Headline : Caitríona Redmond: Beat your budget with eggs and spuds, plus a quick recipe for leftover lamb

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Per portion, eggs are the most economical animal-based protein you can buy to feed your family. Half a dozen medium free range eggs cost €1.95 at the time of writing this column; that’s a cost of 32.5c per egg. That is fantastic value; most people consider a single egg a portion. However, back in March 2022 that same half a dozen medium free range eggs cost €1.59. Even with the cost of food inflation taken into account, eggs remain my budget friendly protein, although I do recall the prices two years ago with envy.

There is always at least one tray of eggs in my fridge. That’s because the new guidelines say that eggs should be stored in the fridge. I know that it used to be that eggs could be stored on the countertop but this advice changed in the past couple of years. Nowadays I take the eggs out of the fridge about 20 minutes before baking or cooking to bring them to room temperature.

When times were particularly difficult, it was a tray of eggs and a bag of potatoes that got me through leaner weeks. I can cobble together any amount of meals with these two key ingredients in my stores. From a classic crispy fried egg with a runny yolk served with homemade chips to dip, to a Thai yellow curry using freezer vegetables and an egg on top, I know that the entire family will be happy and satiated.

In fact, there is a running family joke that any meal can be bettered with an egg on top. I’ve not tested it out yet but I suspect my husband is probably right. I still revert to my tried and tested tactic of bolstering my food budget if I need money for something else, and buying a large tray of eggs and a bag of spuds.

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