by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 10, 2015 | All Recipes, Other
Went to the third Cooking Around The World class last night. We made Beef Rendang, a spicy Indonesian beef and coconut curry, and Gado Gado, a layered vegetable salad with Katjan sauce, which is a spicy peanut sauce. We’re having the Rendang with some rice this...
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 27, 2015 | Lunches, Meal Plan 8
On Monday I went to Tunbridge Wells to use the BBC Radio Kent studio there for a live transmission to BBC Radio Coventry. While I was there, it’s 17 miles from home, I decided to pop into M&S. We use an Amex credit card everywhere they are accepted as they give a...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 4, 2015 | Other
I made this today. Had a pack of cranberries in the fridge and I love a good curd, so decided to make a cranberry curd with them. I looked at various recipes on the net. Many used cranberry juice, many used lots of ingredients. So in the end I opted for a Delia Smith...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 16, 2014 | Christmas, Dinners, Lunches
I had this for lunch today, from the Christmas 2014 Meal Plan. Serves 2 160g flour, value, 1.5kg/45p, 5p 200g frozen mixed veg, Asda 1kg/77p. 15p 120g frozen parsnips, Asda Chosen By You 680g pk/91p, 16p 100ml double cream, Asda Fresh cream 300ml/85p, 23p tsp mustard,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 3, 2014 | My Diary
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 gunpowder, the crump that you feel in...
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...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 4, 2014 | Dinners, Lunches, Meal Plan 14
Yesterday, I made Roasted Parsnip & Apple Salad from Hugh’s latest book. Ooh, nom, nom, nom. The dressing really makes this salad. Both sharp and sweet at the same time, the lemon juice is essential, the sweetening could be varied, as could the mustard. I made two...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 27, 2014 | Bready Things, Cakes and Bakes, Lunches
I made this soup for lunch today, Raw Carrot & Bramley. It is from Hugh’s latest book, Light & Easy. I’m a bit of a fan, as you know, so I will be doing lots of recipes from here. Mum and my brother came over for a visit yesterday. Mum likes cookery books as...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 28, 2014 | All Meal Plans, Meal Plan 1
For lunch today, I made the smelliest hoummous sandwich I have ever done! I purposely cooked extra chick peas last night so I could make hoummous today. I put the chickpeas in the food processor with a large tblsp of garlic/ginger paste, 2 tblsps of mustard oil...
by admin | Jul 13, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Inspired by yesterday’s salady success, I had another one today. This one was 80g dried butter beans, soaked and cooked, Asda Great Scott 375g/£1.18, 25p I think this is the equivalent of a tin? Some lettuce and rocket from the garden Half a red pepper, very finely...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 5, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners
We had an oldie but goodie for tea this evening. Thai green curry. I used a mix of carrots, a red and green pepper, Savoy cabbage, tomatoes and an onion. The protein part was paneer, and we had it with brown basmati. I tried costing it, but it came out to 98p, and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 13, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners
Did a lovely risotto yesterday using some asparagus Mike brought home. Used up the last of the Arborio rice, so next time I do one, I’ll try the value rice and form an opinion on using it. Also this time, I used 2 tblsps of lemon juice from a bottle rather than a...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 4, 2014 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 2, Meal Plan 4
Are you doing pancakes this week? They are usually made with eggs, milk and flour, but have you tried them made with just flour and water? Doesn’t sound all that appealing does it. But I couldn’t tell the difference between my usual ones, made with eggs and milk, and...
