crazy lazy things to buy in shops...

[louisesgarden]

All this talk of yorkshire puds, has made me want some ! guess what my house is having for tea !

[HeyWayne]

I make YPs with 3 eggs and they rise nicely in muffin tins big fluffy Yorkies, although lately they've been sticking at the bottom which has driven me nuts.

Jamie Oliver yorkie recipe in silicone muffin trays. Huge big yorkies for me every time.

We had a friend over for lunch a few weeks ago and she was so impressed with my Yorkshire puds she took a photo there and then (she's a foodie).

[Hilary B]

Bread-making machines. It's much more fun to make bread the old-fashioned way.

You can't have new-baked bread first thing in the morning the old fashioned way! I also use the bread machine to mix the dough for pizza (although I am quite capable of doing things the hard way if necessary, but the machine leaves me with more time to do the rest)

Before we had a bread machine I used the Kenwood Chef to mix dough. Without some kind of 'power mixer' I would do even less baking than I actually do now.

[Hilary B]

I buy the uncooked 'ready to bake' Yorkshire Puds. The amount we actually want at one meal is less than one eggsworth, so it would be ridiculous to make them. Those frozen ones rise perfectly every time, taste good, and don't involve a load of unnecessary washing up.
Thinks like ready-chopped onion, I only buy when 'reduced for quick sale' and therefore cheaper than fresh ones. Ice-cubes... no, we just don't have enough use for ice-cubes to fret about either way (I have a half-dozen miniature 'coldpacks' permanently in the freezer part of the fridge).
Most convenience stuff, well that is the point isn't it, a matter of what is convenient (and some of it does seem to fit the OTHER meaning of 'convenience' too....)

[louisesgarden]

You can't have new-baked bread first thing in the morning the old fashioned way! I also use the bread machine to mix the dough for pizza (although I am quite capable of doing things the hard way if necessary, but the machine leaves me with more time to do the rest)

Before we had a bread machine I used the Kenwood Chef to mix dough. Without some kind of 'power mixer' I would do even less baking than I actually do now.

Your right Hilary B, we have a bread machine, but my hubby decided to cook some in the aga, thankfully it isnt our only form of cooking ! and is now just for heating the old part of the house, after waiting ages for it to become the right temp, well slightly cooler than hell i imagine !!!, he made bread, i must admit it tasted nice ! i use ours to mix the dough then cook in the oven.

[HayleyB]

I think I'll get those silicone muffin trays Heywayne as the non sticks just don't last with yorkies

[jackie j]

Rowntree do sachets of sugar free jelly crystals

Cant get them anymore for love or money lol also have to be vegetarian and I cant remember if they are.

[zazen999]

Bread-making machines. It's much more fun to make bread the old-fashioned way.

Not with a dodgy elbow it isn't - it's flippin agony.

the one that makes me mutter (in a mad old woman style) is pots of ready made jelly....why???

The pots of ready made jelly are vegan - ie no gelatine.

The trouble with making jelly with no gelatine is - it is an expensive business to buy and a pain to get it to set.

[RedThorn]

Boiled potatoes in a can! that just done me the first time that I saw it

[shirlthegirl43]

Cant get them anymore for love or money lol also have to be vegetarian and I cant remember if they are.

Just got mine out of the cupboard, now Hartley's, doesn't say about vegetarian though sorry.

[zazen999]

Just got mine out of the cupboard, now Hartley's, doesn't say about vegetarian though sorry.

They used to be - depends on whether gelatine is listed in the ingredients.

[bluemoon]

I always look at bags of ice cube's and shake my head and wonder....jacob

That's my 'favourite' too, Jacob.

[shirlthegirl43]

They used to be - depends on whether gelatine is listed in the ingredients.

Sorry, just got younger son to read the ingredients - first listed is gelatine. (can't find my reading specs at the mo)

[zazen999]

Sorry, just got younger son to read the ingredients - first listed is gelatine. (can't find my reading specs at the mo)

Must be just the ready made ones then!

Thanks chuck.

[seasprout]

Pancake batter mix - too lazy for words!

I buy those at 9p each, cheaper than a bag of Flour.!