With the economy going downhill, are you using cheaper recipes? How are you making your food go further?

I anm making modifications %26amp; finding it fun, plus using my Grandma's old cookbook.With the economy going downhill, are you using cheaper recipes? How are you making your food go further?
Cottage pie - it's filling and cheap and when you live alone you can freeze an enormous amount down.





I cook in bulk, and freeze it all in me or baby size portions. Other favourites are: Spag Bol (not the pasta though), Chilli, Chicken in sauce with Rice, Homemade burgers, homemade fishcakes, Fish pie. My list is endless lol.





But buying in bulk and cooking it all at once is how I really save money on food.With the economy going downhill, are you using cheaper recipes? How are you making your food go further?
I would if I could, but I stick to stores like Whole Foods %26amp; Trader Joe's because I am leery about genetically modified foods, and now they are doing it with the animals, and cloning them, too.
I have cut down the amount of food I eat and am always looking out for bargains. I also look for heavily reduced items that have a very short shelf life (most things can be safely frozen i.e. cheap fresh meat). I am also going to delay putting the central heating on by one extra month.
Stop eating animals.Grow your own veg and fruit.Exercise more,as it makes you less hungry.Stop going to the pub.Never eat ready meals.Use the two ends of any loaves.Do not peel veg or fruit....make enough food for 3 days on each cooking session
Just Working out more,


(less hunger Cravings)


and Getting basics stuff and mixing stuff to make a nice meal for the family.


And left overs to be saved :D


And eaten again,


Or even used for another meal Ingredient :D
I can cook my kids the loveliest of meals, but when the eldest does them 8p supernoodles with bacon, they go crazy - it's their favourite meal.
Back to the basics and Carbs be damned!





Pinto Beans with Mexican or Cajun Spice (crock pot is delish)





Rice





Baked Potatos





Spaghetti!
smaller pieces of meat and chicken and tons more vegatables.
Is there a recipe book caled '1001 Different Ways To Cook Mince'?


If there isn't, I could write it lol