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School packed lunches – the dreaded chore! Can you feed a hulking teenager for 30p a head?

School packed lunches – the dreaded chore! Can you feed a hulking teenager for 30p a head?

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 6, 2022 | All Recipes, Lunches, Round Up Post

School packed lunches – the dreaded chore! Can you feed a hulking teenager for 30p a head? Ideas for school packed lunches – many people with school aged children need them. Packing up a lunch box for children or an adult packed lunch is bad enough. It can...

Can 1 sausage can make 2 sandwiches? Plus a sublime fruit and nut case paste

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 19, 2016 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, My Diary, Other

Can 1 sausage can make 2 sandwiches? Plus a sublime fruit and nut case paste A demonstration I did a demo on Friday of Thrifty Lesley food, for 2 hours, to a group of ladies. It was so lovely cooking and chatting, with two other women popping things in and out of the...
Overnight Oats – squillions of ideas

Overnight Oats – squillions of ideas

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 13, 2016 | Breakfast, Round Up Post

Overnight Oats – squillions of ideas I am a new convert to overnight oats, and I’m loving them. These are wonderful if you are time stretched. You can make up dishes ready to be topped, or a big bowl that can be used over several days, or directly in...
Home made sausages

Home made sausages

by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 16, 2016 | Breakfast, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches

Home made sausages I have been fancying for a while having a go at making sausages, and this week, I did just that. I was in Sainsburys and thought I’d get some pork to make some. I picked up a shoulder joint that had been reduced and looked at the back of the pack...
Spanish Omelette 46p, we had ours with sweet potato chips and kale crisps

Spanish Omelette 46p, we had ours with sweet potato chips and kale crisps

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 17, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

Spanish Omelette 46p, we had ours with sweet potato chips and kale crisps Had an old favourite for dinner tonight. It’s another one of those dishes that can be used for all kinds of sundry leftovers. All you need is a tasty mix, that you then pour eggs over and top...
Yummy, filling and generous portions of Spring green pasta sauce with parmesan, 51p a head

Yummy, filling and generous portions of Spring green pasta sauce with parmesan, 51p a head

by Thrifty Lesley | May 20, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

I was cruising round the Abel & Cole recipe pages last night and came across a recipe using dark greens in a pasta sauce. I had a head of spring greens I wanted to use, so that was my lunch sorted for today. Abel& Cole are a great source for inspiration. A...
Meal Plan 8 – Lentil salad with soy, 24p

Meal Plan 8 – Lentil salad with soy, 24p

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 25, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Meal Plan 8

Meal Plan 8 – Lentil salad with soy, 24p Serves 4 120g value plain yogort, 500g/45p, 11p100g onion, Asda 2kg/£1.08, 5p50g bean sprouts, Asda 360g/50p, 7p200g white cabbage, Asda 1kg/58p, 12p200g carrots, Asda 2kg/£1.14, 11p160g dry weight green lentils, 411g...
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