Feisty Soup, 45p, makes two portions at 23p each. I made this for myself this afternoon as i’ve come down with an awful cold – I’ve not worked out if it’s the dreaded flu yet, but i’m shaky, exhausted and… Read More ›
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Carrot & Coriander Falafels, 23p.
Carrot and coriander falafels, 91p. Makes 12ish falafels, serves 4 at 23p each. Ingredients:* 3tbsp vegetable oil, 6p (£4.50/3l) 1 onion, 5p (£1/20pc veg bag) 400g can of chickpeas, 69p shake of cumin, 4p (95p/46g) 1 carrot, 5p (£1/20pc veg… 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 ›
Posh Mushroom, Spinach & Walnut Pasta, 34p
Mushroom, Spinach & Walnut Pasta, 67p for 2 at 34p each. This came about as most of my recipes do, by a head in the fridge and a ‘hmm, what am I going to do with that?’ I’d bought the… 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 ›
Earthy Mushroom Risotto, 27p
Earthy Mushroom Risotto, 54p for 2 portions at 27p each. Risotto purists will be horrified at my use of bog standard rice while daring to still term this a risotto, but at 40p per kilo compared to £1.12 for 500g… 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 ›
Simple Herb Bread, 7p.
Simple Herb Bread, 28p for 4 servings at 7p each. Ingredients:* 250g plain flour, 11p ( 65p/1.5kg) 7g fast action dried yeast, 11p (89p for 8 sachets) Fistful of chopped parley (free, growing on my window ledge) Fistful of chopped… 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 ›
