Cooking for one

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I don`t have it karcher but it was very easy, I remember it was basically tinned butterbeans, tinned tomatoes, herbs like oregano and tomato chutney to give it a lovely kick. Topped with a thick pastry crust made with a nice lot of cheese. I remember making three and freezing two in those old pyrex dishes. It was very popular with the family and only needed the green veg. Hardly cost anything compared to meat

I found a different one online, sounds nice too
http://www.planetveggie.co.uk/recipe-butter-bean-pie/

Mr_Singleton

Ames wrote: »

.....and get back on benefits.

Explains why my Tax bill was so large again this year

beluga

Hi all, mind if I join?
I live alone on a limited budget and struggle to eat healthily and cheaply. I don't have a lot of time so keep slipping back to convenience foods and they leave me looking and feeling rubbish
I utilize my freezer as much as possible but get fed up or reheated food and eating the same thing for days on end.
I also have IBS and try to follow a restricted diet to keep it under control. This makes it all much harder!

I appreciate all the advice on here, most of my friends have families / partners to share the cooking / shopping etc and I get a bit down about it.

[Deleted User]

Mr_Singleton wrote: »

Explains why my Tax bill was so large again this year

oh now, that is mean mr S. I pay tax too and have more than enough for my needs these days but there are many people out there who struggle on a daily basis and I mean struggle. Its the multi children, non working big families and those who who have newly entered and never paid tax that I struggle with. Someone like the person I know, ex pat for over 40 years, came back a few weeks ago and in intensive care last week, still in there and an expensive op will be performed, all for free I don`t wish anyone ill but please do save the bile for those who are really a drain

Back to food, just had the aubergine pasta sauce with w/meal spelt pasta and have been on a 5 mile cycle ride and had coffee here at home, sitting in the sun. That sauce will be a to-do at least once a month, was so easy and very tasty

beluga, kefir is your friend, as is white rice and stewed apple. Kefir is easy to make, just for the cost of milk. I don`t like thinking of food all the time but it is a constant battle to eat things that are good for our bodies. We are what we eat. A warm welcome

meg72

Mr_Singleton wrote: »

Explains why my Tax bill was so large again this year

And this is relevant to cooking for one How?. you obviously have not read everything.

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I've got about a year of it left, and I'm having massive panic attacks at the thought of going back on benefits. So I'm trying to cut down to make it last longer. I'm going to be starting counselling in a few months, I'm just waiting to get to the top of the waiting list, but how successful it will be I don't know.

I think your post was very unkind to a lady who already has enough problems.

meg72

beluga wrote: »

Hi all, mind if I join?
I live alone on a limited budget and struggle to eat healthily and cheaply. I don't have a lot of time so keep slipping back to convenience foods and they leave me looking and feeling rubbish
I utilize my freezer as much as possible but get fed up or reheated food and eating the same thing for days on end.
I also have IBS and try to follow a restricted diet to keep it under control. This makes it all much harder!

I appreciate all the advice on here, most of my friends have families / partners to share the cooking / shopping etc and I get a bit down about it.

Hi and welcome to our lovely thread you will find a lot of support here.

PasturesNew

As I'd bought a pack of 6 sausage rolls yesterday - and thought I'd better have two portions of 3, rather than three portions of 2 ... else I'd tire of them... lunch today has just been 3 hot sausage rolls

I'd gone in for the "pack of 5, 85p", but once I got there they'd been discontinued and they had a new brand/pack of "6 for £1.09" - which I didn't really want as I liked the previous packs... but I was in there and had to walk out with something, so I begrudgingly bought them. Not so keen on these as the 5-packs, less meat I think. So I'll be eating fewer sausage rolls in the future as I won't have the knowledge of where I can easily buy a pack.... there are many shops with many sausage rolls, but I'd only buy ones I found tasty in budget, I'd not just buy them because they're for sale.

meg72

Although there are two of us today not much cooking. Reheating lamb in gravy veggies frozen last week, so just some mash to make.

Nelski

beluga wrote: »

Hi all, mind if I join?
I live alone on a limited budget and struggle to eat healthily and cheaply. I don't have a lot of time so keep slipping back to convenience foods and they leave me looking and feeling rubbish
I utilize my freezer as much as possible but get fed up or reheated food and eating the same thing for days on end.
I also have IBS and try to follow a restricted diet to keep it under control. This makes it all much harder!

I appreciate all the advice on here, most of my friends have families / partners to share the cooking / shopping etc and I get a bit down about it.

Hello and welcome :wave: sounds like you will fit in perfectly with us oneskis ...

Nelski

Well I stuck my head in the freezer and now have blue fingers but at least I have an up to date list for the kitchen one anyway ....maybe tackle the garage one tomorrow

got out some sausages which I fancy with some mash and beans later proper comfort food:). It wasnt quite as bad as I thought and there is defo light at the end of this tunnel if I can only stop feeding the freezer lol

Its book club week again this week (how fast does that come round) so there may be more stuff to go back in but this month I thought I would just do pizzas and salads ...not feeling the big cook thing so I will take a trip to Costco and get some of their mega pizzas.

caronc...before you ask the answer is no not yet....I have some speed reading to do before Weds :rotfl:


Got some milk out the freezer as well to make some scones but lost the will now ...maybe tomorrow