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What are you eating at Easter?

Marianne72

Having little energy, I'm going to make tiffin for Easter - an easy, no bake fridge cake. As it contains chocolate and biscuits [ginger nuts are very nice in this] I'm going to try not buying easter eggs. I'm hoping to freeze some of the chicken pie I baked today [exhausted after all the work!] and might have that with roasties and broad beans.

Incidentally, does anyone know why the latter seem to have disappeared from the supermarkets? And you never see them or peas in the pod in supermarkets. I must find my nearest farmer's market.

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  • These sort of occasions often cause problems in our household, for what is basically the traditional Sunday Roast.

    I really struggle with vegetables or joints of meat, the textures are just too weird. Im starting to struggle with looking at part of a cooked animal sitting on the dinner table. I seem to be changing, the whole smell of it all being cooked really makes me feel ill. The thought of a huge plateful is horrible, it’s the build up to it and a different type of day.
    There will most probably just be my wife and I, she loves a roast dinner, hopefully we can compromise, I would prefer a good lasagna and wild rocket. I know lasagna is meat, I seem to manage processed meat at the moment.

    Might try and eat out, we can then choose different meals, then there’s the worry of too many people and noise, these occasions can lead to the, “ you just don’t try anymore, you make it all about you.” I used to mask with alcohol, I don’t want that anymore.  

    I most probably just sound silly and too demanding, sorry to go so deeply into what is a simple question.

    I did hear some mention Lemon drizzle! now there is heaven on a plate! 

  • in reply to Roy

    I can understand it being very off-putting for a roast on the table, maybe suggest keep it off the table and put some candles or flowers down instead? We tried a nut roast at Christmas along side a turkey crown, as my son said he doesn't really like turkey, though he didn't like the taste of the alternative (will have to try another recipe, as he tends to prefer vegetarian options but the flavour was a bit strong). I've come to accept that my son just doesn't like big meals like that either. He had a sandwich for Christmas dinner this year as that was the back up if he didn't like either option (this was what my older brother did too when i was growing up). And to make it look special, it's amazing what putting a table cloth down, napkins and a few candles can do. If you order some nice decorations, maybe changing the food to less traditional would be easier for her then?

    Don't beat yourself up about your food needs, I think it's okay to have your preferences and it sounds like you have enough pressure already. If you can find recipes that look special and suit you both would be good, lasagna is a good example. Maybe try to frame it as more dietry than ND vs NT. If you went vegetarian, would she respect that?

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing
    Cinnabar_wing said:
    maybe suggest keep it off the table and put some candles or flowers down instead?

    Yes, that would be lovely. I like to buy myself flowers on all the holidays, not just on my two birthdays. 

    Cinnabar_wing said:
    Don't beat yourself up about your food needs,

    Quite right. Holidays whether at home or away need to be joyful for everyone.

    Sarah Brown vegetarian cookery books are pretty reliable - I think Dorling Kindersley took on her name as a brand and there are many books under her name.

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