Very cheap meal

[Meanqueen]

I am having my dinner, and it must be the cheapest meal I have ever cooked. A piece of tuna steak, found it in Tosco in the freezer, they were selling them off at 10p, YES 10p for a packet of 2 steaks, I bought 10 packets. Nothing wrong with them, long date. Cooked it in a pan in toasted sesame seed oil.

I picked a load of nettles on my dog walk and put these, with some tops off the beetroot plants, into my steamer with a potato and an onion. Sadly had to buy the potato and onion, mine aren't ready yet. Oh, I nearly forgot, a side salad from my garden.

I'm going to start letting my nettles grow in the garden, they are tasty.

Ilona

[Richard]

That's a great deal Ilona !

Any thoughts on Asda's 2p Sausage with 34% Pork !!

[Meanqueen]

ooooohhhh Richard, I couldn't eat pork, even if they were giving it away. :cry:

Ilona

[mellonia]

Well done Ilona, I love your posts , so interesting and close to my heart, trying to be economical.

Going to morrisons at 10am wish me luck.

Mellonia

[saint-spoon]

That's a great deal Ilona !

Any thoughts on a.s.d.a.'s 2p Sausage with 34% Pork !!

I wouldn't imagine for one moment that the little piggie has been reared in idyllic farmyard surroundings, rooting and grubbing around for it’s dinner; happy as a pig in……..mud. But then again with the spiralling cost of fuel, food and cigarettes etc I would imagine that there are a number of folk who’ll gladly take up the offer of a cheap meal regardless of the ethical and moral implications.

[saint-spoon]

[quote="Meanqueen"]I am having my dinner, and it must be the cheapest meal I have ever cooked. A piece of tuna steak, found it in Tosco in the freezer, they were selling them off at 10p, YES 10p for a packet of 2 steaks, I bought 10 packets. Nothing wrong with them, long date. Cooked it in a pan in toasted sesame seed oil.

Were the tuna steaks dolphin friendly? Over the past 20 years of seafaring the number of cetaceans sighted seems to have plummeted, mainly one must assume due to intensive fishing practices and pollution (although the maritime pollution regulations are actually very good). I am personally very careful about what fish products I buy because the fate of our world relies strongly on the health of the seas; these unfortunately don’t get the same media coverage as battery hens and cute puppy dogs etc.

[Meanqueen]

I try my best

Ilona

[cheeky chicken]

Can you describe how the stinging nettles taste?

[sharon the chauffeur]

i would imagine a cross between greens and spinach

[Meanqueen]

You only use the top few inches of the nettles, can't describe the taste really, like green cabbage, or spinach, or sprout tops, or broccoli leaves.
They can be a bit tough if you don't cook them long enough though. Spinach will cook in 30 seconds, nettles need longer. I put them in the steamer the same time as the potatoes and onion. I tried doing them in the microwave but they were tough, might try a stir fry next time but put them in first.
Ilona