Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

MrsE_2

debtmuncher wrote: »

lol i saw the bread at the bottom of hte freezer and just htought "Oh there is the sliced bread, impressed they freezed some"!! never once noticed the brand of anything!! you must have been sitting very close to the tv with a magnifying glass :rotfl::p

Big Tv:o.......

Butterfly_Brain

L.L wrote: »

I shop at sainsburys rather than asda and don't think I'm loathsome?!

Thought it was quite good last night, althrough think next week will be proper economy!

I shop at Sainsbury too - Asda has gone downhill lately
But I als shop in Farmfoods , Aldi, Netto and rarely now at Asda unless it is something specific that I can only get in there

thriftlady_2

debtmuncher wrote: »

getting nervous! its the butter comment thats put me off but i will buy it today in honour of mse posters:p

It doesn't taste like butter, it tastes like cream, very rich thick cream.

Penelope_Penguin

thriftlady wrote: »

Why do you need a bread maker? Get a big bowl, some scales and a couple of bread tins. Ten mins hands on time at the weekend;)

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thriftlady_2

cw18 wrote: »

Depends where & when you buy it. I stocked up on the individually wrapped frozen ones from Mr T when the bags of 8 were £5 - so 62.5p each, which is cheaper than using the whole one and no need to have it 3 or 4 times in a week

I often buy a whole salmon when they're cheap. I don't cook it all at once and make lots of different things with it though. I just slice it into steaks and freeze it. Was this not suggested on the programme?

Essex-girl_2

I have changed my shopping habits - I do a tesco online shop once per week/fortnight, go to the butchers for most meat (will be all my meat eventually) & the farm shop for fruit n veg.

I used to go on the special offers page before anything else & snap up what I thought were bargains then do the shopping on my list. Now I do whats on my list only then have a look at the special offers if I have funds leftover. Obviously stuff thats on my list & is on special offer is fantastic. Since I have been doing this my shopping costs have been much lower.

I do not ignore special offers though, for example my local Nisa has my favourite treat of Choca Mocha on bogof with a long use by date so I now have quite a few in my cupboards

From September I start adding a Christmas (:eek:) item each week. It works for me but I am at home all the time so it makes it a little easier. At the moment we do not have an Aldi or Lidl nearby.

debtmuncher

thriftlady wrote: »

Why do you need a bread maker? Get a big bowl, some scales and a couple of bread tins. Ten mins hands on time at the weekend;)

i hate getting my hands all sticky but i also hate getting hte breadmaker out and then having to wash the pan at the end lol

what is your recipe? going off now, really need to get my !!!! shifted away from this pc lol but if you could link me to the recipe you use that would really be appreciated xx

thriftlady_2

raphanius wrote: »

i think they are cheating again...bending the rules...the choccie fondant recipe isnt in the book :mad: in fact i cant find the main course either.

What rules?

Butterfly_Brain

MrsE wrote: »

We don't make pizza from scratch, I buy the base & we make pizza. Its far better than any Lidls or any cheap/medium price pizza (I would rate it up with Pizza Hut).
No way on earth is any homemade pizza bettered by Lidls!

I so agree with you my DH has never been a lover of Pizza until he tried my HM one - he can't get enough of it now and my DD and her friends love it and say it beats Domino's pizzas hands down ( we are having it tonight in fact)

debtmuncher

Essex-girl wrote: »

I have changed my shopping habits - I do a tesco online shop once per week/fortnight, go to the butchers for most meat (will be all my meat eventually) & the farm shop for fruit n veg.

I used to go on the special offers page before anything else & snap up what I thought were bargains then do the shopping on my list. Now I do whats on my list only then have a look at the special offers if I have funds leftover. Obviously stuff thats on my list & is on special offer is fantastic. Since I have been doing this my shopping costs have been much lower.

I do not ignore special offers though, for example my local Nisa has my favourite treat of Choca Mocha on bogof with a long use by date so I now have quite a few in my cupboards

From September I start adding a Christmas (:eek:) item each week. It works for me but I am at home all the time so it makes it a little easier. At the moment we do not have an Aldi or Lidl nearby.

the local shop has lurpack block butter on sale for a pound each, thought that was a good bargain for me to use for buttericing. might get a couple next week for the freezer.