What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[Numbers]

Chicken Kiev + avocadoe, feta and spinach salad.

 

[weltweit]

I hit trouble tonight.

I am a lazy cook and often quickly heat up frozen meals or microwave ready meals. I do cook sometimes but more often I take the simplest way. However, tonight I realised I am really bored with these ready meals. It isn't that they are bad, just I am bored to my back teeth with them.

They are so quick, which is great, but I have had enough!

 

[fishfinger]

Cheese and onion sarnie.

 

[Orang Utan]

Cassoulet with duck leg and sausage
Wine

 

[Orang Utan]

I hit trouble tonight.

I am a lazy cook and often quickly heat up frozen meals or microwave ready meals. I do cook sometimes but more often I take the simplest way. However, tonight I realised I am really bored with these ready meals. It isn't that they are bad, just I am bored to my back teeth with them.

They are so quick, which is great, but I have had enough!

Get NIgel Slater's Appetite and get yerself cooking - you won't look back!

 

[colacubes]

Sausages with swede and carrot mash.

 

[weltweit]

Get NIgel Slater's Appetite and get yerself cooking - you won't look back!

Is it ok for an inexperienced cook?

 

[Orang Utan]

Is it ok for an inexperienced cook?

aye, that's why I recommended it - it's what got me into cooking everything from scratch (well not everything - probably have a ready meal once a fortnight, or a takeaway) - it gives you confidence as nothing is prescriptive and he recommends so many variants/ingredient substitions - so you learn to make a basic stew, a basic risotto, a basic savoury tart, how to roast things properly and get decent gravy - all the basics which you can then build on when your confidence grows.

 

[weltweit]

aye, that's why I recommended it - it's what got me into cooking everything from scratch (well not everything - probably have a ready meal once a fortnight, or a takeaway) - it gives you confidence as nothing is prescriptive and he recommends so many variants/ingredient substitions - so you learn to make a basic stew, a basic risotto, a basic savoury tart, how to roast things properly and get decent gravy - all the basics which you can then build on when your confidence grows.

Thanks, I think I will get it .. I do need to improve my cooking .. (a lot )

 

[Orang Utan]

Thanks, I think I will get it .. I do need to improve my cooking .. (a lot )

I really cannot recommend it highly enough - there's even a section on ingredients and equipment - things to keep in your store cupboard, herbs/spice, what utensils are handy to have etc

 

[moose]

Roast Mediterranean veg and penne, topped with some leftover cheese sauce from t'other night and baked. Homemade quick flatbreads with garlic butter.

 

[weltweit]

I really cannot recommend it highly enough - there's even a section on ingredients and equipment - things to keep in your store cupboard, herbs/spice, what utensils are handy to have etc

Sounds good. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Elpenor]

Nothing as stuffed from earlier.

 

[weltweit]

How long do people usually take to prepare a meal, assuming they are cooking for themselves?

 

[Orang Utan]

How long do people usually take to prepare a meal, assuming they are cooking for themselves?

depends what i'm cooking - about half an hour weekdays but longer at the weekends

 

[May Kasahara]

Spaghetti puttanesca and garlic bread. Blood orange for dessert.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Bernard Matthews turkey steak, spuds, broc and carrots.

 

[BoatieBird]

Venison meatballs with pasta and tomato sauce.

 

[Part 2]

My son's coming round to cook tea later.

It's the first time he's done it but he seems to want us to try something he and his housemates have been eating that involves feta, cherry tomatoes and pasta. Beyond that I'm not sure what to expect.

 

[colacubes]

Penne with homemade pesto (little gem and rocket) and salad. Might add some bits of fennel sausage to offset the green.

 

[Aladdin]

Cheese, onion, tomato and mushroom omelette with veg.

 

[sojourner]

Seaweed crisps, a peanut bar, some peas, broccoli, green beans and leeks, tomato soup with seedy bread.

Blimey, that's a smorgasbord for you!

Spinach and black bean curry finally, with garlic and coriander naan.

Fruit n nut choccy for afters.

 

[sojourner]

How long do people usually take to prepare a meal, assuming they are cooking for themselves?

Usually about 30-40 mins but you could spend longer making an enormous pot of something like stew/soup/chilli, then freeze portions for your own homemade 'ready meals'

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Chicken curry.

 

[Elpenor]

An enticing looking dried noodles and tuna thing which I will rehydrate. More fruit.

Room service menu (although I actually need to collect from the reception) is limited to burgers, pasta, pizza, curry etc. A bit bland so avoiding. Seems I'm too far out of town for food deliveries.

 

[Zorra]

Small Boy (age 11 so not that small really) made us an Italian Night Festa: tricolore salad (no basil so used avocado); creamy mushroom pasta; Homebase focaccia. FTW.

 

[moose]

Roasted cauliflower, baked spuds, weird chewy vegan franks tomato/basil sauce.
Frangipane tart.

 

[sojourner]

Co op pizzas - truffley mushroomy one for me, margerita for him, flat garlic bread, salad.

Malbec to start, choccy to finish.

 

[Badgers]

Steak and wine

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Steak, spuds, broccoli and carrots.