by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 30, 2015 | My Diary
We have had a lovely time in Bruges this weekend. Some close friends took us there as a wedding present. They organised everything from where we stayed, to the Eurotunnel, which was lovely as I have far too much too organise in the usual run of things, it was lovely...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 23, 2015 | Lunches
Long day today. Had a film crew here all day today from Bold Content Video for the Money Advice Service. They arrived shortly after 9:00am and didn’t leave until nearly 7pm. We worked all day, doing all kinds of shots, stills and video. An unbelievable amount of...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 22, 2015 | My Diary
Went to a gig in Kentish Town last night. The legendary blues guitarist Walter Trout. Two years ago, Walter nearly died before receiving a liver transplant. This track, Almost Gone, was written about the time he was waiting for a liver transplant to happen, or not. I...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 20, 2015 | Dinners, Lunches, Sides
After the recent report on the need for all of us to reduce the amount of red meat and minimise our intake of processed meat, I have been looking for alternative sources of protein. We didn’t eat massive amounts of it, but a lot more than the two portions a week I...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 19, 2015 | Dinners, Love Your Leftovers, Lunches, Round Up Post
Went to a U3A meeting this morning on Science. One of our number talked about Astronomy. We discussed the immense distances involved and moved on to the possibility of life elsewhere. The presenter is a chemist, so we had a very interesting discussion around why...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 17, 2015 | Dinners, Lunches
Had an old favourite for dinner tonight. It’s another one of those dishes that can be used for all kinds of sundry leftovers. All you need is a tasty mix, that you then pour eggs over and top with cheese if you like. I used some leftover green beans from the WI lunch,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 13, 2015 | My Diary
What a lovely evening that was yesterday. we started off in the restaurant where we enjoyed a lovely penne pasta dish packed full of loads of different vegetables, pine nuts and rocket. I even splashed out on a lemon tart pudding. We lost track of the time a bit and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 12, 2015 | My Diary
Phew, well yesterday was a packed day. I finished off the prep for the WI lunch, loaded it all into the car, limping up and down the steps to and from the car, and took it all over to the hall in Waldron. I have developed a bit of mild arthritis in both hips and base...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 10, 2015 | Cakes and Bakes
I’m pretty tired right now. I’m doing the catering for the WI AGM lunch tomorrow for 40 people. Chicken casserole with mushrooms, carrots, onions and tomato, served with green beans and new potatoes. Followed by lemon pot, with fancy little biscuits and topped with...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 4, 2015 | Dinners
The fish is obviously the expensive ingredient here, and the thing that we need to search around for to make a healthy fish pie recipe that is delicious and as cheap as we can get it. It took a while, but I think I’ve done it alright, plus at the end of the post are...
by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 3, 2015 | My Diary
Had the U3A budget cookery group round this afternoon. We did some mackerel things. I showed how you can make 8 portions of lunches and dinners from a pack of two smoked mackerel fillets, each portion being less than 50p. Each recipe makes 2 portions. We made mackerel...