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Cooking with rations

Spitfire76
Spitfire76 Posts: 1,136
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So what’s cooking good looking?
Despite being a trained chef & usually cooking for over 1000 a week I’ve found my love for home cooking again. It’s nice to spend more time family cooking rather than banging out meals at a rate of 2 a minute.
Store cupboard essentials coming into play but running low on bits & bobs forcing me to swap out bits & be more creative.
A bit low on mince tonight I’ve gone for a cottage pie with more veg than mince in the filling but topped with a corned beef mash & it was delicious.
Any inspirations for new dishes or rehashed classics?
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  • Spitfire76
    Spitfire76 Posts: 1,136

  • Spitfire76
    Spitfire76 Posts: 1,136
    Bad light & black chopping block under a glass dish but defo not burnt
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,954
    Bit late for the rate my plate, but here we go.

    Horseradish and gravy did follow.


  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,954
    Also made olive and rosemary bread with the kids earlier.
  • Spitfire76
    Spitfire76 Posts: 1,136
    Nice to see the homemade yorkie pud!
  • heckington_reds
    heckington_reds Posts: 727
    On Sundays if I do a roast, I always go over on mash,roasts and veg for a bubble with left over meat on Monday. 

  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    Not exactly rations though? Was thinking more like spam pasta with chives (those being the only thing that’s currently growing in my garden)
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,954
    Alwaysneil said:
    Not exactly rations though? Was thinking more like spam pasta with chives (those being the only thing that’s currently growing in my garden)
    I pilfered the rosemary from next door's garden if that helps?
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    True wartime spirit.,..
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  • heckington_reds
    heckington_reds Posts: 727
    It's about making your food go further..no waste.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    If you can stand him, Jamie Oliver's hastily produced 'keep cooking and carry on' is currently on C4 catch up. 
    just watched the first and it's pretty good.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    @Spitfire76. What would you recommend as 'pantry' essentials?
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    carly burn said:
    @Spitfire76. What would you recommend as 'pantry' essentials?
    Boxer shorts
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    I’m going to make parsnip soup with the unused ones from today’s roast.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    I want to start making bread, but we have enough bread! I particularly want to make the yeast. It looks surprisingly easy and will be very satisfying. My desire to make it will defeat my wife's desire for me not to make it pretty soon.
  • Spitfire76
    Spitfire76 Posts: 1,136
    The usual suspects pastas rice noodles, all flours, breadcrumbs, sugers etc also some lentils both tinned & dried, Worcester sauce , soy sauce, dried hard herbs (rosemary,thyme , bay leaves  etc) , tins toms & purée, tinned fish (salmon , tuna , anchovies etc) , good supply of stock cubes & rubs.
    Special mention to the frozen pea!! 
  • Spitfire76
    Spitfire76 Posts: 1,136
    Never made the yeast let us know how this goes 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Cheers Spitfire

    I can feel a 'rate my plate' Coming on
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  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,420
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    Probably a few days away yet, but we have the time. All you need is flour and water with no chlorine in it. (Bottled water should work).
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,654
    edited March 2020
    North Lower Neil said:
    Also made olive and rosemary bread with the kids earlier.
    That sounds delicious. If you've got a recipe I'd like to try it with my two kids.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Alwaysneil said:
    Not exactly rations though? Was thinking more like spam pasta with chives (those being the only thing that’s currently growing in my garden)
    You have spam growing in your garden?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    Spam fritters - mmmmmmmm. The only problem is my wife and son wouldn't eat them.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,420
    Addickted said:
    Alwaysneil said:
    Not exactly rations though? Was thinking more like spam pasta with chives (those being the only thing that’s currently growing in my garden)
    You have spam growing in your garden?
    I get it emailed direct! 
  • Spitfire76
    Spitfire76 Posts: 1,136
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    Probably a few days away yet, but we have the time. All you need is flour and water with no chlorine in it. (Bottled water should work).
    Fancied trying the fruit method to make yeast apparently makes a crackin sour dough
  • Spitfire76
    Spitfire76 Posts: 1,136
    That reminds me to add to store cupboard: dried & tinned fruits
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    Yes, I researched the different ways. The flour way looked easier to me. The thing is, when you make it you need to use it every day and keep topping up or you throw away as you top up.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    Spitfire76 said:
    So what’s cooking good looking?
    Despite being a trained chef & usually cooking for over 1000 a week I’ve found my love for home cooking again. It’s nice to spend more time family cooking rather than banging out meals at a rate of 2 a minute.
    Store cupboard essentials coming into play but running low on bits & bobs forcing me to swap out bits & be more creative.
    A bit low on mince tonight I’ve gone for a cottage pie with more veg than mince in the filling but topped with a corned beef mash & it was delicious.
    Any inspirations for new dishes or rehashed classics?
    Lentils with beef stick work as a really good alternative to mince if you’re running a bit low 

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