The days of oppulence in cuisine for most people seems to be a distant memory, replacing it seems to be more the days of my parents. Parents born of the post war era, rationing books and tight family budgeting. Well OK, I maybe exagerating a little, but we all seem to be tightening our belts now, more than we have for a decade or so
With that in mind, I thought an article on saving on the family budget in the kitchen. Tips and tricks, with links to budget recipes. Maybe dusting off some recipes and ideas from a bygone era but still provides a hearty, nutritious home cooked meal, or snack
tips and tricks
reduce cooking time of roast meats by piercing a couple of metal skewers, through it and then roasting (with the skewers left in. This helps the heat penetrate
retain the end crusts of sliced loaves in the freezer and make a bread and butter pudding when you have enough of them or use for a summer pudding
boiled a gammon? Don't throw away the cooking liquor, allow it to simmer away until only half a cup is left and freeze it down in a cube tray or similar and use it as a concentrated stock for soups and stews
biscuits or crackers gone stale? don't throw them away, pre-heat an oven to 180C, pop them onto a baking tray and bake for approx 5 minutes, once cool they are as good as new! This is because they go stale by absorbing moisture, baking them dries them out again
