Freezer food

We continue to eat our way down the freezer. The Fox is going shopping once a week. However, the shelves remain half-empty so it’s a little uncertain what he’ll actually get.

He’s decided Morrisons is the supermarket for him as they offer antibacterial wipes for your trolley as you go in, allow only one person in at a time, have wide enough aisles so you are not on top of one another, plastic screens to protect till operatives from customers. The first thing he does when he gets home is wash his hands well, then he take his shoes & coat off.

Yesterday his surprise item was scallops – we’ve scallops coming up on the freezer list soon but just two between us wouldn’t have stretched far. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to get the basics such as plain flour.

So far we’ve had all sorts of old favourites we haven’t had for ages. We suddenly discovered ourselves having Ham Pasties & Hammy Dumplings, both using up some thinly sliced honey roast ham.

Now we are on to chorizo. So yesterday the Fox cooked some Spicy Prawns & Chorizo. Today it’s going to be Chicken & Chorizo Paella. Tomorrow it’ll be Scallops & Chorizo. All different, all old favourites, all delicious.

We both had to admit last night it would be nice to do a few more experimental recipes but now is not the time to look for unusual ingredients or even buy large quantities of ingredients. The prawns, chicken, some scallops, paella rice, red peppers, chillies, all were in the freezer or fridge already, making the shopping minimal – just some tomatoes. I have to admit, though, I will be relieved when the supermarket shelves are once more full so I can provide a list confident everything will arrive home. For that matter I will be relieved when I myself can go out to the supermarket. Much as I find the supermarket shop a bit of a bore, it would be good just to get out of the confines of my own home & see other people milling around again. May it come soon.