Around this time of year there are a lot of cooks settling in to new kitchens - those off to Uni and Tech or flatting for the first time - and they need a set of recipes that make it easy for them to cook good food for, in most cases, very little money. They should all buy a copy of the Edmonds Cookbook because all the basics are there and they will cook from it for life as Warren found when he asked Mum for her plum sauce recipe, she pointed him to her well-used first edition. Warren is sharing a slightly revised version that you will want to make and giveaway to all your friends immediately, turning it in to "your" plum sauce and making you the legend.
Achieving nutritionally balanced meals on a budget when you are a novice cook is incredibly difficult, so Kathy Paterson is helping with three recipes that can be made for under $10 a pop. Courgette and chickpea fritters are good value when courgettes are at their peak and maybe even free from family and friends' gardens. Trusty eggs and potatoes come together in these crispy potato cakes with scrambled eggs and wilted spinach and these nourishing lentils with barbecued sausages speak for themselves. Kathy also has a Monday night dinner made up of pasta (that all-time flattie favourite) and stewed peppers and tomatoes that are so well-priced at this time of year.
Even veteran cooks need to tighten the belt from time to time so we may all find ourselves dipping in and out of this collection.
