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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 20, 2022 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Christmas, Christmas Meal Plan 4, Meal Plans

Christmas Week Food. Lots of festive flavours & not many £££’s Christmas Meal Plan If you are on a tight budget, Christmas food can be very difficult, causing stress, and maybe even debt too. Happily, you can enjoy a delicious festive meal, and eat well for...
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 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Lunches

Smoked mackerel & creamy soft cheese on granary toast, 63p. Plus, how to stay on budget for the day 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,...
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 Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 3, Meal Plans

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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