" old style" meals re-visited.

foreverskint

As a family now using this site,not only are we noticing the financial benefits, but also the yummy food benefits.

So i thought I would start a thread on everyones favourite re-discovered foods. for instance last week we had a "real steak & kidney pud", takes hours to cook,but so cheap and so worth the effort. Tonight we had homemade scotch eggs, which I haven't made since school way back when. Compared to the shop bought ones they were gorgeous, and the family is asking when they will next get them.
The joy with old style money saving for me is remembering old favourites from my childhood that i had convinced myself I was too busy to make nowadays, but with a little effort, far less salt & other additives we are enjoying far better food. I've even started to lose weight, which I put down to enjoying my food more and snacking less.

So come on everyone whats your favourite, I need some more lovely ideas please

Ticklemouse

For me, it's got to be the stews/casseroles etc, as found on the slow-cooker thread (now, how did you know I was going to mention that one, MATH?)

You can buy lovely cheaper cuts of meat, cheap seasonal veg and cook long and lovingly like granny used to (only she had an aga, not a slow cooker). In the 'old days', we didn't have the plethora of spices or exotic ingredients we have now, so it was down to decent food, well cooked.

I also found at Xmas, mince pies were far nicer, even if not that much cheaper. And good old puds - crumbles and custard etc, were nicer than lots of these frozen things.

Queenie

The return of home baked bread! (Courtesy of the breadmaker, my new best pal).

System

Try looking through this thread for a few OldStyle ideas.

Lillibet_2

Home made rice pudding & home made crumble, not a patch on shop ones & far more filling & satisfying than a sugary yoghurt after dinner;)

Queenie

Cauliflower cheese, yummy!

Oh and homemade soups - a meal in themselves!!

carpool72

We buy a roast for Sunday dinner and I always but bigger than we need, then have elastic dinners on Mon & Tues and maybe even Wed if it's reeeeeally stretchy (I'm sure I've seen similar threads about elastic dinners!) Last week we had roast beef, then on Monday we have stovies - layers of leftover beef, sliced potato & onion, with gravy poured over and cooked very gently on the hob or in the oven for a couple of hours - delish! This week we're having chicken, then making stock from the carcass which we'll use to make risotto on Monday and leftovers soup for the freezer. Any leftover chicken will go in a pie on Wednesday.

moggins

It's not memories of childhood for me as my mother couldn't cook to save her life

But we are definitely eating better and I'm losing tons of weight too, it's been harder over the holidays as I've had less time to cook after spending all my day sorting out the arguments and finding things to amuse the kids.

I'm afraid I'm not one of those people who can involve my children in cooking, my kitchen is very small and they get under my feet rather than help.

The best bit for me has to be learning how to make a shepherds pie without the aid of a packet mix to thicken it up.

Queenie

As a direct result from this thread I splurged on an old old fav .... herring roes!!!!! Cost me all of 35p

Sarahsaver

stew and dumplings
proper roast dinner, with homemade stuffing and gravy
sausage and mash with gravy
bread pudding
rice pudding
steamed jam pudding
crumble
homemade fruit cake and rock cakes
crinkly chips - made at home with a cutter from lakeland
dippy egg with soldiers
sandwiches and pickled onions for tea on a sunday
making tea in a pot - only use 2 bags and get 4 cups from it;)
the occasional fry up, maybe once a month, because I'm worth it!
Porridge, thick, and made with water, with golden syrup.
bread and bread rolls
soup

culpepper

My mum didnt cook that much but she did make a lovely curry.The secret was vinegar.
Fry an onion ,add vinegar and curry powder,add everything else.Let it bubble for a bit.Serve with boiled rice.Lovely!
She sometimes did Bubble and Squeek with left over pork,cooked cabbage and yesterdays mash.