it aint haute cuisine but i like it!

prophecy_grrl

I can't get enough of canned mackeral / sardines in tomato sauce, mashed up. Then take two pieces of toast, spread with laughing cow lite and put the fish on top. I'm completely addicted, nice, cheap and easy to make - I am famed for giving OH and his friend food poisoning so the easier a meal is to prepare the safer we all are!

hex2

salt and vinegar crisp butties with thickly spread lurpack and very fresh warburtons

dribble, dribble

gourmet version? served on a plate.....:o

KittyBoo_2

chip buttie. Homemade chips, thick white sliced bread and butter, loads of salt and vinegar and ketchup.
Egg and chips, bread and butter, HP sauce and a mug of sweet tea.

LouieB

Corned beef hash is one of our favourites servd with bakd beans, as is cheese and potato pie, both so yummy but cheap to make.
I also love hard boiled egg and toast, mackerel in Tomato sauce on toast and bubble and squeak, Mmmmm!

bigpaws23

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

thing is if you look at the ideas in this thread, the vast majority of them are things that we would never in a million years even consider serving to a guest.

great point! But now I'm wondering if the sign of a true friendship is that you *can* invite them over for exactly this meal and it will be the most 'talked about, cool meal' ever.

Bigpaws x

smitty2702

pitta bread pizza's

open pack, spread with ketchup, chopped tomato and cheese and any leftover veg / meat!! grill till golden!

Claire

pavlovs_dog

bigpaws23 wrote: »

great point! But now I'm wondering if the sign of a true friendship is that you *can* invite them over for exactly this meal and it will be the most 'talked about, cool meal' ever.

Bigpaws x

the last time i cooked for one of my best mates it was cheesy scrambled egg, waffles and beans, so yes, a very fair comment there :beer:

tickb26

my fave is ham egg and chips the yoke has to be runny still tho so you can dip your chips in.

HappyIdiotTalk

Get some penne pasta on. Then put half a tin of tomatos (for 2, or the whole tin for 4) into a sauce pan over a medium-high heat. Mash up the tomatoes while they're cooking to make into a sauce. Add a pinch of salt, a glug of EV olive oil and a finely chopped rasher of bacon or two.

If the sauce gets to thick while your waiting for the penne, take some of the cooking water from the pasta and add it to the sauce to loosen.

When the pasta is ready drain and add a little of the sauce then stir to coat. Plate up and then add more sauce over the top and some cheese (preferably parmasan). Serve!

From start to finish this require very little effort and can be knocked up in about 15 to 20 minutes! The slowest bit is waiting for the water for the pasta to come up to the boil.

A very small amount of ground chilli goes really well with this too!

ti1980

thing is if you look at the ideas in this thread, the vast majority of them are things that we would never in a million years even consider serving to a guest.

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

the last time i cooked for one of my best mates it was cheesy scrambled egg, waffles and beans, so yes, a very fair comment there :beer:

I think that some of the best meals I have had were with friends cooking me meals that usually you probably wouldn't serve to ordinary guests but have no problem eating with very close friends.

I really dislike cooking so am always grateful if someone else wants to cook for me.:j
Its good for me that most of my friends love cooking and are really good cooks (well they are really good with the dishes they have fed me!)

One time a friend invited me round for a chat, this was when we were students, just before payday so neither of us had any money (some things never change:rolleyes: ) so she said she would make me something that she had in. She warned me beforehand that she didn't have a lot in, it wasn't about the food though it was about the company. She made me cheesy mash and beans. So simple but oh so tasty! Fantastic company, tasty food, couldn't ask for much more really!:T

This is a great thread by the way, some of the simplest food is the best. Give me easy yet tasty anyday!