Food- How to make a little go a long way.

**sunshine** · 11-30-2004, 11:09 AM

Food~HOW TO MAKE A LITTLE GO A LONG WAY

Money short or you get unexpected guests, here are some handy hints on how to make ingredients go a bit further -

Eggs
Make them into an omelette or scramble them adding vegetables, cheese and/or poultry.
Fish
Cut up, stir-fry with vegetables or mix with spicy rice
Noodles
Add leftover vegetables and diced meats.
Meatloaf
Breadcrumbs, rice, rolled oats, shredded carrots, hard boiled eggs.
Ice Cream
Add fruit, sauce, cereal topping.
Soups
Vegetables, pasta, pulses, tofu, sour cream, barley, yoghurt.
Salad
Meat, fish, pulses, pasta, vegetables, hard-boiled eggs.
Steak
Dice and stir-fry with vegetables.
Grill on skewer with vegetables.
Stews
Creamed corn, vegetables, dried peas and lentils.
Green Pepper
Stuff with rice and leftovers.
Chilli
Beans, rice, spaghetti, sweetcorn.

**Tootsiebella** · 11-30-2004, 11:30 AM

Great tips Denise- Thank you! Something else for my to hang in my kitchen for when the unexpected guest arrives! I have been guilty of spending way too much in the past on just giving in and ordering Chinese!