Yes, I think £1 is around the current price — I posted a link to the bbc food site that has recipes for that currently.
One factor though is what people have in their ‘store cupboard’: flour, oil, spices and so on. Another is if food needs cooking (which most cheap recipes do) then fuel costs may be a factor. I think the cheapest cooking would be by microwave (not suitable for a lot of things) but you may not have a m wave if in poverty/rented etc.
I do think many people don’t know basic cooking and haven’t picked it up from their parents because they too relied on convenience foods. I grew up before such things existed so even though I never had any lessons etc I knew the basics just from seeing my mother cooking..
And of course numbers of people you are cooking for is a factor. Cooking (and shopping!) for one is more expensive generally
. Shopping is especially annoying — all those 3 for 2 offers for example — especially since , at least in the past, I almost never used frozen (or froze) food except peas or maybe bacon/pancetta (latter easier to chop up if frozen 
). And going back to poverty, you may not have a fridge or freezer.
This really belongs in the WAMT, but as a follow up.
It's always the same. Suppose the Good Samaritan had found the body in the road was decoy for a band of robbers?
WCMUT or more properly yesterday.
I applied online to renew my passport and that requires you to send in your old one before they start to process the application....
Sent the old one signed for on the 24th April, received 26th April but hung as not yet in the system for about 5 days......fast forward, the tracking update of progress showed my application was progressing but based on the reports of it taking up to/over 10 weeks I thought " oh yeh!"
But it arrived yesterday, so from their receipt of the old one on the 26th April to new one delivered 12th May....I am well pleased
PS it one of the blue British not EU maroon passports and quite different to my old one in regard to security etc. As someone who worked in the print related trades and sold materials to many companies including the more secure types, I can see many different techniques have been used, some very novel to me (it has been a few years) and no doubt some I cannot see! A worthy device to protect my identity.
Last year when I renewed my driving licence the instruction was to cut up the old one! Of course I didn’t and just as well since the delays meant I would have been without anything if stopped — unlikely of course but … .WCMUT or more properly yesterday.
I applied online to renew my passport and that requires you to send in your old one before they start to process the application....
Sent the old one signed for on the 24th April, received 26th April but hung as not yet in the system for about 5 days......fast forward, the tracking update of progress showed my application was progressing but based on the reports of it taking up to/over 10 weeks I thought " oh yeh!"
But it arrived yesterday, so from their receipt of the old one on the 26th April to new one delivered 12th May....I am well pleased
PS it one of the blue British not EU maroon passports and quite different to my old one in regard to security etc. As someone who worked in the print related trades and sold materials to many companies including the more secure types, I can see many different techniques have been used, some very novel to me (it has been a few years) and no doubt some I cannot see! A worthy device to protect my identity.
Reading people online arguing about the cost of preparing meals at home I did a quick tot up of some of my/our meals and some come in comfortably under £1 a serving and some probably nearer 50p. Some probably bust that sort of budget and I'm not saying that people should live on 30p meals forever but it is possible to do a tasty and filling meal for under £1 before cooking and washing up costs are added.
Anyway. That made me feel good about my cooking and budgeting
Yes, I think £1 is around the current price — I posted a link to the bbc food site that has recipes for that currently.
One factor though is what people have in their ‘store cupboard’: flour, oil, spices and so on. Another is if food needs cooking (which most cheap recipes do) then fuel costs may be a factor. I think the cheapest cooking would be by microwave (not suitable for a lot of things) but you may not have a m wave if in poverty/rented etc
I do think many people don’t know basic cooking and haven’t picked it up from their parents because they too relied on convenience foods. I grew up before such things existed so even though I never had any lessons etc I knew the basics just from seeing my mother cooking..
That's just crazy, but I'm sure its not uncommon unfortunately
Ditto here £6/month giffgaff.That's just crazy, but I'm sure its not uncommon unfortunately
Sim only here, £6 /month with BT.
I watched some of those Eat More for Less programs. Assuming they are not set up the common theme was that people didn’t keep any record of what they spent and didn’t go shopping with any plan of what they needed and just plucked stuff from the shelves as the mood took them.
Indeed, they thought the Chorleywood Process was the best thing since sliced … ummIn regard to bread....
Look up the Chorleywood Process!
Back in the 80's I visited a bakery research site in Bucks (Sunblest I think ???) and I learned that they had improved the Chorleywood Process to increase the amount of water in bread to 40% !!! I was surprised and the lab manager said with a definite business humour "well it is cheaper to add water than any other ingredients". He was in deadly earnest saying the new recipe was due to go into production
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Indeed, they thought the Chorleywood Process was the best thing since sliced … umm
I never understood that sliced bread thing. Back in the day ‘real bakers’ used to slice their proper bread on a bacon slicer (same sort of machine anyway) and put it in a paper bag for you if that’s what you wanted.
Or the bread was too soft, no ‘structure’
) I was told the bread was still too warm, fresh out of the oven, to cut i.e. it firms up once cooled and they never cut the bread in the warm state.
Yes, I never eat bread the same day apart from tasting it.
I believe they call it faken?
I know you posted in good humour but it gets tiring when people don't.
!,we just need to find acceptable terms for them, saves any mistakes, I image the Italians not being happy at the thought of meatless 'Parma Ham" Room for all of us in the restaurant.
Often made from seitan (pronounced the same as the norty guy.)
Agree with you there we are veges too and also try not to lecture people it’s up to the individualI just knew there'd be a comment or two as they always is when I mention this
I've been vegi for decades now and the imitation meat things are a relatively new thing but we eat imitation mince, burgers, sausage and bacon and occasionally have fishless fingers too although I think they're much less successful. Mrs WW has been experimenting with meatless burgers and steaks too and I think they're actually better than the ones we buy. There's room for all it's just that me and mine choose not to eat meat but I've never lectured or ridiculed those who do as it's a personal decision and anyone butting in should really butt out.
, the burgers and sausages can be really nice we have tried vege bacon though and it’s always horrible to be honest
Vegetarian meals are great with burgers
I had a similar experience putting a younger (than me) relative on my insurance, cost me an extra £5 (or around) mid year and my renewal price was substantially lower.
