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Lentil nut loaf vegan, versatile & rather delicious
I tried this Lentil & Nut Loaf tonight. What a little gem! Cheap, super nourishing and needing no super cookery whizzery skills
Lettuce Soup. Perfect to use up that half bag of salad leaves
I’ve always been concerned about food waste and it’s a fact that one of the most wasted foods is lettuce, so I have a fantastic lettuce soup recipe that I first made about 5 years ago. I adapted it last year to use veg stock and vegan margarine, to make it vegan, although my original version uses real butter and chicken stock.
Vegetable and hummus pie
This lovely and very easy to make pie is very flexible and very delicious, doesn’t take very long, freezes well and is vegan too.
A wonderful winter chutney, Cranberry, orange and ginger
A beautiful fresh chutney that can be eaten straight away, or left to mature for a month
Reverse Advent, Slimming World and Books
Do you remember me talking about a reverse advent? I have been getting inexpensive shower gel, some toothpaste, a box of biscuits, mince pies, some tubs of Quality Street and Roses, which I split up and packaged prettily, and a few other treats. On Friday I went off...
Things You May Never Need To Buy Again – Gourmet Ice Cream
A while ago, I experimented with a tin of condensed milk and discovered that condensed milk, double cream and thick greek yogurt make easy peasy gourmet ice cream
Things You May Never Need To Buy Again – Fish Cakes
Fish cakes are basically a bit of fish and some mashed potato, so are easily reproduced at home. They can be plain and simple, or have many different flavour additions.
Things You May Never Need To Buy Again – Pesto
Pesto is one of the most favourite things for a rapid and tasty tea. And although it isn’t wildly expensive to buy a pot of pesto, make it at home and a whole world of inexpensive pesto’s opens up to you.
Things You May Never Need To Buy Again – Hummus
Once you’ve made hummus at home, will you ever want the bought version again? For the smoothest version, you’ll need a food processor, stick blender or similar. Although if the chick peas are soft enough, you can mash them with a fork.
Things You May Never Need To Buy Again – Pasta Sauce
A basic pasta sauce is extremely easy to make.
A reverse advent for 2017
During the run up to Christmas, people frequently think of others and many people donate to food banks
8 Sandwich Pastes for super cheap sandwiches and toast toppers
I have made lots of different sandwich pastes and toast toppers. This round up post gathers together 8 of them. I’ve really liked each of them. They are quick and cheap to make, freeze well and can be used as sandwich fillers, toast toppers, jacket potato fillings and even with pasta if let down with some liquid.