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What were your go-to meals/foods when you were totally broke?

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  • #32
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,765 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Pork hocks are incredibly good value. Slow roast or casserole.



  • #33
    Elena Incalculable Dove
    Posts: 7,272 ✭✭✭ Elena Incalculable Dove


    Mrs & I are divils for pasta and it was cheap af so we used to when we were down to bare couple euros grab a bag of pasta from aldi and the instant soup mixes, had those together it was actually really nice haha. wouldn't be likely to seek it out if I wasn't desperate these days but when we were hungry and broke it did the job!

    we got sick of the instant noodles pretty quick but that was another one for a while at least just not a meal really more of a quick snack.



  • #34
    Freddie Mcinerney
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    The one pot concept is great. Whatever you have, with some spices, keep it moist. And Bob yours uncle.



  • #35
    Mollydog123
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    Pasta with mushroom soup poured over it. Once had to go a whole week with nothing else.



  • #36
    Mrs OBumble
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    Cabbage surprise: you get a big surprise if you find anything other than cabbage in it!



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  • #37
    YellowFeather
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    Cream crackers and jam. I was so broke one week that I only ate cream crackers and jam which were free from the work kitchen. The whole week.

    Strangely enough, I have rekindled my relationship with cream crackers, but I can’t look at jam in the eye ever since.



  • #38
    Strumms
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    Never broke per say but when I went to live and work in France before I got my pay sorted out I’d eat a lot of pasta, I’m a bit of a pastaholic anyway... they sold huge bags of fresh Fusilli or spaghetti for nothing and I’d just make a sauce with tomato, mushrooms, pepper and Pecorino cheese..



  • #39
    Graces7
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118052589#Comment_118052589

    On my own a chicken lasted several days... add in cold on Monday to your list ,,

    As a pensioner I am skilled in food economy. Always factor in a small treat eg two squares of chocolate.



  • #40
    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,634 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    Ah man! I was.. between gaffs.. once. Had to sleep in my car for a few nights, and shower in the gym. Then payday and boom… waxed the lot on a deposit & first months rent.

    Got a food parcel off a charity, that was a godsend. They also gave me a €40 Aldi voucher. They probably would’ve given me another one a week or 2 later, but I wouldn’t ask.

    Porridge was a good one. Beans are a decent substitute for meat.


    Porridge & toast for breky

    Super noodles and a boiled egg for lunch

    Bought a used blender in a car boot sale(!) for €3 and a tomato, onion and garlic clove blitzed in 2 cups of water, pinch of salt, cup of basmati rice, boil for 15 mins. Remove from pot. Add can of black beans, stir. Once piping hot, add to rice and combine. Eat.


    I had teabags and milk for the first week and a pack of custard creams, but once they ran out, all I had was tap water.


    I still make the rice from time to time now too!



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