The grandma-of-one has worked out a way to cook on the cheap this festive season
for less than £2.50 per person. Alison Preest says people"shouldn’t feel pressure" to overspend during the festive period, especially in a cost of living crisis.
The grandma-of-one has instead worked out a way to cook on the cheap this festive season. She said:"Christmas can be so hyped up these days - there’s a lot of pressure to go ‘all out’ and spend a fortune."But just cooking up a nice meal and sitting down with loved ones to enjoy it is nice - that’s what Christmas dinner is about. You don’t even have to get turkey - don’t spend £50 on one to then not be able to put your heating on all month.
Alison, 49,buys all of her ingredients from Asda. She spends £5.20 on a whole chicken, £1.25 on a bag of frozen veg to steam and 80p on a pot of gravy granules. And she spends the same again - 80p - on a pot of cranberry sauce and £1.49 on a kilo of potatoes for a total of £9.54 Alison says the food makes four portions of food, two of which she and her partner eat onThe pair then eat the leftovers on Boxing Day - working out at a penny-pinching £2.39 per portion.
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