by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 20, 2022 | All Meal Plans, All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Celebration Meal Plans, Christmas, Christmas Meal Plan 4
Christmas Week Food If you are on a tight budget, Christmas food can be very difficult, causing stress, and maybe even debt too. No need to get into debt, when with a bit of extra planning, you can enjoy a delicious festive meal, without spending a fortune. If you...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 29, 2019 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Do you have cheese sandwiches for lunch? Are you a little tired of them, or maybe wanting to ring the changes a little? How about making a potted cheese. I have lots of little bits and pieces of cheese stashed away in the freezer, things left over from various events,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 4, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
Got a very busy day today. Been catching up on paperwork and doing lots of little jobs – where do they all come from. I’m off to WI committee in a bit, a quick bite round the Presidents house, then we’re off to see Love’s Labour’s Won,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 2, 2014 | Christmas, Puddings / Desserts
This is the pudding for the Christmas week 2014 plan. Plump dried fruits, rich muscovado flavours, double cream trickled over. Very naughty at 600+ calories, and very, very nice. I tested one with DP this evening, we shared, as calorific treats like this slip down...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
Had some bread going rock hard, so made some bread pudding today. Could have been a bit of a disaster, as when the cooking time was nearly up, I remembered that I hadn’t put the fat in – argh. But actually, it was fine. Didn’t even notice! So now I won’t bother to put...
