And I just had to join in:
Also, I have sunk to new lows when it comes to "cooking" "dinner." Have you ever heard of frozen mashed potatoes? I hadn't, but here they are (with butter and milk). I warmed them up
added frozen creamed spinach
and chopped up frankfurters.
Then I added more frankfurters. Then it exploded slightly. (I now know where bubble and squeak got the bubble part of its name.)
It tasted grrrreat.
I think I shall do penance tomorrow and make chowder.
Right - I have to go wrap a cute little bike now because my little girl is turning two in the morning! Which reminds me I forgot to bake a cake so she'll be the poor little mutt whose mother sent her to the creche with a shop-bought cake. I may as well write "neglected" all over her forehead.
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ReplyDeleteFrozen mash potato is a staple in our house (defrosted, natch). I like your style Ms. Mwa.
And you should write neglected all over Marie's forehead - it'd be funny!! Say it's some weird Scottish birthday tradition - they'll be none the wiser...
P.S. Disclaimer: Buying a cake is not neglect. You are fabulous and you know it xx
Happy 2nd birthday to your girl. Nothing wrong with buying the cake. When my old employer insisted we baked cakes for certain events, I always picked up things in the supermarket next door the morning of the event.
ReplyDeleteThose frozen potatoes offend me ;) They do look very odd! We love to take shortcuts with our spuds too. We buy all of ours pre-peeled and cut. Don't think we'll go down the frozen route.
@Josie - I should write that. Perhaps in indelible marker. Make the joke last.
ReplyDelete@Fatbrideslim - You are using the catchphrase! That thrills me more than is probably healthy. xxx
thumbs up for frozen mash and frozen spinach (with mozzarella) - now I just have to add the frankfurters - thanks for the tip!!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen frozen mash. Although I will admit to buying the pre-made stuff when I lived in England... it was good actually.
ReplyDeleteMy kids had that "neglected" thing tattooed to their foreheads at birth. I've never baked a cake to send to school with them.
ReplyDeleteNever seen frozen mash..but that was pretty cool.
I gotta say, I think the spinach-mash-sausage dish looks fab. I'd eat it - and I"m a veggie!
ReplyDeleteHappy B'day to your little girl. Hope she loves her cake - and it's not like she's gonna know where it originated anyway. Just sit back and enjoy the gasps of delight as she admires the incredibly artfully iced Princess/Unicorn/Mermaid that adorns its surface. And hope she doesn't spot it in the supermarket aisles when you're next out! I can hear it now..."I didn't know you baked cakes for (Belgian-equivalent of) Tesco's/Waitrose/Sainsburys, Mummy!!!!"
A mother's gotta do what a mother's gotta do.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your girl and happy birth day to you!
I'm sure the dish tasted good, but by God the picture offends me!
ReplyDeleteHave to admit I have only ever baked a cake for the boys birthdays once. Ever since it has been shop bought all the way. Oh yeah, they are so totally deprived these boys of mine!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday miss 2 year old!!
ps. LOVE the look of dinner. I already have the munchies from reading Home Office Mums post. Now even more so. Mashed potato. Is there a better food?
Frozen, mashed, boiled, fried..its all food. Throw in something green and you've got healthly and grow in something meaty and you've got protein. A well balanced meal. Happy birthday little one! x
ReplyDeletehappy birthday little bean! and she is not neglected getting a bought cake.
ReplyDeleteI doubt I'll ever make our kids a b-day cake because the kind the pastry shop makes here is soooooooo delicious (think semi-freddo chocolate mousse). I think they would revolt if I whipped out a boring one made out of flour.
@ourprivateblog - You're welcome. You won't regret it.
ReplyDelete@Lady Mama - I tried the pre-made stuff over here when I was a student - not for repetition. But this was pretty good.
@Mad Woman - My kids, too. But they laugh a lot, and they get fed regularly, so hey it could be worse.
@Mamma Po - Frankfurters aren't "really" meat anyway. :-)
@Ms. Moon - Thank you. It was a happy birth, that one.
@Nicola - Mashed potatoes is officially the best food ever. You are right.
@Countess - You're right. It could have been so much worse.
@geeksinrome - I'm making one for tomorrow. Actually, I buy the pour and bake stuff, Babes cooks it, then I ice. All chocolate: chocolate cake, bound together with chocolate spread, iced with chocolate icing, decorated with smarties. I detect a mother's preference there.
If neglected means a store bought cake, well, then I can't say I was neglected much as a child.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your daughter!
I've just been preparing loads of root vegs and peeling spuds as got friends over for supper tonight and I wish I'd bought frozen spuds! What a waste of time - most of the morning gone on peeling..
ReplyDeleteKids don't care about store bought vs. homemade. As long as there's icing involved, it's all good! Seriously
ReplyDeleteha. Your version is healthier than mine, which involves cheesy pasta, and no vegetables.
ReplyDeleteHotdogs rock though.
Late as usual...
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Marie x
We too are doing the whole Sint thing here in the Netherlands. Today was the first big party - sweets and pepernoten by the handful, loud crazy music and zwarte piets everywhere. My son is on a high!
ReplyDeleteGo for the shop cake - they will love it. I am skipping the cake altogether for my son's birthday at school this week - bags of crisps and a new eraser for everyone instead!
Hello,
ReplyDeleteOh you had me laughing with your recipe for a quick/frozen meal.
I'm a fan of baked potato, baked beans, butter & cheese.
Good old comfort food that requires little effort.
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You're funny. It's almost 1am. I read this and thought, uh that does not look good. It's so GREEN. Then I asked my girlfriend to make me a hotdog and she did. You're a bad influence. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your girl.
A bike makes up for the cake.
And don't kids like store bought better anyway?
I can't believe that I'm going to share my secret recipe with you, but next time, instead of all the trouble, just make a frankfurter and serve it with ketchup. It's an American delicacy known as "hot dog". The fun name makes kids love it!
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