by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 1, 2013 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Meal Plan 4
Made some granola this evening. The whole place now smells of vanilla, a delicious smell. The granola is for the 4th meal plan (will be loading it tomorrow) and the entire huge box of it is available for use during the week if required. I shall be having some tomorrow...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 31, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
I tried Jack’s recipe for Kale Pesto this week. I didn’t have any kale, but I did have some spring greens that needed using, so in they went. Jack used the soft cheese that has become one of my favourite ingredients, and crispy crumbs on top, which sounds delicious,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 30, 2013 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes
Had some bread going rock hard, so made some bread pudding today. Could have been a bit of a disaster, as when the cooking time was nearly up, I remembered that I hadn’t put the fat in – argh. But actually, it was fine. Didn’t even notice! So now I won’t bother to put...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 28, 2013 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Less than 500 calories, Puddings / Desserts
I did an apple sponge pudding for my husband yesterday using a basic sponge recipe. He went for seconds, so it worked well, even tho I cooked it in the microwave and it looked a bit pasty. At this time of year, I’m constantly on the look out for things to make...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 9, 2013 | All Recipes, Other
Piccallili – around 84p a jar I made some Piccallili this week. I made some last year and found that the men in particular amongst my aquaintance liked it, and it was received with pleasure as a hostess gift too. So as it is coming up to that time of year when...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 3, 2013 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 11, Meal Plan 3
These vegan oat bars are delicious, a flapjack with a jam layer. A raspberry flapjack is my favourite, with homemade raspberry jam. They obviously are sweet, but maybe not as sweet as the name suggests. I have updated the quantity of sugar in line with current...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 29, 2013 | Lunches, Meal Plan 3
This tasty veggie soup makes use of an ingredient that perhaps you haven’t before, the stems and stalks of a cauliflower head. I actually prefer the taste of the stems to the florets! Makes 4 servings 150g onion, peeled and chopped 200g carrot, diced, no need to peel...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 27, 2013 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 11, Meal Plan 14, Meal Plan 4, Sides
I have been fancying a savory scone for a while, and a couple of weeks back, I made these tomato ones. They have a strong tomato, savoury flavour and really hit the spot. The batch makes 6, but I scoffed one before I took the picture! (This is an old post and I really...
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 25, 2013 | All Recipes, Breakfast
I had a little play with me breakfast this morning. Because of the plums and apples in the garden, I have been having them every day. I didn’t fancy compote again today, so I was wondering what else to do and came up with this. Now I appreciate that Greg Wallace...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 16, 2013 | All Meal Plans, All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 3
I tried this experiment yesterday to see what it would be like, and if it would work for our budget. I thought of it because when I was a child, 10 or 11 maybe, we had our usual gargantuan Sunday lunch – piles of roasties, mountains of Yorkshires, millions of...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 7, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Meal Plan 2
A pair of pancakes stuffed with sauted vegetables and bound together with creamy soft cheese – delicious. This filling is onion, carrots and peas in soft cheese, but is very variable. Depends what you have, you can use up lots of things. How to make these...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 6, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 2
Dinner this evening were these delicious little olive drop scones, accompanied by crispy fried onions and a carrot and raisin salad, that has a few raisins sprinkled in and spritzed with lemon juice. I created this recipe using what is available in Meal Plan 2 and...
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...
