A student once introduced me to instant mash with pesto mixed in, surprisingly nice if I remember (mid 90's)
Continuing the toast theme and Mrs g-d thinks I am an utter heathen / heretic / undesirable for this. Many years ago we went to the Orchard farm shop and cafe somewhere east of Cape Town. Well known in those parts for hearty food.
My previous trip to this cafe is the only time I ever recall leaving some fry up on account of the sheer size of it. I was encouraged to order something less gargantuan on the next trip for the sake of the springs on the hire car.
The answer was savoury toast
This delicacy (or abomination according to Mrs g-d) consists of some very good bread, toasted, buttered and coated with a liberal layer of a beef ragu and topped with a fried egg per slice.
This is a perfect use for excess Anglicised spag bol or chilli con carne that you forgot to put in the freezer two days ago.
having just moved house to somewhere where the nearest shop is Home Bargains, I am rapidly coming round to your way of thinking.
My nearest shop is also Home Bargains and it's absolutely mint. I'm in there daily and I'm never moving. Ever.
Ps Get the Dorothy black stout next time you're in - it's mega
My go to is spaghetti, tuna, capers chilli and rocket leaves. 15 minutes, yum, and looks like you made an effort. BBC if anyone wants the recipe.
I'll be trying the marmite spaghetti 🙂
@IHN Poached eggs are my speciality. No vinegar, no swirling, no weirdly cling film/boat shaped eggs. Just boil them for 15 seconds from room temperature, stop the water boiling, crack them in and wait for perfection. And no oily pan to wash up!
This thread has provided me with enough ideas for menu planning for the next 6 months 😀
Poached eggs are my speciality. No vinegar, no swirling, no weirdly cling film/boat shaped eggs. Just boil them for 15 seconds from room temperature, stop the water boiling, crack them in and wait for perfection.
By perfection, I presume you mean 'watery shit egg'.
This thread has provided me with enough ideas for menu planning for the next 6 months 😀
My cunning plan from the outset
I drove past the chippy this afternoon, thought "I really fancy chips but my partner's on a diet and if I turn up at home with some just for me I'm a dead man."
Fast forward to this evening, coincidentally she goes "can we have a chippy tea?"
Result.
(banana for scale, the fish is a "small")
Kale and bacon.
Cut up some bacon into small strips / lardons. Fry gently in frying pan.
Get big pan and packet of kale. Use steamer if you have one; steam kale.
Drain kale pan and put kale back in pan. Add cream cheese. Add bacon. Stir.
Serve in bowl, with parmesan if you're feeling fancy.
My 12-year-old son requests this regularly and it's a hell of a lot quicker to make than his other regular request of lasagne!
0% fat Greek yoghurt, frozen cherries, frozen blueberries, frozen raspberries, chia seeds, 12g of low sugar granola.
File under "unclear on the concept"
Also - on the second page now and no explanation of sausages roll sprinkling.
Sprinkle with hot sausage rollsSprinkle?! SPRINKLE???! Well played though, I'm so trying that.
Are there any other combos that work well with 'sprinkling' things on top?
My contribution: chunky oven chips (Tesco's Finest are passable) topped with pepper sauce. Quick n dirty.
I took sprinkled to mean "empty a bag of to good to go greggs" onto the baked potato.
Ie multiple sausage rolls
no explanation of sausages roll sprinkling
What's not to understand? You get sausage rolls, and sprinkle them. Jeez some people!
Cut a potato into wedges skin on and shake them in a bowl with olive oil salt and paprika, into the air fryer or oven , at the end put bacon in there (fold the rashers I half and lay on top ) and bingo
My go to savory dish when Mrs wf is away is to put a layer of dried cous cous in a bowl, sprinkle a generous spoonful of vegetable stock powder over it, add a good handful of frozen peas and cover with boiling water. Then go make a coffee or something and in 2-3 minutes come back, mix it all up and enjoy.
Couscous, peas, veg stock and coffee? You're weird... 😉
Has to be the cheapest instant mash.
I haven't done this a while - simply becuase I've not bought instant mash for a while - but I did like stirring instant mash into baked beans as they were heating up
My go to is spaghetti, tuna, capers chilli and rocket leaves.
to take any studenty tuna pasta to the absolute next level you can get 9-packs of tins of Ortiz tuna from Costco for peanuts - they're only tiny tins but OMG they are good - makes all other tinned tuna entirely forgettable
Said nobody. Ever.
Demonstrably untrue. 😁
Anybody can be a nobody to someone
I haven't done this a while - simply becuase I've not bought instant mash for a while - but I did like stirring instant mash into baked beans as they were heating up
Why have I never thought of doing that - definitely trying that out! 🤩 👍
By perfection, I presume you mean 'watery shit egg'.
You mean "I can't make a decent poached egg".
Kale and bacon
You seem to have confused kale with sausage, fried eggs, black pudding, mushrooms, beans and hash browns
Kale and bacon is perfectly normal as are cabbage and bacon and sprouts and bacon (or pancetta if you're middle class).
double post!
Kale and bacon is perfectly normal as are cabbage and bacon and sprouts and bacon (or pancetta if you're middle class).
It’s surely just a desperate attempt to make inedible green things vaguely palatable.
Its basically a waste of bacon that could have so easily been put to far, far better use
Scrambled eggs (butter, no milk) with a tin of mackerel in tomato sauce stirred through, add Tabasco to taste and pop it on some bread.
There is another of this parish that is rather partial to tuna, smash and onion gravy. Tis a revelation, allegedly. I've never been taken with the urge to try...
My go to savory dish when Mrs wf is away is to put a layer of dried cous cous
Just stop right there. Get out. Go. You're not welcome here! Be off. Shooooo. 😉
Mashed potato by itself, No gravy of any kind. 🤣
A variation on the classic beans on toast is spicy taco beans sprinkled with crumbled feta cheese. Beans can be substituted with leftover veggie or beef chilli con carne. Best on thick cut whole grain bread.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodPorn/comments/u3rp6r/francesinha_a_typical_portuguese_dish/
Not sure whether this counts as basic, but definitely satisfying. Speciality of Porto
Base is buttered toast then ham, sausage, cheese, topped with a fried egg and served with a sauce made with beer. There are variations but basically all the stuff you're advised to avoid.
I was very pleased with how well these poached eggs came out and had to blow my own trumpet. I'll give them 9/10, the top one was slightly over done with only 25% runny yolk (however 75% runny yolk would be under done for me).
Behold the mastery!
*shakes head*
Oh the constantly rotating heinz flavoured beans range is good for this. Don't think about it, just buy whatever's on the shelf then throw it on toast. Try not to even smell it, as much as possible, you want the first experience to be with the mouth. It might be good like the tikka, it might be absolutely wrong like the sweet and sou.
Everything reminds me of her
Fried eggs on toast with some Laoganma chilli crisp in oil on top has become a firm favorite of mine.
Poached eggs, and carbonara both take a bit of care and practice to get just right so although simple I'm not sure I would count them as basic. My vote is to boil some pasta, add smoked salmon and cream, eat. Three ingredients, 10 minutes, dead easy.
Puttenesca, loads of garlic, whole wee tin of anchovies, chilli flakes, tomato and black olives
I make a huge load at a time and will eat it cold the next day, re heated pasta is not the best
Bacon and sliced leeks, fried together. Pasta of choice. Mix together. Empty in a jar of white sauce (the lasagne stuff, or cheesy would obviously work too). Heat through and eat. Sprinkling of sausage rolls or olives optional. Job jobbed.
