I have a few absolute favourite foods right now, which cater to both my requirements most of the time – they must be amazingly tasty, and relatively hassle free as I am LAAAAZY at dinnertime. [Breakfast and lunch however are dedicated to careful artistic meals.]
- I’ve been buying pizza bases for a while, the ones with the sauce on them already of course. Add some shredded chicken and pitted olives from the deli, fresh sliced tomatoes, pineapple chunks and a good amount of cheese. This is my “expensive” meal because of the meat and cheese. Stupid food prices.
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Oh my god. Amazing. What’s even better, Mango Sweet Chili Philly. What’s even better? Chili and lime rice crackers, farm style pate, mango sweet chili philly. Absolute perfection.
- Green/spinach fettucine, with either homemade white sauce or homemade tomato pasta sauce. I like diced canned tomatoes with fresh herbs I find in the garden. Chuck the sauce onto a low low low low heat and let it warm up for ages with the herbs in it, add garlic and pepper too if you steal your flatmate’s spices, and something I can’t resist is a dollop of sour cream on top. I’m not sure why, but it works.
- Marmite on toast with melted butter/margerine. Bliss.
- Marmite on crumpets with melted butter/margerine. More bliss.
- Mushy peas on toast. Creamed corn on toast. Sooo good!
- My favourite meal in the entire world since I was 14 or so is incredibly cheap and weird sounding. I don’t know why, but it creates the perfect harmony of flavours. It has to be these exact brands and flavours too, because nothing else substitutes. Some nicely cooked sticky rice with Signature Range lemon-pepper tuna and some grated cheese mixed through it. Dark soy sauce and Trident sweet chili sauce infused with coriander added to your liking. Garnish with a generous amount of fresh coriander. Amazing.
- Salmon nigiri sushi (raw, not smoked, of course) from St Pierre’s with lemon, wasabi, soy sauce and I like putting the parsley in it too.
- Only got $4 which is my usual pocket change? No sweat. Sub of the day from subway! Unless it’s meatball, just wait until tomorrow. Bleh!
- Mashed potato and pepper covered in that cheap packet gravy stuff, with some nice green beans or peas on the side. Cheap and warming for them cold winter nights when you are feeling lazy. The mashed potato is, of course, frozen. Hey shut up, at least it’s not that dehydrated snowflake crap!
Oh cheap lazy tasty food how I love thee.
