same ingredients to make a soup
Apricot jam. Fresh and wonderful, and better than even the poshest versions you can buy!
Home made apricot jam that tastes better than Bonne Maman and is a lit cheaper! Fresh and zingy with lemon juice. Very easy to make
Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks and Thighs
This easy sticky chicken recipe of honey soy chicken drumsticks or thighs is super tasty, quick to make and fits most budgets
Best Book Club Books
The book club I’m in has rules – we all take it in turns to choose a book; we can’t have read it before; and it must cost £5-£6 maximum. This month, we all had to choose three books and we’ll decide which ones we’re going to read. I liked the sound of many of them and I now have an enormous pile of books ‘to be read’!
Spiced lentil balls
These little lentil balls are very tasty and could be used much like falafel. Very many flavour variations are possible
Chocolate Scones
Chocolate scones are a bit different and very delicious. We had one with thick cream and bottled dark cherries. Rock on Black Forest revival!
Cauliflower leaves – what do you do with them?
Cauliflower leaves and stems. Do you use them? Use as a vegetable, put in curries, stews and casseroles. Or I’ve found finely shredding them using the food processor gives me loads of ways to use them up.
Vegetable Muffins
These vegetable muffins are very light and taste delicious. Would be lovely tucked into a lunchbox, or enjoyed alongside a bowl of delicious soup