Cooking for one

Nelski

caronc wrote: »

Nelski - thankfully I've managed to inadvertently defrost bait but it's been close at times. :eek:Thanks for the good wishes. Have you worked out what your freezer surprise is it?.

Annoyingly it is bubble and squeak again but quite an old looking one I will be starting to look like a sprout at this rate

caronc

Nelski wrote: »

Annoyingly it is bubble and squeak again but quite an old looking one I will be starting to look like a sprout at this rate

Hope you enjoy it anyway

karcher

JackieO wrote: »

Karcher was the MaccyDs at Woolwich by any chance as thats where the first one was opened

JackieO xx

JackieO it was most definitely the one in Woolwich.

My father drove the family there from the other side of London..back in the day when you could actually drive in London and not just sit for hours in a traffic jam!

Happy days

PasturesNew

I've just googled to find out what a grapefruit knife is .... it's not very exciting is it.

LameWolf

Farway wrote: »

Mine were served the same way, which maybe one reason I never eat them now, always found them bitter and not much different to a lemon for sharpness

At the risk of being labelled officially weird, I always have a slice of lemon in a cup of tea in preference to milk; and I always eat the lemon after I've drunk the tea.

karcher

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've just googled to find out what a grapefruit knife is .... it's not very exciting is it.

No, especially when you don't eat/like grapefruit

But in my eyes it's a bit like having a fish/steak knife!

So long as a knife cuts your food who cares :cool::D

monnagran

LameWolf wrote: »

At the risk of being labelled officially weird, I always have a slice of lemon in a cup of tea in preference to milk; and I always eat the lemon after I've drunk the tea.

I'm not sure if this is officially weird but I have the most delightful feeling that it is officially posh.

Oooooh! LameWolf who'd a thunk it?

x

moneyistooshorttomention

Admits to having a grapefruit knife! - and wouldnt be surprised if I'd bought it back in the 1970s.

It does come in handy for the "once in a blue moon" I fancy a grapefruit (much easier for my spoon to get the bits out after I've sectioned around them all).

In mitigation your honour I enter a plea that I have several very 21st century kitchen gadgets too. Spiraliser, dehydrator and Vitamix blender - all of which frequently get used:)

karcher

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

In mitigation your honour I enter a plea that I have several very 21st century kitchen gadgets too. Spiraliser, dehydrator and Vitamix blender - all of which frequently get used:)

Whilst I on the other hand have none of the above!

I do however have a hand blender I use when I make soup ...all mod cons here ya know

caronc

LameWolf wrote: »

At the risk of being labelled officially weird, I always have a slice of lemon in a cup of tea in preference to milk; and I always eat the lemon after I've drunk the tea.

So do I and out of a G&T too I don't think it's weird

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Admits to having a grapefruit knife! - and wouldnt be surprised if I'd bought it back in the 1970s.

It does come in handy for the "once in a blue moon" I fancy a grapefruit (much easier for my spoon to get the bits out after I've sectioned around them all).

In mitigation your honour I enter a plea that I have several very 21st century kitchen gadgets too. Spiraliser, dehydrator and Vitamix blender - all of which frequently get used:)

I wonder if we spring forward 40 years what folk will make of our current gadgets?:D I don't have any of these but keep thinking of getting a dehydrator for my excess garden produce but not sure where I'd find a space for it do you use yours lots?

karcher wrote: »

Whilst I on the other hand have none of the above!

I do however have a hand blender I use when I make soup ...all mod cons here ya know

One of my favourite bits of kitchen kit

Had a lovely surprise this morning when I received a fruit basket from an old friend. It's lovely and although fairly substantial not too much for a solo household. I mentioned in an earlier post that I don't do so well in the fruit department during the winter so this is just the kick start I need. Her OH is a fruit & veg merchant so it's lovely quality and a good mix of ripe and ready to eat to needing a few days. Will no doubt need to freeze the pineapple but that's not a problem. Started as mean to go on with a lovely lunch of oatcakes with brie, some grapes and beautifully ripe and juicy pear
I have rather a lot of mushrooms as Tesco were very generous with the sub when they didn't have the loose ones I ordered - they'll be fine for a bit but might make mushroom soup on Sunday for lunches next week.
Not sure if I'm cooking for one or two tonight as son is heading home but depending on when can get away from work it might be really late before he's here. Either way it's a reheat job of lasagne and garlic bread from the freezer.