Cheap food - Ghetto ingenuity at its best

[Is Don on the phone?]

My mom used to make noodles, tomatoes and peas. She would make a big pot of it, and it would feed the family, cheap and quick, for three days. She used canned tomatoes and peas-the generic or store brand, and elbow noodles. But then again, it was hard to support two kids on a parochial teacher's salary in New York City-we weren't poor, but we sure were not rich.

I hope I never see that dish again in my life! I've told my mom to call me if she ever feels like making it, and I'll drive back to Queens and take her out for steak.