by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 30, 2019 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Lovely veggie Nut balls in a tomato sauce I have been making these rather wonderful nut balls for decades and can’t now remember where I got the original recipe from, I suspect it is a Cranks one. They are very simple to make, not requiring any complicated method,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 11, 2019 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Couscous Snacky Lunchbox Bites I’ve been enjoying these Couscous snacky lunchbox bites for a couple of weeks now. But I’ve been using a packet mix to make them, with added flavourings. I’ve had some lemon and coriander packet mixes in the cupboard for ages, from an...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 10, 2018 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Kounoupidi tiganitó or Greek Fried Cauliflower This recipe is the 2nd one from Vera George. I was on holiday in Greece in September and Vera, who is of Greek heritage, has kindly offered some of her Greek food recipes. I love exploring recipes from other places....
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 7, 2018 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Less than 500 calories
I have been following Slimming World for a few weeks now in my ongoing attempts to lose weight. I cant stand boring or bland food, so am constantly looking for nice things to eat that are allowed. I’ve written before about how delicious overnight oats are, and can be...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 28, 2018 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Oven Baked Frittata. Takes literally 2 minutes to make, then just bung it in the oven I knocked this up for tea this week. I was looking for something slimming world friendly that involved lots of vegetables and remembered the three bags of mixed veg in the freezer....
by Thrifty Lesley | May 18, 2018 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories
Arguably the best chocolate brownies – Ever! What are brownies like? Brownies are meant to be crisp on the outside and soft and fudgy on the inside. Should brownies be gooey in the middle? That’s how I like them, so that’s how I make them! Get the...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 3, 2018 | All Recipes, Dinners
Spaghetti Carbonara – 41p a portion This post was last revisited, repriced and updated in April 2018 Inspired by the Great British Budget Menu, I thought I would have a look at the Carbonara sauce recipe I use and see how much it costs. One of my favourite...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 27, 2018 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories
Earlier in the month, I posted about some really good brownies. Last week, I took it into my head to make some blondies. I used the exact same recipe, but using white chocolate instead of plain. I have started going to a rock and gospel choir called Cake and Wine. So...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 7, 2017 | All Recipes, Dinners
Savory vegetarian pie recipes are always popular and this version is one we made in my cookery group. This is not only a vegetarian recipe but just happens to be a vegan vegetable pie too. I found the recipe in Delicious, but have changed it a bit. Very flexible and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 3, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Beetroot burgers, 41p This is a new recipe I tried today, in our ongoing mission to have more purple portions – beetroot burgers. Packed full of veg and all the goodness that implies, and if it is of interest to you, it is vegetarian, vegan if you leave out the egg,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 1, 2015 | All Recipes, Christmas, Other
Nibbly bits – spicy nuts, pastry nibbles, dips and mini bannocks Had the U3A budget cooking group here, at the house, this afternoon. I was wondering what to do. Thought it needed to be seasonal, but most definitely not mince pies. I ended up deciding to do a...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 20, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Sides
Fishless kedgeree, 64p, or use it as vegetable rice, 25p After the recent report on the need for all of us to reduce the amount of red meat and minimise our intake of processed meat, I have been looking for alternative sources of protein. We didn’t eat massive amounts...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 17, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Spanish Omelette 46p, we had ours with sweet potato chips and kale crisps Had an old favourite for dinner tonight. It’s another one of those dishes that can be used for all kinds of sundry leftovers. All you need is a tasty mix, that you then pour eggs over and top...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 9, 2015 | Breakfast
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 supposed to be getting rid...
