Alas, a while ago - I had the distinct unpleasure of having a heart attack - at the ripe old age of 43 (I am soon to be 45, so things are going well). After over a year of cardiac rehab and dieting and exercising (treadmill, road bike and rowing erg), I have just had a stress test and bloodwork that confirms I am in no danger.

Apparently, I have been remiss (Cruel?... is this the new cruelty?) in my recipes... I have not actually included a SARDINE recipe.

It's a moment of insight , of sudden clarity. Like a light bulb going off in your head.You step out of the mainstream of thought into that quietude of clarity and suddenly it's there: a truth gleaming like a new cut jewel amidst the dross of ordinary rock.

It is that moment when you realize a great or sudden truth.

It was recently brought to my attention that I should include a recipe or two that are palatable, but cheap. It's easy to cook well when you use expensive ingredients - not so easy when you have to keep the cost under 5.00 for a meal.

Cauliflower and Potato Curry

Break the cauliflower into florets, and soak in cold, lightly salted water. When using small potatoes, clean and leave whole or at most cut in half. Melt the butter or marg and add the oil, then fry the ginger, and the onion and the chiles over very low heat, until onion transparent, then add the turmeric and curry powder, raise the heat and add the drained cauliflower and the potatoes, stirring around well, add a little of the stock, salt and cook over low heat, covered, for about ten minutes. Check for dryness, add the more curry powder if necessary, and more stock if required, and continue cooking, until potatoes are tender, but not mushy....do not mash the vegetables.

As an aside, you can also add fresh peas (or frozen if out of season)

This is comfortably hot, if more heat needed, add more chiles! A really great dish which was made even greater by the addition of the chiles.