Apparently we poor people are not going to live as long as rich people. When I say poor, most of us are either monetary poor, have poor knowledge of how to cook, or mostly, time poor, to cook real food.

I suppose a whole generation has been educated without domestic science on the curriculum and the last 20 years has been the era of fast food and ready meals. It is all far to easy to get a take away or pop a ready meal in the microwave especially with so much clever marketing between favourite soap operas.

At the same time we also seem to have more TV programs about cooking than ever. What we really need is a reason to cook and knowledge to make live easier, cheaper and healthier.

So this is my attempt at a thrifty menu for 2 for a week (http:/www.bigbarn.co.uk/thriftmenu.pdf). These are the kind of meals I enjoy and you will notice reflect my taste for savoury rather than sweet. To find cheap seasonal food check your local food map and click on the icons with the ‘£’ flag, that are cheaper than the supermarket. And please comment below with your cooking on a budget ideas/recipes.

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