Thrifty Lesley

my meal plan for week 20Jul20

Jul 20, 2020 | 0 Comments

This is my meal plan for the week 20th July 2020. Nothing fancy, just home cooking

Coconut & Lime Rice – vegan

Jul 15, 2020 | 1 Comment

This rice can be dialed up to be VERY coconutty, which is how I first had it, or made more subtle. I really liked it super coconutty

Readers Recipes – Puds

Jul 14, 2020 | 0 Comments

Recipes for a puddings, cakes and bakes from readers of the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/ThriftyLesley/

my meal plan for week 13Jul20

Jul 13, 2020 | 2 Comments

I’m playing with the idea of posting a weeks meal plan on Monday’s. Nothing fancy, just what I have planned for us for the next week.

Puchka tart. What’s that? Complete deliciousness on a plate, that’s what

Jul 10, 2020 | 0 Comments

When making puchkas, I was pretty sure it would work as a main course in a pastry case. And let me tell you, it worked beautifully!

For brunch today, I had an absolutely delicious savoury baked oats dish and I give that version in the recipe card. I have had a little ponder and come up with lots of other flavour possibilities too.

Home made popcorn, less than half the price of shop bought

Jun 29, 2020 | 4 Comments

I noticed that popcorn could be done in the microwave, so I thought I would have a go, having previously always done it on the hob.

Home made blackcurrant jam

Jun 26, 2020 | 5 Comments

Make the most of this seasonal treat by making a few pots of wonderful jam

Cheapy Bread Rolls. An hour from bag to table

Jun 8, 2020 | 5 Comments

These are simply divine, hot out of the oven with a generous slice of cheese in the middle, so it half melts. They only take an hour from start to finish!

Chocolate Fudge Cake, made with / out eggs

May 12, 2020 | 11 Comments

A moist chocolate fudge cake recipe that can easily convert to a vegan chocolate fudge cake

Stuck in limbo in a loft extension

May 6, 2020 | 1 Comment

We had a large loft and decided that we’d like to convert that as well. We wanted a bedroom each end and a bathroom in the middle. Nothing complicated, but my goodness, it took us a long time to get the go-ahead.