by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 3, 2015 | My Diary
Fish, waste and poverty Had the U3A budget cookery group round this afternoon. We did some mackerel things. I showed how you can make 8 portions of lunches and dinners from a pack of two smoked mackerel fillets, each portion being less than 50p. Each recipe makes 2...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 5, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
5:2 Salmon Fish Cakes, 39p a serving When I was last in Aldi, I picked up a tin of their pink salmon. Wondering which of lots of things that can be done, I wondered what to do with it. I thought it could well price up to make fish cakes, which I love! So I had a...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 18, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 9
Tuna and onion pie, Meal Plan 9, 24p a serving, with sides This delicious pie is from Meal Plan 9. The Meal Plan is for 2 people, providing everything needed for the week except drinks. I tried to update the prices today, but mySupermarket isn’t showing Aldi and the...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 27, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners
101 ideas for dinner tomorrow, from 14p to 97p per portion, most around the 50p mark Wondering what to make for dinner tomorrow? Have a little look at the table of dinners from the ‘Recipes’ tab and see if you can find any inspiration Dinners Show entries Search: Cost...
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 | Jul 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Mackerel Kedgeree, 43p a serving This is the 4th post in a series of 4, exploring what to make with a packet of smoked mackerel So, we have one more mackerel fillet left. How about this lovely, spicy kedgeree. Would be delicious for either lunch or dinner. I have...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Smoked Mackerel and Roasted Beetroot Salad, 47p a serving This is the 3rd post in a series of 4 exploring what to make with a pack of mackerel fillets If, like me, you bought a pack of 2 smoked mackerel fillets, and there are 2 of you to feed, you will still have a...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Mackerel Pate & Pasta – 45p a serving I am exploring what I can make with smoked mackerel fillets. This is the 2nd post in a series of 4. Mackerel Pate and Pasta Make a second bowl of deliciousness (Mackerel Pate) using a second half mackerel fillet, and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Mackerel Pate & Crudites – 49p a serving Been thinking about fish lately after Jack Monroe had been blogging about her Fish chapter in her forthcoming book, and wondered if I could do anything with smoked mackerel fillets, which I love, at the 50p a portion...
