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What has happened to people cooking!

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  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    I was brought up on freshly cooked meals - both my parents are great cooks. Now I'm at uni, I find it really hard to eat the same way as I'm not great at cooking and it seems pointless to spend ages cooking just for me... which may sound silly. I do however eat lots of fresh fruit and veg :) I try not to eat a ready meal every night but more often than not, that's what I have for my tea :)
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  • spendaholic
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    slowlyfading wrote: »
    ... I'm not great at cooking and it seems pointless to spend ages cooking just for me...

    That's exactly how I feel - about cooking just for me, I mean. Often I think, what's the point? However, I motivate myself to make something really nutritious or just plain nice and over-cook so I can freeze 3 out of 4 portions. Then, it's just like getting a readymeal out of the freezer, but at least I know what's in it and how long it's been made.

    One of my favourite recipes is a farmhouse chicken casserole with parsley dumplings. It feeds 8 and the dumplings are delicious. It's all cooked on the hob so only one pan to wash up (um, and 7 Tubb-its or similar), and it freezes really well and once defrosted can be reheated in the microwave.

    Let me know if anyone would like the recipe.
    spendy/she/her ***DEBT-FREE DATE: 11 NOVEMBER 2022!*** Highest debt: £35k (2006) MY WINS: £3,541 CASH; £149 Specsavers voucher; free eye test; goody bag from Scottish Book Trust; tickets to Grand Designs Live; 2-year access to Feel Amazing App (worth £100); Home Improvement & Renovation Show tickets; £50 to spend on chocolate; Harlem Globetrotters tickets; Jesus Christ Superstar tickets + 2 t-shirts; Guardians of the Galaxy goody bag; Birmingham City v Barnsley FC tickets; Marillion tickets; Dancing on Ice tickets; Barnsley FC v Millwall tickets
  • Kelinik
    Kelinik Posts: 3,319 Forumite
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    spendaholic wrote: »
    One of my favourite recipes is a farmhouse chicken casserole with parsley dumplings. It feeds 8 and the dumplings are delicious. It's all cooked on the hob so only one pan to wash up (um, and 7 Tubb-its or similar), and it freezes really well and once defrosted can be reheated in the microwave.

    Let me know if anyone would like the recipe.

    I definitely would if its not too much trouble! :)
    :heart2: Mumma to DD 13yrs, DD 11yrs & DS 3 yrs. :heart2:
  • morganb
    morganb Posts: 1,762 Forumite
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    Kelinik wrote: »
    I definitely would if its not too much trouble! :)
    Yes please, so would I ... haven't had dumplings for a few decades now!!! (since i was a kid, I'm not that old)
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  • morganb
    morganb Posts: 1,762 Forumite
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    Quick easy tea tonight as DS1 has spent much of today in softplay areas at parties ... giant yorkshire pudding each (homemade), filled with mince, gravy, peas and sweetcorn. Took about 15 minutes to get together, 40 to cook, delicious, gave me the chance to do a few jigsaw puzzles with the boys at the same time.
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  • spendaholic
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    Should I put the recipe in here, start a new thread, or do a search for a recipe thread?

    EDIT: I found a thread, no worries
    spendy/she/her ***DEBT-FREE DATE: 11 NOVEMBER 2022!*** Highest debt: £35k (2006) MY WINS: £3,541 CASH; £149 Specsavers voucher; free eye test; goody bag from Scottish Book Trust; tickets to Grand Designs Live; 2-year access to Feel Amazing App (worth £100); Home Improvement & Renovation Show tickets; £50 to spend on chocolate; Harlem Globetrotters tickets; Jesus Christ Superstar tickets + 2 t-shirts; Guardians of the Galaxy goody bag; Birmingham City v Barnsley FC tickets; Marillion tickets; Dancing on Ice tickets; Barnsley FC v Millwall tickets
  • Kelinik
    Kelinik Posts: 3,319 Forumite
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    morganb wrote: »
    ... giant yorkshire pudding each (homemade),

    Hi what do you use to cook your giant yorkies in please? I've nailed the batter and got making the little ones down pat but dunno how to do a giant one and we used to love them (when we bought ready made) with sausage, mash and gravy in. I miss big yorkshires lol! :rolleyes:
    :heart2: Mumma to DD 13yrs, DD 11yrs & DS 3 yrs. :heart2:
  • spendaholic
    spendaholic Posts: 1,551 Forumite
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    You'll find Spendy's Farmhouse Chicken Casserole with Parsley Dumplings HERE.
    spendy/she/her ***DEBT-FREE DATE: 11 NOVEMBER 2022!*** Highest debt: £35k (2006) MY WINS: £3,541 CASH; £149 Specsavers voucher; free eye test; goody bag from Scottish Book Trust; tickets to Grand Designs Live; 2-year access to Feel Amazing App (worth £100); Home Improvement & Renovation Show tickets; £50 to spend on chocolate; Harlem Globetrotters tickets; Jesus Christ Superstar tickets + 2 t-shirts; Guardians of the Galaxy goody bag; Birmingham City v Barnsley FC tickets; Marillion tickets; Dancing on Ice tickets; Barnsley FC v Millwall tickets
  • odds-n-sods
    odds-n-sods Posts: 864 Forumite
    you can get 4" yorkie pans in poundstores, I've seen them before tho I dont' have one local to me.
  • Kelinik
    Kelinik Posts: 3,319 Forumite
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    Ooooh thanks only I think the ones we used to buy were 7", is it possible to make them that big at home or do they not cook right?
    :heart2: Mumma to DD 13yrs, DD 11yrs & DS 3 yrs. :heart2:
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