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Coronation chicken jacket potato

This Coronation chicken jacket potato recipe is part of a plan, starting the week with a whole poached chicken, to stretch a medium chicken to last a family of four all week. Twenty eight portions!

Red cabbage and Chicken Waldorf Salad

An easy and adaptable salad using the classic flavours of a Waldorf using meat from a whole poached chicken that could last a family all week

Old fashioned self saucing chocolate pudding. Quick and easy, no complicated method, and a mere 21p a serving

A super simple self saucing chocolate pudding, one of those ones that makes it own sauce. Very inexpensive at just 21p a serving

Peperonata

Peperonata is one of those things that we have pretty often. It is a pepper and onion stew that goes with many things, can be used as a main dish or as a side.

Oaty Apple Crumble, swap the topping for just oats or breadcrumbs

Oats are a great addition to any crumble topping. This one is from a 7 day, £1.22 a day meal plan. Lots of ideas for other flavourings too

Mixed Vegetable Roulade

A vegetarian recipe using cauliflower stalks and pumpkin. Shredded lettuce and egg mayonnaise combine to create a creamy filling wrapped in a savoury sponge.

British Sandwich Week

Did you know we have a British Sandwich week? Now in its 29th year, the annual event, held in May, is a showcase for the UK’s sandwich and food-to-go sector. there is even a trade body for sandwiches!

Punjabi Cabbage

This is vegan and gluten free recipe is a Punjabi recipe, packed full of vegetables, pulses and spices. Make it hot if you like things that way. Personally, I like a lot of spice and hardly any heat

How Supermarkets Get Us To Buy What We Don't Really Need

It is the job of supermarkets to get you to buy as much in their shop, rather then their competitors, as they can manage. It is our job, as customers, to be very clear about what we want, how much we can and can't afford. And perhaps, most importantly, to spend mindfully. It's absolutely fine to fritter and spend your way around town if you've decided that's what you are going to do today. Not so much if you can't afford to and it 'just happens'.

Chocolate Muffins. Quick, easy, great for packups and very cheap

These are beautiful! A soft and springy crumb, with little bits of crispy / chewiness from the cocoa nibs. Keep muffins in the freezer as they stale quickly. Good for popping into a packup, taking on picnics, or for after school. If you're feeling really decadent, give them a few seconds in the microwave to warm through and serve with cream, ice cream or custard.

Chicken liver parfait

Chicken liver parfait that's smooth unctuous and rich. Vary it around the amount of ingredients you have, it's very accommodating

How To Make Beeswax Wraps & A Sandwich Bag for mere pence

How to make reusable beeswax wraps and a sandwich bag, and for just pennies

Weekend Baguette Recipe

Would you like a foolproof baguette recipe? And no kneading either. Crispy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside, and with a lovely texture that's chewy and delicious.

Chicken with butternut squash and pesto tart

An easy and adaptable tart using puff pastry. Topped with pesto, butternut squash and chicken. Good cold the next day too as a packed lunch

How to poach a chicken and make it last the family a whole week

Why poach a chicken? Two main reasons. Poaching means that your chicken meat will be beautifully moist, much more so than a roasted one, and with little effort on your behalf. And secondly, much less fuel is used to cook it, and little heat is generated, relevant if you are doing this in a kitchen in the summer.

Free groceries from Marks and Spencer

The goodies I bought with Marks and Spencers vouchers

How to stretch a chicken to last the whole week

How to stretch a chicken to feed the family for the whole week with 7 different budget stretching chicken recipes

Chicken and Chorizo Casserole

A very tasty casserole that doesn't take very long to make. Freezes and reheats beautifully too.

Sweetcorn Soup

Ideal for lunches at home, or in a flask at work, this super easy sweetcorn soup recipe is nutritious, warming, filling and inexpensive.

The final update

A gallery of a final year, well lived

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