Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

thriftlady_2

lola34 wrote: »

Know what you mean even my Christmas shop is less than half of that:rolleyes: they're not in the real world are they???

Does that mean that because someone has more money to spend on food than many who post here that they don't live in the real world? Why can't a TV programme give them advice on cutting down spending?

Everybody's world is real (unless you are away with the fairies).

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Let`s face facts. Many of us on mse can afford nice food but choose to cook wisely because we want to do the best we can with what we have. Personally, any money saved goes towards a nice comfortable, old age and holidays. Well earned, I might add after a lifetime of living sensibly

Today for lunch, nothing fancy just steamed carrot, broccolli, courgette and baby asparagus plus baked potato and roasted fine and expensive organic salmon. A feast fit for a king
Tomorrow I will make a casserole from a good slice from a beef roasting joint and that 1 lb will do two meals. Made with porcini, stout, dried tomatoes etc

Nothing ever ever gets wasted

rosieben

kittie wrote: »

Why are they shooting themselves in the foot? This is a massively popular programme and lots of us can afford salmon several times a week. It is our choice, we don`t smoke and never ever get take aways etc and we run a small car that does 80 to the gallon. It is about personal choice and I would choose to spend on buying salmon. After all we are what we eat

I mean in terms of how effective they are in terms of teaching people how to cut their budget; if you read my post properly you will see that I have NOT said they shouldnt buy salmon! what I said was (and I quote myself from post # 1464)

rosieben wrote: »

.. And not even a sniff of a suggestion last night that half of that salmon could have been frozen for another week? I realise the family had probably used it all before they got there but the point could still have been made for viewers and for the family’s future reference. Half of the programme’s title is Economy after all ..

they could simply have mentioned that as the family had bought almost twice as much as they needed they could have frozen some for another time. Thats what economy is all about, not buying bigger packs than we need and just using it all up for the sake of it.

its always a good idea to read a post through before you disagree with it

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point taken

rosieben

MrsE wrote: »

I'll say it again..............

Its NOT about budget cooking, its about gourmet/gastronomy cooking for the best price.

dont understand why you're arguing with me when I've said exactly the same things you're saying? Have you read my posts? I've never said it was a 'budget' programme, I said it was aimed at higher wage earners who wanted to reduce their food spend? It is called Economy gastronomy

zippychick

zippychick wrote: »

Something to remember - At the start of the show, Allegra nails the aim

"it's about delicous meals without breaking the bank. People think it sounds like dull food and cheap ingredients, it't not , it's about great ingredients and making them go further "

Roll on tonights show ! ALso need to rewatch the last one.

I hate to quote myself, and I hate to repeat myself , but for those complaining about the "above average cost" ingredients, please remember the above.

Next week - students. Different demographic again so let's just see how the series pans out before we get all judgemental at the audience they are aiming at.

As Thriftlady said (to paraphrase) all people deserve help with their finances.

There had to be a starting point. Let's applaud them for that.

Didn't understand why they didn't freeze the extra bit of fish though - that made no sense, and upped the cost of the portion per person.? The family were quite likeable but the husband a bit annoying IMO. Bit of a control freak, and not my kind of person.

As for the wine and other expensive ingredients - don't the OSers just make from what thay have and substitue for the nearest thing? Isn't that part of true OS

If anyone came on here asking for advice on reaplcing aspects of a recipe, there would be no problem. Someone could help them out.

I just hate to see peole jumping all over every little detail of this programme, instead of appreciating it for what it is. A bloody good start.

Sorry, typing a bit off, not feeling so good.:o

Edit - Just got my 3rd star woo hoooooooooooooooo!:T:j:beer:

mama67

thriftlady wrote: »

Maybe they like it? I think people can spend their money on whatever they like can't they?

I noticed there was quite alot of Sainsbugs organic packaging on things and mum also said about something not being organic when they were shopping.

freyasmum

Totally agree, zippychick.

I mean, if everyone was so fabulous with their finances and budgeting, OS wouldn't exist - in fact, neither would MSE. There would be no need for Martin telling people how to make the most of their money or the OSers showing how to make the most of their food and how to stretch what they have in their cupboards, etc. Some people out there, and I know I'm repeating myself here too , don't have anyone to teach them how to meal plan and stick to a budget (and others, like myself, aren't OS through necessity.)

Just because someone has more money available to spend doesn't mean that they don't need or want help, it doesn't mean that they can't or won't benefit and the principles are the same - no matter the budget. Just because you're not rolling in money doesn't mean that you have to eat bland 9p noodles every night or beans and toast every night. You can buy expensive foods and enjoy them - as long as you make the most of them.

This opportunity is their first step into meal planning and budgeting and they shouldn't be shot down in flames just because they spend more (though I'm happy to say that I was disgusted with the amount last nights family wasted ).

Rant over

MrsE_2

rosieben wrote: »

dont understand why you're arguing with me when I've said exactly the same things you're saying? Have you read my posts? I've never said it was a 'budget' programme, I said it was aimed at higher wage earners who wanted to reduce their food spend? It is called Economy gastronomy

I'm certainly not arguing with you, I misunderstood what you meant about them "shooting themselves in the foot".
I read it again & I'm sorry I thought you meant they were being extravagant by using those ingredients (salmon & cheese) rather than being extravagant with them. I fail to see how they were extravagant with the cheese?

rosieben wrote: »

he definitely said something like, you've got far too much cheese left over, pass me out those three packs and we'll use them up' at which point I fainted think it was just making a point about his mantra to 'use up what you've got'

there's some good stuff in the programmes but they're shooting themselves in the foot if they're not encouraging economy with quite expensive items (cheese and salmon)

jaytin

The narrator said at the start of the programme that one daughter 'doesn't eat meat but will eat fish' she didn't say that she was a vegetarian, that term was probably used later just to avoid explaining again what she would eat.
I made the whole poached chicken from the recipe book last week, we had chicken with veg and mustard sauce the first day and I made the chicken pie and the chicken soup the next day. We had the pie with veg and it was really nice, plenty for 4 people with veg. You do have to be careful when reducing the stock, if you reduce too much it will be salty. I froze the soup, which was really tasty, (4 portions) and a bag of leftover chicken for curry. I paid £5 for the chicken on special offer and it was a 2 kilo one, so I was happy with what I got from it.