Single Money Saver living on my own

Valli

That's what I do! Batch cook stuff - chilli, shepherds pies, soups etc and get it out the night before/in the morning to thaw.
Anything that needs oven cooking can be popped in while you sort your son out.

flutterbyuk25

I live on my own and I batch cook too. It's a lot easier to make a big load of something and then freeze it in individual portions ready to eat at later time. I love cooking but there are days when I really can't be bothered so I use one of my home made ready meals

Once you get in the habit of batch cooking it gets very easy

HTH

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onetomany

i use a slow cooker just bung stuff in and done when im ready 4 tea

Pink.

Hi Dreamer,

As others have said batch cooking is the way to go so that you have a stock of 'ready meals' in the freezer that you can lift out in the morning and reheat when you get home from work.

There are more tips and ideas on these threads that may help:

Single moneysaver living on my own!

What can a single person use on this board?

living on your own/cooking for one....

Saving Money On Food For a SINGLE person

Help a Single Saver

I'll add your thread to the most recent of those later to keep the suggestions together.

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Stephen_Leak

Yes, the above threads are a great resource for us "singletons". They should contain many of my recipes, which I usually scale down to individual, 2 or 3 servings, and can be frozen for later.

Mankysteve

I would recommend Delia Smith One is Fun bit old but i love it mum got me a copy from a charity shop its only a year younger than me. I beleive its been recently re-released. It got lots of quick stuff. On i side not does anyone know if Nigel Slater does anything similar I like his cook books but Only for families.

greenbee

Mankysteve wrote: »

I would recommend Delia Smith One is Fun bit old but i love it mum got me a copy from a charity shop its only a year younger than me. I beleive its been recently re-released. It got lots of quick stuff. On i side not does anyone know if Nigel Slater does anything similar I like his cook books but Only for families.

Nigel Slater's Appetite is good for recipes that are easily scaled up and down, and a lot of the recipes are just for one. It's probably my favourite cook book ever

murriams

Hello,

I work in a centre for single homeless people and am trying to put together some information for residents who move into self catering rooms. Many of these residents will not have had to cook for themselves for many years, if ever, so any hints and tips on eating on a budget or suitable recipes will be most appreciated. As benefits do not pay much at all bulk buying may not be possible and the freezers in the rooms are just box freezers so there will not be much room for freezing either. I realise these are unhelpfully specific criteria but any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

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SailorSam

http://www.beyondbakedbeans.com/
How about getting a slow cooker, you can cook nutritious meals easy, out of anything you have to hand.