by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 11, 2015 | My Diary
I thought it would be fun to have a go at making haggis seeing as it’s Burns Night in a couple of weeks. So in that spirit, I cruised the interweb looking at recipes. I know that it is made using sheeps pluck and a cows stomach, but I was hoping to find a couple of...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 9, 2015 | My Diary
How’s the garden? Mine is very wet with all the rain we have had here. But there are stirrings of life. The daphne will be flowering in a couple of weeks and has some lovely fat flower buds. The clematis is a bit confused and has had the odd flower or two on it for...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 8, 2015 | Dinners
Well, I thought I was going to tell you about a recipe variation today, but having searched the blog, I can’t find it. I could have sworn I’d posted this! This recipe is something I discovered when I had 2 hungry girls at home to feed, and I was going out...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 7, 2015 | My Diary
Had a bit of a frustrating day today. I’ve got the 2015 programmes ready to print for my WI. Went down to Heathfield to get a ream of card, having called first to make sure they’d got some. Having got there, the ream they said they had, turned out to be...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 6, 2015 | My Diary
As I sit here aching from the latest session in the gym, I am trying to work out a puzzle. One of my grandchildren wrote it down for me at Christmas, and do you think I can solve it? No! If you want a bit of fun, that may well drive you nuts, have a go at this. Who...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 5, 2015 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Cakes and Bakes, Dinners, Lunches, Other
Yesterday, I was reading a German cook book and came across these unusual looking things. They are made using gnochhi dough, but fried in butter at the end. They would make wonderfully delicious little morsels. Here is a gnocchi recipe using fresh potatoes, and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 4, 2015 | Other, Round Up Post
I made this today. Had a pack of cranberries in the fridge and I love a good curd, so decided to make a cranberry curd with them. I looked at various recipes on the net. Many used cranberry juice, many used lots of ingredients. So in the end I opted for a Delia Smith...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 1, 2015 | My Diary
Well, that’s day one of the diet done and dusted. Leftover risotto at lunchtime and this at dinner Two thick slices of ham, a crispy jacket potato and a salad. The potatoes were microwaved first, then a tiny bit of oil smeared on the skin and crisped in the oven...