Well done! Very inventive. In 2022, to get rid of the last of my debt, I set myself the challenge of living on £5 per week. For most of the year I suceeded and so the debt was gone. I also cooked on a stove top and used the oven only once per week to cut down on the electricity useage. Keep going - btw flatbreads are a life saver!
Not 3 meals a day, then...or any drinks, except tap water? Was there enough food for breakfasts? A total of £10 a week could provide some fresh fruit, tinned sardines, more cheese, as well as bread for breakfast toast and lunch sandwiches.
You are obviously a natural cook who knows how to make the basics from scratch. A skill which many of us, me included , don’t have but saves so much money! Really enjoy your videos they give much inspiration 😊
A few years ago, my son was in chronic pain. I started making EVERYTHING we ate from scratch, in order to cut down on additives, preservatives, etc, and seed oil. Even basics like bread, tomato sauce, mustard, mayo . We were in lockdown at the time😂. Apart from health benefits (?) it's astonishing how much I've saved.
I don't know how you come up with your ideas! Super creative! I've been on my budget journey since March now and I've paid off over 1k of debt already (I'm on a super low income) so really proud of that... I'd love to save a bit more on food shop my cooking creativity is a zero 😂
What an incredible effort, so impressive! Excellent video. Youve taken £6.90 and skillfully turned it into so many meals. Your lateral thinking and ability to come up with some great dishes with very little is brilliant!👏👏👏👍
As someone who is an unconfident cook, on a mission to become more comfortable in the kitchen, this has really inspired me, honestly. It's the thinking outside the box bit that I don't seem to naturally have.. piecing things together to make a meal. You have it in spades and I can really learn something from your videos. Thank you!!
You could probably get 2-3 egg fried rice with carrot,spring onion and paprika chicken seasoning and the have banana wrapped in flatbread for breakfast.A fabulous effort as usual.
Absolutely brilliant ❤ well done. For £10 enabling you to buy a small quantity of meat and some blackberries foraged from local hedgerows in July, dandelions picked in the garden for both tea and essential vitamins in the leaves, a visit to any local allotment will likely generate a few freebies to take home too. Brilliant video !
This is the first budget video thats actually inspirational. Whilst Id need fair more veg vs no flour or rice, the inginuity of your meals is fantastic.
This video popped up on my stream and I'm glad I clicked on it. These are some incredibly resourceful meals that also look delicious and satisfying. Well done! Thanks for the inspo! 🙌🏾
Love seeing your channel grow, and your budgeting skills too! Wasnt sure you had enough food to last you the week when I saw your shop but after seeing that cookathon i am sure you will smash it! Thanks for the inspiration x
Evening Rochenda what a great video.Its amazing what you can come up with a small ammount of money.The pasties looked lovely and the bean burgers im going to have a go at this you did so well enjoy watching all your uploads jacks adorable they are such great company looking forward to day 2.X.
You seem like such a lovely person. I am really fed up with the trying too hard to look perfect on camera type. I love your not giving a flying f* attitude. So refreshing.
It’s so good to see what you can actually get! My taste is stupidly expensive considering I do not have any proper income! I used to live using whole foods as a Vegetarian and it worked well as I was slim-not so much now!
Well done, here on the west coast of Canada, even at my very very cheapest shop near me, everything is a least TRIPLE the price, or quadruple. Great to see how you shop, and your menu ideas :)
Yeah, same goes for Australia. E we don’t have those super cheap out of date sections in supermarkets any more, so it’s just a matter of looking for whatever’s cheapest. And no hedgerows, though it’s spring, so dandelions are young and tasty.
these are great to watch, especially as a struggling uni student! love the inspiration for the cheap food ideas. just a suggestion if its something you would be interested in, rather than cows milk, you can get soya milk for about 50p per litre! my favourite is the unsweetened kind from lidl as the aldi ones split under hot temperatures. i only use it to make my coffee less bitter in the morning with a few evening drinks such as tea, so the whole bottle lasts about 10 days usually. it just works out better financially for me but i know some people arent a fan off soya milk. great content either way, excited to watch more!
Hi first video i watched from your channel, i live in London. i have watched many budget £1 food challenge for a week £7 this is the best food prep budget challenge i have seen by far. well done. ❤❤❤❤
You could do flat bread pizza. Blizt some of the tomatoes into a puree & use the mozzarella & maybe some of the seasoning or spring onion or herbs. Whatever you like really. I've never liked porridge, but thought about rice pudding as a breakfast with fruit & places like Norway have it as a breakfast. Your strawberries won't take years to produce fruit. You need to feed them & your tomatoes, if you aren't doing already. (Sorry, I don't know how much you know & I'm not a professional myself, but have grown them in the past) You can get tomato feed quite cheap from B&M or home bargains & it will do for all your herbs, strawberries & tomato plants. You can buy "cut & grow again" lettuce & you just take the leaves you need & they just grow new ones. With a 2/3 plants you can have all the lettuce you need. Hope this helps
@@TheBudgetFoodie Aw bless you😄 I didn't know if you already knew or not. Try not to burn the flat bread if you do make pizza. I did some in a frying pan & then put it under the grill to melt the cheese & cook everything on top once the bottom was done. My friend does them in the air fryer. I've not tried them in the oven, but guessing they should work ...it's only the same as an air fryer🤷♀️ Have fun
Amazing! New subscriber here. Looks absolutely delicious. So inspiring! Tip for the mayo - I’ve made mayo before and I’m *pretty* sure it’s just an egg yolk with your fat. Can’t wait for more content 😊
Depends! We make ours regularly and use the entire egg because I hate having an egg white sitting in the fridge! You do need an acid though (we use lemon and vinegar) and it's about 1 cup of oil to 1 egg. 😊
This is so inspiring and made me think of the women during the war who had to make meals wirh very little. You created such a variety of meals from very few ingredients. I'm tempted to give this a try myself. You are amazing. I'm in Norwich too, I recognised the Tesco at BB lane xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie You are welcome.Wgen my daughters were young(I have three) I used to do bulk baking /cooking once a month and freeze it. You reminded me of those days which I miss.We were on a very tight budget.Now I'm older I feel Ive become quite wasteful where food is concerned. You've made me want to get back on that train again .Looking forward to watching your next video. ❤️
Proud of yourself? So you should be! I am in awe of your culinary knowledge, skills and creativity. I was also amused by how far Tesco will go to disguise its identity. T E Stockwell, Grower’s Harvest and Creamfields Dairy are all Tesco brands.
Hey Rechenda...that was ace!!😊 i love your videos, especially watching you being creative with recipes. In my weekly shop i enjoy seeking out the best value products and find that own brand rice and pasta etc are are a great saving with almost no sacrifice in flavour or quality...its all in our heads that knorr or uncle bens etc are better...just a little trial of own brand products with each weekly shop soon finds you making big savings, and i love that feeling. Cant wait ti see how everything turned out for you taste wise...those pasties looked lush!! 😊 Thanks, as always, for sharing. Love, Lou in Southport x
Thats amazing how many meals youve created from that tiny shopping budget! Ive just hit the diet so I will be taking some tips from your videos, thank you for the ideas!!!!!! 🙂👍👍
Honestly u r a hero. So inspiring. Where was jack? Also sorry to hear ur mum passed.. I remember u filmed shopped with her 😢. On a positive I'm sure she would be so proud of u.... U helping so many people during the cost of living crisis.. U r great🎉
Brilliant! You've inspired me to grow herbs. Because I live by the sea not a lot of plants survive especially delicate ones. Do you think they would grow in the porch?
@autumn5852 strawberry plants produce offshoots (they look like long stalks) that produce a little cluster of leaves at the end. If you stake the leaflets into soil, they will root. Once the roots have established, you can snip the baby plant away from the mother plant and you have a new strawberry plant for free. Hope this makes sense!
I have grown all my strawberrys from strawberry seeds I have lemon plants growing well Orange plants all from pip and seeds Just started melon seeds all starting to grow But u can literally grow any thing from seeds pips u had from ur fruit u eaten
Great video. It’s good that you show different ideas for those of us on a budget , especially with the cost of everything going up. I nearly died at first though in the voice over when you said the carrots were 12 pounds 😂 .
Theres a hidden commodity which you have to use more of when really poor .. TIME. For public transport users to get to out of supermarkets takes a LOT of time compared to people who can afford to have and use a car.
Great ideas. Yeah I think maybe you should do an overall pantry budget as well some time and then add some things every week I was thinking I might get organic bouillon stock powder as the stock cubes are full of different things that aren't good. I'm finding going to zero waste shops you can bring a glass jar and fill it and get alot of good spices for not that much. I grew tomatoes, kale and carrots the year. The taste was amazing. The polish shops are really good and those sachets usually don't have much nasties.
Well done with the frugality week, great results. I don’t precook my pastry in my quiche, I use half fat to flour rubbed in for a base then put in bits of cooked bacon onion tomato, then 4oz grated cheeses and finally mix 2 eggs with 1/4 pint of milk n poor it over then cook for 30-40 mins; used same recipe since I did it at school lol. You have inspired me to meal prep again.
I came across this randomly and was intrigued and impressed. Iv always been a rubbish cook and I'd probably be sitting with those ingredients on the floor crying not knowing what to do 😂😂. You are so clever 😊
First time viewer. Very inventive. You are creative and talented.Long nails were distracting, though. Bit of a turn off in kitchen prep vids, or could just be my health care background.
My was was a student and was a savvy shopper taught me a lot tbh. I used to shop not thinking about food waste, However I hate waisting food. The one thing I would say is be careful with some of the season packets they are usually full of bad additives. Natural herbs and seasonings are best and can bye in bulk. I grow my own basil sage and thyme. Loved seeing yours. Keep going it’s very inspiring 😊
Ive been binge watching too ❤ loving the content especially the clothing hauls and try ons x ive got no idea how to create a capsule wardrobe and i need to wear more colour xx
Bit speechless after watching this video - it was amazing!!! So creative. Feeling really inspired now to challenge myself & try making some things. Thank you!
Hi! Have you thought about including dried lentils/chick peas into your shopping list in order to include more proteins in your diet? How about prices for lentils/chick peas in the UK? Both of them are very versatile and you can do a huge variety of recipes with them. (Salads, stews, burguers etc) Greetings from Spain!
Can also make hummus with chickpeas and today I roasted some with teaspoon of oil, salt pepper in air fryer (have jars canned from last year) and they are a great equivalent to salted nuts (we love them)
Hi. Great little video and a new sub. The pastry looks really good and the memories your mum left are correct. But a pinch of salt is essential even in a sweet pastry. It effects the bake and crumb and will be easier to work with and will taste better. 😊
I think you’re just fabulous!! I also think most us subs would want you to use whatever is in your home/kitchen including a little sugar or honey, salt etc. Just build one in the every other week haul or something like that lol it’s what one would do if we had to eat with such a low budget for any length of time. You’re mom would be so proud of the pastry🌸🌸
You are amazing, i’m going to try this, as living on my own is expensive and you tend to waste food so i’m going to be very frugal, keep up the great work🥰🤗
Brilliant effort. Love it! Well done. Did you refrigerate or freeze your creations? Sad that life has come to this for people. FFS, don’t let the government see it or everyone will have a £7 food budget. Sadly though, a lot of people do to pay rent & mortgage.
I've been binge watching you this last week. So relatable and raw. Your vlogs remind me of when jack Monroe started hers. Do you ever look at her recipes she ate cheaply for her and her son. Some recipes I still cook for my grown up son and I. I have nothing but admiration for you watching you navigate this.
Very imaginative. Lots of good ideas, but my priority is to avoid white flour, and use organic spelt instead. It's more expensive, but tons healthier. Maybe something for some people to consider. Brown rice too has more nutrients. I grow most of my veg and also forage, lots of lovely berries around now. Bless you ❤
You’re amazing! Well done🥰 just found your channel, subscribed ✨✨ as someone who is on a career break due to childcare, and now a 1 income household. I can’t wait to watch more of your videos for some advice & inspo 🩷
@@isabellalucia7820 so you do not care about the poor hens welfare? Always worth paying more for eggs. Are you aware of the conditions the hens will be kept in?
this looks ok for a week at a pinch but that kind of skimpy nutrition is not sustainable health wise, i must say in the present economic crisis no one seems to be getting their 5 plus a day but this is no way enough veges in this week and its lacking in fiber even with the beans, were apples not on special ?
When you were going to tesco I thought... that looks a bit like Blue Boar tesco Norwich (even though they all kind of look the same) and then I recognised the sound of the icecream van when you were in the garden and thought yep she definitely lives in Norwich 😂 I hate going in that shop it's always packed so I usually just go to lidl ! Love your video, you've definitely inspired me to be a bit more frugal with my shopping sometimes and to be more resourceful with ingredients. The pasties look good , I'm going to give them a go 😊
Natural youghourt is versatile, mixed with milk & wholemeal flour and a bit of baking soda you can make Irish wheaten soda bread. Add on the side of spicy lentils for extra protein and calcium. Great film.
Never heard of shortcrust pastry with just lard. I love making shortcrust and usually do half butter, half lard for savoury things and just butter for sweet things. One thing i would definitely get on a budget challenge is gram flour (chick pea flour), good protein and just add water (and seasoning if wanted) for delicious wraps.
Wow well done u I just watched this video I'm amazed I'm. 70 and u shocked me All the meals u did from nothing really. Fantastic ur a star I'm in for good Just subscribed Lookin forward to ur other vids
Check out Hot Water Pastry. It's basically lard, flour and hot water. The traditional pastry used in making pork pies. Sainsburys sell their cheapest Spaghetti for 28p. You'd get a few meals out of that and much less cost and effort than making your own. But well done, great effort and creativity. Shows what can be done!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who makes a mess when making pastry !! It worries me that you have used lard, as you see it in the pack i.e. a solid lump of fat, that's how it will 'set' in your arteries !! perhaps some cheap marg would have done as well ? Have subbed and looking forward to working my way through your other videos.
@@TheBudgetFoodie True, but when you look at them in their original condition, I'll stick with the marg, it doesn't set hard ! each to his own of course. You've done amazingly well, people could learn a lot from you.
I enjoyed watching you here it entertained me as well as educate me gave me ideas watching from Canada but was amazed that Tesco was so expensive as opposed to when I lived in Britain
Milk flour egg sugar makes pancakes/creppes. Can also add banana. Also good with rice in them. Flour egg makes pasta with some tomato +onion for sauce. Flatbread with some tomato and cheese can make a pizza. Egg milk herbs and cheese can make egg muffins. Great ideas. I really want to try similar since food is so expensive.
Very interesting - i love that you cook from scratch. A few years ago I started eating one High Protein meal a day - am only - my main meal consisting of :- a bowl of Root Veg' Soup, a large Salad with dressings + Cheese Fish or Meat, a slice of Olive bread or Pasta with Butter and a Dessert preferably with custard a piece of fruit & Matcha Green Tea or Rooibos Tea. Cooking once a day saves so much time and money allowing me to focus on other things. btw most people cut down to two meals a day. Eating early in the day means you utilise your food better and at night your body repairs instead of digesting an evening meal . Good luck with your endeavours ☯️♾️
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Well done! Very inventive. In 2022, to get rid of the last of my debt, I set myself the challenge of living on £5 per week. For most of the year I suceeded and so the debt was gone. I also cooked on a stove top and used the oven only once per week to cut down on the electricity useage. Keep going - btw flatbreads are a life saver!
Great job!
That's amazing!!!!! ❤😮
That's incredible well done
WTG, well done
Not 3 meals a day, then...or any drinks, except tap water? Was there enough food for breakfasts? A total of £10 a week could provide some fresh fruit, tinned sardines, more cheese, as well as
bread for breakfast toast and lunch sandwiches.
You are obviously a natural cook who knows how to make the basics from scratch. A skill which many of us, me included , don’t have but saves so much money! Really enjoy your videos they give much inspiration 😊
I appreciate that! Thank you so much for watching Jack xx
A few years ago, my son was in chronic pain. I started making EVERYTHING we ate from scratch, in order to cut down on additives, preservatives, etc, and seed oil. Even basics like bread, tomato sauce, mustard, mayo . We were in lockdown at the time😂. Apart from health benefits (?) it's astonishing how much I've saved.
Always good to learn some basic prep ect
You can learn it the way we all had to because we didn’t come out the womb cooking. You might enjoy it as well
@@autumn5852 Trying to i cook meals at home early go out to eat get stuck with like the same meals every week
I don't know how you come up with your ideas! Super creative! I've been on my budget journey since March now and I've paid off over 1k of debt already (I'm on a super low income) so really proud of that... I'd love to save a bit more on food shop my cooking creativity is a zero 😂
Well done you, keep going!
Keep going 💪 well done 👍😊. You can be proud of your effort 😊
What an incredible effort, so impressive! Excellent video. Youve taken £6.90 and skillfully turned it into so many meals. Your lateral thinking and ability to come up with some great dishes with very little is brilliant!👏👏👏👍
Thank you carol! X
As someone who is an unconfident cook, on a mission to become more comfortable in the kitchen, this has really inspired me, honestly. It's the thinking outside the box bit that I don't seem to naturally have.. piecing things together to make a meal. You have it in spades and I can really learn something from your videos. Thank you!!
And so you should be proud of yourself. Absolutely amazing, all food is substantial and filling and healthy! Well done 👏 👏👏
Thanks ruthie! X
You have to ask why the need to spend 1 pound a day
UHT milk. Omg
Are we trying to live or barely exist? What's the point?😊
The house looks very nice. Something doesn't add up. Must go..can't stand BS
You could probably get 2-3 egg fried rice with carrot,spring onion and paprika chicken seasoning and the have banana wrapped in flatbread for breakfast.A fabulous effort as usual.
Great idea!!
I allso thinking egg fried rice
Absolutely brilliant ❤ well done. For £10 enabling you to buy a small quantity of meat and some blackberries foraged from local hedgerows in July, dandelions picked in the garden for both tea and essential vitamins in the leaves, a visit to any local allotment will likely generate a few freebies to take home too.
Brilliant video !
Sounds great!
This is the first budget video thats actually inspirational. Whilst Id need fair more veg vs no flour or rice, the inginuity of your meals is fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed it! Xx
Really impressive that you made so many different things for the budget! Looking forward to the next video xx
Thanks so much! 😊 I need a lie down lol x
This video popped up on my stream and I'm glad I clicked on it. These are some incredibly resourceful meals that also look delicious and satisfying. Well done! Thanks for the inspo! 🙌🏾
Hope you enjoy! X
Love seeing your channel grow, and your budgeting skills too! Wasnt sure you had enough food to last you the week when I saw your shop but after seeing that cookathon i am sure you will smash it! Thanks for the inspiration x
Yes! Thank you Emma fingers crossed! X
Evening Rochenda what a great video.Its amazing what you can come up with a small ammount of money.The pasties looked lovely and the bean burgers im going to have a go at this you did so well enjoy watching all your uploads jacks adorable they are such great company looking forward to day 2.X.
Thank you so much 😊 I am sooo tired after all that cooking and washing up lol x
You seem like such a lovely person. I am really fed up with the trying too hard to look perfect on camera type. I love your not giving a flying f* attitude. So refreshing.
Thank you so much!! Yes no Fs given over here lol xx
Rechenda - Good Going - very impressed! Your video’s always entertain and your food looks amazing! Look how many new subscribers you have!
I know we are suddenly getting new viewers x
Absolutely amazing, so creative🤩 I am absolutely loving your show. Very thoughtfully put together ❤
Thank you so much!
I find your videos inspirational. It's made me think twice about food waste too, as I never would.of thought of using onion skins! Great stuff x
Wonderful! X
It’s so good to see what you can actually get! My taste is stupidly expensive considering I do not have any proper income! I used to live using whole foods as a Vegetarian and it worked well as I was slim-not so much now!
Well done, here on the west coast of Canada, even at my very very cheapest shop near me, everything is a least TRIPLE the price, or quadruple. Great to see how you shop, and your menu ideas :)
Oh my goodness xxx my sis lives in Canada, east coast x
Yeah, same goes for Australia. E we don’t have those super cheap out of date sections in supermarkets any more, so it’s just a matter of looking for whatever’s cheapest.
And no hedgerows, though it’s spring, so dandelions are young and tasty.
you can make good pastry from your flour and lard too! You can also make pancakes with the flour egg and milk. good for breakfast!
Yummy Jean! X
You could make banana pancakes - mashed banana, egg, flour and milk. They are delicious.
You can leave out the egg if you are using banana it acts as a substitute ❤❤@@WeeHoolit
This just came up on my feed. Lucky me!. Ill be binge-watching the whole weekend 😊.
Newly subscribed❤
Thank you for following melany xx
these are great to watch, especially as a struggling uni student! love the inspiration for the cheap food ideas. just a suggestion if its something you would be interested in, rather than cows milk, you can get soya milk for about 50p per litre! my favourite is the unsweetened kind from lidl as the aldi ones split under hot temperatures. i only use it to make my coffee less bitter in the morning with a few evening drinks such as tea, so the whole bottle lasts about 10 days usually. it just works out better financially for me but i know some people arent a fan off soya milk. great content either way, excited to watch more!
I’d be up for soy!
I was watching this in awe! So creative and economical at the same time. Brilliant 👏🏽👌🏽
Thank you!
Newly subscribed. That was an brilliant video Rochenda. How you came up with all those meal ideas just amazed me. ❤
Thanks and welcome! Xx
Absolutely brilliant - take my hat off to you, well done, wouldn’t have thought it possible.😊
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow, that is impressive. What a lot of creativity with your ingredients. Really looking forward to day 2! 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Hi first video i watched from your channel, i live in London. i have watched many budget £1 food challenge for a week £7 this is the best food prep budget challenge i have seen by far. well done. ❤❤❤❤
Welcome aboard! Yay!
I’m very very impressed. Your Mum taught you well!! You have inspired me!
Thank you so much! Aww my mum 🕊️ xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie I’m so sorry! The more I watched your channel I realised after posting this! 😢❤️
That was so impressive and really interesting to see. Absolutely brilliant effort. Well done 😊❤
Thank you! X
This is amazing! Genuinely cannot believe it. You’ve inspired me big time
I'm so glad!
You could do flat bread pizza. Blizt some of the tomatoes into a puree & use the mozzarella & maybe some of the seasoning or spring onion or herbs. Whatever you like really. I've never liked porridge, but thought about rice pudding as a breakfast with fruit & places like Norway have it as a breakfast. Your strawberries won't take years to produce fruit. You need to feed them & your tomatoes, if you aren't doing already. (Sorry, I don't know how much you know & I'm not a professional myself, but have grown them in the past) You can get tomato feed quite cheap from B&M or home bargains & it will do for all your herbs, strawberries & tomato plants. You can buy "cut & grow again" lettuce & you just take the leaves you need & they just grow new ones. With a 2/3 plants you can have all the lettuce you need. Hope this helps
Ooh never thought about feeding them, great tip xx also pizza is a fab idea!
@@TheBudgetFoodie Aw bless you😄 I didn't know if you already knew or not. Try not to burn the flat bread if you do make pizza. I did some in a frying pan & then put it under the grill to melt the cheese & cook everything on top once the bottom was done. My friend does them in the air fryer. I've not tried them in the oven, but guessing they should work ...it's only the same as an air fryer🤷♀️ Have fun
I made a pizza! And it was glorious
Or, better, scrounge the old/rotting veges from the supermarket / forage vegetable matter and compost your own plant food.
Amazing! New subscriber here. Looks absolutely delicious. So inspiring!
Tip for the mayo - I’ve made mayo before and I’m *pretty* sure it’s just an egg yolk with your fat.
Can’t wait for more content 😊
Oh doh! My bad xx welcome to my channel and I hope you enjoy my budget food adventures xx
Depends! We make ours regularly and use the entire egg because I hate having an egg white sitting in the fridge! You do need an acid though (we use lemon and vinegar) and it's about 1 cup of oil to 1 egg. 😊
Very impressive. Can’t wait for day 2. Show us how it’s done gal. Xx
Thank you 🙏
This is so inspiring and made me think of the women during the war who had to make meals wirh very little. You created such a variety of meals from very few ingredients. I'm tempted to give this a try myself.
You are amazing. I'm in Norwich too, I recognised the Tesco at BB lane xx
Hello fellow Norwich dweller x
Well done.First time I've watched your site.I love baking and cooking but never thought of utilising my ingredients as you have.🎉
Thanks and welcome xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie You are welcome.Wgen my daughters were young(I have three) I used to do bulk baking /cooking once a month and freeze it. You reminded me of those days which I miss.We were on a very tight budget.Now I'm older I feel Ive become quite wasteful where food is concerned. You've made me want to get back on that train again .Looking forward to watching your next video. ❤️
Proud of yourself? So you should be! I am in awe of your culinary knowledge, skills and creativity.
I was also amused by how far Tesco will go to disguise its identity. T E Stockwell, Grower’s Harvest and Creamfields Dairy are all Tesco brands.
Thank you so much!
Hey Rechenda...that was ace!!😊 i love your videos, especially watching you being creative with recipes. In my weekly shop i enjoy seeking out the best value products and find that own brand rice and pasta etc are are a great saving with almost no sacrifice in flavour or quality...its all in our heads that knorr or uncle bens etc are better...just a little trial of own brand products with each weekly shop soon finds you making big savings, and i love that feeling.
Cant wait ti see how everything turned out for you taste wise...those pasties looked lush!! 😊 Thanks, as always, for sharing. Love, Lou in Southport x
Thank you Lou! Xx
Thats amazing how many meals youve created from that tiny shopping budget! Ive just hit the diet so I will be taking some tips from your videos, thank you for the ideas!!!!!!
🙂👍👍
Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant!
Btw the olive oil dig £7000 a bottle 😂
Hahah it’s crazy right?! X
Clever food ideas & probably a lot healthier than just buying pricier food items that you just put in the oven. Great video & had to subscribe 👍
Thanks so much! 😊
Honestly u r a hero. So inspiring. Where was jack? Also sorry to hear ur mum passed.. I remember u filmed shopped with her 😢. On a positive I'm sure she would be so proud of u.... U helping so many people during the cost of living crisis.. U r great🎉
I know I’m so sad about mum. Jack is still about! Will try to film him later xx
@@TheBudgetFoodieoh you have been incredibly brave Sweetheart. So brave. I am so sorry for you. 😔❤
Brilliant! You've inspired me to grow herbs. Because I live by the sea not a lot of plants survive especially delicate ones. Do you think they would grow in the porch?
I think they’d love the porch x
@@TheBudgetFoodie thankyou for taking the time to reply x
Anytime xx
Regarding the strawberries, get some pots and stick the runners with the leafy parts in them, that's how you get more plants xxxx
Ahhh! Will try this x
What are the runners?
@autumn5852 strawberry plants produce offshoots (they look like long stalks) that produce a little cluster of leaves at the end. If you stake the leaflets into soil, they will root. Once the roots have established, you can snip the baby plant away from the mother plant and you have a new strawberry plant for free. Hope this makes sense!
@@katieporter9368 oh, fabulous, thank you 🙏 I will most definitely remember that tip. Thank you 💞
I have grown all my strawberrys from strawberry seeds
I have lemon plants growing well
Orange plants all from pip and seeds
Just started melon seeds all starting to grow
But u can literally grow any thing from seeds pips u had from ur fruit u eaten
Great video. It’s good that you show different ideas for those of us on a budget , especially with the cost of everything going up. I nearly died at first though in the voice over when you said the carrots were 12 pounds 😂 .
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Theres a hidden commodity which you have to use more of when really poor .. TIME. For public transport users to get to out of supermarkets takes a LOT of time compared to people who can afford to have and use a car.
So true x
Oh I wish you would put all your recipes online in an app so I can just have a look before shopping to see what I need or a book. This is brilliant.
I need to do this! Xx
Well done. Very inventive.
If you use pantry staples and price them pro rata then you will have greater variety.
Good idea x
Great ideas. Yeah I think maybe you should do an overall pantry budget as well some time and then add some things every week I was thinking I might get organic bouillon stock powder as the stock cubes are full of different things that aren't good. I'm finding going to zero waste shops you can bring a glass jar and fill it and get alot of good spices for not that much. I grew tomatoes, kale and carrots the year. The taste was amazing. The polish shops are really good and those sachets usually don't have much nasties.
Awww nice. This was fabulous. Atomic shrimp vibes, I do love a budget food challenge.
Thank you so much 🤗 I love shrimpy x
Most impressive.. Good culinary skills make a massive difference. Sadly school cookery education doesn't support cooking from scratch.
Thanks for watching
Well done with the frugality week, great results. I don’t precook my pastry in my quiche, I use half fat to flour rubbed in for a base then put in bits of cooked bacon onion tomato, then 4oz grated cheeses and finally mix 2 eggs with 1/4 pint of milk n poor it over then cook for 30-40 mins; used same recipe since I did it at school lol. You have inspired me to meal prep again.
Sounds lovely wish I had some bacon this week x
@@TheBudgetFoodie well u did amazing with what u had
@@TheBudgetFoodiecan you buy some crunchy bacon bits (when you see some cheap) which should keep a long time as are dried and in a jar?
I came across this randomly and was intrigued and impressed. Iv always been a rubbish cook and I'd probably be sitting with those ingredients on the floor crying not knowing what to do 😂😂. You are so clever 😊
Glad you enjoyed it! Haha xxx
First time viewer. Very inventive. You are creative and talented.Long nails were distracting, though. Bit of a turn off in kitchen prep vids, or could just be my health care background.
Fair x
My was was a student and was a savvy shopper taught me a lot tbh. I used to shop not thinking about food waste, However I hate waisting food. The one thing I would say is be careful with some of the season packets they are usually full of bad additives. Natural herbs and seasonings are best and can bye in bulk. I grow my own basil sage and thyme. Loved seeing yours. Keep going it’s very inspiring 😊
Ive been binge watching too ❤ loving the content especially the clothing hauls and try ons x ive got no idea how to create a capsule wardrobe and i need to wear more colour xx
You can do it! Xx
Bit speechless after watching this video - it was amazing!!! So creative. Feeling really inspired now to challenge myself & try making some things. Thank you!
Go for it!
I'm absolutely astounded at how much food you bought for £6.90. Fabulous job!!!
Thanks so much! 😊
You did an amazing job! Some of that fennel in those plain flatbreads would have taken them to the next level!
Thanks a bunch!
Hi! Have you thought about including dried lentils/chick peas into your shopping list in order to include more proteins in your diet? How about prices for lentils/chick peas in the UK?
Both of them are very versatile and you can do a huge variety of recipes with them. (Salads, stews, burguers etc)
Greetings from Spain!
That’s a great idea my Spanish resident friend ! X
Can also make hummus with chickpeas and today I roasted some with teaspoon of oil, salt pepper in air fryer (have jars canned from last year) and they are a great equivalent to salted nuts (we love them)
@@TheBudgetFoodiesorry meant to say, can also do them in oven
Hi. Great little video and a new sub. The pastry looks really good and the memories your mum left are correct. But a pinch of salt is essential even in a sweet pastry. It effects the bake and crumb and will be easier to work with and will taste better. 😊
Thanks for the tips! Welcome Keira x
Great video😊try shopping every other week with 14pounds❤
Great idea!!
I think you’re just fabulous!! I also think most us subs would want you to use whatever is in your home/kitchen including a little sugar or honey, salt etc. Just build one in the every other week haul or something like that lol it’s what one would do if we had to eat with such a low budget for any length of time. You’re mom would be so proud of the pastry🌸🌸
Thank you! Ok good to know xx I am craving coffee so bad
@@TheBudgetFoodie I bet! I’m coffee girl also🌸
I never seen your vlogs before i really enjoyed it fab
Glad you like them!
You are so imaginative. That was brilliant. X
Super!
You are amazing, i’m going to try this, as living on my own is expensive and you tend to waste food so i’m going to be very frugal, keep up the great work🥰🤗
Thank Pauline! You can do it xx
Congratulations! You've gained a thousand subscribers in 24 hours! 👍👏💝
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Wash your hands ! Your nails are loaded with bacteria.
You could do jam tarts with the left over pastry, they keep well and it's fruit! I love listening to you, I'm gonna try on £7 a week!
Great idea!! Xx
Also mincemeat x @@TheBudgetFoodie
And banana rice pudding with banana rice and milk yummm
So good
Amazing video. Ps if you're going to not use the mayonnaise immediately then lemon juice or vinegar is important to add xx
Good to know! Z
Just found your channel and am really enjoying it.
Welcome aboard!
You should be proud of yourself, you have made those ingredients really stretch, well done you, I was very impressed! 😮😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Love watching your videos! ❤
I'm so glad!
Brilliant effort. Love it! Well done. Did you refrigerate or freeze your creations? Sad that life has come to this for people. FFS, don’t let the government see it or everyone will have a £7 food budget. Sadly though, a lot of people do to pay rent & mortgage.
Both! Xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie fantastic content. I might have to subscribe 👌❤️😘 thank you for the reply.
Please do xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie I did 👌
I remember doing this when it was all I could afford in 2016, living in a B+B. Potato's, bananas, porridge, tea, milk, pnb and bread was lifesaver.
Yes all the classics xx I will follow you! D
❤wow great ideas thank you so much inspirational. Will be making my own rolls thank you and pizza base asive lots of strong flour and yeast
Wonderful! X
I've been binge watching you this last week. So relatable and raw. Your vlogs remind me of when jack Monroe started hers. Do you ever look at her recipes she ate cheaply for her and her son. Some recipes I still cook for my grown up son and I.
I have nothing but admiration for you watching you navigate this.
I will check her out! Thanks so much for taking an interest in my vids x
Very imaginative. Lots of good ideas, but my priority is to avoid white flour, and use organic spelt instead. It's more expensive, but tons healthier. Maybe something for some people to consider. Brown rice too has more nutrients. I grow most of my veg and also forage, lots of lovely berries around now. Bless you ❤
Oooh I shall order some xx have you tired buckwheat flour? X
Mint leaves boiled with potatoes are nice
Ooh love that tip x
Yes my Mum always did that. 😊
You’re amazing! Well done🥰 just found your channel, subscribed ✨✨ as someone who is on a career break due to childcare, and now a 1 income household. I can’t wait to watch more of your videos for some advice & inspo 🩷
Thank you so much!! And welcome to the madhouse lol x
Late to the party but the eggs - 😭 i would rather go without them than support the poor hens without any room to move.
It’s true :(
That’s her protein though. She couldn’t do this without it. Just the beans isn’t enough.
@@isabellalucia7820worth spending a little bit more on the eggs
@@isabellalucia7820 so you do not care about the poor hens welfare? Always worth paying more for eggs. Are you aware of the conditions the hens will be kept in?
@isabellalucia7820 Beans are enough. No need for eggs.
Wow that's amazing ❤you should have your own program on TV
this looks ok for a week at a pinch but that kind of skimpy nutrition is not sustainable health wise, i must say in the present economic crisis no one seems to be getting their 5 plus a day but this is no way enough veges in this week and its lacking in fiber even with the beans, were apples not on special ?
Yes it seems to be lacking nutrients I couldn’t get apples on the budget x
Well done kid btw your tomatoes could do with a feed my green fingered Bro suggests Tomorite ! 🎉
Sounds great!
some of us have to do this every week, every month, no end in sight.
I know it is an eye opener for me that’s for sure xxx
But then pay for power to cook this on. 😢
When you were going to tesco I thought... that looks a bit like Blue Boar tesco Norwich (even though they all kind of look the same) and then I recognised the sound of the icecream van when you were in the garden and thought yep she definitely lives in Norwich 😂 I hate going in that shop it's always packed so I usually just go to lidl ! Love your video, you've definitely inspired me to be a bit more frugal with my shopping sometimes and to be more resourceful with ingredients. The pasties look good , I'm going to give them a go 😊
Yes I live in Catton!
Carrots-12 pounds ???? lol
Whoops!! 12p
I think she meant 12p Haa.
??? Wow thought South Africa 🇿🇦 is crazy 🤪
Haha yes and olive oil £7,000!
Natural youghourt is versatile, mixed with milk & wholemeal flour and a bit of baking soda you can make Irish wheaten soda bread. Add on the side of spicy lentils for extra protein and calcium. Great film.
Oh wow!! Xx
Never heard of shortcrust pastry with just lard. I love making shortcrust and usually do half butter, half lard for savoury things and just butter for sweet things. One thing i would definitely get on a budget challenge is gram flour (chick pea flour), good protein and just add water (and seasoning if wanted) for delicious wraps.
Yummy gram flour sounds fab x
Wow well done u
I just watched this video
I'm amazed
I'm. 70 and u shocked me
All the meals u did from nothing really.
Fantastic ur a star
I'm in for good
Just subscribed
Lookin forward to ur other vids
Thank you so much 😀
@@TheBudgetFoodie welcome
Just watched second vid
If I weren't so tired I'd Deff watch another
But will Deff be watching more tomorrow
Check out Hot Water Pastry. It's basically lard, flour and hot water. The traditional pastry used in making pork pies. Sainsburys sell their cheapest Spaghetti for 28p. You'd get a few meals out of that and much less cost and effort than making your own. But well done, great effort and creativity. Shows what can be done!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who makes a mess when making pastry !! It worries me that you have used lard, as you see it in the pack i.e. a solid lump of fat, that's how it will 'set' in your arteries !! perhaps some cheap marg would have done as well ? Have subbed and looking forward to working my way through your other videos.
I think lard better for the body then cheap marg, it’s a whole food with no chemicals x
@@TheBudgetFoodie True, but when you look at them in their original condition, I'll stick with the marg, it doesn't set hard ! each to his own of course. You've done amazingly well, people could learn a lot from you.
Thank you! X
I enjoyed watching you here it entertained me as well as educate me gave me ideas watching from Canada but was amazed that Tesco was so expensive as opposed to when I lived in Britain
Milk flour egg sugar makes pancakes/creppes. Can also add banana. Also good with rice in them. Flour egg makes pasta with some tomato +onion for sauce. Flatbread with some tomato and cheese can make a pizza. Egg milk herbs and cheese can make egg muffins. Great ideas. I really want to try similar since food is so expensive.
Sounds great!
How hungry were you that week? 😕 I would be starving 😩 x
Yeah quite hungry xx
Hi can u do a video on the foraging as I only do blackberries and apples pears but would love to do more thanks.
Very impressive and inventive. You showed how savings can be made and one can still eat well.
Thanks Barbara x
that's amazing, so cool to see how you made it go far! You could put a scrambled egg for protein in the last dish
Great idea!
You should be very proud... Wow!! Really well done. I really enjoyed watching 😊
Thanks!
Very interesting - i love that you cook from scratch. A few years ago I started eating one High Protein meal a day - am only - my main meal consisting of :- a bowl of Root Veg' Soup, a large Salad with dressings + Cheese Fish or Meat, a slice of Olive bread or Pasta with Butter and a Dessert preferably with custard a piece of fruit & Matcha Green Tea or Rooibos Tea. Cooking once a day saves so much time and money allowing me to focus on other things.
btw most people cut down to two meals a day.
Eating early in the day means you utilise your food better and at night your body repairs instead of digesting an evening meal .
Good luck with your endeavours ☯️♾️
Interesting!
Really clever ideas! Omelette for breakfast? I would have got some oats myself they’re 75p I could live on porridge 😋
Great idea!!
That all looks amazing Rechendra! Especially impressed with the shortcrust pastry and the pasties. Your late mum taught you well.
Miffy! How have you been? X aww thank you sending love to heaven to mummy x