The Frugal Cook

It is, of course, not just what you eat on a fast day but how much you eat of it. 500 calories a day (or 600 if you’re a lucky male) is n...

I was particularly sad to hear of the death of cookery writer Katie Stewart the other day as her books were a bible as I was learning to...

Looking at the arctic scene out of the window this morning I must admit the last thing I wanted to do was fast but having worked out toda...

I don't want you to think I've entirely forgotten the main point of this blog which is about eating frugally, not just fasting on...

Given that you’ve only got 500 calories to play with it seems a bit of a waste squandering a quarter of them on a glass of wine - or any...

A recipe - if you can call it that - which scores on a number of fronts. Easy, only 3 main ingredients, suitable for the 5:2 diet and ide...

The theory of the 5:2 or ‘fast’ diet - and what sells it to those of us greedy mortals who habitually struggle with their weight - is tha...

The problem with leftovers is that they can easily look like exactly that but this crafty way with cooked ham - an anglicised version o...