Cooking for one

karcher

katkin wrote: »

Seperated at birth scoff sisters chips and rice with the lo madras sauce would be my ideal brunch

Oops sorry karcher, no offence meant X

I better shift myself back to the "other" threads and stop posting bottom

Absolutely no offence taken

We are all different and always best to do what suits you, one size doesn't fit all and I love this thread for all the varying views and ideas

I've learnt a lot and the ready to make dumpling mix idea was a revelation, not that I ever make dumplings :rotfl: tis probably about 30 years since my last one, but I like having the knowledge and who knows, now they are on my radar again, I will probably seek out veg suet so I can

Whoknowskt89

I've never had a dumpling, what would you say is similar?
(27, was living with family until 25 and my mum never made them or taught me to!)

caronc

Whoknowskt89 wrote: »

I've never had a dumpling, what would you say is similar?
(27, was living with family until 25 and my mum never made them or taught me to!)

Oh poor you LOL Dough balls or "scone cobbler" are probably the nearest to one I think

caronc

karcher wrote: »

I've learnt a lot and the ready to make dumpling mix idea was a revelation, not that I ever make dumplings :rotfl: tis probably about 30 years since my last one, but I like having the knowledge and who knows, now they are on my radar again, I will probably seek out veg suet so I can

A pkt of dumpling mix might be a good first step they are about 60p and make 8 or so dumplings:D

Whoknowskt89

caronc wrote: »

Oh poor you LOL Dough balls or "scone cobbler" are probably the nearest to one I think

I didn't try spicy food really until I was in my 20s, my family brought us up on very plain food and when I was old enough to cook I would always do things of a weekend but during the week I'd get in from work to dinner waiting for me in the microwave, usually something that had just been shoved in the oven with beans. Great as I didn't have to cook but not always what I wanted.

Granted my mum has many many allergies to food and there were 4 kids so I can't really complain.
She taught me how to cook and bake a lot of things just never dumplings!

caronc

Whoknowskt89 wrote: »

I didn't try spicy food really until I was in my 20s, my family brought us up on very plain food and when I was old enough to cook I would always do things of a weekend but during the week I'd get in from work to dinner waiting for me in the microwave, usually something that had just been shoved in the oven with beans. Great as I didn't have to cook but not always what I wanted.

Granted my mum has many many allergies to food and there were 4 kids so I can't really complain.
She taught me how to cook and bake a lot of things just never dumplings!

Sounds as though your Mum had a lot on her plate you can't cover everything with four kids and allergies great she taught you to cook and bake - so many folk these days don't get that solid foundation

Whoknowskt89

Or the best apple pie recipe or my shortbread recipe even work colleagues ask for... OK the latter is from my 1980s cookbook but hey!
She taught all of us to cook and my brother has to cook for his Mrs as she was never taught and refuses to learn!

caronc

Whoknowskt89 wrote: »

Or the best apple pie recipe or my shortbread recipe even work colleagues ask for... OK the latter is from my 1980s cookbook but hey!
She taught all of us to cook and my brother has to cook for his Mrs as she was never taught and refuses to learn!

At the risk of sounding like Homer - apple pie mmmmmm My pastry is hit or miss so one my kids have had to work on theirselves. :eek:

Whoknowskt89

I can't get my pastry as good as my mums IMO but my mates love it when I'm in baking mode around the time they're visiting.
Did one just before Christmas but I did a normal size pie just for me and on day 3 I had apple pie for breakfast, lunch and after dinner just to use it up! Fair to say I'm off of it for a little while!

PasturesNew

The fact is, no matter how common/usual anybody thinks any food is - there is simply too much food in the world for all of us to have actually eaten everything

Dumplings were VERY commonplace in my house growing up - and when I got old enough to cook for myself I'd knock up a bowl of them for "supper", which was a late evening scoff-fest. I just made them with an Oxo cube gravy as it was all about the dumplings and nothing else.

I keep meaning to make some suet puds... SC's good for that.

Trouble is, with food, there's simply too much choice and availability these days, so you can't get round to everything.