Food that’s not worth the effort

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Crab…picked yourself
Unfilleted fish
globe artichoke all that finiking for some little bites

I like sourdough but I've read the instructions for the starter several times and just thought "Nah".

On the other hand, growing your own veg is a lot of faff and can be expensive, but I do enjoy it and think it's worth it.

I feel like a proper misery but it doesn't seem worth the effort unless I am making several meals (dinner and leftovers) or cooking for family. I am impressed anyone has the motivation to cook for themselves everyday.
When my kids leave home I am having toast for tea every night.

Yes, baked custard is a doddle and my family love it.

Yes, I cook them a couple of times a week, so quick - and I don't use vinegar, don't like the taste. They cook in the time it takes to make the toast.

I agree, it's a lot of faff to make it taste of anything at all. And it takes a lot of minced meat for an adult portion.

I reckon 15 or 16 minutes, any longer and it's just mushy savoury rice pudding.

I just use a deep non stick frying pan, easy to wash and quick to heat up.

How long do you need to cook them (assuming high pressure)?

Defrosted frozen mash is great on shepherd's pie . Aunt Bessie's is good

I like to cook roasts, mainly because roast meat isn't critical on timing and you can keep the other things warm for ages once they're cooked. You probably find it easier with two ovens though, or an airfryer for the potatoes. I only do one vegetable to cut down on the last minute stuff, or sometimes cauliflower/broccoli cheese and keep warm.

But I do agree that the washing up is a pain, that's DH's job as he can't cook and he expects lots of praise and thanks when he's finished.
I'm a granny and do a roast dinner for my (local) family every couple of weeks, I've been doing it for so long that I don't see it as a faff, specially as it's their favourite meal.

I remember making an awful omlette, proper Welsh rarebit and Birds custard. The people who were doing cookery exams cooked really awful old fashioned food, home made blancmange, nasty fancy stews, messed about potato.

Talk about twisting a thread around to completely miss the point! It’s about things that are not worth the effort to make, not canned stuff that you don’t like! It’s hardly an effort to buy a tin of spaghetti hoops is it? But sure, if you don’t like them, don’t buy them, that’s even less effort 🤷‍♀️

I'm not from Portugal but I LOVE sardines! I even love preparing them. Ripping their little heads off and rinsing out their guts is very satisfying. 😁

Yep, really easy. If you get distracted whilst whisking you can always use a stick blender to sort it out.
And why are people saying use frozen Yorkshire puddings? Just plonk the batter ingredients in a jug and zap with a stick blender. You make it in advance and little puds only take a short time to cook.

How is cottage pie a lot of effort?

Brown the Mince, soften the onion and carrot, salt, pepper, tip of dried herbs or what you've got, about 3/4 pint stock (either a beef stock pot in which case you'll need to use some flour and forget the salt; or gravy made for a beef roast - I make double and freeze a portion), tablespoon of lea & perrin or a generous squirt of HP sauce. Add a box of mushrooms, halved or quartered, as the burner is turned off after about 90 minutes. Cool and turn into two serving dishes (one for the freezer, one for the fridge). The following day top the "set" and cooled mince with freshly made mash. Oven for 45 minutes.

I'm with you @angela99999 I actually adore cooking a roast and I'm a bit extra with ours - always mash and roasties, yorkshire puds, cauliflower cheese etc I love the whole prep part and it feels quite therapeutic. I just settle in with a glass of wine and something on the TV. I miss it in the summer as we don't tend to have them.

I don't know what I do wrong with Yorkshires but I can never get them to come up the way my late DMIL used to. Even my DD makes better ones than me. Luckily I almost never cook roast dinners these days as it's not my DH's favourite kind of thing, so it's not required of me.

I can't make Yorkshire puddings I buy frozen ones take 3 minutes in a hot oven that's already on, they actually taste the same.

About 15 mins (depending on brand and age) I buy mine from Asian shop with a long shelf life.
I also put a tbsp of Tahini in mine, makes it nice and creamy and add chilli or other spices for a change. Beetroot or Red Pepper hummus is good.

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Have to say lasagne is ok as you can make a huge 1 and freeze.
Globe artichokes are just delicious. All you have to do is boil them. Pastry is a faff if its home made imho

And sourdough. sure it takes time but if you do the no knead method, each stage is easy peasy, and it's so lovely getting it out of the oven

Can you share your recipe please?

I don't understand why people are saying lasagne is a faff.
One pan for the meat sauce, one pan for the cheese sauce or Bechamel, then assemble with the pasta sheets and bake it.
Someone can wash up the two pans while the lasagne is cooking.