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An unexpected little visitor
We had a little visitor tonight. DP had gone to the bathroom and after a small interval, I heard an exclamation, laughter and talking. He had lifted the loo seat and found this little frog tucked into the back and looking back at him! Goodness knows how the little...
Lunches, Sinks and Ginger Cake for 16p a square
The lunching lady theme continued right through last week, right up to yesterday! I have been out for seven days on the trot, I can’t tell you just how much I need to catch up on. I was going to say I have a much less sociable diary this week until I glanced at it....
Tables and Boards
I haven't posted for a few days, but I haven't disappeared and I hope you don't feel too neglected. I have been busy working on Thrifty Lesley in the background. I've been putting meal plans onto Pinterest and trying to get all the recipes onto the spanking new Tables...
Roast Parsnip & Apple Salad, with Carrot, Raisin & Peanut Salad and Jacket Potato, total of 54p each
Roast Parsnip & Apple Salad, Carrot, Peanut & Raisin Salad and Jacket Potato
What’s in season in October, can I grow anything in the garden now? and update on Action Aid
What’s in season in October, can I grow anything in the garden now?
A new vegetable? It was to me!
I grew one excellent box of radish earlier this year by planting radish seeds in a box in the greenhouse. I have tried several times since to repeat it, with no success at all. The last lot, I sowed in the garden, and they weren’t all that good, and I ended up leaving them so long I ended up with radish seed pods.
Smoothies, thickies and wedding invites
We have loads of plums in the freezer that I want to use. The challenge is that I am trying not to eat very much sugar at all, so I don’t want to use them in crumbles and pies etc. So, this morning, I got out a little pot of them and whizzed them up with 300ml fridge...
Raw Carrot, Apple and Cashew soup, with a Walnut Loaf & butter, 65p per serving. Plus how to stay on budget for the day
An usual soup made with raw ingredients, served with a delicious walnut loaf
Old Socks – again, and Fabric Yarn, especially from T-Shirts
I have been reading the posts that Jen Gale has been making this week with extra interest. I always enjoy Jen's writing and this week she has been writing about wasting less and living more and it has been even more interesting. As a result, I have been musing this...
WI garden group, giant tomatoes and unreliable broadband
Had a great day at WI garden group today. I spoke about how to grow watercress, showed some growing plants and gave a few rooted cuttings. Then gave out pieces of one of my very precious Brandywine tomatoes for people to taste. There is nothing like a Brandywine,...
Green lentil cottage pie, 4 very generous portions, 56p each
This is a dish I have been making for many years and was passed on to me by my Mum. It is filling, delicious, doesn’t take too long to make and is freezable.The portions are pretty generous, so if you don’t want that much, divide it up however you like. We generally have it with some kind of green veg, even if only a few peas.
Loving leftovers, sock bouquets and using plastic bottles to make boxes
More kitchen stuff today. While we were busy, I took out a couple of meals from the freezer for dinner. So we had mango, coconut and chickpea curry. At lunchtime, I 'loved our leftovers' as they say. There was a tea cup of Thai curry in the fridge, along with a...