by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 5, 2020 | All Recipes, Other
From September onwards in the UK, the hedgerow plant blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), or sloe, produces fruit in abundance. Known as drupes, the deep purple fruit have stones that are large for the size of the fruit. When sloes are cooked, they have a deeply plummy...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 26, 2020 | All Recipes, Other
If you would like to make your own home made jam, but have never tackled it before, this is a great one to start with as it’s one of the easiest. Having said that, raw blackcurrants are hard to find in the shops. I am lucky enough to be able to grow some in the...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 29, 2018 | All Recipes, Other, Round Up Post
Have you, like me, been making wonderfully fresh and delicious home made jam from all the fantastic produce available in the summer, perhaps from garden or allotment? I simply love loading up the cupboards with jars of jewel coloured preserves. Home Made Jam Recently,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 4, 2017 | All Recipes, Other
Sometimes, I get a bit of this and a bit of that fruit wise. There are lots of things it can be used for. I’ll use it for smoothies, or fruity, oaty crumbles, or a pie, or clafoutis, or a sweet omelette, or baked oats, or even just as it is, maybe with a splash of...
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 | Jan 4, 2015 | Other
I made this today. Had a pack of cranberries in the fridge and I love a good curd, so decided to make a cranberry curd with them. I looked at various recipes on the net. Many used cranberry juice, many used lots of ingredients. So in the end I opted for a Delia Smith...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 27, 2014 | Bready Things, Dinners, Lunches
A little experiment today with the fridge dwelling Magic Dough. I thought I could almost certainly make crumpets with it. So I put a little in a bowl and beat in some water, so it looked like a Yorkshire pudding batter, greased some rings and poured a little batter...
by admin | Jul 7, 2014 | My Diary
Had a fasting day today, so am starving. Really looking forward to breakfast tomorrow. Spent the afternoon at a friends. She has a garden that is big enough for a small holding and asks me round to pick blackcurrants because she doesn’t get round to using them...
