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Aubergine Ragu – Eggplant Ragu – Melanzane a Funghetto
This is a very simple dish, cooked on the hob, in a single pan. Just aubergine, tomatoes and olive oil, simmered slowly to an unctuous silkiness. Absolutely gorgeous just on its own, hot or room temperature. Stir through pasta, top a jacket potato or use as part of a mezze.
Swede Mash (Rutabaga) with ginger, nutmeg and a little cream
This easy swede mash can be used a side or a main course. Make it vegan by using a vegan cream. Swede mash is a common side dish, but this has fresh ginger, generous nutmeg and chilli to add extra flavour and a touch of creaminess.
It tastes really good and may even convert small (or large!) veggie phobes!
Easy No-Knead Focaccia
This vegan focaccia bread is light and fluffy, with a crunchy outside and you can top it with many different things. It goes with almost everything too! It’s a no-knead recipe, so you just need to stir it all together with a spoon and give it a little squish to amalgamate everything.
Wild Garlic Pesto
Easy to make, wild garlic pesto is pungent, delicious and made from wild garlic foraged from the woods, or Allium triquetrum which is what I have growing in my garden.
Broccoli and Lentil Soup
Had some broccoli to use up today, so decided to make some Broccoli and Lentil soup for lunch and a 4p Cheapy Bread Roll with it
Meal Plan One – red lentils, chick peas and bacon
This is a 7 day meal plan for 2 adults that can be stretched to 9 days, based on red lentils, chick peas and bacon, providing a total of 4500 calories per day. All meals are included, it is assumed nothing is in the cupboard except salt and pepper.
Meal Plan Two – salted cashews, black olives and soft cheese
Meal planning and using a shopping list are a standard way of saving money on groceries. It's simply astonishing how much we spend on impulse purchases without a list - the supermarkets are super skilled at making that happen! It's estimated that the average household...
Meal Plan 3 – chorizo, chick peas and dried mash
A weekly meal plan based around chorizo or salami, chick peas and dried mash. Feed yourself all week for £1.22 a day – priced in October 2023
Meal Plan 4 – butter beans, oats and parsnips
How to eat well on a teeny, tiny budget! A weekly meal planner to serve 2 adults for 7 days at a cost of £1.31 a day each as at October 2023
Week Seven Meal Planner – minced beef, bacon, red lentils
Need to feed your family with the minimum of cash? This meal plan is based on minced beef, bacon & red lentils. As at 22nd April 2024, £1.43 each, per day! Everything you need, three meals a day plus cakey extras
Meal Plan Thirteen from the Tonight programme on ITV – Roast chicken, burgers and curry
This meal plan is after ITV asked if I would like to help a family save money on their grocery bill. For 5 people, it costs less than £100 for the week
Meal Plan 5 – Brie, chicken and eggs
A weekly meal planner for one person, based around Brie, chicken and eggs