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over a year ago
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"What did she say?
My mum used to make egg curry and rice when we had run out of money.
My current favourite is eggy bread."
Oh god - forgot about eggy bread! Yummy too |
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She asked me if i was poor.. to which i replied 'no, why do you ask?' She then came back with 'Because you gave me beans on toast for breakfast and poor people have that'
i at the time found it funny as it did bring back memories of eating that mean when my parents were running out of money towards the month. But in this case i just fancied it for breakfast |
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"She asked me if i was poor.. to which i replied 'no, why do you ask?' She then came back with 'Because you gave me beans on toast for breakfast and poor people have that'
i at the time found it funny as it did bring back memories of eating that mean when my parents were running out of money towards the month. But in this case i just fancied it for breakfast "
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"She asked me if i was poor.. to which i replied 'no, why do you ask?' She then came back with 'Because you gave me beans on toast for breakfast and poor people have that'
i at the time found it funny as it did bring back memories of eating that mean when my parents were running out of money towards the month. But in this case i just fancied it for breakfast
Aww bless her "
For the record i can honestly say she's never heard that from me,, as i love beans on toast regardless of how many/few pennies i have in the bank lol
I also re educated her its just yummy food |
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"She asked me if i was poor.. to which i replied 'no, why do you ask?' She then came back with 'Because you gave me beans on toast for breakfast and poor people have that'
i at the time found it funny as it did bring back memories of eating that mean when my parents were running out of money towards the month. But in this case i just fancied it for breakfast
Aww bless her
For the record i can honestly say she's never heard that from me,, as i love beans on toast regardless of how many/few pennies i have in the bank lol
I also re educated her its just yummy food "
Kids pick up things away from home...it's just funny how she associates beans on toast with being poor... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"She asked me if i was poor.. to which i replied 'no, why do you ask?' She then came back with 'Because you gave me beans on toast for breakfast and poor people have that'
i at the time found it funny as it did bring back memories of eating that mean when my parents were running out of money towards the month. But in this case i just fancied it for breakfast
Aww bless her
For the record i can honestly say she's never heard that from me,, as i love beans on toast regardless of how many/few pennies i have in the bank lol
I also re educated her its just yummy food
Kids pick up things away from home...it's just funny how she associates beans on toast with being poor..."
Not if it's Heinz  |
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"She asked me if i was poor.. to which i replied 'no, why do you ask?' She then came back with 'Because you gave me beans on toast for breakfast and poor people have that'
i at the time found it funny as it did bring back memories of eating that mean when my parents were running out of money towards the month. But in this case i just fancied it for breakfast
Aww bless her
For the record i can honestly say she's never heard that from me,, as i love beans on toast regardless of how many/few pennies i have in the bank lol
I also re educated her its just yummy food
Kids pick up things away from home...it's just funny how she associates beans on toast with being poor...
Not if it's Heinz "
It's got to be Heinz |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Kids pick up things away from home...it's just funny how she associates beans on toast with being poor..."
After the initial giggle i did tell her it was nothing to do with that.
Yet it was true when i was growing up, the first few weeks after mum n dads pay day was all yummy foods.. and towards the end it was simple basic store cupboard foods. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not if it's Heinz
It's got to be Heinz
I am a bean snob.. it is Heinz  "
Me too. There are many things I'm happy to buy cheap alternatives but not baked beans. |
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"She asked me if i was poor.. to which i replied 'no, why do you ask?' She then came back with 'Because you gave me beans on toast for breakfast and poor people have that'
i at the time found it funny as it did bring back memories of eating that mean when my parents were running out of money towards the month. But in this case i just fancied it for breakfast
Aww bless her
For the record i can honestly say she's never heard that from me,, as i love beans on toast regardless of how many/few pennies i have in the bank lol
I also re educated her its just yummy food "
Educate her a bit more
Due to t.v ads etc children think that cereal is healthy. Far from it.
Ounce for Ounce beans contain more protein than steak.
Beans are GOOD food. Cereal is shit ..... expensive shit.
Tell her brain poor people eat sugared up shite. ( Maybe not in those words tho ) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Much of the same.....
Scrambled eggs on toast
Poached eggs on toast
Tuna pasta
Pasta in a tomato sauce with cheese
Left over veg soup and some French stick
Bubble and squeak
A plate of fried dumplings |
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"After a gem of a comment this morning made by my 4yr old it got me thinking..
What are your fave low costing meals?"
Sometimes I give myself the thumbs up for feeding many with nothing.
Other times I give myself the thumbs up cos something was bloody tasty AND economical.
One of my faves is cottage pie with the base 'boosted' up with a few porridge oats ( not too much or it turns to meat porridge ) if no porridge use bread and bung in an extra stock cube to keep up the flavour.
I once made pancake lasagne cos I had no pasta and no money.
I've made jambalaya which is a rice / sausage dish - great for using up left over veg.
When really poor making a chicken into a feast i.e. soup, dinner and rissoles for the next day.
I used to put about ten slices of thick toast on a baking tray. Cover it in tomatoe and onion base that id made in a pan. Put left over meat and tons of cheese on top and call it pizza ..... it never fooled the kids but there was tons more food and no additives in mum's pizzas.
list is fooking endless....
I hate cheap meals that aren't nutritious - they aren't food. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
There's no fish in fish fingers."
There is if you get them from Wait rose. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Chicken soup, made with the left over carcass...never fails to be delicious.
Anything that goes on toast, close to payday...a poached egg, or cheese, chilli and beans.
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"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
There's no fish in fish fingers.
There is if you get them from Wait rose."
Nope.
Birds Eye should be sued over misrepresentation.
Their pic shows lush juicy fish inside a light coated crumb.
I slurp over fish fingers n they are crumb with a razor thin smidge of fish inside.
Waitrose are not any better.
I've removed all the crumb from B.E ones just to see how much fish there is. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Mash with butter and milk
Nah. Corned beef mash is not for me. I like the spuds cracked or diced n browned.
God..... I want it !"
It's just what I was brought up on . Carried on making it the way my mum did |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
There's no fish in fish fingers.
There is if you get them from Wait rose.
Nope.
Birds Eye should be sued over misrepresentation.
Their pic shows lush juicy fish inside a light coated crumb.
I slurp over fish fingers n they are crumb with a razor thin smidge of fish inside.
Waitrose are not any better.
I've removed all the crumb from B.E ones just to see how much fish there is."
I was happy with the amount of fish to batter in my Waitrose fishfingers. I prefer just to eat fish though and rarely have fishfingers. Mackerel is cheap, tasty and nutritious.
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Corned beef hash with sliced potatoes if I've got dumpling mix add those too.
One of my favourite meals is eggy bread which can be done one of two ways. First beaten egg then dipped in or the other way my mam did it was cut a thick slice of an uncut loaf cut a square in the middle place in a frying pan drop egg in. Delicious |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"My husband used to mash the spuds and overpile the plates. It was like wading your way through a steaming onion flavoured cow pat.
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Corned beef is with rice here. Quick, cheap and tasty. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My husband used to mash the spuds and overpile the plates. It was like wading your way through a steaming onion flavoured cow pat.
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 you describe it in such an appetising way.
However I have my own recipe for scouse. Don't do that like my mum |
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"a bean and toast is very economical but not very filling.but good end of month meal .consists of a bean and then a toast to the bean eg "cheers bean" "
.and dad used to slap me when i couldn't hold my laugh in when mum said grace." for the bean we are about to receive may the lord make us truly thankful". ha it got me every time |
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Not if it's Heinz
It's got to be Heinz
I am a bean snob.. it is Heinz
Me too. There are many things I'm happy to buy cheap alternatives but not baked beans."
HP are also good. Although all beans are improved with a splash of lea and perrins. |
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If I have no time and just want to knock up something cheap and cheerful I usually do Citrus Marinated heirloom Maine Lobster with a Ponzu Compote and Vodka Pan-Seared Imported Spinach with a Durian Bavarois. |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
There's no fish in fish fingers."
There's no fingers either. |
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Not if it's Heinz
It's got to be Heinz
I am a bean snob.. it is Heinz
Me too. There are many things I'm happy to buy cheap alternatives but not baked beans.
HP are also good. Although all beans are improved with a splash of lea and perrins. "
and butter and black pepper |
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"My husband used to mash the spuds and overpile the plates. It was like wading your way through a steaming onion flavoured cow pat.
you describe it in such an appetising way.
However I have my own recipe for scouse. Don't do that like my mum "
Heretic ! Scouse is a religion not to be messed with |
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"If I have no time and just want to knock up something cheap and cheerful I usually do Citrus Marinated heirloom Maine Lobster with a Ponzu Compote and Vodka Pan-Seared Imported Spinach with a Durian Bavarois."
Well it's cheap. |
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"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
There's no fish in fish fingers.
There's no fingers either."
Even more reason to get them under the trades descriptions act ! |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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However I have my own recipe for scouse. Don't do that like my mum
Heretic ! Scouse is a religion not to be messed with"
Care to share your recipe? And those who voted for stovies could do the same?
Thanks. |
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"If I have no time and just want to knock up something cheap and cheerful I usually do Citrus Marinated heirloom Maine Lobster with a Ponzu Compote and Vodka Pan-Seared Imported Spinach with a Durian Bavarois.
Well it's cheap. "
The lobster was smiling. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My husband used to mash the spuds and overpile the plates. It was like wading your way through a steaming onion flavoured cow pat.
you describe it in such an appetising way.
However I have my own recipe for scouse. Don't do that like my mum
Heretic ! Scouse is a religion not to be messed with"
All things evolve |
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By (user no longer on site)
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However I have my own recipe for scouse. Don't do that like my mum
Heretic ! Scouse is a religion not to be messed with
Care to share your recipe? And those who voted for stovies could do the same?
Thanks."
Granny's will be the traditional recipe. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Tuna pasta ????? Have you seen the price of tuna ????
My fave low budget meals are:
Jacket potato with cheese and beans
Stirfry
Beans or scrambled egg on toast
Pancakes
Crisp butties
Chip butties
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Pot Noodle sandwiches all the way :D"
my daughter eats that, she says its not done right unless the butter is that thick it drips off your elbo's when you eat it  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
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I don't like fish fingers so would probably use chicken instead.
What temp and how long for? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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sausage casserole, 4 spuds, 4 carrots, sausages,onion, tin tomatoes, veg stock, worc sauce, herbs, i serve it with mash potato, also added some cellery, mushrooms, red pepper and 1 tea spoon paprika. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
That sounds pretty awesome that is proper hung over grub "
it tastes amazing, bbq beans r even better |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
There's no fish in fish fingers."
depends which ones you buy.... If u buy.lidle home brand its liquefied saw dust |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
There's no fish in fish fingers.
There's no fingers either."
:o) |
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"Fish finger pie
lair of fishfingers and bbeans
Lair of mash
Laire of fish fingers bbeans
Laire of mash
Cheese on top
Bake mmmmm
There's no fish in fish fingers.
There's no fingers either.:o)"
Okay. Tell me which are the good ones and I promise to do a comparison. |
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Baked potato with sured cream, chopped chives and a tiny little bit of cheese if you are feeling, particularly, well off at the time.
Two pieces of toast around tinned tuna that had been mixed with some chopped onion.
Mashed sardines on toast.
Cheese on toast with Worcestershire sauce.
Banana and cheese sandwich.
Vegetable casserole with dumplings.
Sliced tomato with olive oil and black pepper, in a baguette.
Vegetable casserole with added sausage.
Sausages and fried onions in bread rolls with ketchup and mustard.
Chilli con carne with rice.
Poached eggs on toast.
Omelette +\- cheese, or Spanish
Salad nicoise with potatoes, boiled eggs, tuna and anchovies
Home-made soup
Slow cooked pork or lamb shoulder with vegetables; 6 hours at 140C
Rabbit
Home-made yoghurt
Shepherd's pie with cheesy mash
Stir fried vegetables +/- some chicken, Char-Sui, pork or prawns
Buy dried pulses and beans rather than tinned.
Home-made meat or vegetable burgers
Grow your own herbs; easy.
Keep a couple of chickens, if you have room for a coop; mine is in the hallway, having been delivered yesterday; £75 including deliver from eB.
Aldiss, Lidle and the local large oriental and Indian supermarkets are your friend.
If I can provide a choice of 5 mains for 154 people using organic meat and other quality ingredients for £165, then a main course should be coming in at around £1 or less; you may need to make a bulk cook and freeze or refrigerate but a pot of chilli using 400 g lean steak mince and 400 g cubed steak and some bacon will last me for a week.
Post script; celery makes a good soup base.
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I don't like fish fingers so would probably use chicken instead.
What temp and how long for?"
Fry the chicken first for colour and flavour, then 40 minutes at 190C or 180C in a fan assisted oven.
If you're adding vegetables parboil before adding them in.
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I've removed all the crumb from B.E ones just to see how much fish there is."
On an unrelated topic, never accept nuts or sweets from elderly people; they may have sucked the chocolate off the nuts and the sugar coating off the sweets.
I'm off to see Mrs Phillips in Room 7, now.
Doctor Nasty |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Chicken honey and mustard pasta bake!
Costs about £3 per person and it tastes AMAZING!!!!!
I do that with quorn chicken style pieces, its lovely  "
I put some veg in mine too, peas and sweetcorn usually, Nom nom! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Chicken honey and mustard pasta bake!
Costs about £3 per person and it tastes AMAZING!!!!!
I do that with quorn chicken style pieces, its lovely
I put some veg in mine too, peas and sweetcorn usually, Nom nom! "
I put sweetcorn and mushrooms in, my kids wouldn't eat it if I put anything else in, fussy sods lol |
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"Chicken honey and mustard pasta bake!
Costs about £3 per person and it tastes AMAZING!!!!!
I do that with quorn chicken style pieces, its lovely
I put some veg in mine too, peas and sweetcorn usually, Nom nom!
I put sweetcorn and mushrooms in, my kids wouldn't eat it if I put anything else in, fussy sods lol"
Mushrooms go in mine standard, I LOVE mushrooms, onions too!
It's not something I make if I'm gonna be snogging anyone |
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"Chicken honey and mustard pasta bake!
Costs about £3 per person and it tastes AMAZING!!!!!
I do that with quorn chicken style pieces, its lovely "
Quorn??
That's that bloody awful lesbian muck innit? |
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just toast on cheese 
