Budget
Is it still possible to find a cheap coffee? Yes, if you know where (and when) to look
Smart cafe operators are offering happy hours, discounts or other deals. And in some cases it doesn’t matter which milk you drink.
- Emma Breheny
- Recipe collection
- Meat
Flash in a pan: Six speedy minute-steak dinners from around the world
Forget meat-and-three. These midweek dinners inspired by Mexico, Japan, France and Italy will keep things interesting.
Pantry staples: The great Good Food tinned tomato soup taste test
The brief: test affordable supermarket tinned tomato soups to see which ones are worth stocking the pantry with over winter. The result? Read on.
- Bianca Hrovat
Five ways to magic a meal from a can of tomato soup (starring this garlic-bread cobb loaf bowl)
Give a humble, cost-effective can a bit of juju with these ideas from Katrina Meynink.
- Katrina Meynink
The RecipeTin magic touch that lifts these tuna patties from meh to marvellous
A drizzle of garlic butter is all it takes to turn pantry staples into a surprisingly tasty meal.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Nagi Maehashi
Rigatoni with ‘embarrassingly simple’ sausage and red wine ragu
This cheat’s pasta sauce will taste as if you’ve been working on it all day, with no slicing, dicing or chopping required.
- 1-2 hrs
- Danielle Alvarez
Grocery shopping for one is hard. Here’s how to do it without wasting money or food
Be realistic with yourself, make a meal plan, shop strategically and often, and give leftovers a chance.
- Aaron Hutcherson
Adam Liaw’s side soup
In the West, soup is commonly a first course, while in Asia it’s mostly served with the main. This is a Western-style soup you can eat as a side dish.
- < 30 mins
- Adam Liaw
Is it risotto, is it fried rice? Adam Liaw’s simple midweek saviour is the best of both
This recipe is a bit like fried rice, but is really a risotto.
- < 30 mins
- Adam Liaw
- Recipe collection
- Mince
15 new (and improved) ways with mince starring Adam Liaw’s low-cost stroganoff
Amid a cost of living crisis, mince is one of the most affordable meats we can buy, and as these recipes prove, one of the most versatile, too.