An Economical Main Meal.
What with the "Cost of Living Crisis" caused by whatever factors you choose to believe or disbelieve in the main stream media I find that a microwave oven is very handy for saving the pennies on fuel bills.
Take today's example. Broccoli, cauliflower florets and leeks cut up in a pyrex dish and heated on high for six minutes, Then add half a can of Chicken Jalfrezi curry (some like it hot) and further heated for another three minutes. Take a bottle of strong Belgian beer out of the fridge and there you have a decent main meal for under six quid. What with organic oatmeal porridge for breakfast and scrambled eggs on toast for tea that'll do me for today. (Plus two mugs of black instant coffee for breakfast, and proper tea brewed in a teapot and taken with milk at teatime and two mugs of green tea (no milk of course) mid-evening. A gin and tonic or a vodka based beverage may be sneaked in at some stage too...).
The tinned curry will horrify some but I am also happy to eat spam and stuff like that as long as there are plenty of vegetables in the mix and either beer or wine to assist the digestion ;-)
Purists will see the alcohol as an excessive luxury but I do make an effort to cut costs here by crossing the border into England to get cheaper booze (intoxicants are dearer in Wales).
Finally, yes, I do prefer to take my main meal of the day at noon although such a practice is determined whether I am out for the day or not.
An Economical Main Meal.
What with the "Cost of Living Crisis" caused by whatever factors you choose to believe or disbelieve in the main stream media I find that a microwave oven is very handy for saving the pennies on fuel bills.
Take today's example. Broccoli, cauliflower florets and leeks cut up in a pyrex dish and heated on high for six minutes, Then add half a can of Chicken Jalfrezi curry (some like it hot) and further heated for another three minutes. Take a bottle of strong Belgian beer out of the fridge and there you have a decent main meal for under six quid. What with organic oatmeal porridge for breakfast and scrambled eggs on toast for tea that'll do me for today. (Plus two mugs of black instant coffee for breakfast, and proper tea brewed in a teapot and taken with milk at teatime and two mugs of green tea (no milk of course) mid-evening. A gin and tonic or a vodka based beverage may be sneaked in at some stage too...).
The tinned curry will horrify some but I am also happy to eat spam and stuff like that as long as there are plenty of vegetables in the mix and either beer or wine to assist the digestion ;-)
Purists will see the alcohol as an excessive luxury but I do make an effort to cut costs here by crossing the border into England to get cheaper booze (intoxicants are dearer in Wales).
Finally, yes, I do prefer to take my main meal of the day at noon although such a practice is determined whether I am out for the day or not.