This is my version of a Lentil Cottage Pie. It is one of these where I just “wing it” and throw in whatever bits I want to use up so some of the ingredients are optional. I soaked lentils last night and then boiled them for about 20 mins. I also soaked the soup mix […]
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This lovely Gala pie is made easy and you can vary the ingredients as you wish. Add stuffing mix in with pork mince or sausage meat, sage, chopped onion, herbs and spices as you wish-the variations are many.You can make this from Lorne Sausage-frozen item or you can skin some sausages. Ingredients 110g lard 280ml
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Big fish-little fish-here we have it. Ingredients: One large tin of mackerel use only some of the juice. Peel 800g of potatoes and boil then mash. Mash in the mackerel, season with salt and pepper. I added a mix of chilli garlic and black pepper. Sprinkle with grated cheddar-I used 100g. This is the simplest
This is a really hearty recipe using cheap ingredients and is always a success here! Another very cheap and cheerful recipe that easily made four massive portions but would have happily fed 6 very well. I used condensed chicken soup for this but you could also easily make a roux using a little butter, flour,
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Savoury fake mince For cottage pie, chilli, curry, pasties or whatever you would like to use it in. This is a Vegan or Vegetarian meal if you choose or it can be one with meat, the choice is yours. I will list ingredients without meat though as for reasons of frugality it was actually destined
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Based on an idea by Jane Bartlett My version of a pie I saw on another website and it turned out to be absolutely delicious! I’ve adapted it to use Vegan sausages but of course, you can use whatever you prefer. Ingredients 400 g sausages or sausage meat (I used vegan ones) If using sausages
Everyone knows how to make one of them, I hear you cry. Not true. I have found that many families don’t only struggle with budgeting but in many cases actually do not know HOW to cook. It is nothing to be ashamed of, the demise of home economics classes, the break up of families, the
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