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Cooking at home

The nights nobody is going anywhere. What to cook, what it costs, and how to get it on the table without a row.

A frittata made from whatever was left over, standing in for the four rescue formulas in this post.

The Wednesday-night problem: cooking from what's actually in the fridge

Four formulas rather than recipes, for the night the plan has gone and the fridge contains half an onion, four eggs and a lot of goodwill.

A simple pound-a-head dinner at the kitchen table, standing in for the five budget meals in this post.

Kids' dinners for about £1 a head

Five makeable kids' dinners that land around a pound a head — formulas rather than recipes, and honest approximations rather than a costed shopping list.

The snack board from this post's film night in — popcorn and a warm nacho tray, ready for the sofa.

The movie night in: snacks that beat the cinema

How to build a proper film night at home — the snack board, popcorn three ways, the intermission trick, and the tier where nobody cooks at all.

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