it aint haute cuisine but i like it!

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Corned beef, egg & chips very unhealthy, but food my old Mum cooked for us during W.W.2 and I'm still here to tell the tale.
She also dipped thick slices of corned beef in batter and fried it
We lived on stodgy food as it was a case of fill the kids up as there were no fridges or freezers around in those days .Food was fairly strictly rationed, so you never went hungry but sometimes you felt a bit hollow.Mind you there were no crisps around then or many sweets for that matter.few ice-creams and sugar was like gold dust

dianadors

My faves are:
Beans on Toast
Jacket Spuds with cheese and beans
Cheese Omlette
Potato wedges with fried egg and beans

When I was little, on "wash day" my mum used to make us Chips and tinned vegetable soup - It was my favorite meal of the week!

morganlefay

A thing the French call 'Tartiflette' so it sounds posher: fry some left over potatoes, cut into small bits, with an onion and any sort of bacon or ham (can use bacon offcuts from the deli counter or I've done it with left-over bits of chopped up ham hock) whack into a flattish dish, grate a bit of cheese over and flash under grill. Yum.

tiff

Skint_Catt wrote: »

pasta, baked beans topped with cheese. Simple and YUMMY!

Catt xx

I do this, and sometimes add a little chilli powder. My kids love it too.

Trouble is my Mum would be horrified, if a meal doesnt contain 3 veg then she tries to stuff it in. I made a recipe from a Slimming World recipe book, giant pasta shapes stuffed with spinach, quark, and bacon on top of a tomato, onion and garlic sauce. She said I should have added courgettes and mushrooms as there wasnt enough veg!

Gingham_Ribbon

morganlefay wrote: »

A thing the French call 'Tartiflette' so it sounds posher: fry some left over potatoes, cut into small bits, with an onion and any sort of bacon or ham (can use bacon offcuts from the deli counter or I've done it with left-over bits of chopped up ham hock) whack into a flattish dish, grate a bit of cheese over and flash under grill. Yum.

Another good one for left over boiled potatoes is tortilla. There are regional variations but this is how the Spanish side of my family used to make it (and I still do.)

Boiled potatoes (still firm)
Roughly chopped onion

Fry these together for a few minutes.

Add enough beaten egg (with a little milk) to about half cover them (about one egg person plus an extra one.) Continue to fry and shuffle round the pan. Season to taste.

It shouldn't set like an omlette. It should be messy. Serve with brown sauce.

My husband refused to believe my family didn't just make this up and call it 'tortilla' until his sister moved to Fuerteventura and the locals there have it too.:D

Uniscots97

Ayrshire pizza. A slice of bread toasted on one side. Spread the other side with some ketchup then top with whatever is in the fridge (ham, chicken, tomato, onion, sweetcorn, beans, sausage) then add grated cheese and put under the grill until its golden.

Essex-girl_2

Another vote for eggybread - the savoury version.

Agree with the cheese on beans on toast.
Egg & chips
Jacket Spud
Omelettes.
Pork belly strips - these are very cheap and tasty.

Honeydog

My favourite and kids like it too.

Packet of bacon Supernoodles, 1 tin of baked beans and a tin of tomatoes. Heat beans and tomato gently in a saucepan, cook supernoodles and add them stirring well. Just leave for a couple of minutes and then serve.

Tasty, filling and quick for those times when you get back hungry and need something straight away.

Bogof_Babe

Beans on toast with a poached egg on top

Scrambled egg with grated cheese and a chopped up tomato, served on toast

Left over mash mixed with grated cheese and served with a poached egg on top

nuttyrockeress

Sausage and beans in a caserole dish, topped with mash and cheese - beautiful!