If things get tougher?

Uniscots97

happytails wrote: »

Ive got pasta and ive got chopped tomatos and onions - what can i do with these? ideas appreciated :j

Hoping to make something new tonight x

Do you have any garlic? If so chop the onion and fry lightly with a little oil and some garlic and then add the chopped tomatoes, good pinch of mixed herbs and either some chilli powder or some tabasco (sp?) and let this simmer away for about 20 mins. Meanwhile cook your pasta with a stock cube in the water (veg, ham, chicken or beef it doesn't matter), drain pasta add to tomato mixture put into an oven proof dish and sprinkle over the top breadcrumbs mixed with grated cheese and put in an oven until it bubbles.

happytails

Ive got everythin except herbs and breadcrumbs! sure it will taste good with the rest of the ingredients - think i will try that tonight - i shall report back

parsonswife8

sunset_gold wrote: »

Oh what wonderful memories you have just brought back to me.... I used to play with our button box all the time as a child, sorting them out and counting them. When I was first pregnant I started a button box, it seemed like a mummy thing to do and that my children would want to play as I did, now they are 14 and 11 and have never been interested in the button box! I sent it to our local charity shop about a year ago and now wish I had kept it...!

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I have still got my late Mum's button tin. It is an old cigar tin and both I and consequently my own daughter have enjoyed playing with the buttons as children.

Uniscots97

happytails wrote: »

Ive got everythin except herbs and breadcrumbs! sure it will taste good with the rest of the ingredients - think i will try that tonight - i shall report back

Herbs can be substituted for a good twist of black pepper and breadcrumbs for a smashed up cream cracker or equivalent.

Bargain_Rzl

My mum's button box was a tartan Petticoat Tails shortbread tin. I wonder if she's still got it...

mummysaver

d&dd I am so coming to live with you if you are gonna start up an os school! My kids would love it, well dd1 might have a moan as anything wrapped in shiny paper or in a plastic tray is nirvhana to her lol!

I have a friend at work who is a really good cook and pretty os, and a couple of friends who cook and sew a lot, other than that it is my friends mums who I turn to when I need help with os stuff, though we've all had to accept that crochet will never be something I master lol!

Anyway, what I came on here to say was that the Food Programme on radio 4 yesterday was all about shopping and feeding yourself with local ingredients, I think it's on listen again if anyone's interested. I really enjoyed the programme and hearing how the families managed to do it was like reading posts on the os thread!

Daisymac_2

What can I do with a chicken ?, I have a chicken that I need to cook up tonight when I get in from work, dont fancy a Roast and cant bear to eat chicken on the bone so need some ideas on what I can do that is nice and something that is quick because I wont get in until about 6PM. Thanks

Uniscots97

Daisymac wrote: »

What can I do with a chicken ?, I have a chicken that I need to cook up tonight when I get in from work, dont fancy a Roast and cant bear to eat chicken on the bone so need some ideas on what I can do that is nice and something that is quick because I wont get in until about 6PM. Thanks

What else do you have in the fridge or freezer to be used?

Daisymac_2

unixgirluk wrote: »

What else do you have in the fridge or freezer to be used?

Sorry, I have potatoes, Cream, Milk, Cheese, Carotts, Eggs, all the normal store cupboard stuff like flour, pasta, tinned toms, etc etc, I just want something as easy as possible, I am tired already and dont want to have to do loads when I get in cooking, I usually just do a roast chicken when I have a whole chicken to cook, but cant be faffed to do all the Roast Pots and vegs etc.

Uniscots97

I think I'd be tempted to do a variation on chicken casserole and cook it all in the one dish, potatoes, onions, any other veg plus a gravy style sauce or tomato based one like I mentioned for the pasta a few entries earlier. Let it all cook away whilst you watch tv or relax in the bath.