Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

thriftlady_2

helyg wrote: »

I think I'll have a look in the library to see if they have the pauper's cookbook, always like new inspiration!

The library will probably only have the most recent edition of The Pauper's Cookbook which doesn't contain the chapter on 'programmed eating'. Check out second hand bookshops for the original But try and borrow the newer one too as they are both worth having.

Skintmama

I am really enjoying this series......I like the family oriented cooking and recipes. Think I may have to invest in another book; having just made space on my shelves by handing on some lesser used cookery books :-)

gemmaj

must admit I haven't read all 50 odd pages, but couldn't see in my search that anyone had tried the Anytime cookies?

I tried a batch; first up I found the clingfilm had frozen into the dough and it took me ages to get out the last shreds that got left behind. And in the end they are fairly nasty - far too sugary. I followed the recipe exactly from the bbc website!

Anyone else tried?

MrsE_2

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Mrs E surprised at you - you have been bullied on other threads and commented on how unpleasant some can be .

No the poster didn't make themselves clear, but still.

Off to make Lasagne with a portion of my tomato sauce ( which incidentally doesn't have much carrot or squash as it can change the flavour as I have found to my cost, perhaps 3 carrots and 1/2 squash to about 6 tins and 4 passatas)

Its a bit waring reading posts constantly slating this new programme. Mainly for not showing people how to do bargain basement food - well I don't believe it ever promised to.

The poster in question was knocking it for trying to blend economy & gastronomy

Clutterfree

Hi,
Just wondered if anyone had made the meatballs with the tom sauce yet?
If so, was it good?
I'm thinking about trying it this week.
Thanks.

purpleivy

gemmaj wrote: »

must admit I haven't read all 50 odd pages, but couldn't see in my search that anyone had tried the Anytime cookies?

I tried a batch; first up I found the clingfilm had frozen into the dough and it took me ages to get out the last shreds that got left behind. And in the end they are fairly nasty - far too sugary. I followed the recipe exactly from the bbc website!

Anyone else tried?

I made the anytime cookies this morning. We had phoned MIL before we got up and invited her and friend at some stage in the day. Her friend was going home after early lunch, so they elected to have early coffee at 10.15. It was 9.20 and we were still in bed.

Shot down, made the biccies with utterly Butterly (and ground ginger) as I figured it was softer than the rock hard butter. Didn't do the cling film thing, dolloped a doz blobs onto a tray then topped with crystallised ginger. DH and frantically had breakfast and vacced thru etc etc. They enjoyed the biccies.

Came back to the rest of the mix later when they'd gone and decided it was too soft to roll in clingfilm at that point. I think with butter it would have been OK. SHoved in another couple of spoons of flour and it's in the fridge. I plan to put blobs on a magic carpet and open freeze, then bake them when I need them.

patchwork_cat

MrsE wrote: »

Its a bit waring reading posts constantly slating this new programme. Mainly for not showing people how to do bargain basement food - well I don't believe it ever promised to.

The poster in question was knocking it for trying to blend economy & gastronomy

No excuse, this is a free forum for people to post their views as you know. We don't all agree with each other. You have started numerous threads on the bullying and nastiness on here, don't become one of the people you complain about.

MrsE_2

patchwork_cat wrote: »

No excuse, this is a free forum for people to post their views as you know. We don't all agree with each other. You have started numerous threads on the bullying and nastiness on here, don't become one of the people you complain about.

Excuse me I'm NOT bullying or being nasty.

A touch ironic I agree.

But after their psudo jumped up snobbery looking down on the working classes, I doubt they will take much notice of me?

valk_scot

Anyone else remember the program and cookery book from 1999 by Sophie Grigson, called "Feasts for a Fiver"? Each week in the program she'd make a two or three course meal for four (or a posh meal for two) that cost only £5. It was a long series and she got round a lot of different households ranging from students to single parents to 2+2 families that didn't know how to cook at all.

The book emphasised...yup, planning, good shopping and cooking from scratch, plus cutting down on wastage. The meals would probably cost more than £5 now, of course. but the ethos was on making the best of high quality ingredients rather than going for the cheapest possible meals. Sound familiar? There's nothing new under the sun, really, just more fashionable chefs.

There's extra home baking and preserving recipes in the book, btw. I'm going to be using the banana teacake recipe today as it happens, given that I've got six over-ripe bananas sitting in the bowl. I've used that book regularly for the last ten years. Definately a recommended buy...it's out of print, but it pops up in the charity shops quite regularly.

debtmuncher

valk_scot wrote: »

Anyone else remember the program and cookery book from 1999 by Sophie Grigson, called "Feasts for a Fiver"? Each week in the program she'd make a two or three course meal for four (or a posh meal for two) that cost only £5. It was a long series and she got round a lot of different households ranging from students to single parents to 2+2 families that didn't know how to cook at all.

The book emphasised...yup, planning, good shopping and cooking from scratch, plus cutting down on wastage. The meals would probably cost more than £5 now, of course. but the ethos was on making the best of high quality ingredients rather than going for the cheapest possible meals. Sound familiar? There's nothing new under the sun, really, just more fashionable chefs.

There's extra home baking and preserving recipes in the book, btw. I'm going to be using the banana teacake recipe today as it happens, given that I've got six over-ripe bananas sitting in the bowl. I've used that book regularly for the last ten years. Definately a recommended buy...it's out of print, but it pops up in the charity shops quite regularly.

i dont remember it but the book sounds fab, pity its out of print but it might come back into print now with the recession and tight budgets these days