Cooking for one (Mark Two)

caronc

MTM I'm the same like to air it for a few hours!
Bed has now been made back up:D, usual tussle with the duvet cover but hey ho, glass of red now poured!:)

mcculloch29

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

But then I've developed a very healthy/cynical suspicion about mine ever since the "change of life" - as it became absolutely crystal clear that a lot of what I had thought were my emotions and thoughts hadnt been at all by the look of it. They'd been hormones brought about by Mother Nature "doing her thing" regardless of my own personal wishes or feelings:o:mad::o. I'm so glad that most of my thoughts and emotions are safely my own these days iyswim.

I can so identify with that. There's also something else, I have cerebral palsy, very mild compared with some. Before I got arthritis you wouldn't have known until you saw me walk, and even then you might not have noticed.

Before I settled into my current job working as a tutor and instructor from home, I worked very, very long hours as a registered childminder, and later on, as an adult education tutor.
I ran the home on my own, and did everything. I berated myself for being lazy at times, and not having the energy to do things, but now I wonder.
Most people that I know of with cerebral palsy complain of getting tired very easily, and I know I was far more active than most of them.

I now wonder if I wasn't lazy at all, but knackered, I just had to keep going most of the time.

Similarly, I now blame my arthritis for tiredness, but I think, well, hang on, you are nearly 60. we're not all Debbie McGee.

My ex-husband was ferociously lazy, if that's not an oxymoron. Someone once said to me (post-split) that they had visited my home dozens of times, and never once seen him out of an armchair.

Correspondingly, they had never seen me in one.

wort

Elona- hope you're feeling better.
Crumpets I used to love but since becoming coeliac, the g free version is horrible, tastes of soda, and don't soak up the butter.
Dgson and I put up the tree today, just hope the cat doesn't decide to climb it:eek:
I made thins with cheese ,,spicy chicken and onion,in then I dry fried them,so the were like a toasted panini, for lunch.
I had 3 eggs with a bb date of 1st Dec. So dgson had 1 with his bacon and sausages. Then we made a cake with jam and cream for dessert after tea.
The chicken from Marks was delicious, I peeled all the small potatoes, and par boiled then oiled them. Kept a few for tea but rest been open frozen to see if they are as nice when cooked from frozen if they are i'll do that for Xmas dinner. We had a Yorkshire pud and broccoli, cauli,and the last carrot!
If anyone has tips to keep crackers crispy , I'd love to know them, I like a cracker and cheese occasionally, but then take an age to get through them, before they go soggy.

PasturesNew

wort wrote: »

.... soggy.

You can nuke them to re-crisp. 30-45 seconds, single layer.
Or, when you use the oven and take stuff out - toss them in for 4-5 minutes, again, single layer. For the cost of starting with a cold oven, to get that up to a hot (200C/400F) ... it'd be cheaper to buy a new pack

Lock&Lock boxes state in plain English on the label that they are airtight - that'd "keep" them fresh once opened.

moneyistooshorttomention

mcculloch29 wrote: »

I can so identify with that. .

You know - I think you're the first person to get what I mean when I say that - rather than "look at me blankly" or, if you're my mother, downright tell me off for any remarks remotely along those lines.:T

caronc

mcculloch29 wrote: »

I can so identify with that. There's also something else, I have cerebral palsy, very mild compared with some. Before I got arthritis you wouldn't have known until you saw me walk, and even then you might not have noticed.

Before I settled into my current job working as a tutor and instructor from home, I worked very, very long hours as a registered childminder, and later on, as an adult education tutor.
I ran the home on my own, and did everything. I berated myself for being lazy at times, and not having the energy to do things, but now I wonder.
Most people that I know of with cerebral palsy complain of getting tired very easily, and I know I was far more active than most of them.

I now wonder if I wasn't lazy at all, but knackered, I just had to keep going most of the time.

Similarly, I now blame my arthritis for tiredness, but I think, well, hang on, you are nearly 60. we're not all Debbie McGee.

My ex-husband was ferociously lazy, if that's not an oxymoron. Someone once said to me (post-split) that they had visited my home dozens of times, and never once seen him out of an armchair.

Correspondingly, they had never seen me in one.

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

You know - I think you're the first person to get what I mean when I say that - rather than "look at me blankly" or, if you're my mother, downright tell me off for any remarks remotely along those lines.:T

With you both on this I am both battling being "of a certain age" :cool: and one of the main daily side effects of Meniere's being exhaustion:(. My poor wee remaining brain cell mustn't know if it is coming or going between firing neurons 24/7 to correct the dodgy balance messages it gets and dealing with fluctuating hormones. I have no idea what my mum would of thought, she had strong opinions and "didn't believe" in many medical ailments:eek: so suspect I would have been well and truly told to get a grip. That said she would have done anything for anyone and I miss her loads:(

caronc

wort wrote: »

just hope the cat doesn't decide to climb it:eek:

My sister's cat seems to be able to ignore the tree for days then suddenly decide to trash it, usually only the once but he does a thorough job then goes back to ignoring it. :rotfl:

AndyCF

Farway wrote: »

Lid's do small ones, but not good value, slightly larger is not much more expensive which is what I would buy. Trouble with Xmas pud, you can't cook just half without a lot of faff

£land also have them, Jane Asher's, I've had those, but I bought mine in January at 25p;) Still one in the cupboard for this Christmas:T

Talking of buying in Jan, that was when I bought my cards, guess I'm not alone in that move:money:

Yes its only for me so the small one is ideal. I'll just keep an eye out, one will appear. I'm almost sure the local butcher of all places had some last year (a good brand M.W's if I remember correctly) so I may go for a wander in that direction to see.

Agree on cooking although the last one was in the microwave from what I can remember and before that it was 'pan of water' , micro would be preferred this time however.

Also agree on the buy afterwards, partly why I got my mini tree early. Things like electric heaters are best brought in summer when they are useless (and cheaper) and around winter ideal time to buy one of those 'desk fans' if you think you want one for summer, before they quietly add another £5 to the price by June. :T

Mini meal earlier nothing exciting sorry. Chopped up potato slices and some mixed veg.

SingleSue

I don't decorate the house at Christmas, I find it all so depressing and I end up in floods of tears - a reminder of happy times in the past that rather than making me smile, make me just want to cry.

However, we all go to my parent's house Christmas day and Boxing day (coming home each night though) and do the full Christmas thing.

Food today was a bacon roll at lunch (had bacon to use up) and a bowl of rice crispies for evening meal.

And a couple of squares of Galaxy...actually it might have been more than a couple

threepenny_bit

a couple of squares of chocolate is always good I am in Canada and splurged on one of the 1kg cadbury bars which are imported from the UK ..... there may not be 1kg left come Christmas (may not be 1/2kg either!)