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Peanut butter and jam mug cake, mmm, too easy

Peanut butter and jam mug cake, mmm, too easy

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

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 a large mug and put into it 2 tbslp sugar 2...

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

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

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, 11p 100g white cabbage, Asda 1kg/58p, 6p 100g carrots, Asda 2kg/£1.14, 6p 40g peanut...
Spicy katjan sauce, so gorgeous I’m eating it with a spoon

Spicy katjan sauce, so gorgeous I’m eating it with a spoon

by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 10, 2015 | All Recipes, Other

Went to the third Cooking Around The World class last night. We made Beef Rendang, a spicy Indonesian beef and coconut curry, and Gado Gado, a layered vegetable salad with Katjan sauce, which is a spicy peanut sauce. We’re having the Rendang with some rice this...
Meal Plan 8 – peanut butter and coconut pancakes with sweet chilli,  15p

Meal Plan 8 – peanut butter and coconut pancakes with sweet chilli, 15p

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 28, 2015 | Breakfast, Meal Plan 8

Peanut butter and coconut pancakes with sweet chilli Serves 2 100g value self raising flour, 1.5kg/45p, 3p 40g peanut butter, Asda 340g/62p, 7p 10g coconut cream, KTC 200g/76p, 4p 15ml oil to fry with, litre/£1.25, 2p 20g sweet chilli sauce Asda 150ml/£1, 13p Total...
Pancakes, with lemon and sugar, the classic, and SUPER cheap!

Pancakes, with lemon and sugar, the classic, and SUPER cheap!

by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 4, 2014 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 2, Meal Plan 4

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 difference between my usual ones, made with eggs and milk, and...
Carrot Hummus, creamy with tahini

Carrot Hummus, creamy with tahini

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 25, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Sides

Tried this today. Have been reading Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Veg Every Day, there are lots and lots of lovely recipes in it, including several hummus ones. I am quite a fan of H F-W, I like his ideas and his recipes are often usable, using everyday ingredients...
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