A Couple of Frugal Foodie Books I Found

Why does the thought of "frugal food" make some shudder? I guess they conjure up thoughts of bread with dripping, baked beans, scraps of mutton, recipes salvaged from the Depression era.

But you know..a lot of what they cooked back in the Depression era was better for us than most of the processed rubbish we have available  today. I read recently in Feast mag, that" some of the most quality cuisines today",  were born out of a need to economically use seasonal and available produce.
(Feast Issue 4 pg 134).

 With three kids in private school and one at uni, I have an interest in cooking economically, whilst still feeding us well. Two books I recently stumbled on at the library and am really enjoying...

Economy Gastronomy

I love this book, wonderful planned left over ideas! It is set out beautifully, gorgeous pics, and would be right at home next to a Jamie Oliver book..except the recipes do not require expensive ingredients you may not have already. As it says, Cook Smarter, not Harder.

The Thrifty Cook

 With a promise of 200 budget friendly recipes, this book will keep you going for a long time. The recipes  are very diverse, curries, vego, more traditional roasts and bakes, mince recipes, cakes and slices, stir fries..a bit of everything. There is certainly nothing boring in here! There's also a great section on stocks sauces and extras, too!

So, no...no Depression era, weevils in the flour kind of recipes here!