Saving money : Beat the Credit Crunch : Money saving

Did you know that you can start saving money and beat the credit crunch just by changing the way you plan your family meals?

Fed up with the cost of food?

Fed up with the same boring meals?

Fed up with the cost of the food you waste?

Fed up with throwing hard earned money in the bin?

It's time to get back to the traditional ways of cooking and with a little effort and our tips and ideas, cut down on waste, make 12 meals for the price of 4 and save a small fortune on your food costs.

We'll show you how save time and money with detailed but simple easy cooking recipes and good old-fashioned methods to ensure maximum value for your money. Easy recipes include:-

Classic Roast Chicken Classic Roast Chicken & Herbs Classic Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding Classic Roast Lamb Classic Roast Pork Classic Roast Ham Classic Roast Turkey 8 Traditional English meals 5 Curry Sauces 9 Curry Dishes 9 Classic Korma 9 Classic Bhuna 9 Classic Moghlai Chappatis, Naan bread

3 Sweet and Sour Sauces 9 Sweet and Sour Dishes 10 Pasta types 9 Pasta sauces 9 Noodles Rice, pilau, fried, spanish, salad Potatoes, chips, boiled, mash, roast, salad 9 Soups 10 Stews 17 sauces 4 Chutneys 12 puddings and much, much more.

Over 170 meal combinations for your family.

Start to save some serious money by planning your meals from a different perspective.

For a family of 4, a joint of meat or chicken will make a Sunday roast. When you've carved off the breasts and legs for the Sunday roast, leave the carcass to cool then remove all the remaining bits of chicken. We'll show you how to use the 'leftovers' with rice, beans, noodles, pasta or vegetables to make a second family meal or add a sauce (curry, sweet and sour, pasta sauce, etc,) for a variation.

We'll then show you what to do with the remaining bones or carcass to make a stew, soup, sauce, stock or gravy. add noodles or rice or pasta or beans and pulses for another family meal and if they start to get fed up with chicken variations, freeze it for another time.

12 family meals, for the price of 4 meals, from one chicken or joint of meat and no waste whatsoever.

We'll show you how to do the same with other meats too, chicken, turkey, lamb, pork, ham and beef, etc, so consider buying a slightly larger joint and spread it to 12 meals instead of 4. And obviously, if you have a larger family then the size of joint for 6 meals will provide 18.

Consider the foodstuffs that will change the basic tastes and/or make meals go further and stock up.

Typical items are vegetables, pastas, noodles, rice, beans and pulses, and a range of basic herbs and spices (perhaps salt, pepper, oregano, mixed herbs, garlic or garlic pepper, paprika, cayenne, cumin, coriander, lamb seasoning, chilli con carne seasoning, etc,).

Sauces also come in handy so think curry, black bean, yellow bean, sweet and sour, mushroom, tomato and your own family's favourites, etc,.

We'll show you how to start with chicken, turkey, lamb, pork, ham, beef or vegetables and outline three meal options for each.
• A Classic Sunday Roast.
• A Classic 'Leftovers' Luxury.
• A Stew, Soup or Sandwich.