by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 2, 2014 | Christmas, Puddings / Desserts
This is the pudding for the Christmas week 2014 plan. Plump dried fruits, rich muscovado flavours, double cream trickled over. Very naughty at 600+ calories, and very, very nice. I tested one with DP this evening, we shared, as calorific treats like this slip down...
by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 27, 2014 | Bready Things, Cakes and Bakes, Lunches
I made this soup for lunch today, Raw Carrot & Bramley. It is from Hugh’s latest book, Light & Easy. I’m a bit of a fan, as you know, so I will be doing lots of recipes from here. Mum and my brother came over for a visit yesterday. Mum likes cookery books as...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 27, 2014 | Breakfast, Lunches
Here is another recipe from the CFR site, a delicious nut butter. Use it on toast for breakfast, or in sandwiches for lunch, maybe with a sliced tomato, or thick coins of cucumber in it too. A smear of jam would be a variation of the classic peanut butter and jam. You...
by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 6, 2013 | All Meal Plans, All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 3
I have a very long list of recipes to try, price and post and one of those recipes was gnocchi. Miss South over on northsouthfood.com posted a recipe for just that, but using instant mashed potato. I was very surprised by that to say the least, I associate dried mash...
by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 4, 2013 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Round Up Post
I still have some of the soft cheese from the Mackerel Pate left in the fridge and have been wondering what to do with it. It tastes really nice, doesn’t cost too much and seems to go a long way. How to make a garlicky Boursin sandwich I really love garlicky Boursin,...
