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Christmas Week Food. Lots of festive flavours & not many £££’s

Christmas Week Food. Lots of festive flavours & not many £££’s

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 15, 2024 | 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...
Smoked mackerel & creamy soft cheese on granary toast, 63p. Plus, how to stay on budget for the day

Smoked mackerel & creamy soft cheese on granary toast, 63p. Plus, how to stay on budget for the day

by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 19, 2014 | Breakfast, Lunches

The simplest of simple breakfasts this morning. I got some yellow stickered smoked mackerel this week. So this morning I toasted a slice of granary bread, slathered on some soft cheese and flaked half a mackerel fillet on top. Simples! Slice toast, a 22 slice 75p...
Gnocchi made with dried mash! Served with tomato sauce

Gnocchi made with dried mash! Served with tomato sauce

by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 6, 2013 | All Meal Plans, All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 3

I have a very long list of recipes to try, price and post and one of those recipes was gnocchi. Miss South over on northsouthfood.com posted a recipe for just that, but using instant mashed potato. I was very surprised by that to say the least, I associate dried mash...
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