Latest Posts
Ever tried cooking your muesli?
Tried something new at breakfast this morning. I have watched a couple of Jamie Oliver's new TV programme, Everyday Super Food, and there a few things that I liked the look of, and I ended up getting the book. I know, I know, I'm supposed to be getting rid of some,...
5:2 Salmon Fish Cakes, 39p a serving
4 substantial easy to make fish cakes. Great for the family, or if it’s just you, they freeze brilliantly
Spicy curried hummus, 60p for a massive pot
Having made the curry yesterday using chickpeas, I had some cooked ones left. I didn’t measure them when I was pouring them into the saucepan as I wanted some leftovers. Well today, I decided to use those leftover chickpeas to make a hummus, but not a plain one, I...
Home grown pumpkin curry, 77p if you buy it all
You could swap out the pumpkin for any other vegetable you want to use. So potato and mushroom, or carrot for instance. This would freeze well, so if you are a singleton, or won’t use all 4 portions within a day or so, pop it into the freezer, ready for a lovely homemade convenience meal.
Veggie Lasagna 43p a serving – Meal Plan 10
This is for Meal Plan 10 and is a version of the Cheesy Bean Lasagna. I can't use the same ingredients as they aren't all available on this plan. So it's a tweak of a tweaked recipe. The bean sauce layer 2 onions, chopped, Asda 2kg/£1.07, 10p 2 garlic cloves, Asda...
Vegan 5:2 Tom Yum with shredded cabbage, 43p
This makes a filling lunch with a lip tingling spicy flavour, and couldn’t be easier.
Herby Pancakes and Poached Egg, 15p – Meal Plan 10
This is breakfast on days 1 and 4 on Meal Plan 10 Serves 2 2 eggs, Asda 70p/6, 23p 120g value flour, 45p/1.5kg, 4p tsp dried herbs, or tblsp fresh if you have them, 25p pot, 2p? 15ml oil (a tblsp) £1.10/litre, 2p Total cost 31p, 15p per serving Per serving 346 cals,...
Lovely Marks and Spencer food free with vouchers
Spent some of my M&S vouchers today. I get them from using a credit card and use them for lovely M&S food. Today I got a pack of salmon fillets and another bag of sea bass fillets, a pack of large smoky flavoured prawns, a big oblong pizza, some mixed...
Herby Omelette, chips and peas 31p – Meal Plan 10
Use any herbs you have to hand, fresh are nicer than dried if you can get them. If you want to, and have any available, many additions can be made to an omelette. A few fried mushrooms, a sprinkle of cheddar, a couple of oven dried tomatoes, 3 or 4 prawns, a crispy rasher of bacon, a few shreds of chicken. Have a look and see what you have got in those little dishes in the fridge – you do keep your leftover bits and pieces – don’t you?
Green Tomato Curry, vegan and using up LOADS of what I have
My curry used up loads of what I had available. But if you have green tomatoes you want to use for something other than the usual suggestions of chutney and fried ones, this is delicious, and a good place to start.
Internet, no internet, internet……
Oh joy and jubilation -I have internet back. I can't tell you how cut off I have felt. It would have tiny times of on-ness, a few seconds, during which it would download emails and messages, which I could see on the iPad, but then it would refuse to let me answer...
Herby Scones, 2p a scone – Meal Plan 10
Delicious little herb flavoured savoury scones from meal plan 10