i am loving the 'benefit' cookbook!

la_farfallina

I had reserved a copy from my local library.

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la_farfallina wrote: »

I had reserved a copy from my local library.

Farf x

Oh my gosh ... why didn't I think of that! Off to find the local library catalogue online! Thank you!

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Burp_2

There are no copies available in the local libraries in my county! Nevermind!

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PasturesNew

Don't forget to check your library, you can do that online too, some libraries will have it ... although you won't all be lucky.

If a book is at another library then you can order it from your library to be delivered to them, so you can pick it up locally. There is a charge for this of a few quid (£2-3 usually) and it might take 2-3 months to get to you, but if you're saving money then it's a solution of sorts. If you're lucky enough to find that your local council has it in one of their libraries then they'll get it in for you for free, but again, expect a long wait.

Edit: oh, I got distracted .. and beaten to it.

Bitsy_Beans

My local library is pants for cook books.
And I don't think they even have an online catalogue grrrrrr.

hilstep2000

I bought Bernadine Lawrence's Book in our local charity shop for 50p!!!!

Other useful ones are any written for students, especially "Sorted" which I got for my son who is off to Uni.

Here's the link:http://www.amazon.co.uk/SORTED-recipe-student-survival-cookbook/dp/095594080X

kitschy

MrsE wrote: »

I thought it was by the make up people:o

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

That's OK - I thought it was by the Department for Work and Pensions :rotfl:

Looks good - I am going to add it to my list to look for in the charity shops.

kaz2004

thriftlady wrote: »

I love that book too. I wrote a review for it on amazon- it's the long one;)

There are recipes for;
wholemeal bread
quick quiche
lentil flan
chicken curry
bean stew
stir fried veg
veg risotto (not a true risotto more of a brown rice plus veg dish-very tasty)
simple salad
bean salad
fruit cake
flapjacks
yogurt
lots of soups
pancakes -savoury fillings too
omelettes
porridge
miser's muesli
baked mackerel
spicy mackerel
roast chicken
basci white sauce
fish pie
veg pie
potato pie
fruit pie
chicken fried rice
kidney and bacon pilaff
cheese and tomato pizza (scone type)
cowboy beans

and many more

Simple, unpretentious and adaptable;)

Thanks thriftlady. Gill Holcombe is my current guru, but am off to track down a copy of this new bible!

msgnomey

I think I read this when my ex-OH was a student, we got it from the Uni library, I remember it being very good (but a bit pricey on Amazon) and NOT available from my local library

Hardup_Hester

I used to have a copy of the benefit book, it was great, Bernadine has posted on here, she was talking about writing another book, I think her id was Chelsea housewife, or something similar.
I also had a Shirley Goode cookbook that was great, Shirley has a blog, but I don't have all my links at the moment.
Hester