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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 2

Raisin Biscuits 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...
Christmas leftovers – part 4. Chestnut Soup; Fruit Crumble Toppings; Mixed Nut Butter; Turkey Zombie Burgers

Christmas leftovers – part 4. Chestnut Soup; Fruit Crumble Toppings; Mixed Nut Butter; Turkey Zombie Burgers

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 28, 2020 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Christmas, Love Your Leftovers, Lunches

Christmas leftovers – part 4. Chestnut Soup; Fruit Crumble Toppings; Mixed Nut Butter; Turkey Zombie Burgers Part 4 of our attack on those Christmas leftovers. Chestnuts, and no stuffing Don’t know about you, but I always buy several packs of ready to eat...
Broccoli and Almond Stuffed Pancakes

Broccoli and Almond Stuffed Pancakes

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 2, 2020 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches

Broccoli and Almond Stuffed Pancakes This recipe started off as a savoury pancake recipe using a cauliflower. I made it, and warmed it in the oven with the sauce already on it, and it really didn’t work at all. It was dry and I’d managed to kill much of...
Peanut Butter Noodles. Add chicken or fish, or keep it vegan

Peanut Butter Noodles. Add chicken or fish, or keep it vegan

by Thrifty Lesley | May 3, 2020 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches

Peanut Butter Noodles. Add chicken or fish, or keep it vegan These peanut butter noodles don’t take too long and are really yummy, we’ve had them several times now. You can really stretch out a few shreds of chicken with this. I’ve done it with noodles and...
Home made honey smoked walnut butter. Easy, cheap, versatile and super delicious

Home made honey smoked walnut butter. Easy, cheap, versatile and super delicious

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 9, 2019 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Other

Home made honey smoked walnut butter. Easy, cheap, versatile and super delicious All nut butters are easy to make, and this walnut version is no exception. This particular variation is flavoured with honey and smoked paprika, although there are lots of other...
Lentil nut loaf vegan, versatile & rather delicious

Lentil nut loaf vegan, versatile & rather delicious

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 13, 2018 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

Lentil nut loaf vegan, versatile & rather delicious I tried this Lentil & Nut Loaf tonight. What a little gem! Cheap, super nourishing and needing no super cookery whizzery skills to make. I found it on Pat Parkers Facebook group, posted by Emily Brown....
8 Sandwich Pastes for super cheap sandwiches and toast toppers

8 Sandwich Pastes for super cheap sandwiches and toast toppers

by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 28, 2017 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Round Up Post

8 Sandwich Pastes for super cheap sandwiches and toast toppers I have made lots of different sandwich pastes and toast toppers. This round up post gathers together 8 of them. I’ve really liked each of them. They are quick and cheap to make, freeze well and can be used...
Smoking Hot Brazil Nut Butter. Gorgeous, easy and at least 60% cheaper than shop bought

Smoking Hot Brazil Nut Butter. Gorgeous, easy and at least 60% cheaper than shop bought

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 30, 2017 | All Recipes, Other

Smoking Hot Brazil Nut Butter. Gorgeous, easy and at least 60% cheaper than shop bought When I last stocked up my nut supplies, I included lots of bags of Asda’s Good and Balanced Brazil nuts at 85p per 100g. MySupermarket is great for making sure I order the cheapest...

Fish Pie, quite expensive for here at £1.41, but you can still stay on track for £1 a day

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 4, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners

Fish Pie, quite expensive for here at £1.41, but you can still stay on track for £1 a day The fish is obviously the expensive ingredient here, and the thing that we need to search around for to make a healthy fish pie recipe that is delicious and as cheap as we can...
No Power Plan sandwiches

No Power Plan sandwiches

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 10, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches, Meal Plans, No Power Meal Plan

No Power Plan sandwiches I know sandwiches are hardly a recipe, but I wanted to go through the quantities and prep, just to be clear. For the hoummous and carrot sandwichesServes 2Tin of chickpeas, drained, use half the tin. Asda 4 for £1, 12p100g carrots, grated, no...
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

A versatile Peanut mousse that can be sweet or savoury, 7p a serving 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...
Poop, larders and less than £1 a day, how about 53p?

Poop, larders and less than £1 a day, how about 53p?

by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 26, 2015 | Meal Plans, My Diary

Poop, larders and less than £1 a day, how about 53p? Has the poop hit the fan? Do you need to feed people for less than £1 a day? Crucial question, do you have a larder?If you do, then these recipes may help. There are no exotic ingredients, just ordinary things like...
Peanut butter and jam mug cake, mmm, too easy

Peanut butter and jam mug cake, mmm, too easy

by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 9, 2015 | All Recipes, Puddings / Desserts

Peanut butter and jam mug cake, mmm, too easy I was inspired to try this pudding this evening by Skint Mum over on the Skint Dad blog who made a chocolate mug cake. DP is mad on peanut butter on toast at the moment, so I made this peanut butter and jam version. I used...

Meal Plan 8 – Chicken and veg with a coconut & peanut butter sauce 45p each

by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 12, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 8

Meal Plan 8 – Chicken and veg with a coconut & peanut butter sauce 45p each This is a yummy dinner on Meal Plan 8. Crispy veg, gorgeous, nutty, creamy sauce, yum yum. 100g chicken, 680g meat gleaned from a 1.3kg/£3.22 bird, 47p 100g onion, Asda 2kg/£1.08,...
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