by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 29, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 2
Pasta with Olives, Tomato & Soft Cheese Post first written in September 2013. Refreshed and updated November 2021. This recipe makes a generous portion of pasta, dressed with olives, tomato puree and soft cheese. Very quick to make, just taking as long as the...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 19, 2015 | All Recipes, Meal Plan 9, Meal Plans
Tuna and Pasta Salad with black olives, Meal Plan 9, 30p a serving This was my tea tonight, the tuna pasta salad from Meal Plan 9. On the meal plan, this salad is used as a lunch, but it could just as easily be a dinner, and in fact, it was half a tin of tuna, Aldi,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 13, 2014 | My Diary
Croutons, Oaty Biscuits, Tops that are Dresses and Veg Seeds Other doings in the kitchen so far today include using up the hard leavings of a baquette and the last few slices from a value loaf. I sliced and chopped them into croutons, tossed them with some tandoori...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Lunches, Meal Plan 3
Salami & Mixed Vegetable Soup with Croutons, 24p a serving This soup is from the third meal planner. It is for 2 people to have twice during the week. If you want to make it vegetarian, just leave out the salami, in which case you might like to add a handful of...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 29, 2013 | Lunches, Meal Plan 3
Cauliflower and chick pea soup with little dumplings This tasty veggie soup makes use of an ingredient that perhaps you haven’t before, the stems and stalks of a cauliflower head. I actually prefer the taste of the stems to the florets! Makes 4 servings 150g onion,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 25, 2013 | All Recipes, Breakfast
Creamy Apples and Croutons 37p a serving, 17p if you have apples in the garden I had a little play with me breakfast this morning. Because of the plums and apples in the garden, I have been having them every day. I didn’t fancy compote again today, so I was...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 18, 2013 | All Recipes, Lunches
Broccoli and Lentil Soup, 20p a portion Had some broccoli to use up today, so decided to make some Broccoli and Lentil soup for lunch. Haven’t got any bread, so made some Cheapy Bread Rolls to have with it, only 2p each! this makes 4 generous, warming and filling...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 18, 2013 | All Recipes, Meal Plan 2, Other
Croutons Croutons are incredibly useful little things. They can shoosh up many a dish. Try using the end of a loaf, or something that’s gone a bit stale to eat as bread to make some. You could freeze them, or the un-croutoned bread (my preference), so you can have...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Mackerel Pate & Pasta – 45p a serving I am exploring what I can make with smoked mackerel fillets. This is the 2nd post in a series of 4. Mackerel Pate and Pasta Make a second bowl of deliciousness (Mackerel Pate) using a second half mackerel fillet, and...
