Quick cooking question.

I always use dry pasta sheets for lasagne so assume it would work equally well here, phoenix. If the sauce is going to be quite watery, that might be why it says dry. Alternatively, cook your pasta and add the sauce as it is, without more water?

It must be telepathy - I was just perusing the cupboards and thinking what I could do with the tins of tuna that were on special offer.

In my experience, for a bake dry pasta is better - less flabby!

Thanks when that's what I thought I would try. If it does look a bit too thick, I could always just add a small amount of water.

Oh River now I'm all confuddled!

(Tuna does seem to be on special offer at the moment! You could always have a jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn on top)

OMG I've just read the 'use by date' on the Italian seasoning (huge 150g jar) .... 2006!

Only 7 years .... should be OK

My tuna is in boring 'spring water' i.e. tasteless - don't know why I didn't go for the oil option!

I think the Italian seasoning is from the marital home (divorced 10 years) .... 'you have the CDs I'll have the herbs'.

Riverwalk got anything with a price label in old money?

You read the instructions on the jar?

River that made me laugh!

Can anyone read instructions without using a magnifying glass?

Not quite Sel (how old do you think I am!) but I did just find some lasagne sheets only 5 years out of date!

Phoenix girl it's all your fault - if you hadn't mentioned tuna bake, I wouldn't have gone through the cupboards and now be knee-deep in all sorts of things..... hmmm... what can I do with that mini panettone from the Xmas before last?

Right, done! All mixed together in the saucepan that I cooked the pasta in.

I will wait a while before putting it into an over dish as I am having an attack of Philpotts Syndrome.

My grandma is the Queen of "past the sell by date" and I am now having to go through her fridge and cupboards on a regular basis as I am terrified she is going to poison herself someone. She is also terrible for "stocking up" and currently has about 15 packets of instant custard, a whole cupboard full of sugar (not counted but estimate at least 20-30 bags) and enough teabags to supply a large army for a year or two !

You are slow Phoenix - mine is in the oven!

I'm clearing out the fridge as a going away this weekend plus, AS A RESULT OF YOU MENTIONING FLIPPIN' TUNA BAKE, am also turfing out the cupboards and have a lot of things to cook!

I see you took the cowards way out and cooked the pasta beforehand

No point putting mine in the oven, Mr P won't be home until about 6ish. I might wait until he's here before bunging it in a dish, he doesn't suffer from Philpotts and always likes to have a glass of something first rather than sit down to eat straight away.

I have a recipe for a quick tuna pizza that's quite good.

My aunt was a squirrel like your grandmother gillybob. After she died I do not think my uncle bought any food for a year. He just ate his way through the shelves of tins in the cellar.

When we visited when DC were small, they would never eat biscuits or breakfast cereal there as they always tasted stale.

My tuna bake will be portioned in tupperware and put in the freezer. I'm now faffing around with courgettes, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, etc.

I'm on a domestic roll.

Phoenix what's Philpotts syndrome?

It's when you have a given quantity of anything, and a selection of available containers but you are completely unable to tell if the aforementioned quantity will fit into any of the containers without overflowing.

A major side effect is the amount of washing up it can create. I don't think there is a cure.

River I once wrote a thread on the subject, have just bumped it for you.

I think Philpotts syndrome is a girl thing. DH can easily see what will and what won't but I always get it wrong

I have conquered Philpotts syndrome.
I look at the amount of leftovers and guesstimate which size of container will be correct; I then choose a size smaller than my guess and HEY PRESTO I have no problem fitting in the contents in. Job done!!

I think that's reverse Philpotts GA