by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 16, 2014 | All Recipes, Christmas, Dinners, Lunches
Christmas Meal Plan – HM pasta, cream, mixed veg, mustard 30p I had this for lunch today, from the Christmas 2014 Meal Plan. Serves 2 160g flour, value, 1.5kg/45p, 5p200g frozen mixed veg, Asda 1kg/77p. 15p120g frozen parsnips, Asda Chosen By You 680g pk/91p,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 13, 2014 | All Recipes, Puddings / Desserts
A reprise on semi-freddo, and lots more flavour ideas Remember this? Instant semi-freddo After dinner this evening, DP announced that he wanted a pudding. He was angling after a crumble, but I really didn’t want to make one. So I dug out a bag of mixed berries from...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 4, 2014 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 2, Meal Plan 4
Pancakes, with lemon and sugar, the classic, and SUPER cheap! Are you doing pancakes this week? They are usually made with eggs, milk and flour, but have you tried them made with just flour and water? Doesn’t sound all that appealing does it. But I couldn’t tell the...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 30, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners
Avocado, Tomato & Orange Salad, 62p Well now, you lucky people! I was over in Tunbridge Wells today and decided to pop in to Morrisons to get some bits and pieces. While I was there I spotted these avocados at 4 for £1. At this price, I can tell you about one of...
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 9, 2013 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
Apple and Spice Muffins, using no egg and my apples, 4p each, 9p if you buy the apples Just been having a little experiment in the kitchen. Due to budgetry constraints on our plans I have been musing about baking without eggs. I used to do it years and years ago but...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 4, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Round Up Post
I still have some of the soft cheese from the Mackerel Pate left in the fridge and have been wondering what to do with it. It tastes really nice, doesn’t cost too much and seems to go a long way. How to make a garlicky Boursin sandwich I really love garlicky Boursin,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 18, 2013 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 1
This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021. Carrots are extremely nutritious and we have been eating them for thousands of years. Worldwide, 40 million tonnes of carrots are grown, the majority in China. Making soup using carrots A delicious,...
