Food and living alone

anotheruser

I used to buy the chicken in foil trays and had chips / wedges / croquets with them when I was cooking for one.

gnvqsos

GwylimT wrote: »

Why don't you just make your own faggots, they would taste far better and they would also be far better for you.

It is east to make the filling but where would you sauce the pig's stomach lining for the parcelling?I suppose you go to Leeds market or to Hunslet pork butchers' association.

dlusman

PasturesNew wrote: »

Most of the size of those freezers is the cabinet and workings. Did you see this bit:

Freezer Capacity 1.13 cubic feet

£120 for a cubic foot of freezer space. Not worth it. That's one cabbage and a small bag f oven chips wedged round it.

and i presume you havent looked at the pictures which gives you some idea of what can be stored in them ?

Once youve done the cooking and divided into individual portions , you should be able to get at least a dozen meals in there.

Dozey_crow

Might be helpful or might not but when my Nana was on her own we used to buy a loaf of bread and place four slices of bread into a zippy bag and freeze it for her. That eat she only needed to take out four at a time. Veg wise she used to cook a cauliflower for example and then freeze the rest to use with other meals. Find we decanted into two containers and she used them as and when, beans and things would keep for three more days sealed.

dlusman

There are quite a few small freezers on ebay. Obviously most are collection only, but you may be lucky and find something local.

I have also seen the occasional one on my local freecycle

Coopdivi

GwylimT wrote: »

Why don't you just make your own faggots, they would taste far better and they would also be far better for you.

I made my own for a practical at catering college. The main ingredients were pigs liver, belly pork and pig's heart. The completed dish including the gravy was probably 70% meat but I had to use a mincer to get the right consistency. Most people don't own this piece of equipment and they can be quite dear to buy for something which is only going to be used occasionally.

Coopdivi

gnvqsos wrote: »

If you speak to Bryn Evans at the Merthyr depot he will confirm this,but it is not exactly sought out by Julian Assande or the CIA.I have eaten faggots and they are fatty-the figures on the side are a fiction by the way!:D

You forgot to put 'FACT -END OF' at the end of your post.

I don't know why I responded to your brainless trolling. I shall add you to my morons (aka ignore) list.

Spendless

What cabbage are you buying? I frequently buy white cabbage as I find it versatile for veg for roast dinners, stir frys, HM coleslaw and it's rare we use it in a week. Mine lives in the salad drawer of my fridge, which is lined with a layer of kitchen (paper) roll. I find doing this makes veg last longer. Also Morrisons if you shop there sells 1/2 (white) cabbages

GwylimT

Coopdivi wrote: »

I made my own for a practical at catering college. The main ingredients were pigs liver, belly pork and pig's heart. The completed dish including the gravy was probably 70% meat but I had to use a mincer to get the right consistency. Most people don't own this piece of equipment and they can be quite dear to buy for something which is only going to be used occasionally.

You can get the metal mincers for well under £10, the plastic ones that suction to the work top are even cheaper.

[Deleted User]

I have lived alone since losing my OH ten years ago.At first I seemed to live on Jacket potato's and very little else.Then common sense kicked in.

I cook from scratch and have a proper cooked meal every evening.I never throw food away, and as for cabbage I actually steamed one last night in my steamer.Took off the outside leaves and chopped into four .Diced it up into inch and a bit pieces and used my two tier steamer to cook it .Took about 10-15 minutes to get to the consistancy that I wanted .Drained it off and left a tea towel over it.A portion I had with my evening meal and the rest I portioned up in small plactic containers.When cold they were frozen for use at a later date.My cabbage cost me 70p and I have enough green veg portions for around another 6-7 meals .I will use them as a extra veg with dinner or even as bubble and squeak with a couple of sausages and an egg.

Cabbage steamed doesn't lose its nutrients and also by steaming you don't get that horrible smell in the house.Celery I wrap in tin foil along with lettuce and store in the bottom drawer on the fridge.
Cauliflower gets used not only as a side veg but I like to put florets of it into soups and stews and also to make a veggie lasagne with it.I cut the florets off the main head and bag up to go into the freezer to be got out in a handful when needed.

Bread is portioned up in packets of four slices and frozen as I could not eat my way through a loaf in a week.Almost anything that can be frozen is frozen and nothing is ever wasted .I have bought before now from M&S the two portion packets of prepared chicken and I eat one on the day and the other one goes into my little white plastic boxes in the freezer.Last week I found I had a packet of flavoured rice in the cupboard,so I weighed out half of it and cooked it and the other half is in the packet waiting to be used another day.

My late OH used to like faggots (not something that I ever fancied but each to their own) I would buy the pack of 6 and split them in half and he would have three and the other three would be again put into a freezer white box with some gravy and frozen.I always look for things that I can adapt and just because I'm on my own doesn't mean I can't get a bargain now and again Last Saturday I had a piece of Aberdeen angus steak from Sainsbobs for dinner .It was quite a big bit and had been reduced, so I cut it in half and froze half wrapped in foil. and ate one bit fresh.

Sometime you see those family sized steak pies perhaps reduced and I will always buy one and divide it into four quarters.wrap in foil and freeze.Thats four meals with veg for me which hasn't cost a fortune.
I make sure every penny I spend isn't wasted and to me throwing food away is a sin.Comes from growing up with rationing I suppose:D