Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Farway

Rain on & off, not complaining after the dry, a nice change.

The lamb, not good, been too long in freezer, so dry and a bit cardboard texture. Now wondering if I bunged it in a curry, or pie / casserole, will I just get same texture but different flavour? It's in fridge at the moment while I ponder my options.

The burnt jam pan is improving, soaked & boiled, nearly there.

If the pan gets sorted I may stew the HG apples I picked, they are not good keepers so need using PDQ. previous years i stew & freeze so I expect same this year

Lunch, cheese & sliced onion sandwhich

Dinner, TBD, not lamb unfortunately. I have some YS mushrooms to use up, so they will figure somewhere

Brambling

shame about the lamb @Farway according to AI chop or shred and rehydrate in sauce, gravy or curry. They also suggest shepherds pie as well simmering the shredded/minced lamb in gravy or a red wine stock!

Unfortunately dry and grey roast lamb was how my mother cooked it!

Need2bthrifty

Another cloudy and overcast day here, great for catching up on indoor chores. 

I really enjoyed the fried liver and onions last night and must remember to buy it more often. I tend to only have it fried or in a stew, maybe it’s time to search for some different recipes.

Defrosted some chickpeas and spinach from my freezer stash to make falafel which I’ll have in a wrap for lunch.

Dinner tonight is hot smoked salmon and I’ll do a warm potato salad with a honey & mustard dressing and shredded ss peas on the side.

caronc

Shame about the lamb Farway, I'd second Brambling's suggestion to finely shred or chop it then use as you would lamb mince.

suzeesu2000

@Need2bthrifty I love liver too. As an alternative to braising or frying, I slice into finger sized pieces, slice an onion, slice some mushrooms. Add all to a pan, bit of butter. Seasoning. Cook some pasta in a separate pan, I like it with tagliatelle or linguine. When the pan contents are cooked, reduce the heat and stir in some cream,. Serve over drained pasta…..then come back for seconds!

justkeepswimmimg

Huge thunderstorm here now! Was quite nice during the morning so small load out on the line, and cleaned the inside of the car. Also gave the bathroom a lick and a promise, mopped floors and did the bit of ironing in the basket. Went for a swim late afternoon.

Quiche, salad, coleslaw and a few new potatoes for lunch. Salmon with green bean and pesto pasta tonight. Might have a bit of the free co-op ice cream 🍦 😶

Brambling

His lordship allowed me a slight lie in before knocking stuff off the bedside table, luckily I was awake enough when he push against my bedside light and caught it mid fall. I must replace it, I gave up earlier in the year looking for a replacement, it's too light I'm amazed it's lasted so long, the other didn't!

Decorators arrive Friday to strip wallpaper etc ready for the plaster so I stsrted moving some stuff upstairs and wrapping breakables. Probably haven't done enough too busy getting sidetracked with stuff.

Just fruit and yogurt for lunch.

Rump steak (less than half price reduced from Waitrose meat counter😋) from the freezer with sweet potato fries, corn on cob ribs and tenderstem broccoli. The lady in front of me talked me into it 😁 and told the assistant to trim some of the fat as it was too thick, he did that before weighing too, which surprised me.

Farway

Overnight rain, but clearing for any holiday makers

The burnt jam pan has been declinkered and used to stew the remaining apples, just in time because some were starting to go woolly. Not sure on next stewed apple stage, freeze some, and a crumble or maybe just with ice cream?

Lamb progress is nil, tried looking for my mincer but it's literally decades since last used so goodness knows where it is. I may try shredding some for a stew / casserole & see how it goes

Lunch, cheese & onion toasty

Dinner, tuna mayo + salad + LO boiled new spuds

Stewed Apple may feature along the way

Wednesday2000

A glass of chocolate milk as I'm going out to eat for brunch. I think it was raining here earlier, but it has cleared up.

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Thundery downpours here today. I need to do a bin run and water the greenhouse but hopefully can avoid getting soaked. Bits and bobs of admin to tackle but nothing urgent so will see what the day brings. Really must de-dog hair the sofa…..!

Pea and ham soup for lunch. I made a huge pot full and got ten 400g portions from it so I've frozen four portions and the rest will cover lunch for us both today and tomorrow.

Trying this for dinner Indian coriander and chilli omelette | Tesco Real Food which we'll have with AF sweet potatoes and salad.