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Bargain-basement Lunch
ОглавлениеYou don’t have to be penny-pinching to cook this, but if you are, it will only add to your enjoyment of it. This lunch gives you comfort food to be proud of; so cheap to make that you’ll want to tell all your budget-minded, bargain-hunting friends about it.
All too easily we overlook the cheaper cuts of meat, nervous that, unlike our wartime predecessors, we don’t know what to do with them. However, we ignore these cuts to our loss as, even for the most incompetent cook, they are a breeze to get the best out of and will save us money to buy new shoes.
We didn’t actually have this for lunch on the day we cooked it because we had to go to a child’s birthday bash after church. Instead, we had it with family members in the evening, bowls on knees, eyes glued to the rugby (the boys) while chatting aimlessly (the girls). It all felt wonderfully relaxed and cosy. On a chilly Sunday this would make a really fabulous lunch. Ideally, you would prepare it the day before and gently reheat it when you want to eat it. Or, if that’s not possible, cook it on the day, stick it in the oven, go out in the fresh air and come back to a feast full of cheaply gained flavour.
