Avocado, Tomato & Orange Salad, 62p

Avocado, Tomato & Orange Salad, 62p

Well now, you lucky people! I was over in Tunbridge Wells today and decided to pop in to Morrisons to get some bits and pieces. While I was there I spotted these avocados at 4 for £1. At this price, I can tell you about one of my very favourite salads. This is another...
Demo’s and anchovy pizza, 39p

Demo’s and anchovy pizza, 39p

Today, I did a demo of ThriftyLesley food at a local church, although I am atheist, to about 15 ladies. In one hour, we managed to produce 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners. Started off with a bacon and sweetcorn pie, to demonstrate the oil pastry, and put some...
Chicken, Soy, Honey and Sesame with Rice

Chicken, Soy, Honey and Sesame with Rice

I am supposed to be recipe testing the anchovy paste, but after chicken-gate this morning, guess what we’re having this eve? So I thought I would write up this recipe. It’s something I found somewhere or other and tweaked, as you do. A few years ago, a very good...
Happy News

Happy News

All week I have been hugging some lovely news to myself. My younger daughter’s birthday is today, and yesterday it was the 1st year anniversary of a relationship with a lovely man. He plotted and schemed to throw a surprise birthday party for her. He took her out to...
Post Christmas Diet

Post Christmas Diet

Well, how was your Christmas and New Year? I had a smashing time, lots of jollity, meeting up with friends and family. Lots of lovely food too. I put weight on easily, and feel too fat now. Have been thinking for a while now that I really must buckle up and take some...