Delia Smiths 'Frugal Food'

DianneB

Hi, this isn't really a thread but I am so shocked I had to tell you all!! After reading that a lot of you recommend this book I went to buy it on Amazon (after all, I thought, how expensive can a book be!!). The CHEAPEST was 72 pounds fifty and the DEAREST OVER A THOUSAND POUNDS!!! I think I need a little lie down now, for that much I would expect Delia to come round with the ingredients and cook the flipping meals for me!!!

BUT on the plus side if you have a copy sell it and stop worrying about food bills. Off to try ebay now!!

Fern_Merkin

DianneB wrote: »

Hi, this isn't really a thread but I am so shocked I had to tell you all!! After reading that a lot of you recommend this book I went to buy it on Amazon (after all, I thought, how expensive can a book be!!). The CHEAPEST was 72 pounds fifty and the DEAREST OVER A THOUSAND POUNDS!!! I think I need a little lie down now, for that much I would expect Delia to come round with the ingredients and cook the flipping meals for me!!!

BUT on the plus side if you have a copy sell it and stop worrying about food bills. Off to try ebay now!!

Hahahaha! I did the same this morn Ended up with Jocasta Innes book instead for >£3 :T

angelavdavis

there are two listed on ebay - first one to finish auction is currently at £5.94+£1.95 postage

Greenmetropolis.com also has a copy available for £3.75 inc postage

Plum_Pie

Maybe you could ask for it on Freecycle? (That's my answer to everything to day!)

mouseymousey99

Huh?? I bought a paperback of this a few months ago, for I think around 99p?? I read in the paper that she was 're-writting' this and it would be the new Delia book!! Clever girl she is recycling too!!

Welshwoofs

I saw that on Amazon when I was researching where the cheapest place would be and thought they had to have left out some information there somewhere...

Perhaps those are signed first editions or something. It's quite bizarre as you can pick up standard copies for a couple of quid almost anywhere!

BTW, whilst on the subject - there's one my favs from the book which I make with 2 chicken thighs (to serve 2)

Spiced Chicken with Lentils
2 chicken thighs
1 onion diced
1 clove garlic minced
1 teaspoon each of ground coriander, cumin, chilli powder, ginger and turmeric
1 tin green lentils or 150g dried lentils pre-soaked in cold water for 1/2 hr
1 tablespoon tomato puree
250ml chicken stock

Method:
1. Pre-heat oven to 180c
2. Brown chicken thighs in a pan then set aside and fry onion/garlic in the chicken fat for 5 minutes until soft
3. Add the spices and fry for another 5 minutes before returning chicken to the pan.
4. Add the drained lentils, tomato puree and chicken stock. Season and bring to simmering point.
5. Pour everything into a covered oven-proof dish and bake for 45 minutes.

gairlochgal

Keep checking - those prices jump around like mad. I was looking for a book for my daughter the other day and cheapest copy was £16.99 plus postage. I forgot about it and went back a couple of days later and found it for £4.20

Nice irony though. Wonder who's going to pay those prices for a frugal cook book!

DianneB

Fern_Merkin wrote: »

Hahahaha! I did the same this morn Ended up with Jocasta Innes book instead for >£3 :T

I think I will treat myself to that one, more my price!

snow

Here is the link on Amazon to a much more sensibly priced
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/0340378107/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_pg_used?ie=UTF8&coliid=&startIndex=0&me=&qid=&sr=&seller=&colid=&condition=used

mistyw1973

Just checked Amazon...the new version is out the end of October priced at £11.87 ..hopefully will be more up to date as first one was out about 30 years ago !

pinkparrott

Welshwoofs wrote: »

I saw that on Amazon when I was researching where the cheapest place would be and thought they had to have left out some information there somewhere...

Perhaps those are signed first editions or something. It's quite bizarre as you can pick up standard copies for a couple of quid almost anywhere!

BTW, whilst on the subject - there's one my favs from the book which I make with 2 chicken thighs (to serve 2)

Spiced Chicken with Lentils
2 chicken thighs
1 onion diced
1 clove garlic minced
1 teaspoon each of ground coriander, cumin, chilli powder, ginger and turmeric
1 tin green lentils or 150g dried lentils pre-soaked in cold water for 1/2 hr
1 tablespoon tomato puree
250ml chicken stock

Method:
1. Pre-heat oven to 180c
2. Brown chicken thighs in a pan then set aside and fry onion/garlic in the chicken fat for 5 minutes until soft
3. Add the spices and fry for another 5 minutes before returning chicken to the pan.
4. Add the drained lentils, tomato puree and chicken stock. Season and bring to simmering point.
5. Pour everything into a covered oven-proof dish and bake for 45 minutes.

I bought a copy buy it now on ebay yesterday for £4.99 , but am waiting for delivery, but i've just bought 7 chicken thighs at mr t's for £2.52:j

they have bones in and skin on, can i use them for the above recepie or do i need to skin them first? sorry but ive only really used chicken breasts before but know the thights have a better flavour in dishes like this and are sooooo much cheaper