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| 10 Jan 12, 3:08 PM sathya UK(S), 18 mths   |
maybe you could find out what his favourite foods are and work together to see if you can make them on a budget...it'll certainly keep him engaged  The violets explode inside me when I meet your eyes Then I'm spinning and I'm diving Like a cloud of starlings - Elbow | |
| 10 Jan 12, 3:57 PM lush_london UK(WC), 6 yrs |
Fish fingers and beans Scrambled egg on toast, Cheese Omelette, Tuna bake, tuna, pasta, 1/2 can of condensed mushroom soup, grated cheese on top and bung in oven. Make a sauce by frying chopped onion, pepper, mince, tinned tomatoes and tin of tomato puree, then use one night adding some carrots, celery etc for a bolgnese sauce, then another night by adding chilli, kidney beans, and sweet corn for a chilli, finally add whatever veg there is and top with mash for a cottage pie. You only need a small amount of mince, but by adding lots of different veg on different nights you have a variety of meals.
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| 10 Jan 12, 4:05 PM swindonbdsmer 2 yrs |
Well, start at bread so can make rarebit, toast, eggy bread and fried bread, plus sandwiches, tinned foods, spaghetti,beans, tomatoes, soups. Then pasta has countless variations as does rice. Eggs- boiled, scrambled, fried and poached. tinned fish- tuna,salmon and mackerel even sardines.I haven't even got to the veg yet or how to cook lol. Veg- seasonal and has someone said but loose, plus if clever wash and use peel to make a ribbage soup (basically the outside of carrots, first layer of onion, outside of potatoes, mushroom stalks etc). Another good suggestion is to go to local supermarket about 730pm on a thursday evening and similiar time in the smaller versions e.g express, metro stores, this is when things are greatly reduced as need to be used that day or day after. Turkey mince or diced is cheaper than actual beef or lamb mince and leaner, now you make a stock pot. mince plus other things as a base then you have the ability for chilli, bolognase, just mince and potato, and pies. Another good point being that chicken breasts in supermarkets are sometimes quite thick so cut them all to roughly same size and thickness thus creating at least enough for another meal plus some bits left over. Equally buying thighs as opposed to breast meat. Pork belly strips that can be marinated in a mix of worcestershire sauce, brown sauce, ketchup and if you have some lime with a little salt and pepper ( this can be grilled or bbq). Many other places to shop local markets normal can get good deals with cash. I can go and on lol, but won't. | |
| 10 Jan 12, 4:07 PM cheekyandtrouble UK(SL), 2 yrs      |
Jacket potato and coslaw or with beans. Pasta, mayo and tuna. Beans on toast Boiled egg and salad.
Yummy "There are no gains without pains" ~Benjamin Franklin | |
| 10 Jan 12, 4:26 PM Big_Friendly_Giant UK(RM), 9 yrs |
Have you tired a good book, 'Nosh For Students' has good cheep food and for the true beginner. | |
| 10 Jan 12, 4:33 PM misstressclare UK(TA), 4 yrs £ |
Oh yes cheese and a lot we can do with cheese lol
So tonight omelets.
I have asked his fav foods, but also what he actually has every week in his fridge.
So we got
cheese
eggs milk butter and bread. has pasta I know gave it to him, so we got the basic cheese sauce tonight as got some flour for 52p. Going to work through all the suggestions over the next few weeks, so keep adding if you think of any thing. Thank you so much everybody its inspiring x I am going to print this all out and hand it to him to lol Home work O
Edited 10 Jan 12, 4:34 PM by misstressclare | |
| 10 Jan 12, 5:55 PM slaveish UK(NE), 9 yrs |
Tell him to go to the local supermarket an hour before closing time, you can pick up lots of cheap food at that time and freeze most of it.
That's how my son kept himself alive when he was a 'starving' Uni Student.
Buy cheap veg at closing time and make a huge veggie casserole n freeze it in portions. Where my Master goes, i will follow, tho we will do so hand in hand. | |
| 10 Jan 12, 6:01 PM Amante_Velora UK(SW), 22 mths  |
Baked beans, eggs, bread, cheese, bananas, apples, mushrooms, onions, garlic, plum tomatoes. ***Disclaimer: I accept no liability for the content of this post, or for the consequences of any misconstruction taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. Please do not ask for credit as a punch in the mouth will often offend*** | |
| 10 Jan 12, 6:30 PM misstressclare UK(TA), 4 yrs £ |
OK we have completed his first ever cheese sauce bit mad with the spoon steering but other then that sorted and did pasta. read some of the blogs to him and smiled lots, so on wards with the next stage omelets x | |
| 10 Jan 12, 6:37 PM fellatrix UK, 2 yrs |
Beans, lentils, beans, chick peas, more beans. I'd opt for a variety of dried beans rather tinned as it's better value (though you have to plan in advance to soak them) Plan the menu for the week ahead so you don't succumb to impulse buying (but allow flexibility to take account of offers) And don't overlook the humble toast sandwich. No, really: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15752918 smartarse |
