by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 6, 2017 | All Recipes, Dinners
A main course soup – mulligatawny, 46p a big bowl I bagged some lovely organic beef mince on yellow sticker last week and stashed them in the freezer for when I was ready to use them. They worked out, even on yellow sticker, at just a bit more than ordinary 10%...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 6, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches
This is dinner on day 3 of Meal Plan 9. It is a naturally vegan recipe if that is of interest to you (natural in that no substitution of anything is needed) Serves 2 150g carrots, Asda 49p/kg, 7p 200g potatoes, Asda 59p/kg, 12p 200g tomatoes (half a tin), 31p a tin,...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 7, 2015 | My Diary
Another lovely parcel today. My Mother of the Bride dress arrived from China and looks beautiful. I got it from eBay. I shan’t look quite as slim as the lovely model here in it. They are very reasonable prices, and made to measure too. I have got them to make it calf...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 22, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories
This is a variation of Tomato Dahl, just replacing the tomatoes with spinach. I’ve used individual spices here, but you could use the equivalent amount of any curry powder or any curry paste. Make sure you sizzle the spices/paste in the oil. The tomatoes/spinach can...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 8, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches, Meal Plan 4
This is lunch on Day 1 of Meal Plan 4. 150g onion, Asda 2kg/£1.08, 8p 200g carrots, Asda 1kg/ 57p, 11p 300g potatoes Asda 2.5kg/£1.69, 20p 150g peas Asda 1kg/98p,15p 75g dried butter beans Asda 500g/£1.09, 16p 30g veg oil £1.25/litre, 4p Total cost 74p, serves 2, 37p...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 28, 2014 | Christmas, Love Your Leftovers
Good Old Turkey Curry – 81p a portion, plus how to make leftover turkey soup Had not one, but two Boxing Day classics today. I know it’s not actually Boxing Day, but it still feels like it! Plus I found this great graphic and I want to use it I dismantled the...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 25, 2014 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Percy Pumpkin Soup, version 2, 15p a portion, and top quality singing for the price of an internet connection A variation on Percy Pumpkin soup today. We don’t really ‘do’ Halloween, so after the fun of yesterday, Percy was roasted off in the oven this morning, peeled...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 24, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 7
Meal Plan 7 – casserole of bacon, veg, toms & soft cheese, 45p a serving This is a dinner on Meal Plan 7, served on Day 4. 100g bacon, 75p/500g, 15p100g onion, £1.08/2kg, 5p100g carrots, £1.18/2kg, 6p100g white cabbage, 52p/900g, 6phalf a tin of tomatoes,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 23, 2014 | All Recipes, Lunches, Meal Plan 7
Meal Plan 7 – Mixed Veg Soup with Bacon, 22p a portion This is a lunchtime soup used on 2 days on Meal Plan 7. 100g onion, chopped, Asda, 2kg/£1.08, 5p100g white cabbage, Asda, 6p/100g, 6p100g carrots, Asda, 2kg/£1.18, 6p50g spaghetti, value 20p/500g, 2p50g red...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 22, 2014 | Lunches, Meal Plan 7, Meal Plans
Meal Plan 7 – Lentil & Veg Soup, 15p a portion This is a lunchtime soup used on 2 days on Meal Plan 7. 100g onion, chopped, Asda, 2kg/£1.08, 5p 100g white cabbage, Asda, 6p/100g, 6p 100g carrots, Asda, 2kg/£1.18, 6p 50g spaghetti, value 20p/500g, 2p 50g...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 19, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 7, Meal Plans
Meal plan 7 – Beef Ragu for 3 different dishes In meal plan 7 we have a cottage pie, a lasagna and spaghetti bolognese. All three recipes use the same ragu as a base. Beef Ragu used 3 ways 500g mince, £1.99 Asda60g bacon pieces, chopped small, 500g/75p Asda,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 1, 2014 | All Recipes, Lunches
Fresh tomato soup, 10p homegrown, 18p using tinned Oh the delights of growing tomatoes. This little lot are destined for the lunch time soup. I make tomato soup often, but only about now in the year do I make it with fresh ones. The taste is completely different,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 5, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners
Green Thai Kidney Bean Curry, 59p We had an oldie but goodie for tea this evening. Thai green curry. I used a mix of carrots, a red and green pepper, Savoy cabbage, tomatoes and an onion. The protein part was paneer, and we had it with brown basmati. I tried costing...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 27, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners
Leftover chicken and vegetable crumble A damp bank holiday What a very damp Bank Holiday that was! And it’s set to be much the same all through this half term week. I am looking out of the windows at the front and the back of the house and there are big weeds that...
