by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 27, 2021 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 2
Raisin Biscuits Post originally published October 2013, refreshed and updated November 2021 These little biscuits are fun to make, especially if you make tiny hearts or teeny squares. Spice them up with cinnamon or mixed spice at Christmas time. Or see the variations... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 30, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners
Paneer curry, using lovely home made paneer. 34p each and Yummy! Today, we’re talking what to do with that lovely homemade paneer, well, one thing anyway! A delicious paneer curry. I really like this and make it often, usually with shop bought paneer. Maybe not again?... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 21, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Sides
Fiery Potatoes, spicy and delicious Had a little play in the kitchen today. I have a great many cook books and I’m always looking through them. Sometimes, as I did last night, I’ll take one down from the book shelf and go through from cover to cover, making a note as... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 31, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 10, Meal Plans
Meal plan 10 – Pea fritters and chips, 17p, vegan Had this for lunch today. It’s a dinner from Meal Plan 10. I used a potato rather than frozen chips, as on the plan, as that is what I had. I chopped it up into chips, skin and all and dusted it with a pinch of... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 1, 2015 | All Recipes, Lunches
Spicy curried hummus, 60p for a massive pot Having made the curry yesterday using chickpeas, I had some cooked ones left. I didn’t measure them when I was pouring them into the saucepan as I wanted some leftovers. Well today, I decided to use those leftover chickpeas... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 22, 2015 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Lunches, Meal Plan 10, Meal Plan 8
Bannocks with roasted veg hoummous Made these at tea time. I’ve been working out the recipes for the new meal plan. I need to use up all the groceries on the shopping list, or the people following it wouldn’t have enough calories for the week. I found that... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 8, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners
Cheese and onion roly poly, 57p/38p a portion Well, I thought I was going to tell you about a recipe variation today, but having searched the blog, I can’t find it. I could have sworn I’d posted this! This recipe is something I discovered when I had 2 hungry girls at... by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 2, 2014 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
Rosemary, mustard and cayenne scones, 12 for 53p Was intending to make plain scones today, but ended up adding rosemary and cayenne, plus some oats. It worked very well. They had a lovely flavour from the rosemary, and a bit of a kick from the cayenne. The oats gave... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 25, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Sides
Carrot Hummus, creamy with tahini 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... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 13, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 3
Pizza, 32cm, chorizo and roasted vegetable, 53p. If it serves 2, 26p each Oh my goodness, this was SO good. Soft roasted vegetables, spicy paprika chorizo, smooth tomato sauce, crispy thin pizza base. Yum YUM This mixture made two 32cm pizzas, you could make both and... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 28, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories
Spinach Dumplings with Spicy Tomato Sauce I tried these several years ago as my brother is coeliac and these, if you use the gram flour option, are gluten free. They are easy to make, freeze well and taste delicious.This recipe serves 4 adults. Great for kids as it’s... 
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 18, 2013 | All Recipes, Meal Plan 2, Other
Croutons Croutons are incredibly useful little things. They can shoosh up many a dish. Try using the end of a loaf, or something that’s gone a bit stale to eat as bread to make some. You could freeze them, or the un-croutoned bread (my preference), so you can have... 