by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 16, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 1
Falafel with carrot salad This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021. These falafel are pan fried and served with a super simple salad of carrot and peanuts. Add differing spices to ring the changes How to make pan fried falafel Soak the dried...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 16, 2021 | All Recipes, Meal Plan 1, Puddings / Desserts
Baked Marmalade Sponge This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021. Are you following Meal Plan 1? If so, this baked sponge can be eaten at any time during the week when you need the calories. Would be lovely as a Sunday tea, or maybe after...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 16, 2021 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 1, Meal Plan 2
Lentil Soup, my go to lunch time soup This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021. I love this soup, it is my go to for a soup for lunch. I usually add a tsp of ginger paste from a jar, a tsp of garlic paste, and a tsp of turmeric to give it a...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 8, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 2
Vegan Broccoli Pesto First published in August 2013, revised and updated in September 2021. Have you ever made pesto using fresh vegetables? It was quite a revelation when I discovered it. I’ve found that I can make something that I like to call pesto (Italians...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 2, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 1, Meal Plan 10
Sweetcorn fritters, wedges & peas This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021. Simple little vegan sweetcorn fritters, very quick and easy, and at 30p a serving, a very cheap meal Sweet corn appears to have originated in America, being grown...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 23, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 1
Chickpea Crumble This post was first published in June 2013 and updated and republished in June 2021 Chickpeas are incredibly nutritious, packed full of protein and complex carbohydrates. They have been grown for 1000’s of years and in 2019, the world grew 19...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 21, 2021 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 1
An Easy Fruit Loaf A lovely, slicing, easy to make fruit loaf. Use any dried fruit you have. Cuts into 12 slices at 8p a slice First published in June 2013, updated June 2021 How To Make an Easy Fruit Loaf Line a 2lb loaf tin and heat the oven Stir all the dry...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 19, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 1
Chole Masala & Nan This post was first written in June 2013 and updated in June 2021 I love this recipe, chickpeas in a tomato sauce. It can be spiced in any way you like, with whatever you have, and served with fresh cooked, fluffy nan. It won’t be as...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 9, 2021 | All Recipes, Other
Apricot jam. Fresh and wonderful, and better than even the poshest versions you can buy! Damn Fine Home Made Apricot Jam I first wrote this apricot jam recipe in July 2019, and updated it in June 2021 This wonderful apricot jam recipe makes six beautiful jars of jam....
by Thrifty Lesley | May 12, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches
Spiced lentil balls This recipe is inspired by one I found in a recipe book first published in 1994. Amazingly, it’s still in print, and extremely cheap too! There are loads of good recipes in the book, several of which I’ve made since buying it. ...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 23, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches
Cheese and Onion Tart Today’s recipe, by request, is for Onion Tart. Yet another recipe that I helped develop on the Cheap Family Recipes site. When I wrote this recipe, years ago, in 2013, CFR had disappeared and I made the savoury tart recipe using my notes....
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 4, 2021 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories
Apple Bread I like a banana bread, but today, I was looking at my fruit bowl and wondered if other fruit could be used in place of the bananas. How about apple bread I thought? Ooh, or spiced apple bread? How can I make apple bread healthy? To make the apple bread...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 31, 2020 | All Recipes, Round Up Post
Need some ideas for Veganuary? Are you doing Veganuary, or maybe you’d like some ideas for vegan meals on a budget Or perhaps you are a new vegan and haven’t really got to grips with what it means yet, many people are turning to plant based eating, not just for...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 28, 2020 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Christmas, Love Your Leftovers, Lunches
Christmas leftovers – part 4. Chestnut Soup; Fruit Crumble Toppings; Mixed Nut Butter; Turkey Zombie Burgers Part 4 of our attack on those Christmas leftovers. Chestnuts, and no stuffing Don’t know about you, but I always buy several packs of ready to eat...