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Paneer curry, using lovely home made paneer. 34p each and Yummy!

Paneer curry, using lovely home made paneer. 34p each and Yummy!

by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 30, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners

Paneer curry, using lovely home made paneer. 34p each and Yummy! Today, we’re talking what to do with that lovely homemade paneer, well, one thing anyway! A delicious paneer curry. I really like this and make it often, usually with shop bought paneer. Maybe not again?...
Mixed vegetable dauphinoise for dinner, 47p

Mixed vegetable dauphinoise for dinner, 47p

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 26, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners

Mixed vegetable dauphinoise for dinner, 47p 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...
Rubber Chicken (7) Fritters

Rubber Chicken (7) Fritters

by Thrifty Lesley | May 18, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Stretch A Chicken

Rubber Chicken (7) Fritters Ages ago now, I started a Rubber Chicken feature, conjuring a total of 28 portions from 1 x £4.99 chicken. These fritters are part of that and are the penultimate recipe, still one more to go! Pick all the meat from the chicken carcass,...
Goan Fish Curry, made with chicken, 56p. Plus the original fish recipe

Goan Fish Curry, made with chicken, 56p. Plus the original fish recipe

by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 1, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners

Goan Fish Curry, made with chicken, 56p. Plus the original fish recipe the budget cookery group Had the budget cookery group round this afternoon. We had our usual laugh, then made some Carrot and Tahini Hummus, a Mixed Nut and Seed Butter, then a glorious Goan Fish...
Fridge soup that’s Paleo, I think, an avocado smoothie and a breadcrumb topped crumble

Fridge soup that’s Paleo, I think, an avocado smoothie and a breadcrumb topped crumble

by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 24, 2016 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Lunches, My Diary

low carb soup Still on my quest for nice things to eat on this high fat, now even more low carb, diet my coach has put me on, I thought I’d do some soup. I love soup and have it often. It suddenly occurred to me today that if I didn’t put in my usual scoop...
Vegan 5:2 Tom Yum with shredded cabbage, 43p

Vegan 5:2 Tom Yum with shredded cabbage, 43p

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 24, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches

Vegan 5:2 Tom Yum with shredded cabbage, 43p Today is a 5:2 day and I had this gorgeous soup at lunchtime. I’ve had a look on mySupermarket and the Tom Yum Paste doesn’t seem to be stocked in the supermarkets. I got mine at an Asian shop. Amazon has some at...
Cashew Chicken, 89p a serving, and how to stay on track

Cashew Chicken, 89p a serving, and how to stay on track

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 30, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

We had this lovely recipe for dinner this evening. I found the idea on the web, but can’t remember where now. It was a slow cooker recipe, but I just bubbled it on the hob, and I’ve tweaked it, as you do. It’s a strong flavoured sauce, robust and...
Cheese and potato salad with coleslaw – No Power Plan

Cheese and potato salad with coleslaw – No Power Plan

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 25, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plans, No Power Meal Plan

As we have no power on this, the No Power Plan, to refrigerate, wrap the cheese in a damp tea towel to keep it as fresh as possible, and keep it in as cool a place as you can. I have changed this so have no pictures, they will follow 250g Cheshire cheese, Asda...
Haslet & crudités, No Power Meal Plan

Haslet & crudités, No Power Meal Plan

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 24, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plans, No Power Meal Plan

As we have no power on this, the no power plan, to refrigerate, have this meat product on the first day. I have changed this so have no pictures, they will follow 200g haslet, Asda 250g/75p 200g carrots, Asda 2kg/£1.18, 12p Half a tin of value sweet corn, drained, 35p...
Hotdog & Blackeye Bean Salad Bowl, 41p – No Power Meal Plan

Hotdog & Blackeye Bean Salad Bowl, 41p – No Power Meal Plan

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 13, 2015 | All Recipes, No Power Meal Plan

This is dinner on 2 days on the No Power Meal Plan. Use this same amount on both days, using the tin of blackeye beans on one day and the kidney beans on the other. Serves 2 half a tin hotdogs, Asda 49p, 25p 30ml oil, Asda £1.25/litre, 4p 100g carrot, Asda £1.18/2kg,...
No Power Plan sandwiches

No Power Plan sandwiches

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 10, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches, Meal Plans, No Power Meal Plan

I know sandwiches are hardly a recipe, but I wanted to go through the quantities and prep, just to be clear. For the hoummous and carrot sandwiches Serves 2 Tin of chickpeas, drained, use half the tin. Asda 4 for £1, 12p 100g carrots, grated, no need to peel, Asda,...

A simple Chicken Stir Fry, Meal Plan 8, 81p a serving

by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 15, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 8

Finally, the last recipe for Meal Plan 8, a simple stir fry. This plan has taken months to finish. I have another one lined up ready to go, just need to check the nutrition What you need 120g cooked chicken, 680g meat gleaned from a 1.3kg/£3.22 bird, 57p 200g egg...
Yummy, filling and generous portions of Spring green pasta sauce with parmesan, 51p a head

Yummy, filling and generous portions of Spring green pasta sauce with parmesan, 51p a head

by Thrifty Lesley | May 20, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

I was cruising round the Abel & Cole recipe pages last night and came across a recipe using dark greens in a pasta sauce. I had a head of spring greens I wanted to use, so that was my lunch sorted for today. Abel& Cole are a great source for inspiration. A...

Meal Plan 8 – Chicken and veg with a coconut & peanut butter sauce 45p each

by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 12, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 8

This is a yummy dinner on Meal Plan 8. Crispy veg, gorgeous, nutty, creamy sauce, yum yum. 100g chicken, 680g meat gleaned from a 1.3kg/£3.22 bird, 47p 100g onion, Asda 2kg/£1.08, 11p 100g white cabbage, Asda 1kg/58p, 6p 100g carrots, Asda 2kg/£1.14, 6p 40g peanut...
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