by Thrifty Lesley | May 9, 2015 | My Diary
Well I’ve now got lovely gel nails, and these lashes, bat, bat. I love them. Horribly expensive and very glamorous Picked up the corsage for my hat from the florist Then today, DP and I went to Claverham College for a cooking course, Greek Cuisine. It went on all day...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 7, 2015 | My Diary
Another lovely parcel today. My Mother of the Bride dress arrived from China and looks beautiful. I got it from eBay. I shan’t look quite as slim as the lovely model here in it. They are very reasonable prices, and made to measure too. I have got them to make it calf...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 7, 2015 | Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 4
This was lunch today, after a vigorous gym session. It didn’t take long to prepare, although I did have a big dish of butter beans, already cooked, in the fridge. It was filling, even tho it was less than 300 calories, and 3 hours later, I am not in the least bit...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 22, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Lunches, Meal Plan 10, Meal Plan 8
Bannocks with roasted veg hoummous Made these at tea time. I’ve been working out the recipes for the new meal plan. I need to use up all the groceries on the shopping list, or the people following it wouldn’t have enough calories for the week. I found that...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 3, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Fireworks, Fictitious Whiplash and Feta More lovely family times were had this week. Both daughters, a DGD and a SIL, and myself went off to Dunorlan Park on Saturday night to watch the charity firework display held there every year. I love fireworks, the smell of the...
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,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 2, 2014 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Lunches
A freeform loaf and a broad bean & feta wrap Made a loaf with the dough I keep in the fridge today. Thought I would try a freefrom one this time. Partly because I wanted to see if I could do one, and that it wouldn’t flatten itself out on the baking sheet. Partly...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 10, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Mango, coconut and feta pasta Archives Archives Tried a variation of the Chickpea, Mango and Coconut Curry today.Made the sauce as usual, then added some green beans from the freezer. And then instead of rice, nan, or anything else like that, I stirred it through...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 26, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners
Aldi Bargains (3) Feta Stuffed Peppers 64p Stuffed peppers for tea this evening using two of the Aldi peppers. The feta has been in the fridge and had a best before date of October 2013. But because it was sealed in the packet, it is fine. Now I have opened it, I will...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 7, 2013 | Dinners, Meal Plan 4, Meal Plans
Gigantes Plaki and pitta This recipe features in meal plan 4 I have split the recipe into 2 rather than 4 portions for meal plan 4 I am making lunches for my busy community nurse daughter who doesn’t like cooking all that much – is she really mine? We are currently...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 25, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Sides
Carrot Hummus, creamy with tahini Tried this today. Have been reading Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Veg Every Day, there are lots and lots of lovely recipes in it, including several hummus ones. I am quite a fan of H F-W, I like his ideas and his recipes are often...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 20, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Guest Posts, Lunches
I’ve been wanting to try a beetroot and feta tart for a while now. Made it for lunch today and it was just as delicious as I thought it would be. My intention was to make a tart to serve 2, but by the time I had diced up the beetroot, it was obvious it...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 14, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
This was my lunch yesterday. I stuffed one of the tomatoes I got cheap at the green grocers with a few puy lentils, a bit of feta and a few black olives from a big jar I got from Morrisons. Had it with some mixed leaves from the garden and a bit of crispy, crusty...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 17, 2013 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 1
This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021 Hummus – currently a very popular item in shopping baskets. Much, much cheaper to make than to buy, plus there are lots of flavouring options. This was written for Meal Plan 1 This sandwich...
