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I was talking to someone tonight about stuff to eat, and that got me thinking. What sort of stuff do I normally have on hand for quick cheap and easy meals?
I guess it depends on the time of year but here's my list.
I guess it depends on the time of year but here's my list.
- Lots of small tins of fish. I get the John West or Coles brand tuna or salmon tins in the 95g or so size, the type you get which are different flavours such as "mexican style" or "mild indian curry", etc. Cook up some rice and throw in a tin and it's a 2 minute hot meal. In the summer, one tin and some sprouts (which I grow myself) and a bit of mayo is an excellent quick dinner.
- Also plain tuna or pink salmon in tins for making fish cakes (also eggs, flour, and various herbs in the squeezy tubes such as lemongrass, ginger, garlic, basil).
- Rice. Basmati.
- In the winter, lots of root vegies (potatoes, carrots, parsnips, onions, maybe a turnip or swede, maybe some purple carrots or similar). In the winter I roast up a big batch and shove them in the fridge, just a reheat during the week and they are ready to eat.
- Makings of soup for the winter, which usually means chicken stock (or leftover bones/scraps that can be made into stock), vegies, and some meat, and maybe some pearl barley or some soup mix. Not a fast meal but can be left to cook while I get on with other stuff.
- Most weekends during the winter I'll roast up some meat and that can be reheated during the week with the vegies.
- Anchovies, cheese, tinned diced tomatoes. A spoonful or two of tomatoes on a slice of toast, add some anchovies and top with grated cheese and sprinkle on some herbs (oregano or thyme for this), under the griller and it's an instant bruschetta.
- Muesli. Mostly for breakfast but can be a good any time snack hot or cold.
- In the summer I'll have some salad bits including pre-made coleslaw or potato salad or something, in the winter it will usually be some green vegies that are easy to cook, or mushrooms and capsicum which can be grilled up quickly. I'm not a big fan of lettuce so that will usually be swapped out for sprouts.
- Tomatoes at any time of year. Grilled or roast in the winter, fresh in the summer.
- Bread, usually wholemeal. Occasionally some raisin toast. Vegemite, peanut butter, and some marmalade or similar.
- Onions, olive oil, sugar, herbs (oregano, thyme, basil, rosemary, sage), spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, cardamon), plain flour, honey, salt, mustard, milk, eggs, cheese.