the lamb was reasonably cheap
and only took about 6-8 minutes of griddling

only time consuming thing was boiling the spuds.

get yourself a griddle pan though. they are the fucking business.

not for bacon though. I can't get it to cook bacon right.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 13:42, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Get yourself a griddle pan
And then you are truly a stereotypical /offtopic male. Apparently.

(I agree, they really are the fucking business)
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 13:43, Reply)

Well
I have the "living alone" syndrome where most stuff I want comes packaged for families, so end up bulk cooking at the weekend, or i end up eating the same thing 2 or 3 days in a row, plus whenever I go to the deli counters I get lured by all the nice stuff and end up with things I don't need.

My freezer is loaded with tubbed stuff thats been cooked and stored, at last count there was a couple of chili, a lasagne, sausage & bean contraption, meatballs, and various frozen sauces!
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 13:50, Reply)

bed stuff thats been cooked and stored, at last count there was a couple of chili, a lasagne, sausage & bean contraption, meatballs, and various frozen sauces! girl
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 13:53, Reply)

I'm familiar with that scenario
it's much easier to shop and cook for two or more.

when the mrs goes away I end up eating sandwiches for every meal.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 13:54, Reply)

I'm slowly getting better
and picking up cook books as I go, managed to whip up a chorizo and butter bean stew with thyme and garlic for the parents on mothers day that went down rather well.

hmm, the food for one is a struggle sometime, but only have maybe one or two meals a week out of a package, the rest I cook
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 13:59, Reply)

good stuff
I can recommend a subscription to Goodfood magazine. Despite having an absurd number of cookbooks, a lot of my recipes come from there, if I don't make them up.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 14:01, Reply)

haven't got to the making it up point yet
don't trust myself not to spend 2 hours arsing around in the kitchen throwing things together and discovering it's shit at the end
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 14:04, Reply)

I usually come up with an idea or a taste combination
then check on the internet to see if it has been done before.

haven't had any incidents where it was inedible
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 14:08, Reply)

I have!
it usually involves potatoes strangely
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 14:10, Reply)