Aldi always have a few special vegetarian things in their freezers for Christmas. It's handy to have something a bit different for the main part of a meal that can be just popped in the oven. Individual 'bakes' - useful for people on their own. I wouldn't want to eat them everyday - too many strange ingredients, but useful now and again .
This is one of the packs I bought. Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Rostis.
Then the opposite - a home-made nut roast. I had to search the blog for the recipe used earlier in the year, as I'd forgotten to add it to the recipe page and found it from back in February. HERE is the blog post. I had more nuts this time so upped everything else too and made a deeper loaf. Last year I cut into slices and froze in twos, which was a bit too much, this year as the loaf is deeper I've sliced, wrapped and frozen individually. The slices need to be defrosted before re-heating in the microwave. It made 7 good sized slices.
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DeleteI hope your boughten meal tastes as good as it looks. Well done with the nut roast.
ReplyDeleteIt was certainly better than some of the odd vegetarian bakes I've bought
DeleteThe rosti meal sounds and looks appealing. Great to find one of those veggie ready meals which isn't a disappointment.
ReplyDeletePenny
The bakes they do for Christmas seem better than their all-the-year-round varieties
DeleteI wonder if all the additives are strictly necessary, but maybe some of them are quite ordinary ingredients with a scientific name? One has to be a food scientist these days! It looks good though!
ReplyDeleteThere were some odd things in the list but as it's only now and again they hopefully do no harm
DeleteMost of the vegetarian foods these days in the supermarkets are those meat look alike, not good for those of us who don't like meat!
ReplyDeleteThere are very few nut based dishes these days except at Chritmas, maybe because nuts are so expensive now. Homemade nutroast always tastes far better though and yours looks lovely, which reminds me I need to put the recipes up for the ones I make, I keep forgetting.
This recipe works well- all in one bowl so nice and simple
DeleteThanks for the rosti evaluation-must look to see if I can buy a packet to try. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI have another something in the freezer but can't remember what it is!
DeleteYour home made nut roast looks good! Thanks for the link to the recipe. Cali
ReplyDeleteIt's such a simple recipe but with good result
DeleteThe rostis sound nice. Nut roast for us this year as middle daughter is 'doing' Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThere will be turkey for us but me and DiL will eat veggie
DeleteYour nut roast looks good and being homemade with no preservatives is outstanding.
ReplyDeleteFrozen veggies at Aldi (Trader Joe's in the US) are usually good. I buy organic broccoli and veggie fried rice and am never disappointed.
My home made is cheaper too
DeleteThe rostis look quite good, I didn't like the very compressed supposedly vegetable wellington type things that I tried a few weeks ago. But I have to say, I bet your nut roast was a lot tastier and much healthier too.
ReplyDeleteI've got something else out in the freezer but can't remember what it is and it's buried under everything!
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DeleteYou do a good job of eating healthy, Sue!
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