The Frugal Cook

I meant to post this just after Christmas to suggest what you might do with your turkey stock and other leftovers but events overtook me (i...

I'm never convinced of the virtue of stuffing a turkey. It just increases the cooking time and makes it harder to get the breast cooked ...

Christmas is always a big discounting time on champagne at the supermarkets but as I've pointed out in the longer piece I've just p...

Returning from high summer in Oz to the weirdest of weather back home in Bristol (this morning we had hail, thunder and bright sun, all in t...

No credit crunch drinking recs this week or next I'm afraid as I'm away on a work trip to Australia. (Yes, jammy, I know) Normal ser...

Given how much leftover wine we have in the house (I'm also a wine writer for those of you who don't know) I normally poach pears i...

It's always good to have a standby wine that will go with virtually everything and La Metropole rouge fits the bill. Sure, the 'ooo...

One of the biggest problems about bringing up four children was getting them to eat the same food. Indulgent you might say - they should hav...