Hello Dear Reader,
Take a good look at £28! Blink and you'll miss it! If you squint really hard, you'l find one luxury item - sun dried tomatoes. They make any meal tastier and cost £1.19. The only meat is ham for our lunches at £1.79 a pack and the peppers are becoming prohibitively expensive and I'll have to use frozen in the future.
We both have good jobs and a reasonable budget for food and could spend more than we do. My great concerns are for the families up and down the UK who just can't afford fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh milk or dairy products and rarely if at all eat meat. Meat isn't essential but good proteins take some creativity if you can't afford soya or quorn either. Unfortunately, junk food is cheap. Starchy cakes, pizza, frozen chips are cheap in comparison to fresh fruit and veg. The only fruit we buy are apples and bananas and they cost us around £3.50 a week, it would be double that if there were children in the house. I'm becoming increasingly concerned for British families who are struggling to eat fresh healthy food.
I'm not an extravagant shopper and some of the items I bought will last a lot longer than one week and I won't need to buy them next week such as: Bran Flakes, Loo Rolls, refuse sacks, lard and marg for pastry (to make pasties for DB's lunches) and Bread Flour (only £1 in Aldi and £2 anywhere else).
Tonight's supper - Veggie Paella with a handful of prawns found lurking in a bag in the bottom of the freezer!
Serves 4
500-600ml of vegetable stock - made from cubes from Approved Food.
200g of long grained rice - I have the European rice mountain in my cupboard.
1 onion finely diced.
3 garlic cloves - crushed.
2 courgettes - diced - not essential but I'm using them up
1 diced red pepper
1 cup of frozen peas.
Tablespoon of dried parsley
Tablespoon of Paella seasoning - some one brought this back from Tenerife for me and it goes on and on. You can use smoked paprika if you don't have any.
You can add any cooked meat, such as gammon, chicken or any fish or just have it with veggies.
1. Make the stock
2. Fry the onion, garlic, peppers, courgettes and peas,
3.Add the stock and rice and seasoning.
4 - If too dry add stock, if too wet, add rice
5. Stir over a low heat until rice is soft and fluids absorbed
6. Ta-da!!! Paella
It's totally delicious and wonderful comfort food.
Now some news! We're in the middle of operation deep clean and tidy along with back breaking gardening as we've booked some estate agents to come and appraise our house with the intention of putting it on the market. We're having another attempt at downsizing! We've no idea to where, just South East Cornwall and wherever we can afford and can get a mortgage on. You heard it here first. It will be a few week before the house goes on the market but the adventure begins!
Over to you Dear Reader, who else is increasingly concerned about the price of food? Let me know or just have a good moan! We'll all be digging for victory at this rate!
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxxxxxxx
Food in Canada has definitely increased, likely due to rising costs on fuel. My budget hasn`t changed but the costs just keep rising. I cook from scratch, shop the fliers, use coupons on mainly nonfood items (as I cook from scratch I rarely find them on food items that we use), stockpile, bulk shop, forage for free food (mainly blackberries and apples in summer) and have a decent healthy food budget. Still, I have been over the last few months. On the upside we managed to cut some other costs. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteLike you Froogs I find the cost of food scary nowadays - I am increasingly looking to cut back/buy cheaper brands. If only we could get our hands on as many coupons as they do in the USA! - I would have no problem using them (I use any I can find already!) p.s. your paella looks delicious - am going to try that..
ReplyDeleteThe cost of good food is becoming prohibitively expensive now. I haven't personally had a pay rise for four years and I'm not alone in that, I know. Your're so right Froogs when you say that junk food is cheaper. Why on earth is that? We stopped buying bananas a couple of years ago because of the cost. We don't buy fruit at all now. I miss it and I have to confess that I sneak some fruit at work. We don't strictly have the budget for it but I buy it a couple of times a week from the shop on the way to work, plus some nuts and dried fruit. I feel bad that I don't tell my other half this but he wouldn't be pleased.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else feel concerned that their diet might be affecting their health? I've developed a skin condition over the last few years and my other half has never eaten well and has severe dry skin. Maybe not a coincidence.
On the house front - good luck!
We here in the USA are also seeing the cost of food sky rocket. I used to go shopping for under
ReplyDelete$100.00 per trip but now I always go over. I told the Mr. that we need to cut back and he thinks it is a money issue but really it is a (I am mad as he-- at the high prices) issue. Everywhere you go here in the states things are going up. For us pentioners it is really hard to made it until the next check comes in. I also feel for those people who I know that don't have the income to pay such high prices.
I am extremely concerned about the pricing of food in New Zealand especially the price of dairy products. The price of the milk powder that I use has gone up $5 per pack in the last month. Don't buy butter anymore cause it is so dear I now bake cakes that contain oil. So that the children are getting some milk per day they have now started to introduce milk into schools and most schools have free breakfasts for the students. I would dearly love to sell my house and maybe rent but we would come out still owing money on it as the price of housing has fallen so much below the value of the houses.
ReplyDeleteEverything is getting so expensive.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't long ago that I was buying 10lbs of white potatoes or 8lbs red for a £1 from the market.
Today it's 6lbs of whites and 4lbs of reds for £1.50.
I've planted some spuds this year alongside onions,spinach and peppers but the weather isn't helping at all.
I bake my own bread and buy flour in bulk from a mill.I have just started making my own yoghurt too. I've got 2 lovely hens who kindly donate an egg each every day.
I will be keeping my eyes open for windfall apples and also blackberries to freeze and use for crumbles, pies etc.
Good luck to all of you trying to make ends meet.
Yes, the cost of even basic meat, fruit & veg seems to increase every week.
ReplyDeleteThe only reason we manage to eat so much of them is because of yellow stickers on the "please buy me before they throw me in the skip" shelf. And because there's getting to be less and less on these shelves as the superstores get a tighter grip on their stock control, with more and more people looking for them, they're getting harder to find.
I have to agree with Cheapchick. Our food budgets in Canada have done a drastic rise over the last year or so. Mainly the fuel to grow and transport. I have been trying to clean out my freezer and pantry, but I don't like to let things get too low. Having lived through a few of mother nature's catastrophes, I feel safer with a bit of a stockpile. I also cook from scratch, purchase from the local butcher (although here that doesn't save much, but the quality is better), watch for specials and stock up when I see a sale.
ReplyDeleteFroogs, your paella looks great!! Yum!
Look forward to following your adventures if you sell. Things are tight for many people with the advent of the bedroom tax and all the job losses in the country but a good store cupboard and some hard work and you can manage a reasonable diet. We now eat smaller portions of meat but good meat and no one seems to notice the difference. Porridge oats seem to be a staple in our house now, for breakfast and for stretching mince and for making health bars. I am looking forward to a good harvest from the garden this year, at last and have invested carefully in fruit bushes and tree's. My de-hydrator has meant I can dry veggies that I buy with yellow stickers so have a good stock of those too. I am looking forward to blackberry time again this year as I do very well and make lots of things with them.
ReplyDeleteFroogs,
ReplyDeleteFood prices are rising in the USA as well. Many argue that "cheap foods" are more affordable than healthier alternatives. I would argue that knowing how to cook from scratch is an essential skill that many are no longer taught at school, never mind the home, since the advent of convenience foods in the 1950's-60's. There is at least one generation here that ONLY knows how to warm up foods-that is what they call "cooking." Many recipes in ladies' magazines list item after item of convenience ingredients, rather than the healthier and usually cheaper alternative. Eat seasonally, grow your own if possible, frequent local farms-many of the things you also mention on your blog. Shop the ads and stock up on cheap, but healthy proteins and other items (proteins being the most pricey). Case in point: I am looking at my local grocer's ads-two stores have 3-5 lb whole chickens on sale for 99/lb, Italian sausage is on sale @ $1.99/lb (use 1/2 lb as it's hightly flavorful) Forget the $6/lb steaks!. Fresh produce: corn is 20 cents/ear, cherries (granted a treat) are only $2.99/lb, peaches 89/lb, grapes $1.49/lb, blueberries or strawberries $1.88/lb. Alternatively, several of the stores have or have had 1 lb bags of plain frozen vegetables on special for $1/16 oz bag-a reasonable price. I can easily make a chicken, rice and fzn veg dish for a lot less than a frozen pizza would cost me.
Great post, and your paella looks delicious!
I love a bargain (LOVE) and really enjoy reading this blog but wonder how much people are willing to pay before people think they are getting good deal. There have never been so many promotions or discounts. Technology prices are low, white goods have never been so cheap (compared to wages) and stores have introduced economy brands to meet consumer needs.. Wages need to be paid and they aren't being run as charities... I don't think prices are bad in the UK, we are very fortunate to have the prices we do.
ReplyDeleteI love a bargain (LOVE) and really enjoy reading this blog but wonder how much people are willing to pay before people think they are getting good deal. There have never been so many promotions or discounts. Technology prices are low, white goods have never been so cheap (compared to wages) and stores have introduced economy brands to meet consumer needs.. Wages need to be paid and they aren't being run as charities... I don't think prices are bad in the UK, we are very fortunate to have the prices we do.
ReplyDeleteOur grocery budget did not go down by much when our teenage son left. I've found the costs to be rising on most things here in the US and just like for you -- junk is cheap comparatively speaking. Unless of course we add in the cost of healthcare required from eating it.
ReplyDeleteThis year we are putting away as much produce as we can -- jarred or canned (as we could call it here) -- wont' be the same as fresh, but will be nice this winter.
Good luck on the housing front.
I agree with Cheapchick it is becoming more and more expensive over here in Canada,
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I find meat here in Australia so expensive. We live on sausages, chicken breast and mince. I find fresh produce well priced. We have recently moved onto a 5 acre property and are planning to raise our own meat and fresh produce. Going to give your paella a go. That looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteHere in Western Australia fresh food is prohibitively expensive and it causes me great concern too, particularly when combined with inexpensive and freely available fast food, escalating obesity levels and people who consider themselves time poor where meal planning and food preparation is concerned. Like Chickpea, I do almost everything I can to ensure that my family of two eats well. I plan our meals for weeks in advance, cook double and freeze, make preserves from friends' fruit trees, keep a small vegetable patch, etc, etc, but still our weekly food bill for dairy, fruit, vegetables and cheap cuts of meat for slow cooking exceeds $100. We do not have an Aldi or a Lidl in Perth and there is no equivalent for Approved Foods so we are saddled with two massive and uncompetitive supermarket chains. I too have a good job but mortgages in Western Australia are huge because house prices are astronomical, utilities rise by double digit percentages each year, petrol prices rise by 10 - 15% per annum. My heart goes out to parents who are borne down by excessive working hours and crippling mortgage and other debts; it makes it very difficult to find a space in the budget for good food and for stress free fun but take heart, it is not impossible and we are not alone. The common sense advice of people like Froogs and others who have stopped and taken stock and decided on a simpler, healthier, closer-to-stress-free existence is freely available and generously shared. They certainly inspire me to prioritise what is important in my life, to spend time with those I care for most, to eat very well, to cherish my home and garden, to read, to craft, to control the things I can and to release myself from the things that I can't. Thank you Jane.
ReplyDeleteFresh food increased in Italy also... And I've noticed the other day I'm now eating meat once a week, when I used to eat it 3 or 4 untill a few months ago. And fresh fruit is prohibitive! And some veggies also. But I won't eat junk food. I just can't bring myself to eat junk food daily. It's unfair that fresh healthy food is expensive. I feel for those family who struggle with money and need to make ends meet and have children to grow!
ReplyDeleteI hate that a lot of the foods I used to buy to make cheap meals are now on my 'luxury' list. This includes things such as corned beef (cheapest is Aldi at £1.54 but many are well over £2 a tin) and tinned tuna which used to make lovely filling meals for the kids. Was it really only 3-4 years ago I was buying corned beef at 79p? Even baked beans are no longer a cheap lunch option. And you can pay 80p - £1 for a swede for heavens sake and well over £2 for 2.5 kg of potatos. Swede and potatos were poor man's staple foods! Not any more. Its a disgusting situation when its cheaper to buy a £1 ready meal in Iceland (not that I've got anything against Iceland) than healthy nutritious fresh food.
ReplyDeleteI agree, there are some things we used to eat regularly that now are occasional treats, almost as much for the fuel cost to prepare it as the cost to buy the ingredients.
DeleteWe went to Morrisons yesterday to do a family shop. Bearing in mind we had run low on a lot of basics, we bought one joint of brisket and a large piece of salmon which will do us for dinner and sandwiches the following day, the bill came to £97!!! I hate to think how much it would have been at one of the more expensive supermarkets. I still buy what I have always done, plenty of fruit, fresh veg, bread, yoghurts and snacks (small choc bars like kit kat) for my son's lunch box. But we used to spend approx £70 a week now it's £100. I make most meals from scratch, we don't buy convenience foods and it includes non edible groceries. Too expensive :(
ReplyDeleteHere in Alabama, food is also on the rise. However, after several years of buying items on sale, I can buy what I want even if it is a little expensive. If everything else I need is in my pantry and bought half price, then something like a few expensive cherries or strawberries will not break me. I paid less than $.25/lb. for sugar. I now have 36 lbs. of sugar in canning jars. I bought ground beef reduced, then used their offer of 25% off meat to purchase the meat for less than $1/lb. I do this all the time. I never buy staples at the regular price.
ReplyDeleteI eat apples, bananas, grapes, cherries, oranges, plums, and strawberries. However, I only eat half an apple each day and few of the other items. I do eat a banana each day. I buy few grapes or bananas, and only on sale. Most of my pasta and rice was free because of sales and coupons.
I worry for my daughter who is recently single with two children to feed. She does not have the time to shop like I do. She lives in NYC, and I live in a small town. I am single and really on a low-budget, but I still can do better than she on low grocery prices.
I further help the budget by getting all toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant and bath soap free by using coupons and sales. This frees money for fruits and vegetables. I get enough free of the above items that I can supply three adult child, dil, and four grandchildren with these.
I have time, but not money!
Totally agree that food prices are rising and I am appalled at how few people know how to cook from scratch...Think that basic cooking should be taught in schools. There are cheap sources of protein out there...any pulse...beans and lentils and non processed soya (not branded). If you are lucky enough to have an Asian market nearby the pulses will be even cheaper and any health food shop will sell dry plain soya mince.
ReplyDeleteI am lucky in that I know a local gamekeeper who keeps me supplied with venison for the price of the shot.but other than this we eat pulses....lots of pulses and soya..
Great blog..check it every day. Just starting on our debt mountain....with the aim of being mortgage free in 10years.....
Best of luck with your house adventure, I hope you find your perfect home.
ReplyDeleteThere's no denying food prices have increased, but I don't think it's impossible to eat healthy on a budget. Buying loose fruit and veg is noticeably cheaper, and I often make use of the £1 deals on punnets of fresh fruit. But there is no doubt it takes a conscious effort to balance your budget for these things.
Best wishes.
the price of food in the UK is shocking. I'm not even going to tell you how much my weekly shop bill is each week, because I swear to God you'd keel over.
ReplyDeleteI make a weekly food plan and stick to it each week, I don't get sidetracked when I shop and treats are kept for the Girl, not us. It's the price of cleaning stuff and paper products that really irritate me, prices there seem to go up weekly.
your recipe looks like a good one, might have to try it out in a week or two (have already got next two weeks food planned out you see!)
Years ago I remember the doctors in a government department I worked in, were very concerned that families would be sacrificing quality meats for cheap substitutes which did not offer premium nutrition. It is very difficult to buy all you should on a pension and I honestly feel for low income earners with small children.
ReplyDeleteWe shop the bargains and keep a store cupboard to try and keep buying at the lowest price. There are many days when I wish I could simply cook an egg meal or seafood meal but allergies reduce our options. I know we eat far less protein than we did in the past.
Goof luck with your efforts everyone.
Deep moans HERE, too! This week, the only meat I bought was 2 pounds of frozen ground turkey. $1.50 a pound. I will be using it for 4 meals.
ReplyDeletePeppers I only buy when on the reduced rack in our produce department. And then they ARE a good deal! I stock up and freeze what I don't think I can use fast enough.
Wouldn't it be great if salaries/pay was rising as fast as food prices?!?
Food has gone up alot in Ireland too. I spent 100euro this week and last for a family with 3 adults and 2 kids and still bought bits and pieces during the week. Now I did make up some dinners for the freezer but it is still alot to pay.
ReplyDeleteI will have to change around what im buying though as some of the things we like can be substituted for cheaper options. Ive also already used up my stockpile of meat in the freezer so buying meat every week is pushing the weekly spend up.
I am also concerned about the price rises of food - I could see that it was 30% in the last year and hearing about farming this year and the weather I expect it will get worse. We keep our budget low by having an orchard (apples and pears galore), and 80% potatoes from relatives who grow them themselves. I make all pickles, jam, mock marmalade (from local cheap peaches) and I compote all fruit for winter. I got my husband on board so we are now looking forward to our summer sessions when we turn our kitchen into a 'canning factory'. I do not buy convenience foods as I resent the mark up, and I think that majority of ready meals either tastes vile(Tesco is the winner here, with Iceland close second), so I would rather have an apple than Iceland's frozen whatever;).
ReplyDeleteSadie, I am in the USA, not the UK, but have some ideas that may transfer over for you:
ReplyDelete-paper goods: what does that include? while I do keep a pkg of paper plates on hand (this is a once every year or 2 purchase)for when we lose power (no power=no water or electric for me). Paper towels: we use about one roll/year, and that one was most likely bought on sale, with a coupon (I know cpns aren't as popular in Europe). Instead, I use brown Kraft paper bags for draining any fried foods, newspaper for windows. Paper napkins: we use cloth, most purchased for pennies at thrift shops. Not a hassle to wash-just pop them in with the cold wash colored clothes. They take up little room. Since I line dry, and have well water, my costs are low. Toilet paper-yes we still use that, preferring an 18 ct pkg of double roll from Aldi, which is at least 1/2 the cost of national brands. Tissues-we use a lot of due to allergies. I buy them at Aldi's or the dollar store, which does carry some name brands. I hate cheap, scratchy tissues, and these are soft. Occassionally, I will buy some at the regular grocers as there is a sale/coupon deal
-cleaning supplies: just what are you using? Here, companies are marketing new, individual products for every area of the house, every appliance. A general, all purpose cleaner will serve you well. Most of my current cleaners came from my stockpile, for which I rarely spent more than $1/bottle. I also use dollar store brands. I stockpile whenever I get a deal on cleaners, even if I don't forsee an immediate need. I recently bought a 50 oz bottle of name brand detergent on sale plus added another $1 off with a coupon AND I got a free bottle of store brand fabric softener as this was a bundled offer. I needed neither at the moment but when this cheap/free-I definately take advantage of the deal and stock up. Once my current stock pile is depleated (brought it with me when I divorced), I plan on continuing with dollar store items, as well as experimenting with home made cleaning products. Baking soda, washing soda, Borax, white vinegar are all cheap. As long as they accomplish the task, I don't mind.
-Health and beauty aids are another area to watch. I use dollar store bubble bath which I water down a bit, to refill my soap dispensers at the sinks. We use cheap brand or bought on sale w or w/o a cpn shampoo, etc. A lot of store brand items.
HTH
Hi Froogs,
ReplyDeleteFood may be getting more expensive but my monthly food bills are dramatically reducing each month, mostly due to all of your fabulous advice!!! Have just bought the breadmaker you have and had an amazing create your own pizza night with the family last night.
keep the great advice coming,
best wishes Janey x
I'm a single mum with two teenagers in the UK on a low wage. It worries me how tight my shopping budget now is. I don't eat meat or fish most of the time so my kids can. I can only afford to give them quarter the portion of meat or fish they had a year ago. I used to bulk meals out with veg or pulses but can't even afford to do that much now. It terrifies me that prices will go up yet again in the next year as I'm already at the limit how I can be frugal.
ReplyDeleteButterfly,
DeleteWhat types of recipes/meals are you serving? Froogs shares many low cost recipes that can be made at home. Can you supplement your groceries with a garden, even a container garden? foraging (with permission)?fishing/hunting? are there any assistance programs that you would qualify for? have you sought out alternative sources whether it be a different store/type of store, an alternative brand, doing more yourself (ie: making soup vs buying cans of soup), eliminating take out and convenience foods, costing out the meals using one meat/protein vs another? can you barter your goods/services with a farmer/butcher? Just some ideas!
Sorry I've only just seen CTMOM'S question. In reply...The problem is not so much the cost of food alone but combined with astronomical rent , fuel prices, transport costs etc.. I have been following froogs since she started her blog (and thankyou Froogs for your wonderful advice : ))but you can only stretch the pennies so far.
DeleteMy teens are already eating quarter the portion of meat or fish they did a year ago. Bulking meals out with veg or pulses is even becoming hard to afford . I'm terrified what the next year will bring in price hikes as I'm already as frugal as I can be. The only solution (which I'm having to do already is not eat so my kids can).I now exist on one meal in three.That's Britain in 2013 !
ReplyDeleteWhat you write is the heartbreaking truth of food poverty in Britain. I'm going to start looking into and experimenting with feeding ourselves for £1.50 each a day and write about it.
DeleteFroogs,
Delete$1.50 each or per person? sounds reminiscent of the many attempts here to follow "the food stamp diet."
1.50 per person per day that is £ 21 per week for two, £ 31.50 for three or £42 for four per week - that is a challenge! I only did something like this few times in my life (when jobs were lost) and I started with this emergency food menu for $45 for 4 -6 people: http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/40dollarmenu.htm. It is American so I adjusted some of the recipes to our English tastes, but since then we eat more beans, french toast (great for that stale bread). I am looking forward to see your experiment Froogs!
ReplyDeleteFroogs, a wise woman told me not to spend more than this ammount a long time ago. Some days it's a bit more, some days a bit less, and this for 5 adults. We live in Spain so it's cheaper for fruit and veg, don't know about other things. I have a recently diagnosed sulphite sensitivity, so no processed food of any kind for me, it's still doable though. For the lady in USA, the exchange would be approximately $2.25
ReplyDeleteYou've been working towards moving for a long time now. This time, I hope that everything goes well and that you find a wonderful place to move to : )
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with UK climate but surely there is some things you can grow in your garden. My brother lived in the Netherlands and had a small 3 foot by 4 foot patch by his patio. He grew enough to enjoy today and to freeze or can some for later. Originally not a fan of leeks, but since they grew so well, he had plenty and learned to cook with them. (he is a great forager, too) I have lived in apartments and grew all kinds of things in containers and herbs in my windowsill. This will help greatly. My canning and freezing doesn't always last the whole year but it's a great help. When money is tight and there are tomatoes in the freezer we eat beans with tomatoes and rice. When lettuces are growing every meal has a salad, carrots are stretched out over the year. Not just cost of food is increasing but costs of living too. I find my food budget is the easiest to stretch and that is greatly due to the garden and making meals with what we have. Eggs are a frugal food. 12 servings in a box. Meal might be a salad with a hard boiled egg, fried egg with a slice of tomato on toast for a sandwich, fried rice with peas and a scrambled egg mixed in, leftover veggies mixed in for a veggie omelet...I work with poor families and I discovered that it isn't the lack of food they have but not knowing how to prepare it, frugally......good luck on selling your home. The few pictures posted it is lovely.
ReplyDeleteBread flour is 80p for a 1.5kg bag at both Sainsbury's and Waitrose. My local Aldi was charging £1.99 for Allinson's.
ReplyDeleteThat paella looks gorgeous.
Thanks for the recipe Froogs. We tried it last night and everybody enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the house preparations, it could be a very exciting time if you find a buyer. Downsizing will help you get rid of any mortgage much sooner than you are currently working towards and free up more money to save for your retirement.
ReplyDeleteYes, food is getting more and more expensive, I guess I'm lucky in that I have the room to grow the majority of our vegetables and some of our fruit, but when I have my crops to gather in, is the time that they are the cheapest in the supermarkets and shops. Even so I'd much rather work hard and grow and eat my own.
The only way to beat food prices is to shop wisely, shop in season, know all about the way to bulk out meals and to try and avoid the carb heavy foods, which fill you for a while and then make you crave more to eat later. Any foods that have been processed or mass produced are going to be that much more expensive, after all you're paying for someone else to do the work. When did we become such a nation of lazy oinks (not that most of your readers, we all seem to have seen the light).
Oh and there's one good way to try and keep on top of the food price hikes, look for tips and recipes in Blogland, and your Blog is there and doing that and helping so many folk at the moment.
Can I just say a big well done to you (without being patronising in the least) you are doing a brilliant job, both with this Blog and with your input to the radio show, which must be reaching a whole new audience of folks that need this type of help.
mmmm Paella!!! Looks absolutely delicious!!! Nice job! :)
ReplyDeleteHave you tried a market (just a normal market, not a posh farmer's market!) for peppers and tomatoes? The one near us does huge bowls of 7-8 peppers for £1 and similar bowls of about 1.5 kilos of tomatoes for £1. They also have offers on every week and if you know the stall holders they will give you a few extra bits for free!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious and something I will have to try out :)
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