5 - 11 September 2013
EUROPEAN PRESS FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL
EWN
Axarquía - Málaga East
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A recipe for financial success! BRITAIN’S favourite household chef, Jamie Oliver, has got himself into a bit of a pickle after suggesting that, among other things, poor families should eat stale bread. The multi- A look millionaire chef at finance was commenting for females that most lowJane Plunkett income families don’t know how jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com to feed themselves and therefore often resort to serving up expensive readymade meals, when his GOOD POINT: Jamie Oliver is probably right. remarks stirred up an uproar. to overspending and remarked the chef. The Essex boy, who malnutrition. Despite the offence bases such opinions on “You might remember Jaime’s comments may recent experiences he that scene in Ministry Of have caused - who has had with low- Food, with the mum and wants to hear a income workers while the kid eating chips and millionaire dictate what working on a new TV cheese out of Styrofoam the less fortunate show, says that for containers, and behind should do? - it’s hard to many families, priorities them is a massive TV. It dispute that the cook are out of sync leading just didn’t weigh up,” has a point.
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Loose change
Poverty is not just about income it’s about what is done with the money. Accommodation, nutrition and education should of course be priorities, rather then spending a fortune on fancy flat-screen TVs, designer pit bull dogs,
cigarettes and alcohol. And this is stellar advice relevant for every level of income. But going back to the ‘stale bread’ comment, learning how to cook can make a big difference to a budget and a person’s health. And cooking fresh food doesn’t have to be a challenge or terribly expensive with a little bit of know-how. So rather than stocking up on expensive convenience food and microwave dinners, maybe it’s an idea to invest in a good basic cookbook and a little bit of enthusiasm in the kitchen. And by the way, stale bread as it happens, is the best ingredient for toast, tasty soup croutons and of course here in Andalucía, the totally inexpensive and delicious salmorejo dish!
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