by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 28, 2016 | All Recipes, Other
Home made Paneer. Cheap, delicious, versatile and nutritious. What’s not to like? Inspired by the talented Miki Knight on the wonderful Feed Yourself for £1 A Day face book page, I decided to finally get round to making some home made paneer. Following Miki’s...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 6, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
Reverse Advent – batch two, a loaf and Spicy Apple Cake Productive day today. Had a rummage in the loft for Reverse Advent, made a loaf, some soup and an apple cake. So going today are; a surplus masala tin; several more cardboard boxes that held appliances that...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 9, 2015 | All Recipes, Breakfast
Ever tried cooking your muesli? Tried something new at breakfast this morning. I have watched a couple of Jamie Oliver’s new TV programme, Everyday Super Food, and there a few things that I liked the look of, and I ended up getting the book. I know, I know, I’m...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 7, 2015 | Lunches, Meal Plan 4
Meal Plan 4 – a scrummy lunch of Butter Bean Pate, carrot sticks & pitta, 18p 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...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Puddings / Desserts
Muscovado and Red Fruit Cheesecake, 50p a serving with the fruit, 33p without Inspired by Masterchef, I wanted to make a muscovado cheesecake. One of the chefs did one on there, and it sounded seriously good. I had a little Google for a base recipe and came across...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 1, 2013 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Meal Plan 4
Granola, 8p a serving, 14p including the milk Made some granola this evening. The whole place now smells of vanilla, a delicious smell. The granola is for the 4th meal plan (will be loading it tomorrow) and the entire huge box of it is available for use during the...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 25, 2013 | All Recipes, Breakfast
Creamy Apples and Croutons 37p a serving, 17p if you have apples in the garden I had a little play with me breakfast this morning. Because of the plums and apples in the garden, I have been having them every day. I didn’t fancy compote again today, so I was...
