Tastemade

Who knew mayo could be such a savvy secret agent? It's a controversial condiment that can unlock the buttery, crispy, decadent codes of our favorite dishes, without leaving a trace of mayo-ness. Best of all, it's easy to make at home!

Reaching textural nirvana is never easy, but Frankie explores several ways to achieve the perfect crunch in his dishes, both savory and sweet. Add this elusive element to your recipes without adding cost to your budget.

Jamie makes a low-cost dosa, crispy chicken, oozy barley risotto, beef stew and shortbread biscuits.

Jamie makes frugal leftovers fun with spaghetti frittata, bakes air-fryer pork pies using affordable mince, and preps a batch of butternut squash dal. Plus, budget-friendly chicken shish kebabs and thrifty mint choc chip whoopie pies!

Jamie saves money with easy stuffed leftover dumplings, a budget frozen-fish chip shop cheat, a store-cupboard jar blondie cake, pocket-pleasing pork tacos, and a brilliant air-fryer tinned pineapple tarte tatin dessert!

Jamie cooks a comforting mushroom soup with cheap air-fryer soda bread for under a fiver, stretches ham hocks into a second teardrop gnocchi meal, makes a low-cost air-fryer chicken burger takeaway clone, and bakes thrifty frozen-berry iced buns!

No veggie family packs the same nutritious punch as the cruciferous family, and with a shelf life this long, they've become a fixture in Frankie's meal rotation. These delicious and easy-to-make recipes will win everyone over in no time.

These five-ingredient recipes are anything but boring; with a few pantry staples, these simple weeknight meals will be on the table in no time.

Frankie throws a game day party for under $25. Game days aren't for dinner parties, but they are a day for some fan-favorite finger foods, especially those you can make in advance. Frankie makes three no-fuss appetizers.

The struggle is real, but it doesn't mean your food has to suffer. Chef Frankie Celenza shows you how to make delicious meals that won't break the bank.

Frankie prepares a Valentine's Day dinner for under $15 with a bistro-style theme to up the romance. Why go to a crowded restaurant for an overpriced prix-fixe menu with bad service when you can prepare a simple yet decadent romantic meal at home?

Dried beans are affordable and healthy to prepare. Frankie will teach the basics of preparing beans from scratch while making tasty recipes. We also take a field trip to the grocery store to shop the bulk aisle. They're also good for your heart.

It's that time, the first of the month, when you spend your whole paycheck on rent and bills. Your fridge looks pretty sad and the grocery budget is low. Frankie cooks up some go-to pantry meals and also teaches us how to better prepare for this.

Frankie takes us on a magical mushroom trip. They're packed with nutritional value, and they're an affordable plant-based meat replacement. We'll learn about all things mushrooms and how to make some inventive, flavorful dishes.

Just because you're dorm living, road tripping, motel living, or haven't gotten that bachelor pad in shape yet, doesn't mean you can't make tasty meals from some handy kitchen (and non-kitchen) appliances. No Kitchen? No problem.

Spring is in the air which means a whole new world opens up in the produce department, especially all the greens. Frankie teaches us how to cook with mother nature, spring-style. It's tasty, seasonably affordable, and pretty to look at.

Flavor, flavor, flavor. Frankie shows us the way around the spice cabinet. You know that area in your pantry that collects dust? Well get ready to dust it off. All it takes is a couple primary dried spices to make a variety of homemade spice blends.

Frankie teaches us how to use whole vegetables, from root-to-stem, which means no food goes to waste. Learn how to use those leafy green tops you thought were for decoration. Or vegetable stalks you would normally throw away.

Jamie cooks a midweek traybake of roast veg and Camembert. He turns poached chicken into a creamy chicken & chive pie, serves up his easy green chilli salsa under sizzling butterflied prawns, and finishes it all off with decadent chocolate tiramisù.

Jamie cooks a speedy jarred-pepper pasta, crispy chicken in baked-bread sauce, and a beef brisket tray bake - all prepped in minutes. He makes shelf-raid spiced haricot beans, and rounds it all off with a fast and simple strawberry & balsamic tart.

Jamie cooks a speedy midweek chicken tray bake. He shows us cool ways to upgrade salmon, knocks up a shelf-raid quesadilla toastie, and transforms a batch-cook Bolognese into cheesy bread bowls. All finished off with a super simple banoffee tart.

Jamie cooks a midweek meal of speedy sweet pea chicken, a juicy Smash burger and a chicken and mushroom rice traybake. He batch-cooks his seven-veg sauce, followed by a spicy fish soup. And finishes off with a perfect pudding of tinned fruit granita.

Jamie shares a simple salmon dish perfect for a midweek meal, and some no-fuss fish cakes made from tins. He cooks a lamb Madras traybake, as well as a no-cook pasta sauce, and crowns it all off with a hot and crispy ice cream parcel!

Jamie cooks a comforting mushroom soup with cheap air-fryer soda bread for under a fiver, stretches ham hocks into a second teardrop gnocchi meal, makes a low-cost air-fryer chicken burger takeaway clone, and bakes thrifty frozen-berry iced buns!

Jamie makes a no-cook store-cupboard olive pasta sauce, a cheap frozen-pepper peperonata stew with coddled eggs, a wallet-friendly chicken thigh and bean roast dinner, and budget-clever homemade takeaway kebabs with flatbreads!

Jamie makes an air-fryer tomato and roast feta pasta using leftover noodles, a budget rolled carrot cake, and a cheap family chicken curry. Plus, an epic cheese-on-toast Welsh rarebit upgrade and frozen fish Chinese-inspired dough parcels!

Jamie saves money with easy stuffed leftover dumplings, a budget frozen-fish chip shop cheat, a store-cupboard jar blondie cake, pocket-pleasing pork tacos, and a brilliant air-fryer tinned pineapple tarte tatin dessert!

Jamie makes a no-cook store-cupboard olive pasta sauce, a cheap frozen-pepper peperonata stew with coddled eggs, a wallet-friendly chicken thigh and bean roast dinner, and budget-clever homemade takeaway kebabs with flatbreads!

Jamie makes an air-fryer tomato and roast feta pasta using leftover noodles, a budget rolled carrot cake, and a cheap family chicken curry. Plus, an epic cheese-on-toast Welsh rarebit upgrade and frozen fish Chinese-inspired dough parcels!

Jamie saves money with easy stuffed leftover dumplings, a budget frozen-fish chip shop cheat, a store-cupboard jar blondie cake, pocket-pleasing pork tacos, and a brilliant air-fryer tinned pineapple tarte tatin dessert!

Jamie makes a no-cook store-cupboard olive pasta sauce, a cheap frozen-pepper peperonata stew with coddled eggs, a wallet-friendly chicken thigh and bean roast dinner, and budget-clever homemade takeaway kebabs with flatbreads!