Cyclone Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Strangely, when I was working in London and thus only cooking for one, I still went into Tescos on a Monday, picked up some potatoes, stir fry ingredients, meat, milk and bread. Cooking would take about 20 - 30 minutes in an evening and for 4 days my grocery bill was less than £20. I doubt I could have eaten healthily from takeaway sources for the same price. If there'd been a cafe nearby it might have been different, but it would have to be close to make the time saving worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 well yesterday I fed four of us jerk chicken with rice and peas. Would you like to make it 5 next time fox20thc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Last night I made myself chilli con carne (my own version); lean minced beef a few chillis garlic beef stock canned tomatoes onions kidney beans haricot beans flour tomato puree chocolate (85% cocoa) chilli powder large pepper rice Dead easy to cook and probably around 5 or 6 quid. This made 4 portions, 3 of which went in the freezer. Dead tasty for around £1.50 per serving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Last night I made myself chilli con carne (my own version); lean minced beef a few chillis garlic beef stock canned tomatoes onions kidney beans haricot beans flour tomato puree chocolate (85% cocoa) chilli powder large pepper rice Dead easy to cook and probably around 5 or 6 quid. This made 4 portions, 3 of which went in the freezer. Dead tasty for around £1.50 per serving! an interesting recipe. My secret ingredient for chilli is a good squirt of HP sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 It wasn't finnon that said it matty, it was doneticus I knew that, just testing ya:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottynkyee Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Having a discussion with a friend and she said it was cheaper for her and her fella and kiddo to have a chinese takeaway then to cook something similar I cant believe its cheaper to have a takeaway then to cook yourself. I know they are a lot more unhealthy with large amounts of fat/salt and smg. But its the cost. What do people find?. For example it cant be cheaper to get a takeaway pizza or a typical chinese takeaway like sweet and sour then to make your own(assuming you have the ability to cook!). This is even taking in to account using the bus, or as most people do the car and use of gas etc Try Dhanistha on Abbeydale Road it's definitely cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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