Help cooking for 5 adults and two children but only have a small oven any tips/cheats...

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I will probably have a hangover to boot as its New Years day.ive decided to do roast beef and shall be cooking it in the slow cooker. But as for the veg and potatoes I don't have a big cooker or a lot of space in the kitchen so will be in a mad panic!!! Is there anything I can pre-cook, prepare without ruining the dish???

Lots of veg are good cooked in advance and just re-heated, swede (and carrot) mashed with butter and pepper and braised red cabbage spring to mind.

If you have a microwave then you can buy bags of ready prepared veg such as broccoli that you can just "ding" in a few minutes on the day. I agree with Chewbecca about preparing some veg such as carrot and swede mash and just reheating it - again you could do this in the microwave. I would use the veg water to make the gravy ahead of time too and just add the meat juices on the day.

Just roast the potatoes in the oven. Veggies cook on the hob?

Can you just reheat carrot and swede in a microwave??? Just found ones a vegetarian too!!!