URGENT: Pasta bake help.

Anonymous

I haven't seen any greengrocers in Manchester city center, just Tesco Metro, of they too expensive?

finchy

willhub wrote:

I haven't seen any greengrocers in Manchester city center, just Tesco Metro, of they too expensive?

No idea, never shopped there. You won't find too many in city centres, I'd check out the yellow pages or smaller shopping roads. If you can't find a greengrocer, then the fruit and veg section of the local supermarket should still be cheaper than buying jars of food, and a lot tastier and healthier (with a bit of practice that is ).

jellybellywmb

Sorry but Tuna and Cheese is just wrong!!

Substitute Tuna for some small homemade meatballs, my favourite and cheap as well.

Nuggs

willhub wrote:

But I have to buy veg then and it'll cost as much.

I might try making me own next time.

Will. Do this. Don't question it. Just do it. It will change your life.

Buy a copy of Home Cook by Alistair Hendy.

It teaches you how to cook proper food. It's easy and delicious. Women will be unable to resist you. Best cookery book ever.

dbb

best thread ever on a cycling forum!

popette

willhub wrote:

I haven't seen any greengrocers in Manchester city center, just Tesco Metro, of they too expensive?

have you tried worldwide supermarket? it's in rusholme just opposite from Edinburgh bike shop. You can get bags and bags of food from there for next to nothing. We go for spices but you can get everything - loads of fresh fruit and veg outside. They do massive flatbreads which are gorgeous. Go for a kebab in kebabish while you're over that way - absolutely fantastic.

Anonymous

popette wrote:

willhub wrote:

I haven't seen any greengrocers in Manchester city center, just Tesco Metro, of they too expensive?

have you tried worldwide supermarket? it's in rusholme just opposite from Edinburgh bike shop. You can get bags and bags of food from there for next to nothing. We go for spices but you can get everything - loads of fresh fruit and veg outside. They do massive flatbreads which are gorgeous. Go for a kebab in kebabish while you're over that way - absolutely fantastic.

I'll see if I can find it on the way past today, hopefully will be able to start eating more nutrient stuff!

I don't fancy kebab's, never know whats going in em!!!

chriskempton

willhub wrote:

popette wrote:

willhub wrote:

I haven't seen any greengrocers in Manchester city center, just Tesco Metro, of they too expensive?

have you tried worldwide supermarket? it's in rusholme just opposite from Edinburgh bike shop. You can get bags and bags of food from there for next to nothing. We go for spices but you can get everything - loads of fresh fruit and veg outside. They do massive flatbreads which are gorgeous. Go for a kebab in kebabish while you're over that way - absolutely fantastic.

I'll see if I can find it on the way past today, hopefully will be able to start eating more nutrient stuff!

I don't fancy kebab's, never know whats going in em!!!

...and just what do you think goes into ready made pasta sauce? I'll eat my metaphorical hat if you know what more than 30% of the ingredients actually are

chriskempton

willhub wrote:

popette wrote:

willhub wrote:

I haven't seen any greengrocers in Manchester city center, just Tesco Metro, of they too expensive?

have you tried worldwide supermarket? it's in rusholme just opposite from Edinburgh bike shop. You can get bags and bags of food from there for next to nothing. We go for spices but you can get everything - loads of fresh fruit and veg outside. They do massive flatbreads which are gorgeous. Go for a kebab in kebabish while you're over that way - absolutely fantastic.

I'll see if I can find it on the way past today, hopefully will be able to start eating more nutrient stuff!

I don't fancy kebab's, never know whats going in em!!!

...and just what do you think goes into ready made pasta sauce? I'll eat my metaphorical hat if you know what more than 30% of the ingredients actually are

popette

yehhhhhh!!

the kebabs are just big chunks of chicken or lamb, flame grilled (in view of everyone) and served with flat bread and salad and gorgeous chilli sauce & a yoghurt & mint sauce. We always get mixed grill - all identifiable pieces of meat, not a big rotating sausage sliced off with a chain saw!

Don't knock it until you've tried it (I think this may be my motto in life) 8)

Anyway Will - what you having for tea tonight? can you take a picture again?

iain_j

This thread inspired me to have a tuna-pasta-mushroom-tomato concoction last night, and it was delicious. Thanks, Will!

Anonymous

popette wrote:

yehhhhhh!!

the kebabs are just big chunks of chicken or lamb, flame grilled (in view of everyone) and served with flat bread and salad and gorgeous chilli sauce & a yoghurt & mint sauce. We always get mixed grill - all identifiable pieces of meat, not a big rotating sausage sliced off with a chain saw!

Don't knock it until you've tried it (I think this may be my motto in life) 8)

Anyway Will - what you having for tea tonight? can you take a picture again?

Nothing special, probs something from a tin, cant get down to that shop today, would cycle down but no where to lock me bike up.

I might have stir fry, from a tin , stir fry sauce, mushroom, sweetcorn, ravioli, tinned :oops:

iain_j wrote:

This thread inspired me to have a tuna-pasta-mushroom-tomato concoction last night, and it was delicious. Thanks, Will!

NP , glad I gave you some ideas

Anonymous

Actually tonight I am going to make another pasta bake, I was looking on the internets and it comes to my attention you can use anything, even use soup.

So I've got some things.

Tin of Tomato Soup
Tin of stir fry veg
Tin of Tuna
Mushrooms
Sweetcorn.

I'm going to fry the mushrooms, stir fry and sweetcorn first, boil the pasta, then in the pan I'll add the soup, then the veg and all that.

Should be good

singlespeedexplosif

Should be good

:shock:

is there a 'vomit' emoticon?

Anonymous

singlespeedexplosif wrote:

Should be good

:shock:

is there a 'vomit' emoticon?

There is now .

I copied it and hosted it from another forum.



Aint really vomit but near enough.

huggy

Can't see what's up with tuna and cheese? After turbo training, that's my favourite snack - one tin of tuna mixed with a few slices of cheddar. Lovely stuff!

popette

singlespeedexplosif

poifect. Thanks.

Anonymous

Well I had to use tomato soup, it is ok, just not enough stir fry and mushrooms so cant really taste em

finchy

Mmmmmmmm, the finest student cuisine. I'll tell you one thing that sounds disgusting, but is actually quite nice - pasta with bacon and kiwi fruit. The kiwi fruit is raw, by the way. I invented it myself.

Failing that, another student favourite of mine was baked beans and rice all scrambled into eggs. A bit bland, but full of energy. And it gives you the best flatulence you'll ever smell.

stfc1

johnfinch wrote:

Mmmmmmmm, the finest student cuisine. I'll tell you one thing that sounds disgusting, but is actually quite nice - pasta with bacon and kiwi fruit. The kiwi fruit is raw, by the way. I invented it myself.

Failing that, another student favourite of mine was baked beans and rice all scrambled into eggs. A bit bland, but full of energy. And it gives you the best flatulence you'll ever smell.

Scrambled eggs on toast is as good as student cuisine gets. Cheap as anything, and good for breakfast, dinner or tea :-)

Anonymous

I ****** up



Gonna taste rank probably, aint gonna stop me eating it though it's packed full of energy that will do me for tomorrow.

I don't have any cheese so it cannot be classed as a pasta bake.

It has Tuna, Mushrooms, stirfry, Heinz cream of tomato soup in, not that I'll even be able to taste my fav part... the mushrooms.

brucey72

Hey Willhub, your posts never fail to make me laugh

alfablue

Fasting seems strangely attractive to me now

iain_j

Yum

Oh and electric hobs are crap for us aspiring cooks. I can even burn pasta on them.

Anonymous

How much would it cost me to make me a decent pasta bake to last me the day?, not including breakfast of course.

The jars of Homepride pasta sauce are between £1.50 and £3. I don't want to spend crap loads on food, less than a tenner a week really, the only things I need from the supermarket are milk, bread, butter, cheese, pasta and chocolate spread.

finchy

willhub wrote:

How much would it cost me to make me a decent pasta bake to last me the day?, not including breakfast of course.

The jars of Homepride pasta sauce are between £1.50 and £3. I don't want to spend crap loads on food, less than a tenner a week really, the only things I need from the supermarket are milk, bread, butter, cheese, pasta and chocolate spread.

I reckon you could do it on less than a quid.

Anonymous

johnfinch wrote:

willhub wrote:

How much would it cost me to make me a decent pasta bake to last me the day?, not including breakfast of course.

The jars of Homepride pasta sauce are between £1.50 and £3. I don't want to spend crap loads on food, less than a tenner a week really, the only things I need from the supermarket are milk, bread, butter, cheese, pasta and chocolate spread.

I reckon you could do it on less than a quid.

:shock:

SCR Pedro

Try my own pasta sauce recipe:

Big blob of Tomato Puree (Sundried Italian)
Small blob of Garlic Puree
Pinch of Salt/Pepper
Lump of Butter
Sprinkle of Mixed Herbs
Milk (any will do), and as much as you want, according to thickness required.

Cook it before adding it to the pasta (duh!)

You'll see that my quantities are all so precise too. That's what gives it that unique taste.

Cheaper than any crap you'll get from a jar too!

Pedro

Anonymous

I LOVE carbonara, would love to make that myself.

Why do you cook the sauce? Dont you just wack it in the pasta then put in oven??