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  • Joyce21Joyce21 Posts: 15,489
    Clari, it's always useful to have some cooked food in the freezer instead of slaving away in the heat.

    Had lunch out with three ex colleagues so just a light supper needed later.
    SW Scotland
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hardly cooking anything much here ... living on salads, quickly grilled veg, bread, cold meats, cheeses, smoked mackerel .... that sort of thing.  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Cold chicken and salad for us this evening. 
    Devon.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Hardly cooking here either, we had soem BBQ thingy, from Lidl with jacket potatoes and tomatoes from the GH, we will be eating tomatoes every day from now on! 😀

    Dove did you get a good view of Mars last night under then stars? Fantastic site, and an eclipse on Friday. We may camp out. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Cucumber gazpacho

     
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • ClaringtonClarington Posts: 4,949
    Dovefromabove said:
    Hardly cooking anything much here ... living on salads, quickly grilled veg, bread, cold meats, cheeses, smoked mackerel .... that sort of thing.  
    That will do S for a starter but unfortunately the heat doesn't seem to be affecting his appetite.

    Two fish pies cooling in the oven for Friday (I'm out tomorrow). Now waiting for him to let me know when he's on his way home so I can start staring at the chicken and hope it turns into a good meal.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The other think I'm doing quite often at the moment is putting a chicken stuffed with some onion, lemon and herbs into a slow cooker, smearing some butter or olive oil over it and leaving it there all day.  You come home to a roast chicken but the oven hasn't been on to heat the kitchen up.  Some new potatoes and salad or green beans ... second out having to day there's lots to play with ... stir fry with veg and noodles maybe ... again without having to heat the kitchen up by turning the oven on or having something simmering for hours. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    That's a good idea, Dove. I might copy you.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Even if you don't put any liquid in the slow cooker with the chicken, you get a load of lovely cooking juices so I use them to make a sort of quick minestrone soup with chopped onion,peppers,courgettes ... a tin of cannelini beans, a tin of toms and some basil ...

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    Evening gang - you are making me hungry! Bought a French stick on way home, so will have with cheese, olives, grapes etc. in a while. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
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