The Frugal Cook

As you can see I managed to get my cut-price turkey - just. I had a moment's panic when we went to Sainsbury's at 3pm and found ther...

Having sailed through the winter so far without a cold I've fallen victim to one just before Christmas. Isn't that always the way? T...

With the weather being so atrocious at the moment you may be simply grateful to get out and find anything in the shops but I’m going to sugg...

I baked a really brilliant cake last weekend. No credit to me - I'm not a great baker - but the recipe came from my friend and erstwhile...

I don't know about you but this weather is making me crave rib-sticking soups and stews and I suddenly really fancied making a chilli o...

I'm still buzzing with ideas for meals to cook from my trip to the Lebanon last week but with a weekend of work ahead I know I'm not...

OK, before you point out that truffles are hardly frugal, I know. If you had to buy them that is. But we were given a huge one by a (Somers...

My husband seems to have taken over in the kitchen recently which isn't too good for this blog so I'm having to raid the back catal...