by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 20, 2022 | All Recipes, Puddings / Desserts
No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream You don’t need to make an egg custard and you don’t need an ice cream maker to make no churn chocolate ice cream. There isn’t a trace of an ice crystal crunch either. If you leave it to get fully frozen, take it out at least half an hour...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 6, 2022 | All Recipes, Lunches, Round Up Post
School packed lunches – the dreaded chore! Can you feed a hulking teenager for 30p a head? Ideas for school packed lunches – many people with school aged children need them. Packing up a lunch box for children or an adult packed lunch is bad enough. It can...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 16, 2021 | All Recipes, Meal Plan 1, Puddings / Desserts
Baked Marmalade Sponge This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021. Are you following Meal Plan 1? If so, this baked sponge can be eaten at any time during the week when you need the calories. Would be lovely as a Sunday tea, or maybe after...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 12, 2020 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
Chocolate Fudge Cake, made with / out eggs I’ve updated this post a bit to make it look better. But the images come from the time when I did this experiment, in 2013, and they aren’t very good. I’ll try and repeat everything and take better pictures....
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 17, 2016 | All Recipes, Love Your Leftovers
Love Your Leftovers – Coffee Used Coffee Grounds Coffee grounds – do you do anything with yours once you have enjoyed your lovely fresh coffee? The leftover grounds are coarse and acidic. I usually just chuck them on the compost heap, the worms love the...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 9, 2015 | All Recipes, Breakfast
Ever tried cooking your muesli? Tried something new at breakfast this morning. I have watched a couple of Jamie Oliver’s new TV programme, Everyday Super Food, and there a few things that I liked the look of, and I ended up getting the book. I know, I know, I’m...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 3, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, My Diary
No sleep, a long walk and a big cake Glad to get to bed last night after the late one the previous evening. Didn’t go too early as I would just wake up earlier. And when did I wake up? Flipping 3am, that’s when. Gave up and got up at 4:30, still tired, but unable to...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 26, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
Coffee and walnut, no, not cake, biscuits. Getting my strength back, bit by bit. It’s slow going, but I can feel it happening. Did the washing up this morning and the smallest of tidies in the kitchen, then had to have a sit down as I was worn out. On the up side, I...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 27, 2014 | All Recipes, Puddings / Desserts
Coffee semi-freddo, 26p each, and a chocolate version, 37p Remember this semi-freddo? I was making a cup of coffee earlier and thought, ooh, I fancy some coffee frozen yogort. So I mixed together250g value Greek yogurt, Aldi 85p/500g, 42p5g instant coffee granules,...
