After you’ve cooked a roast, or in this case, slow cooked a pork shoulder, don’t throw the bones away! Throw them back in the slow cooker, add some water and vegetables scraps, and then wake up in the morning to delicious, homemade stock.
healthy, cheap and tasty – homemade refried beans
Refried beans look terrible but taste absolutely delicious and are a staple in Mexican cuisine. Beans are nutritious and inexpensive, making them a great addition to the frugal diet.
Back to Basics: Homemade Basil Pesto
Have a bumper crop of basil? What better way to eat it than to turn it into pesto and enjoy it all year round.
how to make strawberry jam
The old fashioned way of eating seasonal produce all year – by preserving it, in this case, preserving a glut of strawberries by making delicious strawberry jam.
traditional cooking – how to render your own chicken fat
Rather than waste chicken skins, go old-fashioned and render the the fat from them to use as cooking oil, otherwise known as schmaltz, a traditional Jewish cooking oil.
homemade almond butter
How to make your own almond butter that tastes sensational, has no additives and is cheaper that store-bought almond butter. Use this same process to make any kind of nut (or seed) butter you like.
How to Make Chicken Stock – A Step by Step Tutorial
A step by step tutorial to makeing chicken stock.