Learn Five New Budget Family Recipes For Your Meal Plan!
Take our Everyday Kitchen workshop series at home to learn five new budget family recipes suitable for your weekly meal plans. There are 5 recipes to learn, simply gather your ingredients together then cook along with Sonia step by step to make the dish. To mark each workshop complete, snap a photo of your finished meal and send it as a Cooksnap on the original recipe.
This budget cooking workshop series is for you if:
1. You are bored of your weekly meals
2. You would like to learn some new tasty, affordable recipes
3. You need to fill tummies on a budget
4. You are a less confident cook who would like some extra guidance when cooking
5. This course is also suitable if you need to cater for gluten and/or dairy intolerances (Sonia demonstrates a gluten free and dairy free version of each dish)
In each workshop, Sonia from our community team will guide you through the recipe. Find the recipe links for each workshop in the list below, gather your ingredients together in your kitchen then cook along with Sonia in the video. All prep is done together and you’ll be able to see what Sonia does at each stage in the recipe. These recipes have been tested by our home cooking community so we can confirm that they are reliable, easy and extremely delicious.
Gather your ingredients > > press play > cook the recipe with Sonia > share your final dish photo (Cooksnap)
If you complete each workshop you’ll have learnt five new super tasty dishes to add to your weekly meal plans … and one of them is a cake! 😁
Workshop 1 - Batch Cooking Sausage Casserole
This delicious sausage casserole is warming and filling, and can be made with ingredients that suit your budget. Use tinned tomatoes and economy baked beans if you are on a tight budget, you can use mixed tinned pulses and butcher sausages if you have more money to spend. Recipe shared by Maureen from her home kitchen in Liverpool.
Recipe: Maureen's sausage casserole
Take the workshop: Watch the YouTube tutorial and cook along with Sonia here
Send your Cooksnap to complete the workshop 📸
Workshop 2 - Warming Comfort Food Homemade Macaroni Cheese
This homemade macaroni cheese is the king of comfort foods and can be made to suit any budget. Use economy cheddar and economy pasta if you are on a tight budget, use different cheeses and add extras such as bacon lardons if you are on a higher budget. Recipes shared by Grace (Amazing Lady) from her budget-friendly kitchen near London. Use gluten-free pasta and flour, and vegan cheese if you have food intolerances.
Recipe: Amazing Lady's homemade macaroni cheese
Take the workshop: Watch the YouTube tutorial and cook along with Sonia here
Send your Cooksnap to complete the workshop 📸
Workshop 3 - Budget Baking Apple & Ginger Cake
This cake is everything we love about budget baking. It is so affordable and you can use standard flour with baking apples or windfall apples in autumn. The cake is sweet and filling too, and will be such a treat for any family, no matter what your budget requirements. Recipe shared by Queen of budget cooking, Sarah Winkle (aka The Credit Crunch Cooke). Use gluten free flour and Stork margarine if you have intolerances.
Recipe: Sarah Winkle's apple and ginger cake
Take the workshop: Watch the YouTube tutorial and cook along with Sonia here
Send your Cooksnap to complete the workshop 📸
Workshop 4 - Hearty & Filling Steamed Bacon & Onion Suet Pudding
Steamed British puddings have fallen out of favour in recent years but they are a fantastic way to feed families on a budget. This delicious pud recipe belonged to community cook Sonia Duthie's Mum. It is so tasty and goes wonderfully with a thick gravy and veg on the side. Use gluten-free self raising flour if you have a gluten intolerance.
Recipe: Sonia Duthies's bacon and onion pudding
Take the workshop: Watch the YouTube tutorial and cook along with Sonia here
Send your Cooksnap to complete the workshop 📸
Workshop 5 - Weekend Favourite Classic Fish Pie
This last recipe takes a bit of time to put together so is perfectly suited to a weekend meal. This recipe is shared from Sonia's kitchen in Bristol and is a much loved favourite that can be enjoyed even if you have food intolerances. If you are on a tight budget, use cheaper white fish such as pollock or frozen fish fillets. If you have more money to spend you can choose to use higher premium fish such as salmon and cod.
Recipe: Sonia's Classic Fish Pie
Take the workshop: Watch the YouTube tutorial and cook along with Sonia here
Send your Cooksnap to complete the workshop 📸
We are waiting to see your Cooknaps! Have fun cooking and if you'd like to join one of our Zoom cooking sessions and cook alongside our friendly community home cooks, please contact Sonia at sonia-nicholas@cookpad.com. You can also follow our social media on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for further details of upcoming sessions.