Do you have a favourite wartime recipe, or a special dish that your family has been cooking for generations? Are you a creative cook who can whip up something fabulous on a budget?

We’re having a contest to find your best Thrifty Kitchen-inspired recipes. Email your favourite recipe and a story about it (and a picture if you have one) to thrifty.kitchen@independentage.org.uk. We’ll post them on our blog, where readers can test them out and vote for their favourites in the following categories: Thriftiest, Tastiest, and Most Creative.

Winners will receive a copy of The Thrifty Kitchen cookbook and a set of Thrifty Kitchen merchandise: a Thrifty Kitchen shopping pad and Thrifty Kitchen biscuit cutters.