I've been a bit incapacitated recently, and as such have not been able to prepare meals in my usual way. I haven't been able to go out shopping either, so Lady M has kindly, and happily, taken over responsibilities.
Ready meals can occasionally be very good. For example I often buy a Sainsbury's 'Butter Chicken Curry', that after some 'tweaking' become totally delicious. I've even seen an Indian man buying several packs. We also occasionally have an M & S Lasagna, or a Fish Pie. Both very good.
Recently Lady M couldn't resist an M & S Lamb Moussaka. I don't think I'd had a ready made Moussaka before, so I was very interested to see how it compared to home made.
Firstly I have to say that it was nothing like any Moussaka I'd eaten before. The Aubergine was very present and delicious, but the Lamb could almost have been anything. However, overall it was very tasty, but probably should have been sold under a different name.
Would we buy it again? Well, yes we would. It's a great stand-by to have in your freezer, and would never disappoint.
Verdict: 8/10 as a nice meal, but possibly not if you were expecting a genuine 'Moussaka'.
Sorry to hear you have been incapacitated and not cooking. When I saw you had been baking (usually Lady M's domain) I assumed you were in fine fettle.
ReplyDeleteI'm not too bad now, but I've recently also had a bad left foot which prevented me from doing much. Now't but trouble!
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