How to save money on delicious home-cooked dinners
This is a new way to save money on the dinners that you cook at home. And no: it doesn’t have anything to do with my tips and tricks for filling your supermarket trolley for £30 or less. Nor am I about to prescribe a diet of Supernoodles and tap water sandwiches.
Instead, I’m going to recommend The Resourceful Cook: a lovely new website, which provides weekly meal plans with accompanying recipes, to fit your budget. Oh, and like all the best thrifty services, it’s free!
Simply select how many people you are cooking for this week (1 – 4), and select the Great Value Suppers option (low calorie and vegetarian meal plans are also available).
I have tried meal planning websites before, but often the “value” recipes are nothing to write home about. This one features some delicious recipes at budget prices. The Great Value Suppers plan is £26 for two people for seven dinners. The vegetarian plan is £25 for two people for seven dinners.
As you know, I spend very little at the supermarket (less than £26 a week, all in). But one reason why I like The Resourceful Cook is that each individual meal is broken down into pounds and pence – I can dip into the site as and when I wish. The dish pictured above is Tandoori Spiced Vegetable Skewers from the vegetarian meal plan, costing £1.58 per person. Here’s the recipe:









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