Who's watching Hugh?
Who's watching Hugh?
Anone watching Hugh (sorry to those who don't watch the box!)
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Graye
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Re: Who's watching Hugh?
Hugh who? (Couldn't resist that - sorry!) Although I don't know who you mean anyway...
Growing old is much better then the alternative!
Re: Who's watching Hugh?
Yep. Watched him. Very interesting stuff, although I knew about most of it anyway. But one thing I will say. Good for Hayley!
Lynne
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Re: Who's watching Hugh?
I agree, when myself and my OH were first going out together we lived on a very tight budget but we would always rather eat vegetarian than buy budget meat. We very very rarely had chicken, had beanfeast instead of mince and our staple meal was pasta with pesto, bacon and mushrooms!azjh77 wrote:I am constantly annoyed by the 'It's alright for you rich people telling us what to eat, we're on a budget' sorts.
It is possible to eat according to your own morals whilst on a budget as I think the majority of folks on ish will agree!
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rockchick
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Re: Who's watching Hugh?
Completely agree! I went veggie for years because I couldn't afford decent meat. Its only relatively recently that we have decided we can afford a bit of meat (or fish) a couple of times a week - a roast chicken does 3 meals for us too. It is such a myth that we all require soooo much animal protein in our diet - how much to you get in a 2p sausage anyway? I would much rather eat quality meat at a higher price but less often. I feel I might rant if I carry on any longer....
Mind, I missed the programme, I think I got bored watching Heston and Little 'Chef' the other night so got put off. I guessed it would be preaching to the converted, although its always nice to have your opinion reinforced.
Mind, I missed the programme, I think I got bored watching Heston and Little 'Chef' the other night so got put off. I guessed it would be preaching to the converted, although its always nice to have your opinion reinforced.
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Re: Who's watching Hugh?
Having lived on lentils for many years I agree with everything said about cheap food, but we need to educate people away from processed food and teach them to cook. pbf
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Cheezy
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As with others (unsupprisingly on this forum!) completely agree.
We buy an organic chicken direct from the farm once a month it costs around £18 !. This I joint up. The meat is much more dense that cheap chicken as it is muscle and not fat, and one chicken breast does two people. With the chicken livers as a pasta meal, the carcass for stock and soup and the bits off the bones for sandwiches we get at least 12 meals from one bird.
At worse thats £1.50 per meal, we have the knowledge that the chickens have been farmed well, killed on the farm as well so have not been stressed, and we're eating local and supporting our local business.
Obviously we don't eat chicken every night and it's a treat when we do. Other meats we get from the farm as well, and these are expensive, and therefore not eaten on a daily basis.
I make soup at least once a week which cost next to nothing (leek and potato, minestrone, mushroom and potato.) with home made bread.
Usually have a prawn meal (chinese egg fried rice and prawns is favourite currently) cost less than £2 a head.
Pasta or risotto a couple of times a week (sausage arribiatta, bacon carbonara, leak and pea rissotto,sausage rissotto are regulars.)
Saturday I buy fresh fish from the market.
Sunday is usually when we eat something special like chicken or meat.
Veg is either from the lottie or currently mostly from the market.
If you are prepared to cook fresh ingredients then you can eat on a tight budget, and buy decent produce.
We buy an organic chicken direct from the farm once a month it costs around £18 !. This I joint up. The meat is much more dense that cheap chicken as it is muscle and not fat, and one chicken breast does two people. With the chicken livers as a pasta meal, the carcass for stock and soup and the bits off the bones for sandwiches we get at least 12 meals from one bird.
At worse thats £1.50 per meal, we have the knowledge that the chickens have been farmed well, killed on the farm as well so have not been stressed, and we're eating local and supporting our local business.
Obviously we don't eat chicken every night and it's a treat when we do. Other meats we get from the farm as well, and these are expensive, and therefore not eaten on a daily basis.
I make soup at least once a week which cost next to nothing (leek and potato, minestrone, mushroom and potato.) with home made bread.
Usually have a prawn meal (chinese egg fried rice and prawns is favourite currently) cost less than £2 a head.
Pasta or risotto a couple of times a week (sausage arribiatta, bacon carbonara, leak and pea rissotto,sausage rissotto are regulars.)
Saturday I buy fresh fish from the market.
Sunday is usually when we eat something special like chicken or meat.
Veg is either from the lottie or currently mostly from the market.
If you are prepared to cook fresh ingredients then you can eat on a tight budget, and buy decent produce.
It's not easy being Cheezy
So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
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Re: Who's watching Hugh?
I'd love watching hugh but I reckon it's on channel four now? (I only get bbc 1-4 and prime)
I do understand your stories though and I agree.
Eating local is what counts most, if it's organic, then fine but we don't NEED meat every day.
I rather eat less meat but better meat.........unfortunately where I live is not much available when you have no car and it's too far to do by bus/ bike.
I do have one butcher who has his own free range pork, from his own animals which he sells in the shop in town.
And he buys in free range.........that doesn't count as organic but it's the best I can do.
We get order over the internet meat too, which is organic but it is so badly packaged and frozen that I rather get free range.
I wonder how much easier things would be if we all were REALLY selfsufficient.......it sounds like an unpossible dream to me.
Would life be cheaper then, food wise? mmm
berti
I do understand your stories though and I agree.
Eating local is what counts most, if it's organic, then fine but we don't NEED meat every day.
I rather eat less meat but better meat.........unfortunately where I live is not much available when you have no car and it's too far to do by bus/ bike.
I do have one butcher who has his own free range pork, from his own animals which he sells in the shop in town.
And he buys in free range.........that doesn't count as organic but it's the best I can do.
We get order over the internet meat too, which is organic but it is so badly packaged and frozen that I rather get free range.
I wonder how much easier things would be if we all were REALLY selfsufficient.......it sounds like an unpossible dream to me.
Would life be cheaper then, food wise? mmm
berti