Thrifty Lesley
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Thrifty Lesley writes about how to feed yourself for £1 a day. Cheap, healthy and delicious meals. This blog covers meal plans, shopping lists and recipes for 7-day plans. Author Lesley Negus will be posting anything that she thinks can create cheap meals.
Thrifty Lesley
1w ago
How to make reusable beeswax wraps and a sandwich bag, and for just pennies
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Thrifty Lesley
1w ago
If you like following along with the bits from my life that I share – they’re all here!
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Thrifty Lesley
2w ago
All the recipes on Thrifty Lesley that are 500 calories or less per portion
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2w ago
Want to see any vegetarian recipes on Thrifty Lesley? Here they all are
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2w ago
Want to see any vegan recipes on Thrifty Lesley? Here they all are
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3w ago
An easy and adaptable tart using puff pastry. Topped with pesto, butternut squash and chicken. Good cold the next day too as a packed lunch
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Thrifty Lesley
2M ago
I’m feeling thoroughly birthdayed today. It was my birthday this week, oh how those years whizz by! Mike bought me a magnificent double stemmed orchid, and a lovely soppy card. I seem to have success getting orchids to reflower, so I have quite a collection now. On my actual birthday, lots of cards arrived, and […]
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Thrifty Lesley
2M ago
Why poach a chicken? Two main reasons. Poaching means that your chicken meat will be beautifully moist, much more so than a roasted one, and with little effort on your behalf. And secondly, much less fuel is used to cook it, and little heat is generated, relevant if you are doing this in a kitchen in the summer.
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Thrifty Lesley
3M ago
A very tasty casserole that doesn't take very long to make. Freezes and reheats beautifully too.
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Thrifty Lesley
3M ago
Ideal for lunches at home, or in a flask at work, this super easy sweetcorn soup recipe is nutritious, warming, filling and inexpensive.
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