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Cooking for one (Mark Two)
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Hollyharvey wrote: »Oh dear, I've now got chicken and stuffing sandwich cravings, here we go again
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:rotfl::rotfl: Sorry about that, this thread is shocking for food cravings - hence my chocolate spread on toast yen for later!0 -
Hollyharvey wrote: »So I'm just going to have a grilled salmon steak, new potatoes and steamed veg. Nice and easy and not a lot of washing upPasturesNew wrote: »
So, I roughly know where I'm from... peasants, the in-bred and a bunch of furreners.moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »Nope - only moved here a couple of years back.
Maybe I'm just a chameleon - my opinions/attitudes/tastes/etc all stay exactly the same regardless of which area of the country I'm in - but my voice just imitates whoever I was talking to last:rotfl:
I picked the first of the brambles this afternoononly a small bowful that are currently soaking in some salty water to get rid of any beasties:eek:. I also meant to say earlier that I picked my first tomato yesterday - beautifully sweet cherry (Sungold), it never made it out of the greenhouse.:D
All this talk of roast dinners has made me want to have on on Sunday so I'm going to pop a small belly pork joint in the fridge to defrost which I think I'll stuff with black pudding, onion and apple stuffing as I love that and have all the stuff. I've actually a fair number of meat joints in the freezer most of which are a good size for CFO so I've no excuse not a roast more often. I've also discovered a largeish bag of turkey in gravy LO from Christmas that isn't on my inventory:mad:, one of the kids must have frozen it (without thinking CFO) and not marked it up! I'll need to have a think about what to do with it, there is really too much for CFO but it was an expensive turkey so I'm not for wasting it though when I do decide I'll see if my Dad wants some as he is very. very fond of roast turkey.
SunnyG - impressive organisation re your meals current & planned:D, I thought I was doing well (or rather better than I have been) in deciding to do a roast this weekend:o0 -
:rotfl::rotfl: Sorry about that, this thread is shocking for food cravings - hence my chocolate spread on toast yen for later!0
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Hollyharvey wrote: »Oh dear, I've now got chicken and stuffing sandwich cravings, here we go again
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I can give you my CFO tip. There are two sorts of stuffing, when you make it at home. I love the crispy exposed top part.... my sibling likes it quite runny and definitely no crispy bit.
But, there are shades of stuffing between those two. What I do now is tip any boxed stuffing mix into a jug with a bit of spread and boiling water. Make it up "as usual" and leave it to sit 5 minutes. Then nuke it for a minute .... there is no need to oven bake/roast stuffing at all... that's simply a step that some prefer, that provides a crispy top if you want it. All it does is makes the stuffing hot really, if you use dried packet mix....
It's a beaut. Nice and firm ... just no crispy bit. I had a pack of chicken earlier in the week and I nearly made chicken/stuffing sandwiches with it. In the end I turned it into a chicken dinner with yorkies and stuffing.... this thread is shocking for food cravings - hence my chocolate spread on toast yen for later!
I didn't mention it .... in case people thought I was a piggy ... but I had that twice yesterday0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I can give you my CFO tip. There are two sorts of stuffing, when you make it at home. I love the crispy exposed top part.... my sibling likes it quite runny and definitely no crispy bit.
But, there are shades of stuffing between those two. What I do now is tip any boxed stuffing mix into a jug with a bit of spread and boiling water. Make it up "as usual" and leave it to sit 5 minutes. Then nuke it for a minute .... there is no need to oven bake/roast stuffing at all... that's simply a step that some prefer, that provides a crispy top if you want it. All it does is makes the stuffing hot really, if you use dried packet mix....
It's a beaut. Nice and firm ... just no crispy bit. I had a pack of chicken earlier in the week and I nearly made chicken/stuffing sandwiches with it. In the end I turned it into a chicken dinner with yorkies and stuffing.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I can give you my CFO tip. There are two sorts of stuffing, when you make it at home. I love the crispy exposed top part.... my sibling likes it quite runny and definitely no crispy bit.
But, there are shades of stuffing between those two. What I do now is tip any boxed stuffing mix into a jug with a bit of spread and boiling water. Make it up "as usual" and leave it to sit 5 minutes. Then nuke it for a minute .... there is no need to oven bake/roast stuffing at all... that's simply a step that some prefer, that provides a crispy top if you want it. All it does is makes the stuffing hot really, if you use dried packet mix....
It's a beaut. Nice and firm ... just no crispy bit. I had a pack of chicken earlier in the week and I nearly made chicken/stuffing sandwiches with it. In the end I turned it into a chicken dinner with yorkies and stuffing.
I didn't mention it .... in case people thought I was a piggy ... but I had that twice yesterday0 -
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I love the crispy bit on stuffing (actually most thing tbh) and if I don't want to put the oven on - I nuke then pop under the grill until it browns
Me too...I rarely eat stuffing but when I do it has to be done right
Ok so I haven't cooked for weeks and my veg count is in the minus, so I bought some last week and have been observing it wasting away in the fridge even though I love veg!
Tonight I realised it was cook it or throw it away..so I cooked it, a curry type thing..I'm ashamed to say, I still don't want to eat it
Toast is so much easier'I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought
And I ain't got the power anymore'0 -
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PasturesNew wrote: »All toast is king .... until you buy crumpets
I love crumpets, but if I had to choose between the two, I would opt for toast'I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought
And I ain't got the power anymore'0
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