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Originally posted by watchinittoomuch:
Im having comfort whisky and coke

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Originally posted by Cagney:

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Originally posted by Liverpoollass:
We always had mince and tatties when I was a kid. It was always boiled potatoes though - never mash . Good cheap meal

It's funny how we try all this fancy food but still go back to the old faves eh?

My mum was a whizz at making great meals out of cheap ingredients. A lot of people could do with lessons in how to do that nowadays

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Originally posted by Cagney:
Another comfort food of mine is crisps. Any flavour....not bothered. Not really a dinner though is it?

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Originally posted by Trix-ster:
hmmmmm I dont know what I want
well I do...I want baked potato with cheese onion and bacon bits in...but I don't have a baked potato so I don't know what to have

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Originally posted by Cagney:
One other comfort food I have is baked potato but I can't cook them

I'm a good cook and do most things but I cannot for the life of me do a good baked potato

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Originally posted by Cagney:

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Originally posted by Trix-ster:
hmmmmm I dont know what I want
well I do...I want baked potato with cheese onion and bacon bits in...but I don't have a baked potato so I don't know what to have

When I don't know what I want my OH hides the takeaway menus. I have my fave one on speed dial anyway

Make a concoction of stuff you have in the fridge. Sometimes those are best

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Originally posted by queenshaks:

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Originally posted by Cagney:
One other comfort food I have is baked potato but I can't cook them

I'm a good cook and do most things but I cannot for the life of me do a good baked potato

Never buy baking potatoes from Asda....they are shite. Buy them from Tesco, Morrison, Sainsburys or Marks.

All I do is wash it....dry it and stick on a shelf in the oven. A medium sized takes about 1hr 15 mins on electric 180. Any smaller about an hour....any bigger about 1hr 30-45mins.

Prod it with a fork...and you can tell when it's cooked. It'll feel fluffy inside.

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Originally posted by Trix-ster:

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Originally posted by Cagney:

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Originally posted by Trix-ster:
hmmmmm I dont know what I want
well I do...I want baked potato with cheese onion and bacon bits in...but I don't have a baked potato so I don't know what to have

When I don't know what I want my OH hides the takeaway menus. I have my fave one on speed dial anyway

Make a concoction of stuff you have in the fridge. Sometimes those are best

I don't have enough money on me for a takeaway luckily.
I'm thinking I might just have a sandwich later

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Originally posted by Cagney:


So I don't need to prick it all over or wrap it in foil?

I'm cooking on gas btw

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Originally posted by Cagney:
We used to have what my mum called freezer nights too. Whenever my mum wanted to defrost the freezer we'd end up having the wierdest combos.

Crispy pancake, croquettes and fish fingers
Hash browns, turkey drummers and cheese hamwich

They were cracking nights

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Originally posted by queenshaks:

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Originally posted by Cagney:


So I don't need to prick it all over or wrap it in foil?

I'm cooking on gas btw

Nope...no messing...wash...dry...bung in oven.

Gas...mmm I would say 6-7, I think, not cooked with gas for years.

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Originally posted by queenshaks:

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Originally posted by Cagney:
We used to have what my mum called freezer nights too. Whenever my mum wanted to defrost the freezer we'd end up having the wierdest combos.

Crispy pancake, croquettes and fish fingers
Hash browns, turkey drummers and cheese hamwich

They were cracking nights

We still do it.

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Originally posted by Cagney:


I just asked the OH what is a medium sized tattie and he held up his hand and said "bout this size"

I'm gonna make baked tattie with chicken and salad tomorrow now

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Originally posted by electric6:
You only do it in foil if you're chucking it in the bonfire

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Originally posted by Cagney:


We have them now and again too

I don't know how these things end up in my freezer though if nobody wants to eat them sooner

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Originally posted by Cagney:

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Originally posted by electric6:
You only do it in foil if you're chucking it in the bonfire

See why I can't cook them?

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Originally posted by queenshaks:

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Originally posted by Cagney:


We have them now and again too

I don't know how these things end up in my freezer though if nobody wants to eat them sooner

I find things in my freezer I don't ever remember buying...all the time. I have a fridge freezer and a te
tall upright freezer with 6 drawers...and they are all full!

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Originally posted by electric6:

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Originally posted by Cagney:

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Originally posted by electric6:
You only do it in foil if you're chucking it in the bonfire

See why I can't cook them?

I could never get the hang of poached eggs, tried every hint and tip ever. But himself does all the cooking now...so I don't have to learn

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Originally posted by Cagney:



I have a 6 drawer one too. I have my own drawer full of my frozen party food and nibbles. NOBODY is allowed near it

I find things in mine like 3 half full bags of scampi

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Originally posted by Liverpoollass:
Wish I had a freezer

Think of the money you could save, by buying in bulk and just shoving it in the freezer

I can't do poached eggs either

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Originally posted by Trix-ster:
ahhhh you've all just inspired me
I'm having boiled egg and soldiers

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Originally posted by Liverpoollass:
Wish I had a freezer

Think of the money you could save, by buying in bulk and just shoving it in the freezer

I can't do poached eggs either

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Originally posted by queenshaks:

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Originally posted by Liverpoollass:
Wish I had a freezer

Think of the money you could save, by buying in bulk and just shoving it in the freezer

I can't do poached eggs either

Can you not get one?

I buy 3 loaves of bread and freeze them every week.

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Originally posted by Trix-ster:
ahhhh you've all just inspired me
I'm having boiled egg and soldiers

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Originally posted by Liverpoollass:



I have a small freezer compartment above my fridge, but it's not very big.

Can't really afford one Queenie and even if I could, I have nowhere to put it.

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Originally posted by queenshaks:

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Originally posted by Cagney:



I have a 6 drawer one too. I have my own drawer full of my frozen party food and nibbles. NOBODY is allowed near it

I find things in mine like 3 half full bags of scampi

Oooh I should have my own drawer...mmmm....


Where do I start with mine...half bag of oven chips, quarter bag of breaded scampis ( I remember eating those....a bag was too much but half was too little )...pies, sausages....and the list is endless. Yet when it's lunch during this week for half term...kids can find nothing to eat!

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Originally posted by Trix-ster:

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Originally posted by Liverpoollass:
Wish I had a freezer

Think of the money you could save, by buying in bulk and just shoving it in the freezer

I can't do poached eggs either

Thats what we do, because we are students we obv don't use the family packs of meat in one go so buy them when they are on offer and freeze them in separate portion sizes. And stick our bread in the freezer and just take a slice out when its needed.

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Originally posted by Cagney:


There's never anything to eat in my house either funnily enough

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Originally posted by queenshaks:
My mum used to have a poached egg pan with these black cups that you crack the egg in. You then put it in the slotted pan and poach them...there was about 6 cups.

Anyone seen the toaster with the poach egg bit on the outside?

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Originally posted by china:
im just off to pick up a lamb/spinach balti for me
and chicken/spinach for OH

ive been watching that paul merton in india thing on channel 5-its made me hungry

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Originally posted by Liverpoollass:


l've got one of them and I still can't do poached eggs

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Originally posted by queenshaks:

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Originally posted by Cagney:


There's never anything to eat in my house either funnily enough

Ungrateful lot eh!

How are your girls and their step brother? How old are the girls now?