by admin | Jul 13, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Inspired by yesterday’s salady success, I had another one today. This one was 80g dried butter beans, soaked and cooked, Asda Great Scott 375g/£1.18, 25p I think this is the equivalent of a tin? Some lettuce and rocket from the garden Half a red pepper, very finely...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 22, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Sides
Peperonata is one of those things that we have pretty often. It is a pepper and onion stew that goes with many things, can be used as a main dish or as a side. We first started having it with cheesey gougere, which is choux pastry. Peperonata For two people you will...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 7, 2013 | Dinners, Meal Plan 4, Meal Plans
This recipe features in meal plan 4 I have split the recipe into 2 rather than 4 portions for meal plan 4 I am making lunches for my busy community nurse daughter who doesn’t like cooking all that much – is she really mine? We are currently enjoying exploring the...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 25, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Sides
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 usable, using everyday ingredients...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 5, 2013 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 10, Meal Plan 2
A super simple filled pitta bread, filled with a mixture of grated carrot, lemon zest and juice and soft cheese. It is very tasty and would work without the lemon if you don’t have any, but it really does make a big difference to the flavour, especially the zest. What...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 12, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
What do you do with your cauliflower leaves? I think they have a lot of flavour, like broccoli stalks, and tend to choose those first when we have something and veg. I usually cook them like the florets, DP has those, because he prefers them, and I have the leaves,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 4, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Round Up Post
I still have some of the soft cheese from the Mackerel Pate left in the fridge and have been wondering what to do with it. It tastes really nice, doesn’t cost too much and seems to go a long way. How to make a garlicky Boursin sandwich I really love garlicky Boursin,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 2, 2013 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Lunch today was a sandwich I discovered on one of Hugh Fearnley-Whiitingstall’s programmes and in one of his books, Veg Every Day What is a lentil sandwich like? It sounds a very odd combination, (well it did to me anyway, much as I use lentils, in a...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
This is the 3rd post in a series of 4 exploring what to make with a pack of mackerel fillets If, like me, you bought a pack of 2 smoked mackerel fillets, and there are 2 of you to feed, you will still have a whole fillet left. So what are we going to use the second...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
I am exploring what I can make with smoked mackerel fillets. This is the 2nd post in a series of 4. Mackerel Pate and Pasta Make a second bowl of deliciousness (Mackerel Pate) using a second half mackerel fillet, and stir it through 200g cooked pasta for a delicious...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 17, 2013 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 1
This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021 Hummus – currently a very popular item in shopping baskets. Much, much cheaper to make than to buy, plus there are lots of flavouring options. This was written for Meal Plan 1 This sandwich...
