Well here we go , I'm proper old school and used to whip up a mix for Yorkshire Puds , dumplings etc. I still cook up a roast or a stew but I do use the supermarket option as as taste Vs flaff is a godsend.
Do you cut them corners when cooking up a meal ? More so what are great examples you can get from a supermarket to make your job a little easier?
I make a damn fine Yorkie from scratch, but more often than not I use Aunt Bessie's giant yorkies from the freezer at Tesco. (tarragon chicken with rice in a giant yorkie recipe to follow)
- sorry pops, but you always knew I'm a lazy stoner
I often use microwave sweet potato mash, swede & carrot mash from Tesco too, I can't make it any better from scratch so why bother?
Interestingly/Amusingly, one of my local pubs does a damn fine steak pie and mash.
I asked once what the top secret super creamy mash recipe is....
Often use frozen mash in this house. It's dead handy.
Although, with no microwave, I just put the required in a saucepan on the lowest heat with a lid on and a tablespoon of water, stirring occasionally for about 20 minutes.
Goes on top of shepherds pies and cottage pies frozen and straight in the oven.
Occasionally buy frozen yorkies but generally make from scratch.
Frozen chopped onions are useful and we also use a jar of chopped garlic.
I don't tend to use premade things. Some components yes, namely stock cubes or pastry (assuming we aren't getting pedantic enough to include cheese, flour, butter etc as processed/premade). I enjoy cooking and tend to find we get better results than the premade too plus can experiment more (eg using herbs in Yorkshire mix)
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