When my daughter and I left my ex...I didn't have two nickels to rub together.
Scraping together a meal was not easy.
4-5 New potatoes, diced
1/4 head of cabbage, shredded
1 "horseshoe" smoked beef sausage, cut to 2 inch sections
Put in pot, boil until potatoes tender. Drain. Season with a butter pat, salt and pepper. Mustard on the side to dip sausage.
My daughter considers this a "comfort food".