no kitchen-what to eat?

You beat me to it HildajJ I was going to suggest a halogen oven. It would nicely fit the bill between slow cooking and microwaving. It's what we used when we moved house as the cooker was useless. Used it almost every day since - five years on!

I have an electronic egg boiler. I wouldn't dream of boiling eggs in a pan now. As the others have said, a microwave will be indispensible. Do you have a halogen oven? I use mine to grill burgers, bacon etc., and I have also cooked a roast dinner in it.

Ask a man to prepare dinner and it will rarely involve a kitchen (not theirs anyway)

Great ideas, especially from pompa. Our neighbours had their kitchen completely remodelled and it took three weeks so they ate out a lot and enjoyed lots of fish and chips!
Even cooking in the slow cooker requires preparation and then thorough cleaning from handling raw meat and you may not have hot water - or even any water for a while!

I would really love to have a new kitchen but can't face all the mess.

I like Pompas suggestions best.

thanks. flicketyB- good suggestions.
and grumpa- yes i do need a new kitchen.lol

With all these suggestions, are you sure you actually need a new kitchen?

ha ha. thanks whenim64 and pompa. great ideas already!

Personally, I think that if you have a slow cooker and a microwave, you are made. Assuming your slow cooker has a heatproof liner. Put all ingredients in slow cooker liner on one of the rings and bring to boil. Do not bother with frying, browning or any of the other suggestions recipes include. Put heated ingredients in slow cooker and leave to cook very slowly all day. Frozen vegetables are easily cooked in a microwave. Put in a bowl with a little water, cover and zap fo9r a few minutes. I also have a rice cooker that goes in the microwave to cook rice.

While you have a kitchen prepare plenty of casseroles and stews in advance. Freeze in family size portions and put in your freezer. This gives you home made ready meals that can be easily defrosted and reheated.

That's a start!

Lots of hearty stews and casseroles in the slow cooker. Jacket spuds on microwave with chilli. Spag bol can be done on the two rings.

I've been there, best of luck

Perfect, Pompa!

You don't need the ladies to advise you, you need a man !
Monday - Piza
Tuesday - Indian
Wedneday - Pub
Thursday - Chinese
Friday - Fish 'n chips
Saturday - local garden centre cafe
Sunday - pub sunday lunch.

Simples.

Make it easy on yourself, joolz. Mine took three weeks, during which time I lived on microwave meals, takeaways and meals out or with my family at their homes. I didn't come to any harm and had very little washing up to do in the bathroom. I couldn't get much fresh food in because the fridge was difficult to get at. I relied on the builder filling my milk jug three times a day and the water was off and on - life was hard enough without trying to prepare meat, fish and vegetables.