Is this dinner really that bad?

[Bellabonkers]

Im home alone tonight and really can't be bothered cooking.
Had leftover cauliflower cheese so heated it up and added a tin of tuna.

My mum just rang and basically said it sounded disgusting.
It tasted fine. Does it sound that vile?

Tuna and cauliflower; tuna and cheese; cheese and cauliflower.

Only one of these combinations is less than revolting.

But when you've eaten CWP replacement meals they probably all taste delicious in comparison.

@ryderwhiteswan please can I have that recipe?

It's not a meal I'd have thought of putting together but I suppose it's not that different to my cheesy veg and tuna bake.

Which is a mix of veg instead of just cauliflower. I don't normally add tuna but I have a couple of times.

lol, erm I wouldn't eat that combo but I am eating a frozen food feast sans veggies! So yeah, you're healthy at least!

I hate tuna, I'd have just eaten the cauliflower cheese.

I wouldn’t like it because I don’t like warm tuna, but it sounds like normal food to me, it is common to have cauliflower in cheeses sauce and people do tuna in mornay sauce, so what’s the difference bunging them both together. I am alone for the next week and will really enjoy eating weird combinations that no one but me would love!

@Ginkythefangedhellpigofdoom (amazing username! )

Alas I cannot remember the recipe or where I found it - but those were the main ingredients, mashed together with a potato masher then baked. Sounds dry....maybe butter was involved. Sorry I can't be of more help, but if I find it in my ancient recipe books I'll put it here or PM you.

Yes, it sounds vile. You should have smothered it in ketchup any normal person.

@biggerboat1 I am actually crying with laughter at "a bit cat-foody". My DH is getting really pissed off with me cos I won't stop laughing

This was meant to be my Halloween namechange but I think I might keep it.

Thanks Ryder, that's really nice of you, I hope you do find it, it sounds yummy!

I’d eat it!

Cat foody? Christ, my cat would slaughter me if I dared offer his highness cauliflower cheese!

Did you add a few drops of Tabasco to the tuna? If yes, then excellent.

I vote you keep your brilliant Hallowe'en username, Ginkythefangedhellpigofdoom.

I'd love this. So want this. But I only have broccoli, cheese and tinned salmon. Might give that a go.

Left over meals are the best. I would probably do so,thing similar.

Marcie, broccoli&salmon bake with crispy cheese? NOM!

Yes I'm with your Mum I'm afraid op! Fish and cheese don't go together. Tuna and cauliflower don't go together either! Couldn't you have done a nice jacket potato?

Salmon cakes with broccoli on the side, tossed with a lemon/Greek dressing? Do you have breadcrumbs, mayonnaise or an egg, and a little onion of any kind to finely chop? Use the lemony dressing for the salmon cakes too.

The tin can f tuna bot to s disgusting and doesn't go. Cauliflower cheese is fine though.

Sorry for typos on phone and it is dark!

Sounds all right to me!
I think you should invite your mum over and feed it to her, without telling her what it is - when she asks, you can give it some posho name that you've made up and once she's eaten it you can tell her what it was.

That should shut her up! (assuming she ate it without complaint, of course)

couldn’t you have done a nice jacket potato?
Sure op could have if they had wanted.
They also could have done a roast dinner, had fish and chips or a salad. But didn’t.
OP, nothing is wrong with your choices, eat what makes you happy, no need to explain to anyone.

That dinner sounds totally fine OP.

You mentioned a few things about your Mum, anything you want to get off your chest? Just sounds like there might be and we could listen

Sounds fine to me. Nothing wrong with fish and cheese or fish and cauliflower. I actually made a smoked haddock, cauliflower and potato gratin for dinner last night (Mary Berry recipe) which is sort of a similar idea. It was bloody delicious - even the fussy dc thought so. So MB seems to think fish, cauliflower and cheese go together!

Agog at those saying it's fine it actually makes me feel sick just thinking about it. I love cauliflower cheese and tuna but together? 🤢🤢🤢 the consistency alone would make me heave!

Sound fine to me. I had macaroni and cheese plus can of tuna tonight, and mac n cheese and cauliflower and cheese is pretty similar. Except cauliflower would be heathlier so I'll try that instead next time.