For a snack meal.
Couple of med peeled and boiled potatoes, dry mashed - no milk or butter.
Cooked fish, about half the volume of the spuds - salmon or mackerel are good but any fish will do.
1 egg yolk - keep the egg white for later
S&P
Oil
Let the mashed spuds go cold then mix everything together in a bowl. Form into cakes and shallow fry on both sides till browned.
For vegcakes replace the fish with equal quantities of peas, sweetcorn, chopped fried onion and chopped mushrooms - to half the volume of the spuds..
For a crispy outer beat the living daylights out of a ryvita in a strong bag then use the egg white mixed with a bit of water as a pre-coat.