by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 5, 2017 | All Recipes, Puddings / Desserts
Darkness and Light January and February are such dark and gloomy months. I like to get outside whenever I can to get some daylight on my face. Can’t say sunshine as there probably wont be any! Yesterday, Mike had cabin fever and was pacing the house, it was dark,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 27, 2017 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories
This is the pasta dish I spoke about last time. Its seriously good and with a little tweaking it comes in at an acceptable price for this blog. Spinach & Ricotta Pasta Priced at Asda using mySupermarket.com in January 2019 85g frozen spinach, £1.69/1.3kg, 11p 35g...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 20, 2016 | Other, Sides, Things You May Never Need To Buy Again
Home made mustard? I occasionally buy lovely mustard from local artisans when I go to agricultural fairs and food fairs. I’ve always thought that it looked like it might be easy to make. But, until this month, I haven’t ever done anything about it. Well, my goodness,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 30, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners
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? Paneer Curry Priced at Asda using mySupermarket 250g home made...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 28, 2016 | All Recipes, Other
Inspired by the talented Miki Knight on the wonderful Feed Yourself for £1 A Day face book page, I decided to finally get round to making some home made paneer. Following Miki’s method, this is what I did Paneer Priced at Asda using mySupermarket 4 pints/2.27litres...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 24, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Sides
I’ve been looking at various recipes for sag aloo for a while now. None of them seemed to give me the result I was after. Every now and then, Spices of India send me an email wanting me to buy their pretty expensive spices. This time round, they also sent a recipe for...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 16, 2016 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Cakes and Bakes
Fancy a bit of baking on this cold and rainy Sunday? How about these Granola Breakfast Bars. They make a handy grab it quick and run out the door type of breakfast. Good for you too, with slow release oats and a bit of fruit in there as well. Mike loves the Sainsbury...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 14, 2016 | All Recipes, Other
This Apple Curd recipe originated from the wonderful cheap family recipes. The original uses oil, but I have substituted butter as I think it works better. I have been using apples in lots of things lately, as I have had quite a few from the garden. I’ve practically...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 8, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners
Although our favourite takeaway is an Indian one, we also like a Chinese now and then. When we do, we invariably get the same things each time, including a plain chow mein. When having a takeaway, we prefer a plain chow mein, but it is very amenable to adding all...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 21, 2016 | All Recipes, Lunches, Other
I found a delicious new taste today I am rather a big fan of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Whenever he brings out a new book, I invariably buy it. Not that I need much of an excuse to buy a cook book. I love Hugh’s approach to most things and I really love a great many...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 2, 2016 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, My Diary
Vegan Green Lentil,White Cabbage & Onion Pie Something old and something new today. I fancied a pie today, so I did us a green lentil, white cabbage and onion one, seasoned with sweet chilli sauce and mustard. This was originally invented for Meal Plan 8. I...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 14, 2016 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
One of Mikes most favourite things is a good Eccles cake. Note the adjective, just any old Eccles isn’t good enough. It has to be a good one. He knows what he likes does Mike. For ages, I’ve been meaning to have a go at making them and today, I finally got round to...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 13, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Other
Another variation of pesto today – rocket, watercress, basil and sunflower seed. ingredients I’ve been tidying up out in the garden today and the rocket is one of the few things doing well this year. It is hanging over the bed in profusion, and getting in the way. So...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 4, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Other
I really fancied something made with a lemon from the fridge and lots of mint from the garden today. But the mint is straggly and chewed. An alternative would have been lemon balm, but that was even worse, every single leaf had multiple holes. So I cut both of those...
