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I need to go shopping shortly, and I am quite sick of ready meals. Cooking just for myself - so doesn't have to be vegetarian - what shall I make for myself for tea?

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From:

battlekitty

What sort of food do you like/tend to cook?

From:

doug

Dhal! A billion Subcontinentals can't be wrong.

Simplest version: boil red lentils in enough water to cover (top up to stop sticking) for 20-30 min, then mix in Patak's curry paste to taste.

Elaborate by doing onion/garlic/Ginger fried separately, with spices mixed up yourself. Poppadums go nicely too (very easy to cook ready made ones), pickles, etc.

From:

purplerabbits

You used to be a big fan of spaghetti carbonara

From:

ciphergoth

I asked my stomach and it says that's not where it's at...

From:

indigo_violet

Here's another vote for spag boll, it doesn't matter if you end up with ooodles of it cuz it'll last two days in the fridge and then it freezes really well for future baked potatoes etc. Without wanting to state the obvious I would advise against using cheap mince. xx

From:

ciphergoth

Thanks!

And dear God please state the obvious! This'll be my first bit of proper cooking for months!

From:

bathtubgin

Black pepper with scrambled eggs, obviously. You are the bestest scrambler I know.

From:

wildeabandon

Whenever my veggie is out and I'm just cooking for myself I have steak. I usually do a mirabeau sauce - fry the steak in butter, then put it in an oven at about 90 degrees to keep warm. Mash about half a tin of anchovies and chop a few olives, add them to the butter with about 100ml red wine, and turn the heat right up until reduced to about half its volume. Pour the sauce over the steak, serve with rice and some kind of green vegetable lightly steamed (I usually go for spinach or mange tout).