What's Cooking This Weekend.?

[EcclesCake]

I've got a pot of Chilli Colorado simmering away that I'll have with plain rice and a tomato and pepper salad later.

I'm going to cook extra rice for fried rice tomorrow that I'll have with some sort of sticky Chinese chicken and a cucumber salad.

What have you got lined up for lunch/supper this weekend?

[Clanad]

Apologies to Chris and Eccles... you weren't there when I started my post... (You both spell better too)...

[Buenchico]

>>>In fact, cooking anything in a microwave is murder

Firm-textured fish (such as trout or salmon) cooks better in a microwave than by any other method. Give it a try!

[DTCwordfan]

Baked potatoes, I often drop them in a wood fire, skins pierced, some Cornish Sea Salt inside the alufoil and 50 mins to an hour depending on the spud sized and heat of the fire. Love all sorts of fillers but a nice ham, chive and Philly with some ground black pepper, and life isn't too bad.

Probably a Chinese for me tonight, haven't thought about tomorrow yet.

[EcclesCake]

If I need to go shopping for supper but can't decide what to have I often let economics choose and pick up whatever is reduced!

Enjoy your casserole Chris, i don't know about being a light eater that sounds filling!

[friedgreentomato]

low fat scotch eggs for tomorrow and tonight is turkey breast fillet.

[Buenchico]

Thank you, EC. (I often only eat one meal per day, so I like to make sure that there's quite a bit of it).

For anyone who'd care to know about my latest 'cheapo' meal creation for one person:
Use ½ tin of 'value' Chicken in White Sauce (90p per can from Morrison's). Heat in a saucepan with a bit of milk to thin it down. Crumble some blue cheese into it and add plenty of freshly-ground black pepper. Pour over some 'value' pasta and serve with garlic bread. Delicious!

[losgigs]

Not cooking tonight as going to a quiz where food is provided so don't know what it'll be. Taken some cooked turkey out of freezer for a pie tomorrow.

[gness]

I bought a dinky little oven for £15 from Aldi.....it's great so I might just do a little cooking now instead of prick and ping. Super for finishing off microwaved baked potato and I don't have to put on the big oven for one person.
So that with a prawn cocktail tonight.

[shoota]

Or get another person......

[EcclesCake]

Cooking for one can be rather demoralising :-(

I do have to make the effort though as I won't eat ready meals. Some days when I'm feeling lazy there are some truly bizarre things on the menu!

[ummmm]

If I didn't have to cook for the lads I would live on fish and salads.

[tenrec]

Chris that sounds yummy. Such a good combination chicken & cheese & pasta.

[gness]

Nooo Shoota....might land up with someone who wanted meals!

Ec......I just don't cook now.....I did once think I ought to do a proper dinner but got cheesed off part way through. I did lots of entertaining when OH was alive... now I just know lots of good restaurants......and swap favours with friends for a meal.

[China Doll]

Dunno about dinner.... I'll probably be making my sweet tattie soup for next weeks lunches though at some point.

[EcclesCake]

I tend to do batch cooking Gness, the chilli bubbling away will make at least three portions. I'll cook extra rice and freeze the leftovers in individual portions for future meals.

When I can't be arsed it's comforting to know there's a decent meal in the freezer.

[ummmm]

I might make an omelette.

[tiggerblue10]

My parents came round earlier and I made chicken on black bean sauce with thai fragrant rice. They've gone to Streatham with Little Tiggs to buy me a clock (mine broke) and some chocolate.

[woofgang]

sweet potato and lime soup with king prawns, serves 1
1 sweet potato med to large
4 or 5 king prawns cooked
a vegetable stock jelly pot or half a vegetable stock cube
a small lime
a little oil or butter

peel and dice the sweet potato into small dice (1cm ish). Soften in the oil or butter. Add around half a pint of boiling water (kettle) and the stock cube or jelly. cover and simmer for around 10 minutes. When the sweet potato is soft, blitz or sieve then put back in the pan and toss in the prawns, cut up if they are big and warm gently over a low heat. Just before serving juice the lime and add to taste, about half a lime per serving. If you just want a vegetable soup, then leave out the prawns.

[China Doll]

That sounds nice woof, I might have a crack at that one day.