Food Cheats

Having bought a pack of lean diced beef and cooked it, it no longer looked half as much, so I wondered what was the weight of raw beef

This slow cooker turkey mince stew was made in the slow cooker, with very little effort! Served with noodles, it could also be served with vegetables, or a

Served with chips, rice or vegetables, these simple microwave porcupine meatballs are cooked from scratch in under 10 minutes – saving not only time, but saving money too

Cheaper than you can make it! Hot or cold, rice pudding’s one of my favourite comfort foods and when supermarket value rice pudding costs just 20p for a

This meal cost me just 14p! One meal, or quick lunch, I have quite often is a pack of instant noodles and I’ll usually add something into the

At under 6p per serving, Jam on toast is a great snack on a budget. Using essentials ranges of bread and jam it’s comfort food for pennies. Jam

Using just four ingredients, this simple bread is made in a slow cooker in just 90 minutes – and costs about 60p. Today I made Cheese & Onion

We are all trying to save money these days, to find bargains, to hunt out exciting finds – or, sometimes, to eat what’s already been in the house

Supermarket pre-packaged cheese! Any supermarket, any best value cheese! This isn’t about one store, or another, just an observation. It’s just a small thing, but can really lift

Samosa Rice? “That sounds nice” I thought – so I bought it to try it. I spotted this in Aldi. It’s an Aldi Samosa Rice, under their Worldwide

Cheap no cook meals are something many people are now looking for. A combination of increased energy prices, the cost of living crisis and rising food costs is

Tuna, egg and Walkers crisps in a wrap – it’s a step up from a regular sandwich and really feels like a treat! This easy tuna sandwich filler