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Archive for November 11th, 2008

Hello Frugal Grandma!

November 11, 2008 By: missthrifty Category: Food, Uncategorized, Waste Not 2 Comments →

frugal grandma1 193x300 Hello Frugal Grandma!

I asked my Frugal Grandma if she would provide holiday cover while I am away on my Thrifty Roadtrip this week. Frugal Grandma can do anything..

Frugal Dinner

This recipe is called Beef Collop; it was first made by my mother when she ran a small London cafe in the late 1940s. Meat was rationed at that time and my ma never liked to waste anything, so she invented this dish. It became so popular that she ended up having to buy meat especially for it.

If you have very little meat left from a roast, say 2 slices of beef (or lamb, pork or chicken), then do the following: (more…)