Free cookbooks, recipes card???

happy_winner

Hi there,
Soon I will join my husband in UK, Ilford area, I am leaing behind so many things including my cookbooks. Monye will be very tight I am wondering if anyone knows about where to get free cook books, recipe card, etc., or any other freebies to start up our married life.
Thank you all for the info you might have.

moutard

hi happy winner
i dont know of any free cook books but if you go to amazon you can get lots of cook books for just 1 penny and just £2.75 p&p iv have had lots of cook books from there and all have been like new good luck

kurgon

Hi - if you are connected to the internet then it is all at your finger tips. I quite often look at what is left in the fridge, type the ingrediants into google and get a whole host of exciting recipes. If you try and like them, just print it out to keep.

moutard

thats a good idea kurgon i will try that too i for got to say another good site is called videojug i use this site as well its really good

hudswell

You can often find recipe cards in the supermarkets - we use Sainsbury's (other supermarkets are available ), and often pick them up with our weekly shop.

Good luck.

Prinzessilein

Most of the big Supermarkets have free monthly (or quarterly) magazines that have lots of seasonal recipes in them....as well as coupons to clip and save money too!

For special occassions you can get posher cook books from the library and scan/photocopy a couple of recipes (check with the librarian how much you can copy without infringing copyright!....you're usually fine with a couple of recipes)....and always check the selection when libraries sell off old books, I've picked up a few classics for a matter of pennies.

SplashWellyKid

Lots of the vegetarian sites post out free starter packs, recipe sheets & have plenty of downloads & online recipes. You don't have to be veggie to enjoy them & coming up to Xmas they have some delicious festive recipes. World Vegan Day on Nov 1 also mean there are a lot of leaflets & recipes about for that.

For example, try looking round these sites for interesting links to recipes:

http://www.viva.org.uk/ - Resources:Viva! Guides; Veggie recipes; Going Veggie/Vegan & the sections on their Incredble Road Show (which travels round the country & has loads of food sampling & cheapo deals for a couple of quid entry).

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/ - Veggie Starter Pack; lots of booklets (eg I Can't Believe It's Vegan) & recipe sheets; online recipes.

http://www.vegansociety.com/ - Free info pack; various guides (eg Vegan Catering For All); online recipes etc.

http://www.peta.org.uk/ - Free Vegetarian Starter Pack etc.

http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/recipes/index.html - Index of recipes & browse the site for other info.

And of course, Going Vegan Old Style - loads of MSE recipes, kindly indexed by twinkle_star & lots more links to online resources if you have time to search through

DaveAshton

Prinzessilein wrote: »

scan/photocopy a couple of recipes (check with the librarian how much you can copy without infringing copyright!

Legally, any parts copied are infringing copyright. Doesn't matter though, assuming you're doing it for personal use.

Of course, if you've got an all-in-one printer, you can do the photo-copying at home and no-one need find out.

maricris_b

hello, I'd highly recommend visiting http://www.bbcgoodfood.com it's a great place to find recipes and also everyone comments on them so you get ideas of how to improve or add to the meal!

maricris_b

hudswell wrote: »

You can often find recipe cards in the supermarkets - we use Sainsbury's.

Sainsburys is fantastic at the moment because you can get family meals for under a fiver.

Happy_shopper

I agree that the internet is a fab resource. The BBC food website is particularly good:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food

Also the Old Style MoneySaving forum on this very site offers a wealth of advice and support on cookery / household / thrift matters. They would be more than happy to help with recipe queries:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=33

Good luck in your married life!