daizie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Beans, beans, beans. Nourishing, filling, > versatile and very cheap. The cheapest way to buy > them is dried. You then soak the required quantity > overnight and boil then next day. Black eye beans > and lentils (lentils don't need pre-soaking) are > the quickest cookers, needing only about 30 > minutes. They can then be used in casseroles, > soups, pasta sauces, curries, chilli, pasties, > salads - you name it! mmmm... funnily enough, I ate a pile of steaming haricot beans with a delicious leg of duck and a succulent Toulouse sausage for my lunch.