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BOSH! on a Budget
BOSH! are back with the ultimate money-saving, plant-based cookbook. Number one Sunday Times bestselling authors Henry and Ian know how to make outrageously tasty, super satisfying food without breaking the bank. In BOSH! on a Budget , they share over 100 delicious recipes and prove that great tasting food doesn’t have to cost the earth. If you’re looking to save a few pennies or even some serious dough, BOSH! have you covered. From hearty midweek dinners and comfort food feasts to indulgent brunches and unbelievably tasty treats, this book is also packed with money-saving hacks and batch-cooking tips and tricks. Whether you’re living completely meat-free, or just looking to introduce more plant-based meals into your week, this is the money-saving cookbook for you.
256 pages, Paperback
Published January 4, 2022
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March 4, 2023
I own several Bosh books and didn't think I'd find anything different in here. I really appreciate they haven't just made a collection of some of their more affordable recipes but have come up with some really good ideas!
I absolutely loved the recipes I tried and they worked well. The curry stock recipe was brilliant, so much better and easier than the recipe I usually use. I have made lots of this and have it in the freezer, making a batch and freezing portions is so convenient and saves so much time and money. I used the curry stock in the Tofu madras recipe, this was delicious.
Their Lockdown loaf worked so well and was very quick and easy, tried this a couple of times and made beautiful soft bread that was great for sandwiches even on day 4. The Foolproof focaccia was good. The naan bread recipe was amazing, I always make my own naan bread but their recipe was so much better, tried their suggestion of chilli and garlic and tried some peshwari style too.
The pesto suggestions were good, also tried the mushroom stroganoff, super samosas and the vindaloo, all delicious. I tried the fresh pasta recipe, it was brilliant, really easy to make with clear instructions, I tentatively tried this again to use for ravioli and it was amazing, no leaking of the fillings and perfect al dente pasta, the best fresh pasta I have eaten.
Two small downsides for me, the cover is awful and downgrades the appearance of the quality of recipes the book contains, there are some beautiful photographs of great food inside, I've no idea why they've pictured a burger and the colour scheme of yellow and cerise is garish. The other small downside is that many recipes tell you to use a food processor, I cook all the time without one and I don't think I've even met anyone who has one of these. Surely a budget recipe book will be aimed appealing to people who don't have kitchen equipment like that? It's a pity because it might put people of trying some of these. Several recipes I tried said to use one, they worked fine without.
There are so many more recipes in here I want to try, the pasta, the curry stock and the naan bread recipes alone make this book worth buying!
I absolutely loved the recipes I tried and they worked well. The curry stock recipe was brilliant, so much better and easier than the recipe I usually use. I have made lots of this and have it in the freezer, making a batch and freezing portions is so convenient and saves so much time and money. I used the curry stock in the Tofu madras recipe, this was delicious.
Their Lockdown loaf worked so well and was very quick and easy, tried this a couple of times and made beautiful soft bread that was great for sandwiches even on day 4. The Foolproof focaccia was good. The naan bread recipe was amazing, I always make my own naan bread but their recipe was so much better, tried their suggestion of chilli and garlic and tried some peshwari style too.
The pesto suggestions were good, also tried the mushroom stroganoff, super samosas and the vindaloo, all delicious. I tried the fresh pasta recipe, it was brilliant, really easy to make with clear instructions, I tentatively tried this again to use for ravioli and it was amazing, no leaking of the fillings and perfect al dente pasta, the best fresh pasta I have eaten.
Two small downsides for me, the cover is awful and downgrades the appearance of the quality of recipes the book contains, there are some beautiful photographs of great food inside, I've no idea why they've pictured a burger and the colour scheme of yellow and cerise is garish. The other small downside is that many recipes tell you to use a food processor, I cook all the time without one and I don't think I've even met anyone who has one of these. Surely a budget recipe book will be aimed appealing to people who don't have kitchen equipment like that? It's a pity because it might put people of trying some of these. Several recipes I tried said to use one, they worked fine without.
There are so many more recipes in here I want to try, the pasta, the curry stock and the naan bread recipes alone make this book worth buying!
March 22, 2023
I recommend reading Hilary’s review. She has made some of the recipes in this book. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I had this book out from the library for a long, long time, but I didn’t spend any more time reading it than I usually do with cookbooks and I didn’t make anything from it. I did read it cover to cover but I’d recommend reading Hilary’s review and the reviews of those readers who tried at least some of the recipes. This is the second Bosh cookbook that I’ve read. I also gave that book 4 stars and, if I’m remembering correctly, I think I liked that one better than this one. It had more recipes that interested me. I have another two Bosh books on my to read shelf.
They do give some good cost saving tips such as eating seasonal produce and using up what produce is on hand, which is also one good way to avoid food waste, and of course things such as cooking from scratch and batch cooking. To have so many ingredients on hand is not that budget friendly though.
There is a short nutrition section in the back that will likely be helpful for readers/cooks who don’t know much about vegan eating.
There are a lot of frequently included ingredients that I don’t like. Vinegar, (vegan) yogurt, and too many others to list, and that’s because I am a picky eater. Yes, I can always leave out and substitute ingredients and change amounts, and I do for most recipes. What recipes do look good to me in here look really good.
From Breakfast + Brunch not that much appealed to me, mostly because I usually prefer savory foods in the mornings and most of these recipes were sweet. The hash brown breakfast pizza looked interesting but there is sugar in that recipe too. I do like sweet things but I don’t like sugar in my savory dishes but I might like a couple of the recipes for dinner/dessert. I did appreciate the smoothie suggestions for each of the seasons, though I prefer eating vs. drinking my food.
From Soups, Salads + Light Meals what looks good to me is Black Bean Soup & Chili Corn bread (sans the yogurt garnish) and Lemon Tofu.
From Food for Friends what looks good are Shiro Wat & One-Day Injera, Tofu Madras, Ultimate Hummus.
From the Comfort section, as is or pretty much as is, what looked good to me are Baked Ratatouille Rice, Henry’s Mushroom & Nooch Risotto, Ultimate Moussaka.
From the Sweet section what looked good is Apple Tarte Tatin, Chocolate Traycake, Crunchy Honeycomb Bars, Bosh! Gingerbread People, Lemon Drizzle Traycake.
From Staples: Homemade Tofu (though I don’t have the equipment for it), Notella, Ultimate Green Pesto, Arugula Parsley & Hazelnut Pesto, Chili & Garlic Naan, Henry’s Curry Stock, Thai Green Curry Paste, Thai Red Curry Paste, Lockdown Loaf, Foolproof Focaccia.
Contents:
Welcome
About this Book
Cooking with the Seasons
Make Recipes Your Own
Cooking on a Budget
Budget Cooking Hacks
How to Batch Cook
Pantry Essentials
Budget Banquets
Breakfast + Brunch
Soups, Salads + Light Meals
Food for Friends
Comfort
Sweet
Staples
Nutrition
Useful Conversions
Big Thanks!
Index
I had this book out from the library for a long, long time, but I didn’t spend any more time reading it than I usually do with cookbooks and I didn’t make anything from it. I did read it cover to cover but I’d recommend reading Hilary’s review and the reviews of those readers who tried at least some of the recipes. This is the second Bosh cookbook that I’ve read. I also gave that book 4 stars and, if I’m remembering correctly, I think I liked that one better than this one. It had more recipes that interested me. I have another two Bosh books on my to read shelf.
They do give some good cost saving tips such as eating seasonal produce and using up what produce is on hand, which is also one good way to avoid food waste, and of course things such as cooking from scratch and batch cooking. To have so many ingredients on hand is not that budget friendly though.
There is a short nutrition section in the back that will likely be helpful for readers/cooks who don’t know much about vegan eating.
There are a lot of frequently included ingredients that I don’t like. Vinegar, (vegan) yogurt, and too many others to list, and that’s because I am a picky eater. Yes, I can always leave out and substitute ingredients and change amounts, and I do for most recipes. What recipes do look good to me in here look really good.
From Breakfast + Brunch not that much appealed to me, mostly because I usually prefer savory foods in the mornings and most of these recipes were sweet. The hash brown breakfast pizza looked interesting but there is sugar in that recipe too. I do like sweet things but I don’t like sugar in my savory dishes but I might like a couple of the recipes for dinner/dessert. I did appreciate the smoothie suggestions for each of the seasons, though I prefer eating vs. drinking my food.
From Soups, Salads + Light Meals what looks good to me is Black Bean Soup & Chili Corn bread (sans the yogurt garnish) and Lemon Tofu.
From Food for Friends what looks good are Shiro Wat & One-Day Injera, Tofu Madras, Ultimate Hummus.
From the Comfort section, as is or pretty much as is, what looked good to me are Baked Ratatouille Rice, Henry’s Mushroom & Nooch Risotto, Ultimate Moussaka.
From the Sweet section what looked good is Apple Tarte Tatin, Chocolate Traycake, Crunchy Honeycomb Bars, Bosh! Gingerbread People, Lemon Drizzle Traycake.
From Staples: Homemade Tofu (though I don’t have the equipment for it), Notella, Ultimate Green Pesto, Arugula Parsley & Hazelnut Pesto, Chili & Garlic Naan, Henry’s Curry Stock, Thai Green Curry Paste, Thai Red Curry Paste, Lockdown Loaf, Foolproof Focaccia.
Contents:
Welcome
About this Book
Cooking with the Seasons
Make Recipes Your Own
Cooking on a Budget
Budget Cooking Hacks
How to Batch Cook
Pantry Essentials
Budget Banquets
Breakfast + Brunch
Soups, Salads + Light Meals
Food for Friends
Comfort
Sweet
Staples
Nutrition
Useful Conversions
Big Thanks!
Index
December 30, 2021
I love these guys but I wasn't captured by any of the recipes in this book.
I was so keen to get it and find some exciting new meals but nothing really jumped out and grabbed me.
There are some good basics at the back.
Maybe this is not a book for me - someone who has all their books.
I was so keen to get it and find some exciting new meals but nothing really jumped out and grabbed me.
There are some good basics at the back.
Maybe this is not a book for me - someone who has all their books.
February 14, 2023
Good recipes and affordable as per the title. I find a bunch of the recipes to be a bit ingredient heavy for my preferred style of cooking. Learning lots from this though and love that it's all plant based ofcourse. Wish there was more information about storage advice, cooking times, nutrient count. The format of the text is a little less refined that what I've read in other books. Definitely going to get another BOSH! cookbook to try out though as the meals are always so delicious.
August 18, 2022
This new vegan cookbook is all about delicious food that won't break your budget. It is packed full of tantalizing recipes for breakfast meals, soups, salads, light meals, food to share with others, comfort food, and of course dessert items. There's a hash brown breakfast pizza and blueberry pancakes that are calling my name, along with mushroom stroganoff and an ultimate moussaka that would make amazing dinners. My favorite desserts featured were the chocolate traycake, chocolate ganache pots, and the salted caramel sticky toffee pudding. There's a recipe for everyone in here, and I personally can't wait to dig in!
March 28, 2024
3.5 Great seasonal soup recipes and a few others I wanted to try including hummus pasta and seemingly easy kimchi and “steak” puff pastry bakes. Would eat 90% of the recipes if they were made for me, but would probably only cook 25% max?
Wide variety of types of food, but some ingredients showed up a lot that I’m not as familiar with (marmite and celery root). Had to get Indian takeout after the Food for Friends chapter 🙃
Wide variety of types of food, but some ingredients showed up a lot that I’m not as familiar with (marmite and celery root). Had to get Indian takeout after the Food for Friends chapter 🙃
October 21, 2023
BOSH are still my favourite vegan cookbooks. I wasn’t sure how much new content there would be, but there was some surprisingly good stuff in here. I’ve made the Blueberry Pancakes recipe more times than I can count. Some great Asian inspired recipes (lemon tofu, Vietnamese noodles), and some comfort classics we’ve enjoyed through autumn and now into Winter (Spanish stew, Indian style Shepherd’s pie, 5 beans and grains Chilli).
Would absolutely recommend (borrowed from Bedford Library).
Would absolutely recommend (borrowed from Bedford Library).
January 10, 2023
This is supposed to be a book about being vegan on a budget. Yet the list of cupboard essentials is way beyond my budget. I suppose it depends how large someone's budget is. I didn't by the book l borrowed it from the library. I am glad l did it would have been a waste of money for me.
July 4, 2023
Good ideas
January 16, 2022
Some great recipes here, but only one or two I’d actually make. Would be great to see more gluten free recipes included for vegans who are also Coeliac.
June 9, 2022
Recipes look interesting but more frying than I'd like.
January 18, 2025
Interesting cookbook. Not fully for me as I'm meateater, but some nice recipes found for check in it.
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