by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 27, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 10
Veggie Lasagna 43p a serving – Meal Plan 10 This is for Meal Plan 10 and is a version of the Cheesy Bean Lasagna. I can’t use the same ingredients as they aren’t all available on this plan. So it’s a tweak of a tweaked recipe. The bean sauce layer2 onions,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 30, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
We had this lovely recipe for dinner this evening. I found the idea on the web, but can’t remember where now. It was a slow cooker recipe, but I just bubbled it on the hob, and I’ve tweaked it, as you do. It’s a strong flavoured sauce, robust and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 26, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners
Lamb ragu. One third used here for shepherds pie, 74p + how to stay on budget for the day Doing lunch today for SIL (who is plastering our ceiling) and DP, using lamb mince from the freezer stash, it occurred to me that I could do something similar to the trio of...
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 | May 27, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners
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 need uprooting, but I don’t enjoy...