Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

helyg

talulahbeige wrote: »

Thats because they want you to buy the book that has come out along with the show.

On another note, i only watched the first episode (i tend to do the things they suggested anyway) but who wants to eat 3 meals a week of mince meat. Now I love a good cottage pie, spag bol and chilli but to eat it 3 times a week is too much red meat and monotonous

Totally agree. Would be much better to do it as a monthly thing and freeze the leftover portions for the following 3 weeks. But then I suppose that wouldn't fit as nicely with their one bedrock recipe a week programme plan.

helyg

thriftlady wrote: »

I'm so weak when it comes to cookery books:rolleyes::D. I have ordered it from Amazon for £9. I know it probably won't tell me anything I don't already know, but hey, I love cookery books and I especially love ones that agree with me;)

Anyone else got it?

I have ordered it too (same place, same price) and am waiting for it to be delivered. I'm a sucker for recipe books too, and its nice to get some new ideas!

debtmuncher

think i can safely say that we all have our own way of doing things and what works well for us probably doesnt for others, its all about finding your own balance. so enough of all this "i can feed myself on 20p day" when that isnt going to work for me for a family of six!! we cant compare.

helyg

jd1000 wrote: »

Nice house:

http://www.jfea.co.uk/search/propsheet.asp?prop=2049

It is a GORGEOUS house.

donny-gal

You leave Yorkshiremen alone!!!
DG

helyg

ninky wrote: »

which bit - not wanting to take eating advice from someone overweight or saying they are overweight?

i've nothing against people being overweight if they are happy with it or drinking more than the number of units a day for that matter. but i wouldn't take drinking advice from a drunk. or eating advice from someone fat (or underweight for that matter).

last episode they seemed to make loads of puddings. tis all very well harking back to a bygone age of cooking but we don't live a bygone lifestyle (working in the fields all day, long walk to work or shops, housework by hand etc). if you are sitting on your !!!! most of the day you don't need a heavy meal followed by pud!

Not everyone sits on their !!!! most of the day though. My husband works in a manual job, I work in a nursery school so am on my feet all the time, and I walk or cycle to work (up and down Welsh hills). The kids walk or cycle to school, and play a lot of sport etc. So, especially in the winter, a heavy meal followed by a pud goes down rather well in our house!

helyg

avinabacca wrote: »

Glad it's not just me, then.

(cue bleats of "Well I feed ten people on six quid a week and I don't see why nobody else can. I think the BBC should do a series which reflects the likes of me, because it's not realistic, etc, etc....." - is it just me, or isn't all this getting a bit "four yorkshiremen" ?)

So true :rotfl:

The_Dragon

spendaholic wrote: »

It's this week's family's house, fresh on the market. Apparently some of us are mortally offended that they should live in such a place. Personally, I'm not bothered. It is a nice house and they both worked hard to get it. Now they're making cuts, they're having to sell it. THEY'RE not getting precious about it so I don't know why anyone else is. It's got eff all to do with anyone else.

Sorry, bit of a rant there, but this picking on the family is starting to annoy me and smacks of petty jealousy. :mad:

Ahem, anyway ... it's a nice book, has a nice feel to it, is in full colour (apart from a couple of "arty" shots of the authors). It has recipes in with pictures of all, and it has tips and other suggestions. If I read cookery books for pleasure, I'd still buy it.

Ah right - thanks for that spendaholic (still need to watch the programmes - I kept going to bed yesterday as the mumps shattered me! feeling a touch better today so myself and Dr Dragon will settle down with some home made beer, home made wine and cottage pie made with the tail end of the Sunday roast :eek: - this roast has so far done us 5 days and will probably do another two :eek::eek:)

Hmm looks like the book could be going in my Amazon basket then - I am nearly upto another £5 voucher from Lightspeed so that can go towards it

freyasmum

Reverbe wrote: »

It never ceased to amaze me the amount of money that some workers spent especially the lads in other departments who would spend about £5 a day at least on sandwiches, crisps, chocolate and coffees. I used to think of how many sandwiches one can get from a loaf...They never saw how much they were getting through.
:T

I used to work with a girl who spent £15 per day on lunch. If you want to spend that amount, then fine, it's up to yourself, but then she told me that she was deeply in debt

rosemary54 wrote: »

yes I did not understand the tomato bit!I eat all the tomato especially the ones I grow myself(OH eat cherry ones like grapes for a pud!)

My sister, if putting tomato on an omelette, takes out all the seeds and 'pulpy' bits - the watery bits :rolleyes: Maybe they've done the same?

Essex-girl_2

I have caught up with the first programme on 1player and have to say that I enjoyed it.

I do like Allegra and Paul and they didnt come across too preachy.

Off now to have a little looksy on Amazon.........