Product Description

This student cookbook stands out from all the others on the market. It doesn't feature baked beans, and it's packed with truly mouthwatering, easy, nutritious recipes. Betsy Bell wrote this book for her children and their friends when they were heading to university. She realised that they all knew little (or nothing) about culinary survival, but that their sophisticated tastes went beyond the standard macaroni cheese and beans on toast recipes that feature in other student cookbooks. So Hard Up and Hungry includes recipes that students will want to make; that are tempting enough to keep them away from the nearest pizza outlet or chip shop. It Includes Spaghetti with Fennel and Smoked Bacon, Spinach Frittata, Cod with Olives and Sweet Peppers, Southwestern Burgers, Italian Rice and Beans and sweet treats (including American pancakes and Vodka Jelly). Betsy doesn't forget the basics either: the ultimate Bacon Butty, Boiled Eggs and Baked Potatoes all feature too. The book is also packed with advice on how to store and shop for food inexpensively (including alternatives to supermarkets, and the pros and cons of online shopping). Illustrated throughout with hip black and white photographs and wiro bound, this is the ultimate cookbook for students and anyone who wants to cook fantastic food on a budget.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12135 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-04
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
"Hard Up and Hungry is pitched at just the right level for those who have to mind their money but want to eat well throughout University. There is nothing else quite like it out there." - James Mercer, Blackwell's UK; "...the perfect stocking present for any student who can't cook and has blown a year's allowance on one term's fast food." - Elfreda Pownall, The Spectator"

BBC Good Food
Well designed...Bell writes with humour and knowledge of students' aptitude...friendly and practical to use.

Sunday Express
The ultimate budget food bible for all those with loans as large as their appetite.

Customer Reviews

great present for students
I'm a student at university and for the past year, this book has been my constant companion! These recipes are really tasty, my particular favourites are the smoked haddock and mustard mash, corned beef hash, sausages with lentils, mince rice, risotto of courgettes rosemary and thyme...I could go on! As something of a fussy eater, I like the way that the recipes incorporate vegetables in an appealing way.

The other thing I like is that the author writes it in such a chatty way; you feel as if you're in a big, cosy family kitchen learning from your mum. There are lots of 'top tips' which an inexperienced cook would never think of, and a couple of suggested weekly menus to help you plan and stay on budget. Very helpful!

Go buy it now!
I'm not a student, I'm 30 years old but I have a bad habit of going to the supermarket, coming back having spent too much and still not enough ingredients to cook more than one meal! This book makes shopping simple, cooking even easier and all for a tiny budget. Some meals costing £1 per head?!?! I haven't tried all the recipes yet but found them so easy to follow and quick to do. You'll be healthier, fuller and your waller will be happier, so go buy it now.

Student Bible
Have bought 4 of these for different youngsters going off to uni. Brilliantly written. Easy to access recipes. Should prevent starvation and maybe even create a new Delia Smith or Gordon Ramsay! Secretly sneaked a couple of recipes for myself too.