Shopping list for newbies and best places to find stuff.

[Blaze]

I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread where people can list their essential ingredients and food, plus the best places to find them. Any recommendations for a 'newbie kit' would be great too, e.g. coconut oil, full fat Greek yoghurt, etc.

I'll start: I've ordered some coconut oil from Amazon for £5 all in, but the best place for me to get it is my local ethnic food shop. They usually have 500ml jars for around a pound. Unfortunately they were out of stock when I looked a few days ago and I couldn't wait.

Courgettes. I've been using them as 'pasta' even in my Slimming World days. I prepare mine by slicing the courgette in half lengthways, then in half again so it's been quartered. Then I use a vegetable peeler to slice it into thick, tagliatelle-like ribbons.

 

[AnnieAnnie]

I saw a good Jamie Oliver demo where he only uses the outer bits of the courgette & not the inner spongy bits. Looked a nice recipe. I found some cheap coconut oil in the world foods section at Tesco too (incidentally the coconut milk was much cheaper from this section too)

 

[Blaze]

Oh yes, that's true of most supermarkets actually. They mark up prices in the main section and you can find lots of stuff cheaper in the ethnic sections.