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Economy Gastronomy - has anyone got the book?

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Is it any good? I watched the tv programme this week and they talked about a "system" which I have clearly missed by not watching every week. Is it worth investing in a copy?
Cookies?

Typically, I seem to have missed the one good recipe!
I've been watching and thought I would pull the recipes I wanted off the website. Some are dishes I would never cook and some look really tasty. Some were really obvious too like the mince recipes in the first programme. I agree I would probably try to cook a bit more and then freeze.

I'm a bit sad there has been no mention of using something like a slow cooker which can help a lot with budget meals. I always manage to freeze at least one portion if not two when I use mine.

We will be definatly be trying the cookies
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 03-Sep-09 21:18:58
The recipe is on the BBC website (along with all the others from the series), so no need to shell out for the book!
Yes I was liking the frozen cookie dough idea.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 03-Sep-09 21:13:37
I hate this 'how to save money' stuff, which is full of tips like not buying coffee in Starbucks everyday, only having fortnightly manicures, just the one Mercedes etc etc.

Having said that I liked the freezer biscuits idea and may well be trying them.
That poor girl! Or rather, that girl next door smugly thinking what a bunch of twats! I thought she was fab.
mind you the students last night probably would have had pernod in the cupboard, or been able to borrow it from that girl next door, if they had needed it grin
I have to agree with mugglewump. There are so many other ways to cut costs, introduce new foods, this is just nonsense. I have a friend (A SAHD) who feeds his three kids on £35 pounds a week. All fresh veggies, pulses etc. now, I like a bit of meat from time to time, so totally veggie would not make me happy. So I would perhaps push that up to $45.

But I also remember being in a shared house, where we all put a certain amount into the kitty each week, each of us cooked, and it worked.

So maybe a programme about real economy gastronomy? with no rubbish like having pernod in the cupboard.
I missed last night's show, but after the first one, I thought I'd maybe buy the book at some point.
As the second and third shows panned out, I realised that no way in hell would I buy that when on a budget.
FFS last week's show had pernod in a recipe.
I never cook with alcohol. If I can afford it, I want to drink, not eat it, but I could get wine in a few recipes, but Pernod?

Yes, like folks on a budget have that lying around.

The show is a crock of (expensive) shit.
You know I'm almost wondering if they originally planned it just as a bog-standard 'Allegra McEvedy teaches people to cook' show but then realised that in the present climate there was a market for shows about cooking cheaply so they decided to put an economy spin on it.... hence said economy spin not being entirely convincing!
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