Cooking for one

Nelski

Another one for not suffering from loneliness (Im grateful to say) there is nothing I like more than time with nobody else in it I love my friends and family I really do but I also love time just for me

Its nice to have this thread where you know everyone else is on their own too. Good not to be the odd one out by not having an OH for a change. :T:T

Vesta meals....I confess I loved them

caronc

My word you lot can natter I've been sorting out the pile of dreaded paperwork that was in danger of toppling off my bedside cabinet....... still job done until it rebuilds itself

Milk jelly yum - during the summer when I was at work I used to make up a jelly and pop some of it and some fruit in little tubs to have after my lunch. No reason not do it even if I'm not at work assuming the weather ever warms up and I think a milk jelly would work well. I used to have my gran's old rotatory whisk circa 1950 until it gave up the ghost just a couple of years ago and loved it.

Tsatziki at lunchtime had matured overnight and was very, very, very garlicky and I can still smell it- still only me to worry about the fumes:p

I'm happy to be on my own - my gran used to call me "the cat that walked by herself" which I think is a (sort of) Rudyard Kipling quote and much better than continually losing the battle of living with a difficult (now ex:D) OH. Do miss at times having the chat of the boys at home but am pleased they are forging their own paths now:)

martinnathalie9 wrote: »

I think the most cost effective way to cook for one is to actually cook as if you there was a group of you, I like to then freeze any leftovers for another time. Cooking in bulk means you don't always have to cook nice things from fresh constantly, we all need a quick and easy dinner solution at times!

Hi martinnathalie9 good see you posting on the thread- I do a mix of batch cooking, solo type meals and quick stand bys which works for me but I'm lucky enough to have (in theory) loads of freezer space. If I hadn't I would struggle with eating the same thing for days on end as so probably wouldn't bother. This thread has been great at giving me fresh ideas which I'm tweaking constantly to suit my current lifestyle and hopefully others have picked things up as well. It's a friendly place to be and the chat can be wide-ranging to say the least which is fab

karcher

Nelski wrote: »

Another one for not suffering from loneliness (Im grateful to say) there is nothing I like more than time with nobody else in it I love my friends and family I really do but I also love time just for me

Its nice to have this thread where you know everyone else is on their own too. Good not to be the odd one out by not having an OH for a change. :T:T

Vesta meals....I confess I loved them

Absolutely agree with everything you say Nelski :T

Apart from Vesta meals...I just never tried one, they somehow didn't appeal :cool:

karcher

PasturesNew wrote: »

Ah. At some future point, you might investigate how to change that... but I can understand the fear of getting it wrong/locking yourself out when you try.

I wouldn't have a clue where to start..I really am useless with this technology lark

LameWolf wrote: »

I'm pleased to hear it - I was getting ready to put on my Safety Online Techie hat and start wagging my finger!

Maybe you should LW...I refer you to my reply to PN above

caronc

Karcher you are doing the right thing by refusing you wouldn't share your cashcard PIN - now I'm not for one minute suggesting your neighbour is iffy but one of my previous roles involved the risk management of sexoffenders. Many are banned from having their own internet access so bypass this by hooking onto neighbours or buying passwords from shall we say unscruplous people and then parking up outside the owners house to tap in while the rightful owner is completely unaware that this is happening. It's the old your neighbours tells a friend, who tells a friend and so on...

PasturesNew

I remember Vesta curries, I liked those. They weren't great, by modern standards, but they were good. I'd buy them today except they no longer represent good value as there's so much/better competition and they are pricey for what you get.

I also liked Goblin tinned puddings that you just split the seal on the top/ring and boiled for 15-20 minutes or so.

We used to have the milk/jelly combo - which is one of the reasons I picked up some of the milk tins last week I've already used one to make AD, although I think I prefer just milk with those as milk gives a lighter texture in the end product.

moneyistooshorttomention

Hadnt thought of that particular aspect - ie sex offenders.!

So - I guess sharing one's wi-fi password could produce anything from having "picked up something nasty" to a police raid on a perfectly innocent person.

Even in these politically correct days (ie where I guess the police "pull their punches" so to say rather more than back in the 1970s) - I don't think I'd want to be on the receiving end of anything like that:eek:

....and, back on food, PasturesNew close your ears now. I've just had dinner of a rather "modern foods" variety. I hadnt clicked its possible to spiralise sweet potatoes. Cue for dinner tonight being sauted spiralised sweet potatoes/poached eggs/avocado/olives/feta cheese/spring onion/the nearest equivalent I can find (I think!) in British shops to sriracha sauce. Followed by frozen bananas/satsuma topped with oat "cream" and hemp seeds.

Nelski

caronc wrote: »

Karcher you are doing the right thing by refusing you wouldn't share your cashcard PIN - now I'm not for one minute suggesting your neighbour is iffy but one of my previous roles involved the risk management of sexoffenders. Many are banned from having their own internet access so bypass this by hooking onto neighbours or buying passwords from shall we say unscruplous people and then parking up outside the owners house to tap in while the rightful owner is completely unaware that this is happening. It's the old your neighbours tells a friend, who tells a friend and so on...

:eek::eek::eek: thats shocking

they can also check your history apparently which could include more sensitive passwords ...it really is a no no



Try this karcher then they dont even know its you

http://www.wikihow.com/Change-the-Name-of-a-Wireless-Network

Opted for a lazy ploughmans for dinner

caronc

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

....and, back on food, PasturesNew close your ears now. I've just had dinner of a rather "modern foods" variety. I hadnt clicked its possible to spiralise sweet potatoes. Cue for dinner tonight being sauted spiralised sweet potatoes/poached eggs/avocado/olives/feta cheese/spring onion/the nearest equivalent I can find (I think!) in British shops to sriracha sauce. Followed by frozen bananas/satsuma topped with oat "cream" and hemp seeds.

I've been toying with getting a spiraliser - do you use it lots and is it electric or manual?

Nelski wrote: »

Opted for a lazy ploughmans for dinner

Hope you had a big chunk of crusty bread and real butter with that and lots of pickles:drool:

I'm having a griddled lamb chop with cabbage and the LO potatoes and toms from last night so easy dinner. This is me finally getting to the end of the savoy cabbage I bought at the beginning of January :eek:

karcher

I am more than convinced now re password, I was never comfortable with sharing last time, but was caught on the hop as they say

MITSTM Please tell, what is 'Oat Cream'?

ETA Nelski thanks for the link, will investigate