Episode 19

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Published on:

18th Jun 2025

Ep 19. Frugal Cooking Doesn’t Have To Be Boring!

I have a guest joining me for this episode.  If you are looking for tips on how to stretch your meals further then Sam Croom is a pro! We chat about meal planning, shopping strategies, and how to creatively stretch ingredients to reduce waste. Sam explains that healthy eating doesn't have to be expensive and provides practical tips for making cost-effective meals as well as being creative in the kitchen to keep meals interesting.

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Chapters


00:00 Frugal Cooking: A Creative Approach

12:57 The Importance of Budget Cooking

18:03 Planning and Shopping Smart

24:57 Stretching Ingredients and Reducing Waste

30:54 The Thermomix Advantage

34:55 Conclusion and Future Conversations


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About the Podcast

Not Pasta Again
Support for the daily juggle of deciding what to cook for tea each day
Are you fed up with constantly having to come up with meal ideas for your family?
Not Pasta Again podcast is for you if you are busy juggling the demands of work, family life and the daily battle of what to cook for dinner each day.
This podcast is all about helping you flourish with food. Whether that is understanding better what food you are eating, bringing joy back into cooking, giving you confidence in the kitchen, eating without feeling guilty and redefining the meaning of convenience when it comes to putting food on the table.
Join me Sam Parker, on a journey to help you flourish with food and redefine not only how we feel about the role of being meal provider but bringing joy back to the dinner table.

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