This is my version of a Lentil Cottage Pie. It is one of these where I just “wing it” and throw in whatever bits I want to use up so some of the ingredients are optional. I soaked lentils last night and then boiled them for about 20 mins. I also soaked the soup mix
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Quick and easy to make and super cheap. Great with a salad, chips or on their own as a snack. You could even have one for breakfast. If you buy Aldi stuffing or a larger box, you can cover 4 eggs. The smaller packets such as Asda or Sainsbury’s will cover 3 eggs. Alternatively, make
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This lovely Gala pie is made easy and you can vary the ingredients as you wish. Add stuffing mix in with pork mince or sausage meat, sage, chopped onion, herbs and spices as you wish-the variations are many.You can make this from Lorne Sausage-frozen item or you can skin some sausages. Ingredients 110g lard 280ml
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I’m making bread and butter pudding now with leftover dry bread. The loaf was only 10p and I’ve used under half of it. about 4p. 3 eggs were gifted to me a while ago-out of date but passed the water test. Ingredients About 8 slices of bread 3 eggs beaten 1 and a half pints
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PART ONE Washing & soaking Always wash beans thoroughly & remove foreign objects & bad beans (if they look different from the rest – throw them out!) Cover with cold water & let them stand overnight in a cool place For each cup of dried beans, add 3 cups of cold water & 1 teaspoon
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Emergency plan for a family of 4 This is in no way luxurious, but it will get you through a week. Prices are based on Tesco and correct on 30/01/2018 Shopping List: Everyday Value Cornflakes 45p Everyday Value Jam (or lemon curd) 39p Everyday Value Eggs 15 pk £1.25 Everyday Value Plain Flour 1.5kg 55p
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This is a recipe for a nice thick one. If you prefer it thinner, use less rice. Ingredients 200g of arborio rice 80g of granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 litre of milk 1 teaspoon approx ground nutmeg Method Grease a large casserole dish and add the rice and sugar. Add the milk and
This is not something you see much of today but I recreated this from a memory in the 1980s when I had a frozen one. Really cheap to make and no special equipment is needed. This is the “cook from scratch version” but if you prefer to make some shortcuts using premade sauces, ready-cooked chicken,
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Ingredients 100g rice 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons malt vinegar 1 tin of tomatoes. I had some napolina, bought on offer 1 tiny red pepper from a wonky pack Some leftover green pepper some leftover pineapple 2 small onions some of the pineapple juice from the tin 1 stick of celery Half a large
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Ingredients 200g/7oz canned butter beans 2 tbsp lemon juice or more 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp ground cumin pinch salt 1 tbsp tahini (sesame seed paste) 3 tbsp water 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp paprika Optional: add 2 sundried tomatoes in oil Method Drain the butterbeans and rinse. Combine the butter
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