Three weeks

How about cous cous instead of rice, potatoes or pasta? With some brands you just pour on boiling water (from kettle) and let it soak in for a few minutes - then just mix in a few chopped herbs for a bit of flavour.

How about Morocan style lamb shanks in the slow cooker (cooked with spices like cinamon and cumin) and coriander/mint mixed in with the cous cous? :drool:

I think Nigela has a recipe similar to this.

The reason I asked about the toaster is because I was thinking perhaps some kind of Melba toast with Pate? Not convinced... no me neither...

I do have a list of sweets though

V simple but satisfying, homemade strawberry frozen yoghurt,
Ice-cream with smashed malteasers on (mmmmm maltesers)
Simple choccy sauce for ice-cream
Strawberries marinated in balsamic vinegar
ChocChesnut refrigerator cake

What about getting a blow torch and doing creme brulee?

Or can I just make something and put it in a jiffy bag?

oh oh oh, what about a barbie?

then you could do corn on the cob in foil, grilled potatoes.....

Oh and what about obvious things like tomato and mozzarella salad? With red oninons? Get proper Buffalo Mozzarella slice it long ways put it in a bowl, rip some fresh basil grind some freah pepper and pour over some extra virgin olive oil, leave to absorb flavour for ten mins..... drool.... want to use smilies but they aren't working.... damn computer!

Anyway, have all my fave cook <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=books&v=55">books</a&gt; by the computer let me know what you like, if any and I will get back to you!


Big cheesy grin (still no smiley)

Kippers

I've mentioned this book before on a different post, but once again Cooking in Bedsitter by Katherine Whitehorn could come to the rescue. She has a whole chapter on cooking for company when you have very little to cook with or money to spend on ingredients.

First course - melon or avocado. If you want to push the boat out, melon with parma ham (westphalian or Jambon de Bayonne similar but cheaper)

Main Course - Ham pot roast in the slow cooker - yum and cheap.

pudding - summer pudding made with fresh fruit and stale bread - very OS! (Fruit salad even easier but not as impressive)

Coffee - Iced Irish Coffee - can be kept cold in a flask!

This is a summer menu - and should be impressive and cheap. Yum! Can give
you any recipes if you like the look of any of it. It has certainly given me inspiration!

Good luck, Henhog

I make a Cheat's Chicken lasagne in the slow cooker and everybody ( even the picky ones) love the meal.

One layer tomatoes(chopped) with onions and garlic (done in microwave)

One layer lasagne sheets

One layer Campbells cream of chicken or mushroom or asparagus soup and

layer of chopped chicken pieces

Keep repeating layers

Abour 4 hours on high or 6 hours medium