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Raisin Biscuits

Raisin Biscuits

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 27, 2021 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 2

Raisin Biscuits Post originally published October 2013, refreshed and updated November 2021  These little biscuits are fun to make, especially if you make tiny hearts or teeny squares. Spice them up with cinnamon or mixed spice at Christmas time. Or see the variations...
Panzanella with lovely sun ripened tomatoes.

Panzanella with lovely sun ripened tomatoes.

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 22, 2019 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

Panzanella with lovely sun ripened tomatoes. I’ve rewritten this post a bit, and taken some new pictures. Panzanella is gorgeous with very ripe, full flavoured summer tomatoes. In 2013, I tried Panzanella for the first time. I was looking through one of Hugh...
Dead Good Old Tarts

Dead Good Old Tarts

by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 3, 2016 | All Recipes, Love Your Leftovers, Lunches, Other

Dead Good Old Tarts This recipe was given to me by a friend, although, I must admit, she didn’t call it Dead Good Old Tarts. The name just popped into my head when I was wondering what to call them, so Dead Good Old Tarts it is.  I have been looking at ways of using...

Using breadcrumbs for dinner

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 19, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Love Your Leftovers, Lunches, Round Up Post

Using breadcrumbs for dinner Went to a U3A meeting this morning on Science. One of our number talked about Astronomy. We discussed the immense distances involved and moved on to the possibility of life elsewhere. The presenter is a chemist, so we had a very...
Meal Plan 4 – Butter Beans with Sauted Mixed Veg, 38p

Meal Plan 4 – Butter Beans with Sauted Mixed Veg, 38p

by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 8, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches, Meal Plan 4

Meal Plan 4 – Butter Beans with Sauted Mixed Veg, 38p This is lunch on Day 1 of Meal Plan 4. 150g onion, Asda 2kg/£1.08, 8p 200g carrots, Asda 1kg/ 57p, 11p 300g potatoes Asda 2.5kg/£1.69, 20p 150g peas Asda 1kg/98p,15p 75g dried butter beans Asda 500g/£1.09,...
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