Cooking My Christmas Dinner
These pictures show how I cooked my Christmas Feast for One from Roasted by Jack and Scott.
Note.
- It took under forty minutes from when the oven had warmed up and the water was simmering to cook the meal.
- The only utensils I used were a pair of scissors and a slice to get the bags out of the hot water.
- Washing up was minimal and nothing needed a heavy scrub, which is always a good thing.
- Vegetables were over generous for someone like me, who only weighs 63 kilos.
Anybody, who can put together some IKEA flatpack furniture and who knows how to boil water, stick a ready meal in the oven, should be able to cook this meal.
I have to wonder how many people could cook a delicious meal like this this from scratch in forty minutes.
The package included Christmas pudding. I’ll cook that tomorrow!
I can also remember several fraught Christmas mornings, when C was cooking Christmas Dinner. Usually, they involved my mother-in-law! This meal would certainly avoid, the too many cooks problem, as one person could cook a meal for four in well under an hour.
If I have to spend Christmas by myself again or I am entertaining a small number of people, I’ll seriously think about going back to Jack and Scott.
Serial Cooking -Sardines And Baked Eggs
This simple dish is nutritious.
The original recipe recommended sprinkling with fresh parsley!
I cooked it last night in about fifteen minutes.
I always make sure, I’ve plenty of sardines in the cupboard. Last night, I used some French ones from Marks and Spencer.
Conclusion
Could this be the perfect supper for one during COVID-19?
Serial Cooking – Goat’s Cheese, Strawberry And Basil Salad
I found this unusual salad in a book called The Salad Bowl by Nicola Graimes.
Don’t go easy on the pepper!
Serial Cooking – Cod And Tomato With Basil
I created this out of one of Lyndsey Bareham’s recipes from The Times.
I aimed to make it something i cook cook quickly from the store-cupboard and the freezer.
A Quick Salad
I’m not a lover of traditional salads. So here’s a goat’s cheese, strawberry and basil salad from the Salad Bowl by Nicola Graimes.
I didn’t show the crumbling of the cheese, as I only have two hands. I just used a fork to scrape the cheese out of the packet.
I must do some more out of the book.
Green salads are so boring.
Serial Cooking – Asparagus, Prosciutto And Poached Egg
This is another recipe from Lyndsey Bareham from The Times.
It was exceedig simple and so delicious I did it two days running.
Serial Cooking – Smoked Haddock And Curried Rice
This recipe is another from Lindsey Bareham in The Times.
Lindsey called this an incredibly lazy twist on kedgeree. I have tried to make it even lazier.
Note.
- I started with a single Marks and Spencer’s smoked haddock. Just two pounds and no bones or skin.
- I hard-boiled an extra egg for the fridge
- I used an onion instead of shallots.
- I didn’t have any fresh chives or coriander
I rather liked it for a New Year’s Eve supper.