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Really good home made Eccles cakes, 15p each

Really good home made Eccles cakes, 15p each

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 14, 2016 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes

Really good home made Eccles cakes, 15p each One of Mikes most favourite things is a good Eccles cake. Note the adjective, just any old Eccles isn’t good enough. It has to be a good one. He knows what he likes does Mike. For ages, I’ve been meaning to have a go at...
Use it up meals, Roquefort tart, split pea soup. Soup just 13p

Use it up meals, Roquefort tart, split pea soup. Soup just 13p

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 3, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

Use it up meals, Roquefort tart, split pea soup. Soup just 13p Couple of use it ups today, Roquefort tart and split pea soup. Use it up meals, Roquefort tart and split pea soup. I was convinced I had blogged the split pea soup recipe before, but after extensive...
Nibbly bits – spicy nuts, pastry nibbles, dips and mini bannocks

Nibbly bits – spicy nuts, pastry nibbles, dips and mini bannocks

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 1, 2015 | All Recipes, Christmas, Other

Nibbly bits – spicy nuts, pastry nibbles, dips and mini bannocks Had the U3A budget cooking group here, at the house, this afternoon. I was wondering what to do. Thought it needed to be seasonal, but most definitely not mince pies. I ended up deciding to do a...
Cheese and onion roly poly, 57p/38p a portion

Cheese and onion roly poly, 57p/38p a portion

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 8, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners

Cheese and onion roly poly, 57p/38p a portion Well, I thought I was going to tell you about a recipe variation today, but having searched the blog, I can’t find it. I could have sworn I’d posted this! This recipe is something I discovered when I had 2 hungry girls at...
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