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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 306355" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Have you ever made gnocchi from leftover mashed potato? Or your own home-made pasta? Especially if you keep hens, I've used this as a stand-by when the budget's blown out and I need to feed hungry tummies for next to nothing. It's amazing what to do if all you have is flour and eggs...</p><p></p><p>Another good one is to bake your own bread. Of course, all this tastes like gourmet cooking (and it is, in a way) which is why I call it gourmet poverty food.</p><p></p><p>I was at a friend of easy child 2/difficult child 2's yesterday afternoon, the kids were all planning a couples dinner together, an informal one wedding planning. To cater for it, the kdis were going to go to a corner store (more expensive) to buy steak (an expensive way to buy it, individually). Rump steaks, bought individually, cost $20 a kilo or more and the quality in supermarkets is fairly ordinary. But at our gourmet butcher we can buy a whole rump and ask them to cut it into steaks. The whole rump might cost $60 but it will overall cost $10 a kilo. </p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 said, "Friend only has a small freezer at the top of her fridge. No room."</p><p>I pointed out two things - </p><p>1) A whole rump, especially cut into steaks, can freeze flat in very little space.</p><p></p><p>2) With a hungry carnivorous male in the house, she only needs to freeze half of it. The rest goes in the fridge and she cooks him a steak each night. Or she can let a steak part-thaw and cut it into thin slices for a stir-fry.</p><p></p><p>It's a way for even a small household to cut their beef bill in half PLUS boost the quality of the meals.</p><p></p><p>We tend to plan meals ahead, with a view to using leftovers. Example - tonight we're roasting chicken. Tomorrow I have easy child 2/difficult child 2 arriving, plus her 4th bridesmaid (and new baby) so we can work on the last dress. We will have leftover chicken for sandwiches for lunch. I'll also keep the carcass after husband carves the meat off it, and use it to cook up about a pint of chicken stock. I use thta stock (plus scraps of meat picked off the bones) to make a chicken risotto. Or chicken supreme. Or chicken & corn soup (throw in a tin of creamed corn and thicken the soup with cornstarch). By making my own stock from bits that would otherwise get thrown out, we're wringing every last bit of value form the roast chook. It only takes 45 mins of gentle simmering to make the stock. Add a tsp of salt and a slice of fresh ginger.</p><p></p><p>As I said - gourmet poverty food. Cooked with my own loving lily-white hands (OK, suntanned). And it tastes far better than the stuff in the supermarket you buy in tins.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 306355, member: 1991"] Have you ever made gnocchi from leftover mashed potato? Or your own home-made pasta? Especially if you keep hens, I've used this as a stand-by when the budget's blown out and I need to feed hungry tummies for next to nothing. It's amazing what to do if all you have is flour and eggs... Another good one is to bake your own bread. Of course, all this tastes like gourmet cooking (and it is, in a way) which is why I call it gourmet poverty food. I was at a friend of easy child 2/difficult child 2's yesterday afternoon, the kids were all planning a couples dinner together, an informal one wedding planning. To cater for it, the kdis were going to go to a corner store (more expensive) to buy steak (an expensive way to buy it, individually). Rump steaks, bought individually, cost $20 a kilo or more and the quality in supermarkets is fairly ordinary. But at our gourmet butcher we can buy a whole rump and ask them to cut it into steaks. The whole rump might cost $60 but it will overall cost $10 a kilo. easy child 2/difficult child 2 said, "Friend only has a small freezer at the top of her fridge. No room." I pointed out two things - 1) A whole rump, especially cut into steaks, can freeze flat in very little space. 2) With a hungry carnivorous male in the house, she only needs to freeze half of it. The rest goes in the fridge and she cooks him a steak each night. Or she can let a steak part-thaw and cut it into thin slices for a stir-fry. It's a way for even a small household to cut their beef bill in half PLUS boost the quality of the meals. We tend to plan meals ahead, with a view to using leftovers. Example - tonight we're roasting chicken. Tomorrow I have easy child 2/difficult child 2 arriving, plus her 4th bridesmaid (and new baby) so we can work on the last dress. We will have leftover chicken for sandwiches for lunch. I'll also keep the carcass after husband carves the meat off it, and use it to cook up about a pint of chicken stock. I use thta stock (plus scraps of meat picked off the bones) to make a chicken risotto. Or chicken supreme. Or chicken & corn soup (throw in a tin of creamed corn and thicken the soup with cornstarch). By making my own stock from bits that would otherwise get thrown out, we're wringing every last bit of value form the roast chook. It only takes 45 mins of gentle simmering to make the stock. Add a tsp of salt and a slice of fresh ginger. As I said - gourmet poverty food. Cooked with my own loving lily-white hands (OK, suntanned). And it tastes far better than the stuff in the supermarket you buy in tins. Marg [/QUOTE]
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