by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 1, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners
A gorgeous home made Pad Thai I run a cooking group for the local U3A that meets once a month, and this months meeting was today. We made plain chow mein, a creamy leek cheese toast topper and this wonderful Pad Thai. It works out rather expensive for our budget here,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 8, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners
Chow mein – just like the takeaway? Although our favourite takeaway is an Indian one, we also like a Chinese now and then. When we do, we invariably get the same things each time, including a plain chow mein. When having a takeaway, we prefer a plain chow mein,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 9, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches, Meal Plan 8
Meal Plan 8 – Chicken Noodle Soup 20p If you are following Meal Plan 8, use the chicken stock you made earlier, and the green lentils you cooked earlier in the week. Chicken Noodle Soup 100g onions, Asda 2kg/ £1.08, 5p100g white cabbage Asda 57p/kg, 6p100g...