by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 26, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 14
I had this mixed vegetable dauphinoise for lunch yesterday and dinner today. I have only recently had dauphinoise at home for the first time, and I tried it because of the high fat diet I’m on – seemed to be a good fit The first time, I had just potatoes in the usual...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 11, 2015 | Puddings / Desserts
Dinner with friends and family last night was lovely, of course! Lots of chat and laughter. Got home very late and slept only fitfully, so am pretty tired today. It seems to be that if I miss what my system considers to be my sleeping ‘slot’, it gets all out of kilter...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 28, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners
I made this for DD2 recently and it came out pretty well, although rather salty. The basic recipe is another one from The Silver Spoon The basic recipe is another one from The Silver Spoon Edit 17Jun15 – I made this again and left out all seasoning and it was...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 7, 2015 | My Diary
Another lovely parcel today. My Mother of the Bride dress arrived from China and looks beautiful. I got it from eBay. I shan’t look quite as slim as the lovely model here in it. They are very reasonable prices, and made to measure too. I have got them to make it calf...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 27, 2014 | Dinners
Using the lamb ragu that was made yesterday, today I made a moussaka. Moussaka might seem like a complicated recipe if you haven’t made it before, but it’s just a lamb ragu with grilled aubergine slices on top, and those topped with a custard mix...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 3, 2013 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 11, Meal Plan 3
These vegan oat bars are delicious, a flapjack with a jam layer. A raspberry flapjack is my favourite, with homemade raspberry jam. They obviously are sweet, but maybe not as sweet as the name suggests. I have updated the quantity of sugar in line with current...
