by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 7, 2016 | Breakfast, Lunches
I’ve had mushrooms on toast for breakfast a couple of times recently. But it’s really filling and I think it would also make a great lunch or simple supper dish. Perfect for one. Very quick and super simple. Only 220 calories, but keeps me going until lunch, may be...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 1, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners
the budget cookery group Had the budget cookery group round this afternoon. We had our usual laugh, then made some Carrot and Tahini Hummus, a Mixed Nut and Seed Butter, then a glorious Goan Fish Curry. It was gorgeous! The recipe is adapted from the Indian book I...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 7, 2015 | Lunches
Tried the first experiment with reviving dead bread stored as breadcrumbs today. Had a look in the fridge and found a few bits and pieces that I thought would work, got a bag of breadcrumbs out of the freezer and had a play. I have set out below what I used to give...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 19, 2015 | Bready Things, Dinners, Love Your Leftovers, Lunches, Round Up Post
Went to a U3A meeting this morning on Science. One of our number talked about Astronomy. We discussed the immense distances involved and moved on to the possibility of life elsewhere. The presenter is a chemist, so we had a very interesting discussion around why...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 17, 2015 | Dinners, Lunches
Had an old favourite for dinner tonight. It’s another one of those dishes that can be used for all kinds of sundry leftovers. All you need is a tasty mix, that you then pour eggs over and top with cheese if you like. I used some leftover green beans from the WI lunch,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 24, 2015 | Lunches
Today is a 5:2 day and I had this gorgeous soup at lunchtime. I’ve had a look on mySupermarket and the Tom Yum Paste doesn’t seem to be stocked in the supermarkets. I got mine at an Asian shop. Amazon has some at £3.99/400g, Sainsburys has its own version...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 16, 2015 | Dinners, Meal Plan 10
This is a main meal served twice on Meal Plan 10 Serves 2 2 eggs, Asda £1.40/12, 23p 350g frozen chips, Asda 75p/1.5kg, 18p 200g peas Asda 78p/kg, 16p 20ml veg oil, £1.10/litre, 2p Total cost 62p, 31p a serving Per serving 550 calories, 2g protein, 25g fat, 57g carb...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 13, 2015 | Dinners
A friend left on Monday for a month long cruise round Canada, lucky her! I keep an eye on the house for her while she is away (she is very generous and has already given me a massive golden chrysanthemum, and always brings me back edible goodies from wherever she...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 11, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 9, Meal Plans
This is dinner on day 2 and 5 of Meal Plan 9 Pasta & Tomato Sauce serves 2 60g cheddar, grated,Asda 350g/£1.55, 27p 100g onion, Asda 1kg/59p, 6p 300g tinned tomatoes – NB, not a whole tin, 23p 150g value pasta, 500g/29p, 9p 20g veg oil, Asda litre/89p, 2p...
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...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 28, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners
I made a recipe from this months Slimming World magazine yesterday. A classic Greek dish, Pastitsio. It’s supposed to feed four, but when I went to layer it up in a four portion dish, the dish was nowhere near big enough. I had to decant it and it made ten, yes, ten,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 15, 2015 | Dinners, Meal Plan 8
Finally, the last recipe for Meal Plan 8, a simple stir fry. This plan has taken months to finish. I have another one lined up ready to go, just need to check the nutrition What you need 120g cooked chicken, 680g meat gleaned from a 1.3kg/£3.22 bird, 57p 200g egg...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 20, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
I was cruising round the Abel & Cole recipe pages last night and came across a recipe using dark greens in a pasta sauce. I had a head of spring greens I wanted to use, so that was my lunch sorted for today. Abel& Cole are a great source for inspiration. A...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 8, 2015 | Dinners
Well, I thought I was going to tell you about a recipe variation today, but having searched the blog, I can’t find it. I could have sworn I’d posted this! This recipe is something I discovered when I had 2 hungry girls at home to feed, and I was going out...
