The Thrifty Kitchen

The Thrifty Kitchen is your guide to cooking and shopping on a budget without compromising on flavour or goodness, brought to you by one of Australia's most respected food families. Join food editor and writer Suzanne Gibbs and her daughter Kate Gibbs as they share their secrets for creating over 170 delicious dishes, as well as provide numerous tips for saving time and money and reducing waste.

Discover the tricks to entertaining well without spending a fortune, and reacquaint yourself with the old-fashioned pleasures of a packed lunch. Learn the art of transforming leftovers and the secret to freezing food successfully. Find out how to make the most of cheap, nutritious ingredients and avoid the pitfalls of overpriced processed foods.

Accessible, informative and comforting, The Thrifty Kitchen reintroduces us to the cooking commonsense of past generations, while offering encouragement to home cooks wanting to create inspiring meals.

Price: $49.95

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The Thrifty Kitchen

By Suzanne Gibbs & Kate Gibbs

Accessible, informative and comforting, The Thrifty Kitchen by Suzanne & Kate Gibbs reintroduces us to the cooking commonsense of past generations, while offering encouragement to home cooks wanting to create inspiring meals.

Published: 03/01/2012

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921382727

RRP: $29.95

The Pressure Cooker Recipe Book: More than 80 delicious recipes using this safe, time-saving and energy-efficient way to cook

By Suzanne Gibbs

Consummate home cook and magazine editor Suzanne Gibbs shows us how to use a pressure cooker to create slow-cooked flavour in a fast-paced world.

Pressure cookers allow us to cook quickly, cheaply and efficiently. The food is cooked in liquid at high temperatures, which shortens cooking time by up to 70 per cent. Because the method seals in flavour and nutrition, cheaper ingredients...