Delivered frozen ready meals

Heavens - you are all so efficient - I think I was in the back row when this was handed out! I really must gather my thoughts and follow some of these highly sensible suggestions about cooking and freezing - thank you.

Like wisewoman I always have portions of homemade soup and ragu in the freezer for a quick meal.
But sometimes a ready meal is what is needed. Maybe you need a couple of options, something, quick, hot and filling for your DH when you are out, tinned soup or stew or a frozen curry for lunch. Also a selection of more top of the range meals for when you are too busy to cook.
I think that this is when COOK will be of use, much more like the M&S ready meals, so you feel it is a bit of a treat for the two of you.

I also keep frozen seafood mix to stir into basic risotto or Asian style noodle soup, frozen mash to make fish or shepherds pie from leftovers, and lots of pulses to add depth and interest to left over portions of basics.

If you like cooking and like things like spag bol, chilli, shepherd's pie etc, they are all easy to cook in bulk and freeze in portions. I always have frozen soup, bolognaise etc in freezer. OH defrosts a soup portion and has it with a roll at lunchtime. Maybe though you don't want the hassle of the cooking. Many years ago when both my mother and OH father were ill and we both worked full time, we lived on Sainsbury's ready meals for a long time. The trouble is they are all so samey and you get fed up with them after a while.

Ninethenana - it really is the back of beyond - except for a little nearby enclave of cottages. And we both live and love here! We love it - but it is not so romantic at the moment as the wind is howling round and the conservatory roof is making some very odd noises! The electricity will go next on past experience!

Totally impractical place to be with all our problems, but we hope to stay as long as we can - and in the village there are lovely people who look out for us. It is not unheard of for a farmer in wellies to appear in our house during bad weather to make sure all is well, as we have been flooded before.

[mishap] "we love in the back of beyond' sounds very romantic

mishap if you are using Tesco use their delivery saver you sign up for I think its 3 or 6 months from £36 for the 3 months, but you can have as many deliveries a week as you need for the same cost.

Thanks everyone - I have looked on the COOK website and emailed them for further details, particularly whether the meals can be microwaved from frozen - which would be very helpful when OH wants to grab something while I am out.

If Sainsburys deliver to your area, they have quite a wide range of frozen ready meals. I've not tried the frozen meals, but their fresh food is usually good quality, especially their own brand.
Or have a look at the "COOK" website, they deliver nationwide, and have a good reputation, and interesting selection.

I was going to suggest Ocado (disappointing that they do not deliver in your area) or Waitrose.com. If you spend I think it is 3 (or maybe 4) lots of £50 in November you get a £25 voucher to spend on January. It's called taking with one two hands and giving back with the other !

Just spoken to Ocado and they do not deliver here - we are very isolated. But most of their items seem to be Waitrose ones, and they do deliver here, so I may try that.

That is a very kind thought glammamama - I am grateful. I will try Iceland and Ocado and see what I can find.

And yes, Elegran, Tesco Finest are good - I had forgotten that.

Tesco's Finest range are pretty good, and they do deliver. They also have Indian side dishes - rice, dahl, cauli & potato etc - which can be heated up and used with sausages, also from the freezer, for a meal. Their Spanish tapas range are small helpings but a couple of different ones of them make a snack.

We have tried Iceland meals for one which do serve their purpose and depending on your taste they are quite nice,some may need a wee bit more added ie.salt/pepper/spices just depends but they are good value I'm not sure if you can order on line but they do a delivery service for sure maybe if a neighbour or relative where doing an Iceland shop they could do your order for you ? Ocado also do good ready meals and I have used them when I was housebound last year at the moment if you do an order there is £15/20 discount on your first order over I think £60.00.
If I lived nearer I would pop in and do a freezer full of ready meals for you both as I am free this weekend I have no outside catering bookings until next week and could do with the distraction.