This was today’s lunch – although the burger cost 9p to make (I’ve frozen the other three for days when I get home from work and want something quick and easy!) the salad, bun and chutney probably added another 15p… Read More ›
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Mexican Chocolate, Chilli & Black Bean Soup, 25p
Mexican Chocolate, Chilli and Black Bean Soup, 99p. Serves 4 at 25p per portion. In a fit of organisation, I got up an hour early this morning to make myself some of this for my lunch. I’d popped the beans… Read More ›
Sunshine Bread – Pineapple, Carrot & Sultana – 8 pennies
Sunshine Bread (Pineapple, Carrot and Sultana) – 49p for 6 pieces at 8p each Ingredients:* 250g flour, 11p (65p/1.5kg) 1 sachet fast action dried yeast, 11p 30g sultanas, 6p (99p/500g) 1 carrot, 5p (part of a 1.25kg vegetable pack, £1)… Read More ›
Bubbles And Squeaks, 7p each.
Bubbles And Squeaks. Makes 10 bubble and squeak patties at 7p each, eat one or two or five, depending on how hungry you are. I was really hungry, so didn’t even get a picture of these. However I have half… Read More ›
Vegetable Masala Curry, 30p.
Proper Vegetable Masala Curry, 89p, serves 3-4 at less than 30p each. This isn’t vegan. I tried but my pre-first-work-pay-packet budget just couldn’t stretch to £1.99 coconut milk versus 32p of natural yoghurt. I’ve failed my Lent experiment but I’m… Read More ›
Carrot And Coriander Soup, 15p
Carrot & Coriander Soup, 15p. An easy way to use up the carrots kicking around in the fridge in the middle of the week, and a quick lunch or supper solution. I’d never made carrot and coriander soup before tonight… Read More ›
Love Soup (Roasted Carrot, Ginger and Onion) – 20p.
Love Soup, (Roasted Carrot, Ginger And Onion) 20p per portion. Everyone has their own recipe for love soup: I’ve seen some rich chicken soup recipes entitled Love Soup, some heady garlic recipes, some deep red tomato soup recipes. By chance,… Read More ›
Red Lentil Bolognese, 21p
Red Lentil Bolognese, 85p for 4 servings (21p each) Ingredients:* 1 onion, 5p (part of a 20pc veg pack, £1) 1 carrot, 5p (part of a 20pc veg pack, £1) Fistful of thyme, free (window ledge) Fistful of parsley, free… Read More ›
Spring Piggy, Posh Nosh! 33p
Spring Piggy, serves 4 for £1.34, or 34p each. This is an adaptation of a Nigella Lawson recipe for spring chicken, which was adapted in turn from a traditional rabbit recipe. That’s the thing about food, we all fiddle with… Read More ›
One Woman Dinner: Pasta With Honeyed Savoy, Bacon, Carrot And Chilli. 25p.
One Woman Dinner: Pasta With Honeyed Savoy, Bacon, Carrot And Chilli. 25p for a generous bowlful. Well this is what I came up with this evening. Every now and again, my body *wants* meat. While a vegetable based diet is… Read More ›
