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Cauliflower Leaves Pesto
What do you do with your cauliflower stalks? Steam them, curry them, put them in the soup? I made a pesto with some today and it was yummy – and very cheap!
Olive Drop Scones, Garlicky Soft Cheese, 28p a serving
These gorgeous little Olive Drop Scones were in today’s edition of ‘The I’. The paper billed them as a snack, but I think they would be scrummy as a main meal.
An abundance of Courgettes
I only have 2 plants, but they are like firecrackers at the moment, throwing off courgettes that would turn to marrows as soon as I turn my back. Managed to catch them all at the small and tender stage so far.
Variations on a Soft Cheese theme, from 18p sandwiches to 25p dinners
I still have some of the soft cheese from the Mackerel Pate left in the fridge and have been wondering what to do with it. It tastes really nice, doesn’t cost too much and seems to go a long way.
Free Berries From A Good Friend
So went to my friends house today and picked some berries. Came away with 3 boxes of blackcurrants and 2 of red currants. There are lots more there, but I don’t have any freezer space!
Monsoon Bargain
No frugal food at all today, so thought I’d share my day. It was my birthday this week, and today my eldest daughter took me out.
Mackerel Kedgeree, 43p a serving
Smoked mackerel fillet, with curried rice and egg quarters. Delicious hot or cold
Smoked Mackerel and Roasted Beetroot Salad, 47p a serving
smoked mackerel tossed with potatoes and roasted beetroot, all in a lemony dressing
Mackerel Pate & Pasta – 45p a serving
Make a bowl of deliciousness (Mackerel Pate) using half a mackerel fillet, and stir it through 200g cooked pasta for a delicious dinner or lunch for 2
Courgette Pasta
An experiment yesterday with a recipe I cooked all last summer from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s book Three Good Things. . He slow cooks courgettes in olive oil and garlic, then mixes them with mozzarella and pasta, tops them with parmesan and bakes them in the oven....
Beetroot & Feta Tart. As good cold in a packed lunch as it is hot for dinner
Beetroot, feta, onion and crunchy little bits of rosemary in a tart case – very yum!
Spaghetti with Beef & Tomato Pasta Sauce – 29p a portion
I was inspired yesterday by Jack Monroe’s ingenious use of fish paste to make a pasta sauce, it isn’t an ingredient I have ever given a passing thought to and had a look on mysupermarket.co.uk to see what other varieties were available. At that price there were...