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Red Pepper & Walnut Tart with Winter Coleslaw

Red Pepper & Walnut Tart with Winter Coleslaw

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 7, 2019 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

I had the U3A cookery group round recently and we like to make canapes at the December meeting. Amongst other things, we made these Red Pepper, Goats Cheese and Walnut Palmiers, and they were delicious, although they could have done with a little more goats cheese...
Vegetarian Christmas Meal Plan – Vegan Walnut and Chestnut Crumble

Vegetarian Christmas Meal Plan – Vegan Walnut and Chestnut Crumble

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 8, 2018 | All Recipes, Christmas, Dinners, Vegetarian Christmas Meal Plan

A savoury christmas crumble, chestnuts in the base and walnuts in the topping. One of the recipes from the Vegetarian Christmas meal plan. Savoury Vegan Walnut and Chestnut Crumble Base mixture Priced at Asda December 2018 100g red cabbage, chopped not in the shops...
Stilton Quiche with Red Cabbage Coleslaw, 39p

Stilton Quiche with Red Cabbage Coleslaw, 39p

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 19, 2014 | Christmas, Dinners, Lunches

This flavoursome blue cheese quiche is served twice on the Christmas Meal Plan, along with an unusual coleslaw made with red cabbage and mustard. Strong festive flavours   Pastry 150g flour, value 45p/1.5kg, 4p 75g Best for Baking, Asda 49p, 15p Filling 100g...
Christmas Meal Plan – Roast Pork Lunch, 84p

Christmas Meal Plan – Roast Pork Lunch, 84p

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 9, 2014 | Christmas, Dinners, Lunches

This is the lunch for Christmas Day itself from the Christmas Meal Plan. 1.6kg Asda Butchers Selection British Pork Shoulder joint, £4.61, 300g, 86p Stuffing, Asda Smartprice 85g/15p, half the pack, 7p 500g Potatoes, Asda white potatoes, 2.5kg/£1.69, 34p 200g...
A main course soup, based on Scotch Broth. About 47p for my unreproducible version

A main course soup, based on Scotch Broth. About 47p for my unreproducible version

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 19, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

Not so much a recipe today, as almost a serving suggestion. I was supposed to be testing Miss South’s Scotch Broth from her book, Slow Cooked today. <br /> However, I had a lot of various minced meat in the freezer, so decided to use some minced beef...
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