How to Fake Cooking Tip #1

I thought this would be a fun idea for an ongoing feature, basically it's going to be tips for "home cooking" for people who lack time and skills.

Feast your ideas on this delicious looking lamb roast and veggies:



Wow! That certainly looks delicious, right? Must have taken me hours!! Well, actually the roast itself I got from the supermarket. It comes pre-seasoned and prepped. It originally came in a foil pan with cooking directions.

Things I did:

1. Peeled and chopped two large carrots
2. Chopped 4 small potatoes (you don't have to peel these, it makes them RUSTIC!)
3. Drizzled those in olive oil, salt, pepper, and an herb mix and tossed.
4. Popped the lamb out of the disposable foil pan and into the bigger one.
5. Put the veggies into the big pan
6. Cooked following the directions on the roast pan (180ºC/350ºF for 1 hour per kg/2.2 lbs)

That's it. My entire prep time took about 10 minutes and I was back to watching TV and playing MMORPGs!

If you had a nice ceramic pan to cook in, this could go straight from the oven to the table. Serve some with some warm bread and maybe some asparagus and you have a super quick meal you can use to fake your way through being a great cook for your boss or in-laws! Also doubles as a quick way to feed your children something relatively wholesome without spending all day prepping a damn piece of lamb.