save with jamie

They also generally come up for about a fiver with 'the book man' if you work in an office where they have this delight.

sorry but it isn't all that really. saw it in my local book shop today.
Has anyone really got a whole salmon or loads of trout to spare and cook in this day and age?? He has once again gone over the top and lost the plot, and forgotten completely what he was writing about in the first place. I will watch the tv prog starting next Monday, but WON'T be buying the "bookie wookie". Roll on Jacks one, more my style these days, she really does know about cooking on a shoestring.

Teg-Rem i agree,Mr Oliver does seem to not live in a world where folk have to streeetch their cash .as Ms monroe does.I to have tried some of her recipes and found them both tasty and economical.
ditsykitchen I think Mr Oliver is without a doubt a very good chap at what he does, but quite why he seems to imagine that people prefer to spend money on large t.v.s rather than good food I have yet to see the connection.
There is no problem about using fish as far as I can see if you live where its possible ,as I do ,to find fish thats affordable.I live within 20 minutes of Whitstable harbour and can buy fish on a sunday morning thats almost jumping off the slab its so fresh,I also have an excellant wet-fish shop locally.Many people though don't have that availability.I am lucky that I also have an independant greengrocer locally where you can buy smaller amounts of fresh veg unwrapped by the awful cling film that supermarkets seem to love,but again I do not have a local market full of cheery-faced stall holders willing to sell me ten mange tout for buttons.even my green grocer rarely stocks them.I suppose the nearest thing to that would be Macknade's farm shop (Faversham) 13 miles away which is wonderful but again not cheap when also taking into accout the diesel involved to get there and back again.I do visit now and agin but end up spending stacks of cash as it is a bit like Harrods food hall and crammed with other wonderful things .Thier cheese counter is to die for :)
Ms Monroe's blog has taken the media world unawares I think and she has done probably more for making people realise that you can live well for a lot less when you have to.I look forward to he book arriveing in the shops in February which I believe will be priced at just under £12.00 a bargain that I have put on my birthday list for one of my DDs to buy for me :) even more frugal
By the way Ms Monroe's recipes are also in the main meatless so the veggies amonst us will hopefully like some of her ideas.

Apparently a copy of the book is being donated to every library if anyone wants to have a look.

ditsykitchen wrote: »

I think the point of it isn't to appeal to people who want or have to live on the sort of budget agcj goes for. I think it would save people money who waste all their cash on pricey ready meals and take aways, which was his argument really. The pricings for the dishes are on his site and they look ok, pretty good compared to his usual stuff. I'm veggie so not sure about this one , but what is the problem with cooking those fish?

I agree. JO and JM are going for completely different markets. I expect the majority of JO cookbooks are bought by the middle-classes. I think this book is really aimed at middle-class people who are having to tighten their belts (perhaps for the first time). I don't think there is anything wrong with him including salmon etc. I have a food budget and try to cook cheaply, but I am not on the breadline and do sometimes buy things like salmon. I am looking forward to reading both books.