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Raisin Biscuits

Raisin Biscuits

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 27, 2021 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 12, Meal Plan 14, Meal Plan 2, Meal Plan 9

Post originally published October 2013, refreshed and updated November 2021 These little biscuits are fun to make, especially if you make tiny hearts or teeny squares. Spice them up with cinnamon or mixed spice at Christmas time. Or see the variations for masses of...
Christmas Leftovers – part 6. Ten ways to use up that surplus bag of Brussels sprouts lurking in the fridge

Christmas Leftovers – part 6. Ten ways to use up that surplus bag of Brussels sprouts lurking in the fridge

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 28, 2020 | All Recipes, Christmas, Dinners, Love Your Leftovers, Lunches

Brussel Sprouts that are already cooked Bubble and Squeak The first and most obvious way is in bubble and squeak. Take a few cooked sprouts and chop them into quarters, add a couple of roasties, chopped small, mash in a few cooked carrots and parsnips. Squidge...
Cheese and Ham Toastie/ mushroom and garlic / sultana and cream cheese etc etc

Cheese and Ham Toastie/ mushroom and garlic / sultana and cream cheese etc etc

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 5, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches

We both had this for our lunch today. I had bought a pack of value ham for recipe testing, so now I need to use it up. I use a George Foreman grill which I’ve had for, ooh, 15 years? We’ve been in this house 8.5 years now, and I’d had it years and...
A versatile Peanut mousse that can be sweet or savoury, 7p a serving

A versatile Peanut mousse that can be sweet or savoury, 7p a serving

by Thrifty Lesley | May 19, 2015 | All Recipes, Puddings / Desserts

That delicious looking pudding was what I had yesterday at Galin. Peanut mousse with banana cake and caramel sauce. It was wonderful and inspired me to see if I could recreate the mousse. It was super smooth, mildly peanutty and a bit buttery. I asked the owner when...
Bannocks with roasted veg hoummous

Bannocks with roasted veg hoummous

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 22, 2015 | Cakes and Bakes, Lunches, Meal Plan 10, Meal Plan 14, Meal Plan 8, Meal Plan 9

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 I had some oats, oil, onions and...
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