Economy Gastronomy - new budget cookery programme; BBC

redmel1621

thriftlady wrote: »

That's real cooking -knowing how to use what you have;) I doubt I shall follow any of the recipes exactly, particularly the bedrock recipes as i have my own way of doing things. But the book is worth it for the inspiration.

By the way the chapter on bedrock recipes takes up half the book.

Out of interest, is there a chicken bedrock??

Mel x

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post war years and absolutely poor, my mother made lovely tarts with a mock bakewell over jam. She used rice flour, egg and almond essence and I think some sr flour. They were always our favourites

purpleivy

redmel1621 wrote: »

Out of interest, is there a chicken bedrock??

Mel x

think there are 2, one for roast chicken and one for poached chicken.

thriftlady_2

purpleivy wrote: »

think there are 2, one for roast chicken and one for poached chicken.

There are;)

Poached chicken becomes chicken pie with sweetcorn, mushrooms and tarragon (or whatever veg you like), coronation chicken and hot and sour chicken broth.

Twice stuffed roast chicken with creamed corn and parsley potatoes becomes arroz con pollo.

There is also a recipe for chicken liver pate included in this 'tumbledown', but I don't really get how it uses up any chicken as it calls for 400g of chicken livers, plus duck legs and pork belly. Even if you use any giblets you're lucky enough to have got with the chicken you won't have 400g liver.

redmel1621

thriftlady wrote: »

There are;)

Poached chicken becomes chicken pie with sweetcorn, mushrooms and tarragon (or whatever veg you like), coronation chicken and hot and sour chicken broth.

Twice stuffed roast chicken with creamed corn and parsley potatoes becomes arroz con pollo.

There is also a recipe for chicken liver pate included in this 'tumbledown', but I don't really get how it uses up any chicken as it calls for 400g of chicken livers, plus duck legs and pork belly. Even if you use any giblets you're lucky enough to got with the chicken you won't have 400g liver.

Thank You:D

Mel x

pennyshahin_2

Hi wondered if i can join your thread and get ideas from all of you, as i like to make what i can from bits and pieces (never been a recipe cook) but i would like to start making my own bisciuts , cakes, chutney, milkshakes etc willing to give anything a go, -i live on my own so only me to poison, the other day i did chicken breast cooked in honey and a mango ski yoghurt (it was actually really nice) i had it with potato wedges cooked in olive oil ,dried coriader and dried chile was really pleased with myself, what i'd like to know is tomorrow i'm doing a shop probably spend about £12-15 what are the essentials that will help me breathe life into leftovers or stuff thats been hanging around awhile for instance the essential herbs, baking powder, how can i make refreshing drinks i could go on but i think you get my drift,

competitionscafe

Some more economy gastronomy recipes here:
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/Economy-Gastronomy
(May all have been posted already though)

Here is the poached chicken 'bedrock' recipe and tumbledown recipes:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/04/chicken-economy-gastronomy-paul-merrett

nattiecake

brilliant programme and brilliant thread!! soo tempted to order the book but on the laptop in bed and bank card is downstairs so i'll have to leave it for now.
along with most of the ppl on here though, i hope they help a family with a slighty stricter budget and maybe a couple rather than a family. i spend approx £60 a month on food for me and my OH and would like some suggestions how i could cut it further (i know that sounds tiny by the way, i just waste very little and eat very little meat, we dont live on beans on toast! lol)

westcoastscot

Hi Spendaholic,
thankyou for your recipe - sounds scrummy! shall try it today - substituting the eggs/milk for a little soya milk.
I watched the first episode on i-player yesterday, shall try and watch the second today - I really enjoyed it - was lovely that they didn't go down the road of many programmes, humiliating the parents for "killing" their children with poor nutrition. I thought it was very positive, and doable for those who don't cook very often at the mo.
It worries me a little to see comments about how "much" the families new grocery budgets are - living on a very low grocery budget long term is not necessarily for the best imo unless you are vegan (know this is lots cheaper), much better to allow a slightly higher amount if at all possible, to allow better quality items in some areas where it matters and avoid too many additives etc, knowing you could cut down more if need be.
I take my hat off to anyone who manages on a really small budget - i've had to do it myself plenty of times in the past and know it is entirely possible - but I understood the oldstyle board to be more about cooking/housekeeping from scratch, looking after our families in a healthy way, all the while incorporating modern ideas if they fit, for eg slow-cookers etc, not necessarily about cutting our budgets down to the core.
Sorry for the rant,
Pauline :-)
Pauline :-)

hotcookie101

nattiecake wrote: »

brilliant programme and brilliant thread!! soo tempted to order the book but on the laptop in bed and bank card is downstairs so i'll have to leave it for now.

Ah you see, thats where the peril of the amazon account with stored card comes in-I can buy anywhere :rotfl:bad!