What other brilliant frozen food have I missed?

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So the recent thread resoundingly in favour of frozen mash made me buy some… and yes Mumsnet is quite correct.. totally converted. Which got be wondering what else have I missed?
My frozen foods are just the usual chips, peas and fishfingers. What other game changers are out there?

Also, go to a local Chinese supermarket and find their dim sum 😄

Absolutely!

These are the only ones I like (love actually). I think Morrisons do them too.

https://www.ocado.com/products/shana-original-paratha-597851011?srsltid=AfmBOoo9PStnrV9POVKeWZUwhwi45x9qjpoQ4dcTw49uM6USVaHp7HIEParrathas

I’d say www.nancybirtwhistle.co.uk/my-books/ is the 21st century’s answer to Delia. Green alternatives, frugal lifestyle and home made food are her main themes.

@Soosi Farm Foods do big 20 packs of frozen paratha, they are lovely!

Has anyone else tried the Hula Hoops potato rings from food warehouse? My DH picked some up for the kids recently and they are very moreish!

Her entire cookery school is free online, complete with videos, sequenced lessons and courses plus all the basic techniques. I remember reading some years ago that she was putting part of her fortune into making it a free resource. You can buy cookware etc if you choose but you don’t need to pay anything to use the lessons and recipes.

https://www.deliaonline.com/

Some of her older books show their age in choice of ingredients and she isn’t the best on vegetarian food but she is definitely the best on teaching all the basics and techniques.

Thanks ecocool.
sadly we don’t do Ocado or have a Morrisons. I will try Tesco.

@Soosi asda sell that brand too

Ooh, where do you get frozen Swedish meatballs from & do they taste the same as Ikea?

Can anyone tell me where they are getting the frozen pearl onions from please? Thank you.

@WowIlikereallyhateyou
Frozen pearl onions from Picard (French frozen foods) at Ocado.
Great for coq au vin!

Thanks very much

I cook mine in the oven from frozen rather than microwaving first, come out lovely not dry in the slightest !

@shantayyoustaysashayaway get them in Tesco in the frozen section, company called Smorgasbord! I use their recipe for the sauce, which is basically a roux but made with beef stock (just use a stock cube) with cream added.

Sauce also freezes well and I think ghe meatballs microwave in about 2 minutes, nice quick meal!

No Asda either. Only Tesco and Sainsburys.

Completely agree! Frozen veg is more nutritious than ‘fresh’ and much less waste.

A lot of Iceland stuff is great. Plus they have brands like Greggs, TGIF etc. Cathedral City cauliflower cheese is to die for! I like Iceland meals in a bag. The creamy cheesy chicken, broccoli & pea pasta is lovely & stir fries from frozen in 15 minutes. I also like some of the Farm Foods products. Their crispy duck strips are really good.

I’m actually a bit of a frozen veg hater to be honest! I just buy my garlic & onions frozen for convenience. The rest isn’t worth the sacrifice in texture/taste for me - frozen broccoli in particular is awful imo

I've tried lots of frozen veg, & most of it is very disappointing.
I stick to petit pois, baby broad beans (no peeling !), & shallots.

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/cooks-ingredients-frozen-soffritto-mix/779502-493206-493207

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/waitrose-frozen-pea-and-bean-mix/522286-823046-823047

Love har gow

So good!

If you want frozen ikea meatballs to have at home you could just buy them from the grocery bit at the exit.

Cheaper too as you get a big bag for the price of a portion in the restaurant. And they have the gravy.

Agreed… a lot go soggy and the texture is wrong. Carrots are some of the worst for this. I used to have frozen broccoli all the time and then went for fresh - and the difference was so big, I never went back to frozen. My kids also will eat fresh broccoli but not frozen.