Who needs a takeaway?

In the past when I was working full time and I had very little spare time, a whole load of stress and more disposable income, we wouldn't think twice about having a takeaway. It always seemed a great idea at the time, but somehow they were always a little disappointing - expensive, slightly greasy, too salty, poor flavour or once even, undercooked !!!
These days takeaways are off the menu for a whole variety of reasons - none of them are gluten free, few would be vegan, they are ALL ridiculously expensive!
So, it remains to me to be a little inventive in the kitchen to ensure that we don't feel we're missing out......
Indian:-

Vegetable curry, raita with soy yoghurt, red onion relish and the ubiquitous mango chutney. This was a Jamie Oliver curry recipe and was delicious! I made his curry base sauce and froze half.

A rather large pile of home fried poppadums. They make the house smell of frying which I'm not that keen on, but they really do taste so much more authentic when cooked at home.

Chinese:-

Vegetable pad thai

Pizza:-

One vegetarian and one with a cheeky bit of chorizo on top! 

Burger:-

Sweet potato and sweetcorn burger and homemade thin cut chips

Who needs a takeaway when you can feed a family of six for pence rather than pounds, know exactly what has gone into what you are eating and it tastes so much better home-made!