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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

Spicy katjan sauce, so gorgeous I’m eating it with a spoon 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...
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 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Meal Plan 8

Meal Plan 8 – peanut butter and coconut pancakes with sweet chilli, 15p Peanut butter and coconut pancakes with sweet chilli Serves 2 100g value self raising flour, 1.5kg/45p, 3p40g peanut butter, Asda 340g/62p, 7p10g coconut cream, KTC 200g/76p, 4p15ml oil to...
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

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...
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

Carrot Hummus, creamy with tahini 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...
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