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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 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
Meal Plan 8 – a whole chicken, peanut butter and creamed coconut
A weekly meal plan based around a whole chicken, green lentils and coconut. Budget friendly, delicious meals
Week Nine Meal Planner – tuna, ham and cheese
Meal plan based on tuna, ham and cheese. It shows 3 meals a day, plus some cakey extras to fill any gaps, for 7 days, for 2 adults.
Meal Plan 6 – Oats, pepperoni and eggs
A weekly meal planner for one person based around oats, pepperoni and eggs
Meal Plan 10 – based on sausages, sardines and soft cheese
Updated and repriced in June 2024 The Tenth Meal Plan - we're in double figures! The usual caveats apply, it shows 3 meals a day, plus some cakey extras to fill any gaps, for 7 days, for 2 adults. Change the meals around to suit yourself, combine the shopping list of...
Week Eleven Meal Planner – chicken, bacon, vegetables
A complete weekly meal plan based around chicken, bacon and lots of vegetables. This plan costs £1.19, per person, per day.
Living Below The Line 2014 – £5 for 5 days. Updated June 2024, now costs £7.58
Five days I planned doing Living Below The Line in 2014 – five days for £5 for all food – can’t do that 10 years later in 2024! It costs £7.58 now
No Power Meal Plan – muesli, kidney beans and hotdogs
The No Power Meal Plan is for anyone who has no access to any power to cook, heat water or refrigerate. Not even a kettle.