Cooking for one

karcher

Sometimes waste is unavoidable I find.

Top of the list is salad items, cucumber and lettuce mainly. I very occasionally buy a bag of mixed salad leaves which seem to keep well for about 30 seconds after getting them home, (hence rarely bought but i do like the ones with a good variety and some rocket in).

But the likes of a good portion of leftover HM fish pie, which took time and effort to make, I really find impossible to throw away, so I ate it last night under sufferance. But at least i can have whatever I want tonight

PN...please can you share your Microwave Cheese/White sauce recipe TIA

caronc

karcher wrote: »

Sometimes waste is unavoidable I find.

Top of the list is salad items, cucumber and lettuce mainly. I very occasionally buy a bag of mixed salad leaves which seem to keep well for about 30 seconds after getting them home, (hence rarely bought but i do like the ones with a good variety and some rocket in).

But the likes of a good portion of leftover HM fish pie, which took time and effort to make, I really find impossible to throw away, so I ate it last night under sufferance. But at least i can have whatever I want tonight

PN...please can you share your Microwave Cheese/White sauce recipe TIA

I'd of been the same and eaten the fish pie as well.

iammumtoone

For those who struggle to get through milk (I don't I love custard and use it up that way) In poundland they sell those mini pots of UHT milk you see in cafes (think you get 36 in a pack) one is just enough for a cup of tea/coffee and they last months.

The thing that annoys me about milk is it only cost pennies more for 4 pints than two :mad: I can't get through four pints and don't have the freezer space for the extra

PN as you dont like to use the oven, do you have a George foreman? I love mine it is one of my most used kitchen gadgets. Perfect for cooking just 2 sausages / toasting cheese sandwiches / heating up pasties. I have even done "roasted" veg in it. Very easy to clean just wipe it down with kitchen paper whilst it is still hot.

PasturesNew

karcher wrote: »

PN...please can you share your Microwave Cheese/White sauce recipe TIA

I have been thinking of writing it up next time I've got some milk in ...

Into a bowl, knob of butter. Nuke to melt.
Add the flour, stir until smooth.
Add a bit of milk, stir until smooth ... repeat a few times.
Nuke a bit (30 secs or so), check/stir and stare at it, how's it coming along?
Add more milk as you decide/require.
Nuke/stir/look a few more times
When it "looks about right", lob the grated cheese in, stir.
Nuke to melt the cheese, stir it ... does it need more cheese or milk? Add if required, stir, nuke.. serve.

It's easier done than it sounds ... it comes down to: You know what's in it... you know how you expect it to look .... so lob the stuff in until it's the right consistency.

I'll write it up with photos one day ... been doing it donkeys' years.

PasturesNew

iammumtoone wrote: »

PN as you dont like to use the oven, do you have a George foreman? I love mine it is one of my most used kitchen gadgets. Perfect for cooking just 2 sausages / toasting cheese sandwiches / heating up pasties. I have even done "roasted" veg in it. Very easy to clean just wipe it down with kitchen paper whilst it is still hot.

Most/all electrical, gas and water systems cause issues. I do have "a sort of Foreman" thingy, bought for me years ago, which I've not yet ever had the b4lls to plug in.

I expect everything plugged in to go bang, or start a fire... every time I flick any switch my heart skips a beat, to be honest.

What I've got/use at the moment is pure chance/luck that I've not got any issues over them ... but that could randomly change at any future point if something does "frighten" me one day when using any one of them.

PasturesNew

It's too cold to venture far from under the blanket today ... so it was a Pot Noodle for lunch. Made another flapjack - didn't "want" to, but I "had" to as I had two darkest-black-last-legs bananas that needed to be used up and the flapjack ingredients were still on the worktop ... so I went for it.

Not really looking forward to that to be honest.

iammumtoone

PasturesNew wrote: »

Most/all electrical, gas and water systems cause issues. I do have "a sort of Foreman" thingy, bought for me years ago, which I've not yet ever had the b4lls to plug in.

I expect everything plugged in to go bang, or start a fire... every time I flick any switch my heart skips a beat, to be honest.

I can relate to that fear I feel some of it but not to the extent you do, its only electric with me. I am terrified of leaving things on overnight.

I have some appliances that I can't plug in without using one of these http://www.argos.co.uk/product/9823154 I find for me they take the worry away.

Later I will be making brownies and flapjacks. I like treats and find the recipes are much easier to scale down as the main ingredients (flour etc) keep so no leftovers. Its just the eggs but they are so versatile I don't have an issue with using them up.

PasturesNew

iammumtoone wrote: »

I can relate to that fear I feel some of it but not to the extend you do. I am terrified of leaving things on overnight.

I have some appliances that I can't plug in without using one of these http://www.argos.co.uk/product/9823154 I find for me they take the worry away.

I don't even know what that is. What is it for?

To be honest... it looks scarey to me - I'd be scared to plug that in. It looks "serious".

iammumtoone

PasturesNew wrote: »

I don't even know what that is. What is it for?

To be honest... it looks scarey to me - I'd be scared to plug that in. It looks "serious".

To be honest I am not 100% sure how they work/what they do. But I know they are an electrical safety device and that is good enough for me.

They are commonly used when cutting the lawn etc as if you accidentally mow over the extension lead, you are safe, they cut off the electrical supply so you don't get a shock. My theory is if they make it safe to do that then plugging it in on any decide will make if safer.

PasturesNew

iammumtoone wrote: »

To be honest I am not 100% sure how they work/what they do. But I know they are an electrical safety device and that is good enough for me.

They are commonly used when cutting the lawn etc as if you accidentally mow over the extension lead, you are safe, they cut off the electrical supply so you don't get a shock. My theory is if they make it safe to do that then plugging it in on any decide will make if safer.

I am always concerned that the electrical system is overloading, then overheating, then catching fire ... maybe visibly, or maybe behind a wall where I can't see it!

In the kitchen I have two sockets side by side, in the same plastic housing. One has the 700 watt microwave, the other has the ~1kW toaster oven. I daren't even have both turned on at the same time.

I'm not keen on having the kettle on at the same time as the toaster either (adjacent sockets).