Appealing to a non-cook like me now having to think about cooking, but I'm sure this will cause much mirth to others - hence 'humour' tag. The idea/hope is that you just need to memorize the one generic recipe and reuse it according to ingredients on hand, etc.
1 cup main ingredient
1 cup second ingredient
1-2 cups starchy ingredient
1 1/2 cups binder
1/4 cup “goodie”
seasoning
topping
Main ingredient: tuna, cubed chicken, turkey, ham, seafood, etc.
Second ingredient: thinly sliced celery, mushrooms, peas, chopped hard-boiled eggs, etc.
Starchy ingredient: thinly sliced potatoes, cooked noodles, cooked rice, etc.
Binder: cream sauce, sour cream, can of soup, etc.
“Goodie”: pimiento, olives, almonds, water chestnuts, etc.
Topping: cheese, bread crumbs, etc.
An example given is chicken + mushrooms + rice + cream of chicken soup + cheese combo (no goodie).
This post is calling out for comments & advice!
[from The Simple Dollar review of The Complete Tightwad Gazette (p625)]
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And for your sweet tooth Paul, here is another 'one cup' recipe:
1 cup SR flour (wholemeal is good)
1 cup sugar
1 cup coconut
1 cup mixed dried fruit
1 cup milk
Soak the dried fruit in the milk for a while, then combine all ingredients, place in a well-greased slice tray and bake for approx. 30 mins at 180c. Nice sprinkled with sesame seeds before baking.
Bon appetit :-)
Casserole sounds dodgy :)
I would say its better to start with a savory base and then add other things:
ie 1 chopped onion fried with 2 cloves of garlic (mashed up) (optional zucchini, eggplant, celery, carrot etc). Wait until its all soft and squashy then add a can of chopped tomatoes or a jar of tomato puree.
This can go on pasta, or lentils, or on rice, or you can add cold meat and hear it through, you can even cook eggs in it!
Omlettes can also have lots of things in them - fish (cooked or smoked salmon, smoked trout etc), vegies (capsicum, cooked potato, mushrooms, spring onions, cooked onions, lightly cooked brocoli or cauliflower) and lots of cheese (tasty, feta)
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