moneysaving cookbook?

sammy_kaye18

annie123 wrote: »

great idea twink :j
your hobnobs get my vote for the first recipe in it:D

I SECOND THAT!

with D&DD Apple Braid second

carriebradshaw

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

I think its a great idea - know a few people who could use it too!

you could make it maw broon stylie - so its predominantly recipes but there are like little articles stuck in elsewhere on opposite pages about runnign a household etc.

that's a good idea, like a household management style book :cool:

phizzimum

I'd love to read a book like that...but do old-stylers buy new books, or just reserve them from the library. it would only ever sell one copy, that would travel the country from library to library as we read it in turn!

Barneysmom

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Brilliant answer than you for making me giggle!
I'd buy it, definitely, maybe for Help For Heroes or something? Or a disability charity?

sammy_kaye18

Could go to a 'help keep the elderly warm' charity type thing or how abotu letting it go to someone like salvation army who makes food parcels for underprivilidged families???

what with it being moneysaving and all.

ceridwen

Barneysmom wrote: »

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Brilliant answer than you for making me giggle!
I'd buy it, definitely, maybe for Help For Heroes or something? Or a disability charity?

I see the point - but any charity chosen would have to be a neutral one - that no-one would disagree with. "Help for Heroes" would have a lotta support from some people and a lot of refusals to contribute to or buy a book that benefitted it on the other hand (errr...mine for instance). I would be interested in buying such a book - and wouldnt want to have to give it a miss - because I disapproved of the charity chosen.

Something neutral would be a suitable environmental one - eg World Wildlife Fund or a disability one (errrr...not involving research on animals - or same thing would apply).

EDIT: Just been off viewing the rest of MSE Martin's charities and think the following qualify as "neutral" ones everyone would agree with:

Carers Uk
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
Shelterbox

thriftlady_2

I'm going to sound negative here, but the cookery book market is already flooded and for a new cookbook to be accepted by a publisher you really need a good USP(Unique Selling Point) unless you are an already well-known author. There are plenty of budget/frugal cookbooks around already -I have most of them.

freyasmum

thriftlady wrote: »

I'm going to sound negative here, but the cookery book market is already flooded and for a new cookbook to be accepted by a publisher you really need a good USP(Unique Selling Point) unless you are an already well-known author. There are plenty of budget/frugal cookbooks around already -I have most of them.

We are the USP

I think it's a good idea, but I know what you're saying. If it is going to be done, it has to be approached in a totally new way.

trying-very-trying

I don't want to get involved in any arguments here, but I would think that the reputation of the mse website would count as in favour as any tv chef.

Anyway, I just wanted to say, that yes I would buy this book, or rather I would recommend to the girls that they get hold of it. I've got one dd recently left home and another dd about to leave home. I've bought hem both a couple of studenty cheap meals type books, but I haven't really been as impressed with these books as I have been impressed with the cheap meals ideas on this forum. Of course, I do give the first one ideas over the phone all the time, and no2 cooks a few of the things form this site already, but to have a complete book to hand at any time would be so much easier for each of them.

Robothell

Would definitely buy this with my Amazon vouchers from Valued Opinions (wouldn't "buy" it as it's not MSE enough!).....agree that making a charitable contribution would be also a nice touch - perhaps making the donation to the NSPCC / Macmillan Cancer Care / Oxfam is these are considered neutral enough.