, very tasty indeed, only 2 and a half minutes in the microwave. I had a Chicken Tikka Masala one the other day with Pilau Rice from Asda too pmsl but Tesco probably does them also., very tasty indeed, only 2 and a half minutes in the microwave. I had a Chicken Tikka Masala one the other day with Pilau Rice from Asda too pmsl but Tesco probably does them also.Replies sorted oldest to newest
Sainsburys are in on the action aswell 
Any time i make microwave meals (apart from micro chips) they just explode. I follow the instructions but me and microwaves just don't see eye to eye.
Micro Pizzas are easy to do 
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.quote:Originally posted by Crunchy Nuts:
Any time i make microwave meals (apart from micro chips) they just explode. I follow the instructions but me and microwaves just don't see eye to eye.
Do you pierce the wrapping before you try to cook it?
microwave food is just wrong 
I buy a couple of them if I am shopping in M&S they are lovely and I buy Pilau rice 
Microwave curries combine two of my most hated types of food
Some of them are really cack, but the nice ones are a welcome sight when I come home knackered!
Convenience food? 
*runs off to get Jamie Oliver*
*runs off to get Jamie Oliver*
well I never ...what will those boffins think of next ? 
...what will those boffins think of next ? 
quote:Originally posted by darloboy07:
Micro Pizzas are easy to do
Are they not soggy though Darlo.
Never had microwave pizza but would imagine they are soggy. I like crispy pizzas.
quote:Originally posted by darloboy07:
Micro Pizzas are easy to do
But so ewwwww! Microwave Pizzas are just wrong.
I use my microwave to heat milk for cocoa but my DH does use a little more than me to reheat home made curries or chillies that I've put in the freezer for him if I'm going out.
remember them vesta currys?
the beef one
my mom used to go cranky if i ate one
and
looking back, i dont blame her
the beef one
my mom used to go cranky if i ate one
and
looking back, i dont blame her
quote:Originally posted by Karma_:quote:Originally posted by Crunchy Nuts:
Any time i make microwave meals (apart from micro chips) they just explode. I follow the instructions but me and microwaves just don't see eye to eye.
Do you pierce the wrapping before you try to cook it?
What do you take me for?
quote:Originally posted by china:
remember them vesta currys?
the beef one
my mom used to go cranky if i ate one
and
looking back, i dont blame her
My mother used to buy them - I think they still make them! You used to be 'posh' if you had a ready meal in those days, now it's the opposite!
I love my combination microwave but I do love Patak's 'karai' (sp?) curry sauce, stunning - I use it with quorn for my veggie curry!
quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by china:
remember them vesta currys?
the beef one
my mom used to go cranky if i ate one
and
looking back, i dont blame her
My mother used to buy them - I think they still make them! You used to be 'posh' if you had a ready meal in those days, now it's the opposite!
I love my combination microwave but I do love Patak's 'karai' (sp?) curry sauce, stunning - I use it with quorn for my veggie curry!
yep,
i saw them on the top shelf in asda, i think its to stop kids buying 'em-a bit like porn
a nice frozen curry is 'mr daves'
it doesnt sound very asian though does it
nice though
Microwave meals ming
quote:Originally posted by Bigdaddyostrich:
Microwave meals ming
dont you mean 'ping'
quote:Originally posted by china:quote:Originally posted by Bigdaddyostrich:
Microwave meals ming
dont you mean 'ping'
and pong
quote:Originally posted by Crunchy Nuts:quote:Originally posted by Karma_:quote:Originally posted by Crunchy Nuts:
Any time i make microwave meals (apart from micro chips) they just explode. I follow the instructions but me and microwaves just don't see eye to eye.
Do you pierce the wrapping before you try to cook it?
you want an answer?
I've never really been that impressed with store bought curries, microwave or otherwise. That said, when you're the only one in the household that likes curry, they're certainly welcome when a trip to an Indian restaurant is out of the question!
I broke my microwave 
i was cleaning it and sprayed bleach into a vent type thing and it started going nuts beeping none stop.
i was cleaning it and sprayed bleach into a vent type thing and it started going nuts beeping none stop.quote:Originally posted by china:quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by china:
remember them vesta currys?
the beef one
my mom used to go cranky if i ate one
and
looking back, i dont blame her
My mother used to buy them - I think they still make them! You used to be 'posh' if you had a ready meal in those days, now it's the opposite!
I love my combination microwave but I do love Patak's 'karai' (sp?) curry sauce, stunning - I use it with quorn for my veggie curry!
yep,
i saw them on the top shelf in asda, i think its to stop kids buying 'em-a bit like porn
a nice frozen curry is 'mr daves'
it doesnt sound very asian though does it
nice though
You're right, they are top shelf material!
I haven't seen or heard of 'Mr Dave's' tbh - I'll look out as I keep a few ready meals in the freezer in case I'm out all day and hubby will faint if he has to wait until I get home for a meal. (He can cook but ransacks the kitchen! It's cleaner if I do it ahead!). So, I do try to be organised like today for instance, I'll make at least two batches each of meat and quorn bolognese and freeze a few portions of each. 
quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by china:
remember them vesta currys?
the beef one
my mom used to go cranky if i ate one
and
looking back, i dont blame her
My mother used to buy them - I think they still make them! You used to be 'posh' if you had a ready meal in those days, now it's the opposite!
I love my combination microwave but I do love Patak's 'karai' (sp?) curry sauce, stunning - I use it with quorn for my veggie curry!
Vesta curries!I remember having them when we were camping.Reformed pieces of chicken and beef which were cardboardy and vile!
quote:Originally posted by Amythist:quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by china:
remember them vesta currys?
the beef one
my mom used to go cranky if i ate one
and
looking back, i dont blame her
My mother used to buy them - I think they still make them! You used to be 'posh' if you had a ready meal in those days, now it's the opposite!
I love my combination microwave but I do love Patak's 'karai' (sp?) curry sauce, stunning - I use it with quorn for my veggie curry!
Vesta curries!I remember having them when we were camping.Reformed pieces of chicken and beef which were cardboardy and vile!
The were vile tbh, but I think half was reformed meat and some early attempts at soya mix in?
Don't really like microwave meals they always seem a bit plasticy for my liking, however the odd time I do have one when I can't be mythered cooking but majority of the time I like fresh products.
I use my microwave for heating food up, like soup etc.
I use my microwave for heating food up, like soup etc.
quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Amythist:
Vesta curries!I remember having them when we were camping.Reformed pieces of chicken and beef which were cardboardy and vile!
The were vile tbh, but I think half was reformed meat and some early attempts at soya mix in?
I'm happier with the thought that it was soya,not stringy bits of an animal they cant use elsewhere all stuck together with hoof glue.
quote:Originally posted by Amythist:quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Amythist:
Vesta curries!I remember having them when we were camping.Reformed pieces of chicken and beef which were cardboardy and vile!
The were vile tbh, but I think half was reformed meat and some early attempts at soya mix in?
I'm happier with the thought that it was soya,not stringy bits of an animal they cant use elsewhere all stuck together with hoof glue.
Oh God,
no wonder I turned veggie nearly 40 years ago! Oh should that say 'Thank God' I did. Veterinary stamps on corned beef tins alarmed me too!quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Amythist:quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Amythist:
Vesta curries!I remember having them when we were camping.Reformed pieces of chicken and beef which were cardboardy and vile!
The were vile tbh, but I think half was reformed meat and some early attempts at soya mix in?
I'm happier with the thought that it was soya,not stringy bits of an animal they cant use elsewhere all stuck together with hoof glue.
Oh God,
OMG doesnt bear thinking about.Im veggie too.Do you remember Roots Restaurant?
quote:Originally posted by Amythist:quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Amythist:
Vesta curries!I remember having them when we were camping.Reformed pieces of chicken and beef which were cardboardy and vile!
The were vile tbh, but I think half was reformed meat and some early attempts at soya mix in?
I'm happier with the thought that it was soya,not stringy bits of an animal they cant use elsewhere all stuck together with hoof glue.
quote:Originally posted by Amythist:quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Amythist:quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Amythist:
Vesta curries!I remember having them when we were camping.Reformed pieces of chicken and beef which were cardboardy and vile!
The were vile tbh, but I think half was reformed meat and some early attempts at soya mix in?
I'm happier with the thought that it was soya,not stringy bits of an animal they cant use elsewhere all stuck together with hoof glue.
Oh God,
OMG doesnt bear thinking about.Im veggie too.Do you remember Roots Restaurant?
No, I can't recall that?
It was a really nice veggie place a good few years back,in Mumbles,used to love it.
quote:Originally posted by Amythist:
It was a really nice veggie place a good few years back,in Mumbles,used to love it.
Oh I know!
Don't think I went there tho' as I'm tight when it comes to eating out! I had a feeling you were from my neck of the woods and were talking locally. (I forget things these days such as a/s/l of Fms!). It's not fun being 51 and female! I still think restaurants could do more for us veggies these days - I mean I don't eat 'goat's cheese' etc and that seems to be the in thing. The Turkish restaurant on the front used to be lovely but they've gone sooo expensive I don't go there any more - plus as in Turkey you have to be careful as their version of 'no meat, ie vegetarian' usually translates as 'we've taken the meat out, so we've only used the meat stock!'.
quote:Originally posted by china:
remember them vesta currys?
the beef one
my mom used to go cranky if i ate one
and
looking back, i dont blame her
Ohhh I absolutely LOVE them. We really rarely have them but I love it when we do.
quote:Originally posted by gma:quote:Originally posted by Amythist:
It was a really nice veggie place a good few years back,in Mumbles,used to love it.
Oh I know!
The Turkish restaurant on the front used to be lovely but they've gone sooo expensive I don't go there any more - plus as in Turkey you have to be careful as their version of 'no meat, ie vegetarian' usually translates as 'we've taken the meat out, so we've only used the meat stock!'.
I hardly ever eat out these days either.Go to Govindas sometimes,quite cheap and rather nice and very peaceful.
quote:Originally posted by Amythist:
I hardly ever eat out these days either.Go to Govindas sometimes,quite cheap and rather nice and very peaceful.
I wondered about that place, the smell is gorgeous when your in that Street! When I'm flush I'll give it a go
- I'm rarely up that way, well there's not much left to go into town for tbh is there? 
quote:Originally posted by Darthhoob:quote:Originally posted by Crunchy Nuts:quote:Originally posted by Karma_:quote:Originally posted by Crunchy Nuts:
Any time i make microwave meals (apart from micro chips) they just explode. I follow the instructions but me and microwaves just don't see eye to eye.
Do you pierce the wrapping before you try to cook it?
you want an answer?
Vesta curries was the only curry my mother ate
I don't like Microwave thingys - for a few mins more you can chop fresh produce, wok it and bobs a very close relative
Tika masala is minging
was the only curry my mother ate I don't like Microwave thingys - for a few mins more you can chop fresh produce, wok it and bobs a very close relative
Tika masala is minging