How can you eat delicious, fresh food at home on a tight budget?
Plan your meals so that you buy less. It’s staggering the amount of food gets thrown away just because it was forgotten about at the back of the fridge, cupboard or freezer. Have a spell of using up old ingredients to give your cupboards a clear out. Repeat every time you notice your cupboard, fridge or freezer getting full. However, keeping some stock stuff such as dried pasta, rice, tinned tomatoes etc will make it easier to use up other ingredients. If you throw less away, that in itself will save you a small fortune. Buying (eg) a side of lamb will be cheaper than buying the individual cuts. Use the whole chicken when you buy it. Breast, legs, back, wings. When that’s finished, the rest of the carcass can be boiled with a load of the vegetables that need using up to make a delicious soup. Learning to joint a chicken will also save you a lot of money if you usually buy individual breasts/legs. Learn to appreciate (and cook!!) cheaper cuts of meat. You don’t have to have the fillet *
