Improv Veggie Meals, pt. 1

The contents of this dish:

• 1/3 green pepper
• a small quantity of Quorn mince (or just mushrooms)
• half a leek
• a spring onion
• 1/3 tin kidney beans
• half a tin of chopped tomatoes
• large clove of garlic
  
• 1tsp basil
• generous splash of soy sauce
• an even more generous splash of rosé wine
• 50g mature cheese
• 100g pasta
• salt and pepper to taste
  

If nothing else, it's healthy, fills a hole and is, at the very least, pleasant. Learning to make do with whatever's to hand is a very useful and frugal skill, and it needn't be disappointing. Have some confidence, learn how to handle all your ingredients, and add a sprinkle of imagination.