Onions

Co-op in standish Have given over selling loose Onions, Aldi Liddle Spar only sell them in packs of 3 or more 53p + , I only use 1 Onion per week So if the Onion start to go off I have to throw them away, Then They go on about food waste.

I really like onions: would feel really deprived if only one per week!

Cindy, I put onions in everything!

Keep them in the mesh bag and hang them up, so the air can circulate, they keep for ages then.

Make French onion soup and freeze it. Add the bread and cheese when you thaw it.

I'm a big fan of caramelised onion quiche, I must admit I usually cheat with the pastry case and use a shop bought one but it freezes well if your making it ahead of time. I usually take it out the freezer the night before and put in the fridge. I also have one of those silicone Pie crust protectors to stop the edge from burning, works a treat!

I have one like this, can't remember where I bought it though!

I buy a bag of onions & they last weeks if I leave them in the garage,if I just need one onion then I'd buy one from the veg stall on the outside market.

I love onions, and cook with them regularly,when I was younger my Mam
would have one boiled for me every night after I'd been to the Emp..lump of
butter and salt mmmm..and they keep the common cold away...one of
natures antibiotics.

the Co-op are hopeless. it's my local shop and lst summer i was constantly complaining that they were the only place where you had to buya whole cucumber. this summer I can get a half so I'm happy.

is it possible to freeze onions either whole or diced up?,this might sound a simple question to all the cooks on here but as a person who can burn a boiled egg I would appreciate your comments.

Morning Joe, yes you can freeze them if your going to use them in something like a stew, or soup. Chop them up, bag them, and just chuck a handful straight in when you want to use them. No need to thaw.

Morning Jazzy, thank you for the tip.

Nowt like knowing yer 'Onions'

Or, just use your loaf.

Talking of freezing things I read something earlier that if I had known years ago I could have saved a fortune. I was always told that once you de-frosted something it could not be frozen again. Seems this is not true. If you defrost a tray of chicken breasts but only use half you can referee the rest.

not sure about that broady .might google that question.

on google it says if you thawed them in the fridge you can with 2or3 days the limit.

Thanks Everyone.

Graneyjoseph,
Article in the Daily Mail today about it.

Sorry everyone. Completely misread the article. What it actually says is that if you cooked all the chicken you could freeze what you didn't use. ]

I am just trying to imagine Jazzy putting onions on her porridge.

You never know: I have got some German recipes which call for Black Pepper on Strawberries!

Joe, well, maybe I exaggerated a tiny bit

Priscus, I put balsamic vinegar on strawberries

Yes. I have a few recipes incorporating that: Tastes better than similar ones with Calvados.

Jazzy

Jazzy,
Strawberries, Cucumber and Balsamic. Very tasty. Even throw some Feta into the mix.