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Stretching Meals with Corned Beef There’s something nostalgic about corned beef. For many of us, it brings back memories of simple meals prepared with love, pan fried with sautéed onions, served alongside pap or rice.

I haven’t eaten it since childhood, but I remember that’s how simple mom kept it and we enjoyed it.

Now, with school holidays fast approaching and two rapidly growing boys at home (aged 13 and nine), I’ve been on a mission: to identify simple, budget-friendly foods I can stretch into multiple meals.

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