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The leeks in cheese sauce sound delish 😋
Last night I made chilli n cheese air fried potato skins, n ate them with cauli cheese .Sounds weird but was sooo good .I used the inside of the spuds to make a cheese n potato mash 😁"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"
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For dinner last night we fried up a sliced leek in with some bacon lardons & spinach then spruced up a cheese sauce & coated some very plain pasta with it! Really tasty substitute for an onion in just about anything

We have two manky leeks left which have seen better days & 3 gorgeous fresh ones which need to be tackled so think we will be eating at least one every day this week!
4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)(With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)Original Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Dec 2039 (reduced by 21 months)4 -
Ladies, don't forget leek and potato soup was invented for the summer
VICHYSSOISE

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Oooh la la, stop trying to be posh 😉😂😂😂suki1964 said:Ladies, don't forget leek and potato soup was invented for the summerVICHYSSOISE

You've just reminded me to make p n l soup today! It's my fave 😁Am also using up all my sad looking veg, to bung in a veggie chilli. It always tastes fab, with lots of garlic n chilli to give it a kick 😋"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"
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Last night's leek meal was a shortcrust pastry case, blind-baked to prevent soggy bottom, filled with a mixture of buttered baby leeks, chopped up cold roast pork leftovers, two handfuls of peas and topped with grated strong cheddar and baked until the cheese bubbled.
It was yummy and there is half left (well, that is to say, there was half left, I have not actually checked whether DH's late-night snacking habit saw any more disappear). Two more bundles of leeks shared with other householdsSave £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
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That sounds good Suffolk_lass. Did you use a sauce of any kind with it before covering with cheese?6
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What’s p n I soup?candygirl said:
Oooh la la, stop trying to be posh 😉😂😂😂suki1964 said:Ladies, don't forget leek and potato soup was invented for the summerVICHYSSOISE

You've just reminded me to make p n l soup today! It's my fave 😁Am also using up all my sad looking veg, to bung in a veggie chilli. It always tastes fab, with lots of garlic n chilli to give it a kick 😋
Me being of the ignoramus persuasion!(I just lurve spiders!)
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I'm guessing p n l soup is potato and leek soup.Pyxis said:
What’s p n I soup?candygirl said:
Oooh la la, stop trying to be posh 😉😂😂😂suki1964 said:Ladies, don't forget leek and potato soup was invented for the summerVICHYSSOISE

You've just reminded me to make p n l soup today! It's my fave 😁Am also using up all my sad looking veg, to bung in a veggie chilli. It always tastes fab, with lots of garlic n chilli to give it a kick 😋
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Oh right! 😁😁😁Baileys_Babe said:
I'm guessing p n l soup is potato and leek soup.Pyxis said:
What’s p n I soup?candygirl said:
Oooh la la, stop trying to be posh 😉😂😂😂suki1964 said:Ladies, don't forget leek and potato soup was invented for the summerVICHYSSOISE

You've just reminded me to make p n l soup today! It's my fave 😁Am also using up all my sad looking veg, to bung in a veggie chilli. It always tastes fab, with lots of garlic n chilli to give it a kick 😋
Me being of the ignoramus persuasion!(I just lurve spiders!)
INFJ(Turbulent).
Her Greenliness Baroness Pyxis of the Alphabetty, Pinnacle of Peadom and Official Brainbox
Founder Member: 'WIMPS ANONYMOUS' and 'VICTIMS of the RANDOM HEDGEHOG'
I'm in a clique! It's a clique of one! It's a unique clique!
I love :eek:6 -
Sorry, yea it's potato n leek soup .Haven't made it yet, but have made a massive grated veg salad, to have in a wrap for tea.Can't believe how much bendy veg was in the fridge 😮😮😮"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"
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