Cooking for one (Mark Three)

wort · 22 February 2018 at 8:27PM

I took a ham salad seeded sandwich to work, with a whipped yogurt with seeds, 2 satsumas.

Last night I marinated 2 chicken breast with fajita spices, so tea today was fajita chicken strips with fried onion peppers and mushrooms, with mexican rice for me and dgson. I had another whipped yogurt.

It looks like I'm going to need some shopping soon, having an extra mouth to feed this week has depleted stores!!

Glad · 22 February 2018 at 9:52PM

Evening all

last night wasn't a CFO night, I helped my friend deliver triplet lambs and then we had a chinese to celebrate

my veg box has arrived today and the contents were

Carrots
Leeks
Beetroot
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Spinach
Courgettes
Mushrooms
Bananas
Grapes
Oranges
Eggs
Cream

my usual ideas would be beetroot and fruit used for lunches, mushrooms in omlettes, soup, lots of roast veg to eat with fish and maybe a curry, fruit in overnight oats or smoothies

but some different, exciting ideas would be welcome

caronc · 22 February 2018 at 10:54PM

Glad wrote: »

Evening all

last night wasn't a CFO night, I helped my friend deliver triplet lambs and then we had a chinese to celebrate

my veg box has arrived today and the contents were

Carrots
Leeks
Beetroot
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Spinach
Courgettes
Mushrooms
Bananas
Grapes
Oranges
Eggs
Cream

my usual ideas would be beetroot and fruit used for lunches, mushrooms in omlettes, soup, lots of roast veg to eat with fish and maybe a curry, fruit in overnight oats or smoothies

but some different, exciting ideas would be welcome

Oh nice selection-
I can recommend these as suggestions for someting you might not have tried they are all very tasty:)
- cauliflower and leek mash https://www.thespruce.com/creamy-mashed-cauliflower-leeks-recipe-4129085 (though best cooked in chicken or veg stock if you have it.
-carrot & leek soup https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/collections/hearty-soups/carrot-and-leek-soup (replace the dripping with olive oil)
-roasted carrot soup https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2837675/roast-carrot-soup-with-pancetta-croutons (it's fine without the croutons, replae with a swirl of cream or herbed yoghurt)
- beetroot dauphinoise (though it needs some spuds ideally) http://www.lovebeetroot.co.uk/diana-henrys-beetroot-and-potato-gratin/
or gratin (beetroot only) https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/view/recipe/beetroot-gratin

moneyistooshorttomention · 22 February 2018 at 11:37PM

Darn that's just reminded me I've got spinach in the fridge I meant to do that with

- but spinach can be wilted down into a variety of sauces (eg the "bolognaise" type sauce I made today). It's not that noticeable once it's wilted down - but one still gets the goodness from it.

Beetroot - I'm not a fan of beetroot and therefore to me it just equals grated beetroot in salad.

Courgettes - these days that often tends to spell out courgetti in my book (ie using courgetti instead of spaghetti).

Cauliflower - roasted cauliflower, cauliflower rice, cream of cauliflower soup.

Grapes - if not sure immediately, then stick them in the freezer and eat them straight out of it. Little flavour "pops".

caronc · 22 February 2018 at 11:58PM

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Darn that's just reminded me I've got spinach in the fridge I meant to do that with

- but spinach can be wilted down into a variety of sauces (eg the "bolognaise" type sauce I made today). It's not that noticeable once it's wilted down - but one still gets the goodness from it.

Beetroot - I'm not a fan of beetroot and therefore to me it just equals grated beetroot in salad.

Courgettes - these days that often tends to spell out courgetti in my book (ie using courgetti instead of spaghetti).

Cauliflower - roasted cauliflower, cauliflower rice, cream of cauliflower soup.

Grapes - if not sure immediately, then stick them in the freezer and eat them straight out of it. Little flavour "pops".

MTSTM - spinach "blitzed" with some walnuts, yoghurt, mint, lemon juice and a little bit of chilli and garlic makes a great dip or topping for spuds or mix for pasta salad. It's one of my favourites:)

caronc · 23 February 2018 at 9:52AM

Good morning everyone,
Sunny but very cold here this morning, though it looks as though we will be missing the snow this time. I hope any CFOers in the path of "the Beast from the East" are all hunkered down for the chill.
I'm not sure what my food plans are for today now that my son isn't arriving until tomorrow. I get myself organised and then see if I want to defrost anything for later. Lunch will be a "roll and something" possibly scrambled egg or cheese & pickle.
It's still far too cold to garden so will find some chores to do indoors. I'm tempted to start some chilli seeds on the window sill of the conservatory since the sun is due to shine for a few days.

PasturesNew · 23 February 2018 at 9:56AM

Cold here, cars iced over.

No idea what I'll eat .... chips are easy, so they'll probably feature. I've also bread to get through, so maybe beans on toast. Nice and quick/warming.

AstroTurtle · 23 February 2018 at 9:59AM

Car de-iced.

Last nights was Chicken with green beans & new potatoes!

pineapple · 23 February 2018 at 11:37AM

Good morning. Today I bought some fresh pasta (note to self - must start making my own), some budget pork loin chops and some chestnut mushrooms. I'll cook dinner on the solid fuel stove tonight - pasta with fried pork, peas, mushrooms in a peanut and chilli sauce (sort of). For a norty weekend treat, got some diet coke and Teachers whisky (it has to be Teachers on account of the malty flavour :beer:).

caronc · 23 February 2018 at 11:39AM

Just ventured out to clean/re-plenish the bird feeders and pop the recycling out. Brrr it's baltic out there, I'm glad to be back indoors. At the moment the heating is off and the windows are opened but I think that will be getting reversed shortly:)

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