Henry Firth - Bosh! On a Budget

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How should you save money and cook good food? What does budget actually mean? The answer is different for everybody. We thought about making you a price promise every recipe under blah but we decided against it as the cost of a dish depends so much on where and how you shop. We settled on a budget meal typically costing about 1 to 2 per portion, and thats what youll find in this book. Some may push that by a few pennies, but many, many more come in far below that. So, whatever budget means to you, weve got you covered.

Convenience costs money, so weve gone back to basics in this book in a way that we never have before. Making some staples yourself, instead of buying them, is a lovely way to spend your time and a cheaper way to cook, and it also gives you a better end product. In this book youll find a chapter on Staples (). Cooking basics yourself is far more rewarding than buying stuff in. You dont have to make every loaf of bread yourself, but if youve got a bit of time on a weekend, give it a go. Youll have learnt a new skill, have something to be really proud of and save yourself a bit of cash in the process. Win, win, win!

To help you budget, weve thought of the seasons too. Flick through this book and youll see recipes that change and adapt depending on the season. Seasonal fruit and veg tastes better, costs less and is better for the planet, so it was really important for us to include a seasonal aspect to these recipes. (You can read more about seasonal fruit and veg ).

Batching is a powerful skill to have in your arsenal it will save you time and money too. In this book youll find a batching element to many of the recipes, as its such an efficiency hack. Batch recipes empower you to feed the freezer, so youve always got a healthy home-made meal ready to cook when you dont have time to cook from scratch. Who needs expensive takeaways anyway? (More on batching can be found ).

The most exciting thing about this book is that the recipes are not only budget friendly, they are also absolutely delicious and bursting with flavour. Thats the BOSH! way! So you can expect the same big bangin flavours and scrumptious results, just with a more careful eye on the bottom line. BOSH!

Its easy to forget about seasonal food, as supermarkets have everything available all year round! But all that convenience comes at a price, and not just a financial one. Produce that is out of season is often shipped in from abroad (always check the label to see where your fruit and veg hails from!), racking up food miles and depleting in flavour as it makes its way to the supermarket shelves. Its also not great for the planet to be shipping stuff all the time. Fruit and veg that are in season are fresher, tastier, better for the planet and generally cheaper its a no-brainer! Use the information on the following pages as a reference to know which fruit and veg are in season at any time of the year.

Spring

Spring is the beautiful time of year when all that is dormant starts to stir and come to life and the ground becomes awash with green. Spring produce is all about what is fresh and new. Highlights at this time of year include tangy rhubarb, buttery new potatoes and vibrant asparagus.

Fruit

• Rhubarb (we know its technically a vegetable, but it tastes fruity!)
• Strawberries (late)

Vegetables

• Artichokes
• Asparagus (late)
• Aubergines (late)
• Beetroot
• Carrots (early/mid)
• Elderflowers (late)
• Kale (early)
• Leeks (early)
• Lettuce (late)
• New potatoes (late)
• Parsnips (early/mid)
• Peas (late)
• Purple sprouting broccoli (early)
• Radishes
• Rocket (mid/late)
• Spinach (mid/late)
• Spring greens
• Spring onions
• Sweetheart cabbage (late)
• Watercress

Spring recipes in this book

Spring Smoothie ()

Spring Soup ()

Bombay Potato Salad ()

Summer

The bountiful summer months bring a wealth of delicious produce. Seasonal highlights include an abundance of berries and juicy, flavour-filled tomatoes.

Fruit

• Blackcurrants
• Blackberries (late)
• Blueberries (mid/late)
• Cherries
• Gooseberries (early/mid)
• Plums (late)
• Raspberries
• Rhubarb
• Strawberries

Vegetables

• Asparagus (early)
• Aubergines
• Beetroot
• Broad beans
• Broccoli (early/mid)
• Carrots (mid/late)
• Cauliflower (mid/late)
• Courgettes (early/mid)
• Cucumber (mid/late)
• Fennel (mid/late)
• Green beans (mid/late)
• Kale
• Leeks (late)
• Lettuces
• Mangetout (late)
• New potatoes (early/mid)
• Parsnips (late)
• Peas
• Peppers
• Potatoes (mid/late)
• Pumpkin (late)
• Radishes
• Rocket
• Runner beans
• Spring greens
• Spring onions
• Sweetcorn (late)
• Swiss chard
• Tomatoes (mid/late)
• Turnips
• Watercress
• White cabbage
• Wild mushrooms (late)

Summer recipes in this book

Summer Smoothie ()

Hash Brown Breakfast Pizza ()

Summer Soup ()

Sweet Potato Salsa Salad ()

Baked Ratatouille Rice ()

Foolproof Focaccia ()

Autumn

As the nights draw in and the days start to get colder, we start to crave warming bowls of soup and wonderfully pleasing puddings. Autumn has got your comfort-food cravings covered, with an abundance of pumpkins, squash and orchard fruits.

Fruit

• Apples (mid/late)
• Blackberries (early/mid)
• Cranberries (late)
• Pears
• Plums (early)
• Quinces (mid/late)
• Raspberries (early)
• Rhubarb
• Strawberries (early)

Vegetables

• Aubergines (early/mid)
• Beetroot
• Broccoli (early/mid)
• Brussels sprouts
• Carrots
• Cauliflowers
• Celeriac (mid/late)
• Celery
• Courgettes (early/mid)
• Cucumbers (early/mid)
• Jerusalem artichokes (late)