This is the first of two voucher books offering discounts on premium items like steak, champagne and Extra Special mince pies, as well as household necessities like bread, butter, pet food and detergent.

Vouchers from the first book, Green Voucher Book One, will be redeemable between 1 and 14 November .

The second booklet, Red Voucher Book Two, will be issued on 8 November and vouchers from this will be redeemable between 15-28 November. This will contain a new mix of own label, branded and seasonal products.

12MP Digital Camera each £89.99	Winter Bedding Plants per pack £2.69	Micro Freeview Receiver each £24.99
18V Cordless Drill each £19.99	Reciprocating Saw each £19.99	12 Piece Reciprocating Saw Blades each £4.99
Diamond Cutting Disc each £4.99	HSS Drill Bit Sets each £7.99	Panel Heater each £29.99
Baby Annabell Tender Kisses each £19.99	Building Blocks each £9.99	Hand Puppets each £2.99
Disney Sing-Along Padded Books each £2.99	4 Ever Kidz Doll each £4.99	Wooden Toys each £8.99
Chuggington Story Books each £1.99	The Things I Love About each £1.99	Wooden Peg Puzzle per pack £3.99
Squishy Sound Books each £3.99	Trio Concertina Indoor Airer each £13.99	Washing Machine Cleaner each £2.49
Sticky Stuff Remover each £2.29	Mystic Darkness Fabric Conditioner each £1.19	Tumble Dryer Sheets each 85p
Wooden Hangers per pack £4.99

Al

I’ve written about meal planning sites before, but what I love about The Resourceful Cook is how customisable and detailed it is. Even if  you don’t want to fully commit to a meal planner, I can see how it could really make your life easier (and save you money!) Plus just reading it makes me hungry and excited to cook.

You choose your family size (one, two or four), what type of pantry you keep (basic, typical or cook’s) and the supermarket you frequent. Then choose from a range of menu plans, from home take-aways (fish & chips!) to Mediterranean medley (king prawn paella) to low cal and great value options. I chose great value and narrowed it down to four meals for the week that we’d cook in. The groceries would cost me £17, according to the site. You then have the option of adding more things to your list (biscuits? toilet roll?) before finalising and creating a printable version.

There are other options too. Really busy? Pick a quick shop menu and you’ll instantly get a shopping list for three meals. You can also plan dinner parties for up to eight using the site.

Meal plans only ever use fresh ingredients in amounts that match the pack sizes available in the shops. According to the site, that means no waste, ever. Plus you get a price per person for ever recipe, which I love. I’m assuming they base that on where I indicated I shop most but I’m not sure. According to the company, prices are based on an average between a range of typical supermarkets but soon they will have it updated automatically according to specific supermarkets.

I haven’t cooked anything yet, but I’m impressed. If it could magically base the menus around what’s on sale at the supermarket  plus what I’ve got coming in my Abel & Cole box it would be even better, but you can’t have everything!! I recommend The Resourceful Cook a look.