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...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 4, 2019 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Vegan Savoury Loaf Cake Following on from the last post about a savoury loaf cake, I experimented today and came up with this vegan version. My silicone mini loaf tins arrived today. I said yesterday that I wouldn’t use all 12, but that’s exactly what I did do today!...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 3, 2019 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Bacon, Olive and Cheese Loaf Cake The U3A cookery group came round today. We have such fun, exploring recipes, stirring, tasting, baking and talking about flavours, options and possibilities. Not to mention the large amount of laughter and gossiping that goes on! This...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 18, 2018 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Busy, busy, busy, plus a long lasting Tzatziki. Make a sandwich with it for lunch, with lettuce, for 14p A long lasting Tzatziki. Make a sandwich with it for lunch, with lettuce, for 14p Well phew, what a busy weekend. And you should see my diary for the next...
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...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 16, 2016 | Breakfast, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Home made sausages I have been fancying for a while having a go at making sausages, and this week, I did just that. I was in Sainsburys and thought I’d get some pork to make some. I picked up a shoulder joint that had been reduced and looked at the back of the pack...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 21, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Sides
Fiery Potatoes, spicy and delicious Had a little play in the kitchen today. I have a great many cook books and I’m always looking through them. Sometimes, as I did last night, I’ll take one down from the book shelf and go through from cover to cover, making a note as...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 1, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches
Spicy curried hummus, 60p for a massive pot Having made the curry yesterday using chickpeas, I had some cooked ones left. I didn’t measure them when I was pouring them into the saucepan as I wanted some leftovers. Well today, I decided to use those leftover chickpeas...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 6, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 10
Herby Scones, 2p a scone – Meal Plan 10 We had these lovely herby scones at lunchtime with a bowl of tomato soup made with our tomatoes. I’ve had to wait a very long time for that soup this year, our tomatoes are scarce and only just ripening. It really is a...
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 22, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Lunches, Meal Plan 10, Meal Plan 8
Bannocks with roasted veg hoummous 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...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 27, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners
Lamb ragu 2 – Moussaka 92p a portion Using the lamb ragu that was made yesterday, today I made a moussaka. I have actually ended up using half the ragu yesterday and half today. But yesterday, the shepherds pie I made for the boys working hard plastering had...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 4, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 4, Meal Plans
This recipe is one I have had in my recipe book for a very long time. As is the case with many curries, it is very variable. You can change the vegetables around pretty much to whatever you want for 4 servings, you will need 175g dried butter beans, 500g/£1.09, 38p 3...
