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Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

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  • spendaholic
    spendaholic Posts: 1,549 Forumite
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    rosieben wrote: »
    I'm don't trust journalists or the media AT ALL so I'll be checking the progs and book to see if any of the recipes are from OS :rotfl:

    Well, that's me and :money: you won't be trusting either. :D

    I thought it was a series when I saw it in TV & Satellite Weekly last night. I won't get the book until I've seen the programme(s), at any rate.
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  • spendaholic
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    rosieben wrote: »
    Thriftlady - have you bought the book yet :D

    It's not out until 17 August ... or 7 August ... some time in August at any rate. Amazon are taking pre-orders.
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  • rosieben
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    spendaholic wrote: »
    Well, that's me and :money: you won't be trusting either. :D .

    Sorry, but I was taught at school to never take what journalists or the media say at face value, so I don't :D sorry if I offended.....
    ... don't throw the string away. You always need string! :D

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  • Butterfly_Brain
    Butterfly_Brain Posts: 8,862 Forumite
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    just looked on the BBC website and it's billed as "the cook's answer to the credit crunch" and the 2 chefs who'll be presenting the show are Allegra McEvedy and Paul Merrett. That's all the news they've got at the mo!



    WHO???????????


    It might be good but it depends what they feel are affordable budget meals not the silly feed your family for a fiver how about feed your family for £3.50 or less would be more interesting
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  • Farway
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    What's the betting it is the "don't buy ready made meals but cook your own" type of programme?
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  • shellsmithcat
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    Just seen the book on Amazon for £10 - would need to see the show first .
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  • Primrose
    Primrose Posts: 10,698 Forumite
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    Well, it's about time BBC starting providing the viewers with some useful programmes for their licence fee money, instead of all the rubbish they currently transmit.
  • Austin_Allegro
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    When I first saw those 'feed your family for a fiver' adverts I thought, a fiver for a week's shopping - that's quite good going! Then I realised it was just for one meal!

    It's like the bit in 'Tightwad Gazette' where the author gets depressed because she thinks the recommended government family budget for a month is too low...and then she realise that's the amount recommended for a week!
    'Never keep up with Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.' Quentin Crisp
  • geordie_joe
    geordie_joe Posts: 9,112 Forumite
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    Farway wrote: »
    What's the betting it is the "don't buy ready made meals but cook your own" type of programme?

    What's the betting all the tips in it were nicked from here?
  • geordie_joe
    geordie_joe Posts: 9,112 Forumite
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    shellsmithcat wrote: »
    Just seen the book on Amazon for £10 - would need to see the show first .

    Reduced to half price even before it's published, so the publishers must think it's a good un!
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