Cooking for one (Mark Two)

PasturesNew

Utterly stuffed due to a serious bout of over-eating.
2+ mile walk.
Fireworks and a bonfire were observed.
Back home now .... with leftovers in the fridge.

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I am going to make a thumping good casserole today for ready meals. Chopped turkey breasts, diced smoked lardons and a last piece of belly pork. I will be browning the turkey in a little oil and removing, then the finely chopped belly pork, then the lardons. I don`t want too much smoked flavour so will be wiping the casserole before continuing with the veg, Sweet potato, carrots, onions, swede. I just need to add herbs to that and a tin or two of cannellini beans. That is the last of the lardons and belly pork and I see a fair bit of space in the meat/fish drawer at last. Won`t be re-filling until I know what the house situation will be in a few months. I can see this casserole lasting six weeks at one a week

Other veg and fruit basics today, mixed berries, baked apple and a bowl of chard/fennel/purple sprouting. Kiwi and grapefruit at some point. I may well do a mixed fruit bowl with some nuts and creamy yoghurt for my last meal. I have plenty of the likes of hm bottled gooseberries to add to that

I want to be outside for a while today, cycling is my preference, love it and went past a family of swans yesterday, no cars, just open nature and wind

Need2bthrifty

kittie wrote: »

I made oatmeal this morning with almond milk. That`s it, my last one, I just didn`t like the texture and life is too short. All oatmeal is now destined for oatmeal biscuits and parkin or I will grind into flour and incorporate in crumble toppings and breads.

I'm an oatmeal porridge lover, brought up on it but sometimes it can be a bit like wallpaper paste. For a change I sometimes have semolina or I was going to try out a Quinoa and sweet spice porridge, its an Anjum Anand recipe.

caronc wrote: »

Good afternoon everyone,

Need2bthirty - glad your heating is back on. I think a pot of pea & ham soup could well be made here in the next few days. I have two small tubs of pease pudding my son brought from Newcastle lurking in the freezer and some bacon ends so reckon that with some veg would make a quick tasty soup for lunches

Ive never tried pease pudding, I googled it and it looks a bit like dal but without the spice or like one of my very thick pea soups - now and again I do love a "stick to the ribs" kind of soup one you could practically eat with a fork and knife

Hollyharvey

No cooking of a main meal today because I'm being taken out for lunch.

I've got a lot of eggs again at the moment, I think I must have bought two lots not realising that I already had a box of 12, so I had a couple of scrambled eggs for breakfast and will probably use them up for lunch next week.

If I want anything for tea today I'll just have some toast or crumpets later.

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I used to be given pease pudding sandwiches when I was in digs in newcastle, I hated them but ate them because that was the way I was brought up

I am neck deep in cooking this morning and enjoying it, plus the archers are on soon . RM casserole is in process and I have taken lots of blackcurrants and rhubarb out to simmer gently for RM crumbles. Just got to finish casserole prep then will batch make crumble, adding ground oatmeal as I have a fair bit to use up. I also took a washing up bowl full of frozen bits out of the small freezer, real progress going on today

wort

Morning all.
I find sesame oil adds a Chinese flavour to stir fry.

Yesterday was work , after usual 2 toast brekkie , took ham salad thin for lunch followed by spiced plum muller corner .fitted in a couple of satsumas too. Worn out when I got home with bags of shopping I picked up, so had 2 fish fingers and a potato rosti on pitta, with cheese ,tom sauce, and garlic mayo. Plus a glutenfree "kit kat "

Today started with toast. Made bacon sausage and boiled egg for dgson. We will have ham salad sandwich at lunch with yogurt. I got a yeo valley one with greengage and ginger, that I'll put seeds in.
Dinner will be roast chicken with broccoli and carrots, I may have dauphinoise potatoes with mine. Then if the pineapple I bought is ripe enough well have that, meringue nest with kiwi and passion fruits.

wort

Can anyone help me?
I have in the freezer a turkey crown I bought after Christmas last year !!! Due to the circumstances around my husbands death, I didn't get round to using it.
Does anyone know if it will be ok to use this Christmas? ??

caronc

kittie wrote: »

I am going to make a thumping good casserole today for ready meals. Chopped turkey breasts, diced smoked lardons and a last piece of belly pork. I will be browning the turkey in a little oil and removing, then the finely chopped belly pork, then the lardons. I don`t want too much smoked flavour so will be wiping the casserole before continuing with the veg, Sweet potato, carrots, onions, swede. I just need to add herbs to that and a tin or two of cannellini beans. That is the last of the lardons and belly pork and I see a fair bit of space in the meat/fish drawer at last. Won`t be re-filling until I know what the house situation will be in a few months. I can see this casserole lasting six weeks at one a week

That sounds lovely

Need2bthrifty wrote: »

Ive never tried pease pudding, I googled it and it looks a bit like dal but without the spice or like one of my very thick pea soups - now and again I do love a "stick to the ribs" kind of soup one you could practically eat with a fork and knife

Yes that's basically it - you can slice it when cold. I thought with some added stock, veg and bacon it would make a good rib sticking soup.

kittie wrote: »

I used to be given pease pudding sandwiches when I was in digs in newcastle, I hated them but ate them because that was the way I was brought up

I don't mind it in a sandwich (or ideally big wodge of stottie cake ) but these tubs have been there a while so want them used.

PN - sounds like you have a good evening
Holly - enjoy your lunch out
Wort - if it has been well wrapped your turkey crown should be absolutely fine.

After yesterday's torrential rain, it's a beautiful though very cold morning. It's a shame the local Round Table firework display isn't on tonight instead of last night.
I've taken a portion of roast chicken and gravy out of the freezer so it's that root veg mash (I'll make a new batch later as I've used up the freezer stash), sprouts and stuffing tonight. The temperature is due to have dropped to 3C by the evening so that will be a good warming meal. I hope to get a good bit done in the garden this afternoon as it's supposed to be wet and windy again from tomorrow. As usual on a Sunday I'm going for a cooked brunch. Swithering between bacon and tattie scone or lorne and eggs.

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I would use it wort, long slow cooking in foil for moisture. Should be lovely
I`m on target and the sun is out, just 5 more minutes and the pressure cooked swede and carrot will be ready to mash, I killed lots of birds with one stone this morning as in `used up`. 3 small celeriacs in the casserole and its on the stove top, I`ll put the timer on to switch it off, just in case while I am out. I am topping the RMs with mashed buttery swede and carrot, love that stuff. Crumble is half ground oatmeal and is prepared. The timer has gone off and I am raring to get out on my bike

Wednesday2000

Baked beans, tomatoes and mushrooms with toast.

Cup of coffee. I'm trying coffee again as I like the taste and the caffeine boost, but I sometimes have had a nasty reaction to it. I seem okay with one cup a day so far...

I'm making lots of lovely veggies for lunch with onion gravy and Linda McCartney sausages.:)