Delia Smiths 'Frugal Food'

Curv

Just in case any of you lovely lot are interested, Amazon currently have the hardcover version of this reduced from £17.99 to £4.50

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aliwali

Thanks for this thread. I've just ordered it. We are so bored with our meal planning at the moment sop hoping this will provide some inspiration.

thriftmonster

I've just treated myself to this half price in Asda and I can see I shall use it lots (although some of the recipes look familiar from the orig Cookery Course)

BUT: Why are all the measurements only in metric!??**^%$£ (Asterix swearing)

I know they have to put metric in but couldn't they have put imperial in as well.? I'm only 40 and I use imperial all the time - I can convert but I don't want to. I assume the original was in imperial??

thriftlady_2

thriftmonster wrote: »

BUT: Why are all the measurements only in metric!??**^%$£ (Asterix swearing)

I know they have to put metric in but couldn't they have put imperial in as well.? I'm only 40 and I use imperial all the time - I can convert but I don't want to. I assume the original was in imperial??

My thoughts exactly Thriftmonster. It really annoys me especially as the photography in the book has a distinctly old-fashioned feel.

rach

Waterstones Canary wharf had it for £4.99 last week

maybe frugal isn't popular there!!

Gryfon

I hate you all...as I ordered one :rotfl:

Just being in metric is annoying but my scales and jugs measure in both which is fine. I tend to change from metric to imperial as I go through recipes anyway

katholicos

I ordered mine from The Book People the other day, i got free delivery and though Frugal Food cost me £7.99 it meant i got Delia's 'How to Cheat' for £4.49 and i also paid only £2 for a book called 'Pizza' that has loads of homemade pizza recipes.

richardw

Not many pictures in it, they could've done a bit more work on the update. I haven't bought it.