Cooking for one (Mark Two)

AndyCF

PN Thanks for the link/info. Does explain why I've not seen any, although I'd not really considered them in chocolate before.

Similar with curious (but each to their own) varieties of custards available I guess. Reminds me I've never tried that 'Mint Custard' either.

I know what you mean re: glass bowl, Similar to my search for the 'glass micro pot' and 'replacement blue edged plates' (mind you if I knew what brand they were it would help narrowed it to two though I think) something will eventually appear at a good price although I'm not going out of my way to look.

Hopefully same for you: something will "just appear" probably when you're not looking for it Had that happen a few times those Christmas Puddings for instance was the latest time.

karcher

I have never had trifle at xmas.

It was a new one on me that people did.

The choice in our house was Grandmother's HM Xmas pud/ HM mince pie or a slice of HM xmas cake all offered with a bit of brandy butter or a pour of double cream...me well I just hung around and pinched my very dear, late Father's Stilton Cheese and a sip of his red wine

I lost him a long time ago and I still miss him

For me Christmas has never been the same since, in fact I dread December as a whole

Hollyharvey

PasturesNew wrote: »

I was watching Back in Time for Christmas on the telly earlier - the Robshaw family experience Xmas through the years. Tonight they did the 70s, 80s and 90s. I think they said it was the 80s when pigs in blankets started appearing in Xmas dinners, but it might've been the 90s. They're something we never had; I am not a fan of bacon though.

I used to do them in the 1980s but I don't recall them being called 'pigs in blankets'.

I used to say that I was doing 'sausages wrapped in bacon' as part of the lunch.

PasturesNew

karcher wrote: »

I have never had trifle at xmas.

It probably wasn't Xmas Day, but might've been Xmas Tea-time in the early years when we had room to eat more .... or another tea-time in Xmas/New Year week .... it was always "on offer" when "what shall we eat?" was discussed for the meals and it'd appear at some point.

caronc

It was always trifle for us, Christmas pudding was had on Boxing Day after the LO turkey, ham pickles and chips. (LO veg had been used for a "Bubble & Squeak" breakfast.) I smile now at the memory but we had a chip pan and "real" chips were the norm but after my folks got a fridge/freezer as a "Christmas" treat my Mum used to make frozen crinkle cut chips on Boxing Day to everyone's delight (Grandparents included;)):rotfl:

karcher

We never had 'pigs in blankets' another new one on me.

This has got me reminiscing: I only knew one grandparent, the others died before I was born, but just thinking back she must have begun preparations for our Christmas months in advance.

She travelled down on the train and spent 2 weeks with us every Xmas bringing her HM cake and pudding with her, then baked mince pies on arrival. She also bought us the same pressies year in year out, nothing fancy but stocking fillers which we all loved

I was just wondering how she got it all in her one small suitcase? :rotfl:

caronc

karcher wrote: »

We never had 'pigs in blankets' another new one on me.

This has got me reminiscing: I only knew one grandparent, the others died before I was born, but just thinking back she must have begun preparations for our Christmas months in advance.

She travelled down on the train and spent 2 weeks with us every Xmas bringing her HM cake and pudding with her, then baked mince pies on arrival. She also bought us the same pressies year in year out, nothing fancy but stocking fillers which we all loved

I was just wondering how she got it all in her one small suitcase? :rotfl:

Huge hangbag?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

PasturesNew

karcher wrote: »

This has got me reminiscing: I only knew one grandparent, the others died before I was born

I had one, abroad - she'd send us a HM Xmas pudding until the late 60s, then she was too infirm to do it and died in the early 70s.

The other set's complex.... we'd go there on Boxing Day for a "Xmas Dinner" (with uncles/aunts/cousins) and there'd always be old biscuit tins of mince pies and sausage rolls brought out for the tea-time table ... with thick/dry pastry ... I don't think that gran was any good at pastry. Having said that, I don't know who made them - they could've been brought by one of the aunts.

My mum avoided making most pastry most of the time. Mum might've had a go at making a cake or some mince pies, but I suspect they weren't well received and she didn't bother again.

caronc

My Mum's pastry was lovely hot but like a doorstep cold, I'm the same unless I use a food processor - I blame "hot hands";).

karcher

caronc wrote: »

My Mum's pastry was lovely hot but like a doorstep cold, I'm the same unless I use a food processor - I blame "hot hands";).

My hands are always cold, as are my feet...


But they say 'cold hands, warm heart'...with me, I reckon 'they' were right..to my cost:o