Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Farway

Hope the pizza wait was worth it PN. Most pizzas are OK though, have to be really bad to fail

Reading your kitchen tales one can see how CV would quickly spread in student accommodation, with many never having had to cook / prep food before and just mingling in a kitchen with trial & error

Can't get used to times now with BST ending,

At least the car clock is now right time, as is the CH timer which came on while I was in bed, as intended.

PasturesNew

Farway said:

Hope the pizza wait was worth it PN. Most pizzas are OK though, have to be really bad to fail

It was a Mr T 67p one  
Pepperoni, for "cheap" it's the best I've encountered.  I've had quite a few in recent months, maybe 3-4. 
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/299425011 
It says ½ a pizza is 383 calories.  I scoffed the lot  
But, it's the first thing I've eaten today, so not too bad overall. 

caronc

Good evening everyone, 
Thanks for the heads up on the Scandi drama Brambling I've added it to my "to watch" list.
It's bases on a lot of SM pizzas I'm iffy about (not always cheap either) some are so dense it's like eating the box!! I've found a couple I like so tend to stick to those though only buy when on SC
Shared kitchen's are a nightmare and sounds as though not much has changed since my shared living days. It was the thing that drove my younger son to get his own place rather than just a smaller share even though it was a much more expensive option and his kitchen is tiny.  I admire you for sticking with it for so long PN <<hug>>
Winter seems to have arrived here my fleece lined slipper boots have been looked out  as my feet were freezing, they're nice and cosy now .
Braised steak with shallots and mushrooms in a beef and red wine gravy. I added lots of thyme and rosemary and it smells amazing. There will be a spare portion and by the looks of it lots of extra gravy which I'll freeze. I'm having it with mash, peas and baby carrots. Proper winter comfort food

caronc

Yes finding somewhere decent to rent is hard especially if you are on a low/irregular/hard to prove income. Sounds as thopugh where you are is good as far as shares go and LL runs a tightish ship. Hopefully it wont be too long to you find a place to buy PN

Brambling

Can't help but think that's going to be cold in winter PN a friend of mine has a second lounge which the previous owners converted from the garage (they replaced the door) and it can get very cold at night and it's attached to the house

Farway I meant to say yesterday for pies etc in the AF put a strip of tin foil (double over) grease proof or parchment paper under it so you can use it to lift stuff from the basket, it doesn't interfere with the cook but needs to take the weight of the food.

Back to work and 300+ emails 🥺 luckily a quiet day to catch up. Weather was dry so I was able to get out in the garden lunch time to put a weed suppressant over my veg patch to try and defer the creeping buttercup and rampant celandine plus the b****y brambles from taking over by spring

Lazy food today lunch was a gammon sandwich, I cooked a joint when the oven was on for the roast at the weekend to utilise the oven.  Dinner was the second pizza sub to clear the box from the freezer with some HM chips

Farway

Morning all, another wet one here so I skipped going to check my volunteer border and self isolated in the front spare bedroom [office] while the cleaners were here.

They don't "do" this room

Heard yesterday one of my nieces is in hospital with CV, Oldham way, she's 30ish, a nurse.

Seems all her shift caught it and are now ill or isolating. Shows how easily it transfers, and they would have been PPE'd up to the eye balls, can't be too careful can you?

More medical notes, 'phone call this morning from Dr's, would I like to book my 'flu jab?

Yes please, Saturday 7th booked, need to go masked and SD queue until called but no doubt it will be well organised, my surgery is good like that being a small local practice

Brambling, AF lifting items out, sounds good idea, but so far managed with tongs onto the rolls

Lunch last of the sausage rolls in AF

Dinner, I could really do with Caron's winter food but may rummage & see what  comforting dull / damp day food can find in the freezer.

I know there's some small pies in there, pie, chips + peas sounds good at the moment

PasturesNew

Farway said:

PPE'd up to the eye balls, can't be too careful can you?

One of the studies/reports re transference, within Hospital environments, established that it's not the patients they're catching it from, but each other, from somebody being careless.  e.g. a relaxing coffee room, administrator comes round with an envelope/card because somebody's leaving .. BANG, there it goes. 

I'm going into the Mouth of the Dragon in a few hours.  Dental appointment  

Farway

Change of dinner plan, I unearthed my lurking FB pies, and the Chicken + Mushroom is only two years past BBE date, the balti one is bang on BBE this month

I have decided to use the C & M one for dinner, with HM mash, steamed cabbage & carrots

Because of the extreme age of the FB pies I spotted the older one is 50gms heavier than the modern one. 475g V 425g, shrinkflation at work

Ironically they now announce 33% more meat in them, that's three lumps of gristle instead of two then?

PasturesNew said:

Farway said:

PPE'd up to the eye balls, can't be too careful can you?

One of the studies/reports re transference, within Hospital environments, established that it's not the patients they're catching it from, but each other, from somebody being careless.  e.g. a relaxing coffee room, administrator comes round with an envelope/card because somebody's leaving .. BANG, there it goes. 

I'm going into the Mouth of the Dragon in a few hours.  Dental appointment  

That reminds me, must ring up & re book my CV cancelled by dentist checkup

PasturesNew

I went to 4ldi, got more than I expected in there... all heavy stuff (so half of it's still in the car).  I got 4 tins of beans, 2x meatballs/tomato sauce, taco beans, 2 tins of peas... and also a large bag of spuds (er, why?) and a large bag of small onions (50p, I thought they might be persuaded to live a long time and they are CFO sized for topping pizza).  Also "stocked up" on enough loo roll to last me to the end of the year, a jumbo kitchen towel roll and four bottles of bleach.  Also toothpaste, handwash and shampoo, two packs of surface cleaning wipes.  Then I spotted a quiche with a 30% off sticker so thought that's tea.   Also grabbed eggs, loaf of bread, flatbreads, crumpets, bag of wine gums and 2 bars of chocolate.  I think that was it.  It was a small trolley full!  

I'm not planning meals, or browsing, in there, I'm grabbing things I know I need + things I know "count as food", so I've got something. 

I've brought most in (tins, spuds, onions, quiche, eggs), but the loo rolls, kitchen towel, bleach can be brought in slowly over the next 2-3 days.

caronc

Good evening everyone, 
Hope your niece recovers quickly Farway
Another manky day here and apart from a bin run I've not ventured out. This morning I gave my bedroom a good tidy and clean and this afternoon it's been head down with the voluntary admin. 
Elder son and DIL-to-be are making an offer on one of the flats they viewed on Saturday. The closing date for bids is on Thursday. There are least two other bidders though so fingers crossed they get it. It's an old property (1880s) but fully renovated though the kitchen needs more storage, they'd really just need to pull together some furniture and move in. 
Soup from the freezer (cream of cauli & chive) with a toasted roll for lunch. There's lots of braised steak casserole left and tonight I'm having some with spaghetti. The rest I'll probably freeze tomorrow, tasty though it is three days in a row is too much for me. I don't mind repetitive lunches but like my main meal to be varied.