The Frugal Cook

One of the things I like best - and I guess why I ended up writing the book and this blog - is finding cheap ingredients and conjuring up so...

Yet another great value Portuguese wine. This one struck gold at at the Decanter World Wine Awards where it picked up the trophy for the b...

It might seem strange on this blog to advocate spending more on an ingredient but frugal eating is not about buying the cheapest food you c...

No wine of the week this week because there's a great cider deal to highlight - 25% off all ciders at Waitrose. That brings the delicio...

Before my holiday fades into the mists of time I want to tell you about a meal we had on the way home at the Auberge de Chassignolles in th...

A fantastic deal this week from Aldi whose wine department you should definitely check out if you haven't already done so. It's the...

If you want a taster of The Frugal Cook you can find excerpts in this month's Vegetarian Living and Fabulous Food both of which carry ...

At £6 a bottle, this Portuguese red from the Lisbon region isn't bargain basement, I know, but it's here for a reason. Which is tha...