Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted January 19, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 19, 2019 Batch cooking the weekly veg was a massive time saver last week. Had a few hours to kill earlier so thought I'd do the same. Running out of tupperware. Quote
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted January 19, 2019 Awards Moderator Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Silky Kisser said: Running out of tupperware If you have a Chinese takeaway with the plastic pots, keep those. I have about 20 in my cupboard and I use them constantly. Bit of masking tape and a Sharpie and you can label up for the freezer too. Edited January 19, 2019 by Onyx2 Quote
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted January 19, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Onyx2 said: If you have a Chinese takeaway with the plastic pots, keep those. I have about 20 in my cupboard and I use them constantly. Bit of masking tape and a Sharpie and you can label up for the freezer too. Yeah, I always use the Chinese tubs. Perfect excuse for a takeaway too. Filled up 12 tubs in total so the freezer and fridge are full. 16 minutes ago, Ralphy said: can i do this with frozen veg? i prefer to boil my veg in a pan rather than microwaving it, however i am happy to microwave it once its cooked/boiled like i expect you will here Not sure what the consistency would be like if its already frozen, Ralph. Probably would be fine though. And yeah, I'll just microwave each portion when I want it. Edit - @Ralphy why not roast it in coconut oil? Tastes great. Edited January 19, 2019 by Silky Kisser Quote
deathrey Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 Do you freeze it in the glass container @Silky Kisser? Quote
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted January 19, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, deathrey said: Do you freeze it in the glass container @Silky Kisser? Nah, I just use regular plastic tupperware or leftover Chinese tubs. Quote
deathrey Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 Do you know if you can freeze it in the glassware? I want to make a lasagne and freeze it, I'm not sure how to assemble and transfer to a plastic one.... I guess I could just assemble in the plastic one if I had to Quote
wordsfromlee Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 14 minutes ago, deathrey said: Do you know if you can freeze it in the glassware? I want to make a lasagne and freeze it, I'm not sure how to assemble and transfer to a plastic one.... I guess I could just assemble in the plastic one if I had to When I make stuff like cottage pies (and I guess you could do the same with lasagne), I'll make the main one that we're having for dinner in a casserole dish and make a couple of small ones in those foil takeaway tubs to stick in the freezer. I put the casserole dish in the oven and the foil ones in the freezer. When we want to eat one, I just take the cardboard lid off and stick it in the oven for 40 minutes. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted January 20, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 20, 2019 7 hours ago, deathrey said: Do you know if you can freeze it in the glassware? I want to make a lasagne and freeze it, I'm not sure how to assemble and transfer to a plastic one.... I guess I could just assemble in the plastic one if I had to Glass has a habit of shattering when frozen. Best to transfer to a plastic/cardboard/foil container. I've wrapped cold lasagne in a foil parcel and frozen it in the past. A layer of cling film between the foil and food will stop the foil sticking to the food. Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 20, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 20, 2019 This is how my Lasagne making turned out. I made it in the morning and then put in the fridge until tea time. Ragu with mince and mushrooms: Cheese layer made from Ricotta, Cottage cheese and Mozzarella (would have added fresh Parsley but couldn't get any): Assembled prior to going in the fridge: The finished article. Could have done with another 5 mins under the grill but I had hungry kids shouting at me: Terrible photo of my piece. Allowed it to sit for 20 mins. Should have been longer but everyone was hungry. Stupid to be proud of something so simple but its one of the more complicated things I've ever cooked. Fed 4 people with two pieces in the fridge for today and three big pieces frozen for next week. Per portion, it's quite expensive though because I bought the dish Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 21, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 21, 2019 Little one from yesterday. We had a go at rainbow buns. spent ages making 6 coloured batters. When baked the purple/blue/green sort of merged as did the yellow and orange so we just ended up with some funky little butterfly buns. Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted January 21, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 21, 2019 #tigerrickforGBBO Quote
Paid Members chokeout Posted January 22, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 22, 2019 Probably the least pretty dish on here but while I was in Italy I took some cooking classes and have become addicted to making my own fresh pasta so here's my home made pasta, with chorizo and Cured ham, made with tomatoes and chillies I grew in my garden Quote
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted January 28, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 28, 2019 Went a bit mad on the meal prep. Quote
King of Hamptons Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 Got some beautiful bacon chops from a local farm shop.. I'm thinking to have some wholegrain mustard mash and chatgrilled spring onions with them. Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 29, 2019 Paid Members Posted January 29, 2019 Made these Mint Aero cookies at the weekend. Got to say, they were absolutely superb. I couldn't find a decent recipe so I adapted a cookie recipe and added a tsp of peppermint essence to the dough. Quote
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