YOUR MONEY SAVING IDEAS

Here are our recipes made by you and posted on social media

At Good Food, we always aim to save waste and look for ways to make the weekly shop stretch further, so we asked our community to share their top tips with us. Let us know yours using the hashtag #gfcooksmart

Grated cheese – buy a large block when there’s a special deal, grate and freeze. It has so many uses. Also, freeze breadcrumbs, crumble toppings and pastry mixes

(at the dry stage). Frances Martin, Shoreham-by-sea

Jars of minced ginger and garlic. Keep in the fridge and use as needed.

Tracy Knatt, London

If you have citrus fruit that’s past its best, boil whole, remove the pips, then blitz and freeze for use in almond-based cakes. Great vegan treats! Also, freeze bananas for later use in baking.

Liz Leek, Nottingham

Make your own frozen chef’s base (mirepoix – finely diced celery, onion and carrots). It’s the basis of a lot of cooking and saves time cutting veg all the time. Lesley Fraser, Livingston