My husband and I often have wildly different tastes in TV programmes. I like glamour and drama, with a healthy bit of cheese thrown in (think Revenge, Gossip Girl – RIP, I still miss Chuck & Blair – and Made in Chelsea) while he prefers sport, Top Gear or worthy documentaries, which I think I should watch to boost my intellect but just find sooo boring. But now and again our tastes do overlap – we were both avid followers of Homeland (starts again on Sunday, yay!) The Bridge, Borgen and The Americans, to name but a few.
Most recently, it’s TV chef extraordinaire Jamie Oliver’s (is he ever off the telly?) latest series Save with Jamie that has caught our attention. Neither of us is usually that enamored with cookery shows but we both like the idea of roasting a big joint of meat or grilling a side of salmon for a family Sunday lunch and then eeking it out to make another two or three meals during the week. Last Sunday we had roast chicken with all the trimmings and then boiled the carcass to make chicken stock which, together with the leftover meat, was turned into a stew that lasted us two days.
Of course I realise that there is certain irony in a multi-millionaire chef showing us mere mortals how to cut down on our food spend, but if it saves us money and makes meal planning that bit easier then I’m all for it. And say what you will about the ‘Naked Chef’, he is a national institution and you do get the feeling that he does really care about the eating habits of the nation, even if he is laughing all the way to the bank.
Find the chicken stew recipe here
A Spoonful of Style 
I like cooking tv programmes 🙂
I think this one is turning me into a fan as well. The other one I’ve always enjoyed is nigella’s programmes. X
We’re attempting the thrifty cooking as well, so far so good…
Just so you know, Made in Chelsea restarts on the 14th October… 😉 xx
Thank you, I’ll have to put the date in the diary. My husband won’t be pleased though, he makes me watch it with headphones on as he finds the dialogue so cringeworthy. X
I’m forced to watch it when my other half isn’t around! Thank god for sky plus! x
Cook once, eat twice – an old adage that Jamie probably finds more valuable in terms of saving time (for more TV appearances) than money, but for us mere mortals it sounds like a good idea on both fronts.
I know some people love to hate JO but I think he does some worthwhile things.
Yes he’s definitely my favourite TV chef. Seems like a genuine guy who’s very passionate about what he does. X
I love watching Jamie and NIgella and Rachel Khoo 🙂 Lucky hubby does too 🙂
I have read interviews with Rachel Khoo but never seen her show. I’ll have to see if I can get hold of it. X
I downloaded it-naughty naughty! And I have her cookbook ‘little paris kitchen’ its gorgeous and I have found the easiest, most yummy quiche lorraine recipe 🙂 x