Confession Time - Cheat Products

[Eve]

Anyone out there confess to using any?

I'll admit to have bought already sliced mushrooms and microwave mash and rice.

[sherrardk]

I don't think most of the things above are cheating - frozen veg, stock cubes, tinned soup, ready-made pastry, etc - but I have low standards (easier to maintain).

[pastafreak]

I used more 'cheats' a few years ago-puff pastry,liquid stocks,micro rice. But I cut most processed stuff out of my diet 2 years ago. Too much salt and unpronounceable ingredients. I use a lot of tinned soups, and cheats like tinned pies,Bisto at work...even more reason not to use at home.

[puzzled54]

Packet crumble mix

[Tilly2]

I'm cheating tonight. Sainsbury's steak pie, McCains rustic wedges, frozen peas and Bisto gravy.

I didn't get home from my friend's house until 7.30. Needs must!

[Tilly2]

I'm a bit confused. I thought Eve was pastafreak, renamed.

[askyourgran]

So I have to confess to tinned soup, Oxo gravy cubes and frozen Yorkshire Puddings and dumpling mix?

[murraymints]

when i lived in Norwich i used to buy anything Mrs Green had baked for the WI stand in the market there....dont know who she was /is...but her baking was brill..i would throw a bit flower around the kitchen..and pretend...lol

[vodkancoke]

Tilly, Eve is Jenna renamed! :)

[joko]

i thought you were going to talk about weird reconstituted stuff etc
or rip off stuff like 'Hainz' baked beans or 'Campballs' soup, etc

[murraymints]

Flour ....predictive thingy....

[pastafreak]

We've just got similar avatars,Tilly...;-))

[Tilly2]

Right, got that now.

[Tilly2]

Sorry, forgot to say Thank you!

[jamesnan]

Aunt Bessies frozen mash is really very good!

[RATTER15]

A blow up doll!

That reminds me, it needs emptying!

[Smowball]

Frozen pastry

[Iluvspikey]

I always make my own short-crust, but flaky pastry I buy.

[diddlydo]

Please someone explain the point of buying ready-cooked rice or mashed potato - both such simple things to cook (and rice can be be cooked in bulk and frozen to re-heat in microwave as and when)

[woofgang]

the point is 1. its available and 2 people want to.

oh and I buy packets of peeled froze chestnuts in waitrose....chestnuts all year round, no faffing and they are my slowcooker turkey stew secret ingredient.