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Chicken, Soy, Honey and Sesame with Rice
I am supposed to be recipe testing the anchovy paste, but after chicken-gate this morning, guess what we’re having this eve? So I thought I would write up this recipe. It’s something I found somewhere or other and tweaked, as you do.
Exasperations, interesting impulses and what’s happening
Exasperations, interesting impulses and what’s happening
Anchovy Paste – do you like it, what do you do with it?
Anchovy Paste – do you like it, what do you do with it?
Stunning 3 Course Valentines Day Dinner, £1.84 a head
We have a Smoked Salmon and Crispy Toast starter, a main of a warm Asparagus, Bacon and Egg Salad, and a pudding of Chocolate Cherry Cake with Cream. It all comes in at £1.84 a head, which I think is very good value.
Happy News
All week I have been hugging some lovely news to myself. My younger daughter’s birthday is today, and yesterday it was the 1st year anniversary of a relationship with a lovely man. He plotted and schemed to throw a surprise birthday party for her. He took her out to...
Dahl Sambar 31p a portion, diet ideas, progress today & other kitchen happenings
There has been a lot going on in the kitchen today. Remember all those plums I had earlier in the year? I got a pot of them out of the freezer and cooked them up with a tsp of mixed spice and had them for breakfast with 25g porridge. Then lunchtime I had a soup. In...
Dieting on a budget using the Meal Plans and other Thrifty Lesley Recipes
Dieting on a budget using Thrifty Lesley meal plans and recipes
Post Christmas Diet
Dieting on £1 a day
More Christmas Gallivants
On Friday evening we went to see some very close friends that we have known for at least 20 years now. I was looking forward to it as K is a very good cook and we have had many a lovely foodie conversation over the years. We met a new couple which is always lovely,...
A Christmas Kiss
On one of my many Christmas gallivants this December, a group of us went to a new bistro in Heathfield, Galin. It does lovely food in a modern European style. I can’t drink alcohol at all, it gives me a horrible migraine, so I was very pleased to see this drinks menu...
Christmas en famille
Had a wonderful day yesterday. We had a total of 13 people in our small house. I cooked a traditional turkey lunch. Of all the possible options, we like to have a turkey, and as far as I can remember, have always had. Started the turkey the previous evening as I have...
12 portions of minced beef pasta bake, 34p each
Batch cook beef mince and make 12 portions of pasta bake. What vegetables will you add?