by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 5, 2017 | My Diary
Had the U3A cookery group here yesterday. As usual, we fitted in lots of different recipes in our two hours. As well as a couple of made up things, I wanted to try some recipes from a new book. I saw a couple of recipes from Izy Hozzack in the paper and liked the look...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 24, 2017 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Sides
I haven’t done a recipe for you for a while. I did a soup earlier this week using the juices from some boiled beef, miscellaneous veg from the fridge and some pearl barley. I looked at the container with the pearl barley in, and thought I may as well cook all...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 9, 2016 | Love Your Leftovers
Am just sitting with my feet up and watching The Chase. Have just got home after doing the catering for the AGM of my WI. It’s the last one I’ll be doing as I’m coming off the committee this year after doing it for 6 years. We had a proper Quiche Lorraine, with lots...
by Thrifty Lesley | May 17, 2016 | All Recipes, Lunches, My Diary
We had a guest last night and had a roast chicken. I picked all the rest of the meat off this morning and the carcass is simmering as we speak. I did some roast cauliflower and carrots to go with the chicken. The veg were drizzled with oil and sprinkled with tandoori...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 22, 2016 | My Diary
chapatti Had a lovely play in the kitchen yesterday. Made some chapatti using some Approved Food flour – do you remember those huge, massive, giant bags I got ages ago? Yes, I’m still using them. Chapatti made with chapatti flour rather than wholemeal...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 28, 2016 | All Recipes
Went to Glyndebourne yesterday, with the friend I go to see the live transmissions with. No, not the posh, picnic in the garden type. Very expensive! We went to see the youth group do a modern opera called Nothing. It was distinctively modern. The singing was...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 3, 2015 | My Diary
Had the U3A budget cookery group round this afternoon. We did some mackerel things. I showed how you can make 8 portions of lunches and dinners from a pack of two smoked mackerel fillets, each portion being less than 50p. Each recipe makes 2 portions. We made mackerel...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 5, 2015 | Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
When I was last in Aldi, I picked up a tin of their pink salmon. Wondering which of lots of things that can be done, I wondered what to do with it. I thought it could well price up to make fish cakes, which I love! So I had a little look at what I would need, and yes,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 3, 2015 | Lunches
I am doing the 5:2 fast day today. OK so far, at just gone 6pm, I am now getting seriously hungry, but I just have to last out to bedtime, then I can eat normally tomorrow. I usually eat even more veg than usual on these days to get a bit of bulk. We have runner beans...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 2, 2015 | All Meal Plans, All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 9
I have been a lady who lunches this week. I know I am anyway, but it was even more this week. On Wednesday, it was a good friends 70th and we went to hers for a bit of a party. Lots of talk, laughs and giggles. Lovely. On Thursday, I was taken out for an Italian by...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 25, 2015 | All Meal Plans, Dinners, No Power Meal Plan, Recipes Using No Power
As we have no power on this, the No Power Plan, to refrigerate, wrap the cheese in a damp tea towel to keep it as fresh as possible, and keep it in as cool a place as you can. I have changed this so have no pictures, they will follow 250g Cheshire cheese, Asda...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 23, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Dinners
Tea this evening was one of the Quinoa and Chickpea burgers from yesterday. I got some wholemeal rolls from the local Spar, on our way back from a day out. Definitely not frugal, £1.50 for 4! I made some hoummous using a tin of chickpeas, the remains of a jar of...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 13, 2015 | No Power Meal Plan, Recipes Using No Power
This is dinner on 2 days on the No Power Meal Plan. Use this same amount on both days, using the tin of blackeye beans on one day and the kidney beans on the other. Serves 2 half a tin hotdogs, Asda 49p, 25p 30ml oil, Asda £1.25/litre, 4p 100g carrot, Asda £1.18/2kg,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 3, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches
Some lovely food today! I decided to use the bargain, 20p, chicken livers for lunch. I fried them all off in 10g of butter until tender. We don’t want to cook liver too much, it goes tough and dry. Then I simply stirred in half a pack of value soft cheese that needed...
