Too much supper dilemma

[selenay]

My aunt has been randomly unwell lately, so we made the decision that we'd wait until early this afternoon before committing to her coming for supper. I picked up some portobello mushrooms while I was out today so that I could experiment with the concept of stuffed mushrooms with beef and stilton, figuring that I could do up the right number when I knew whether she was coming.

As of 2pm, she was coming to supper and I was leaving at 4.15pm to pick her up. I decided to make up the mushrooms before I went out and pop them in the fridge so there would be less work when she was here. I got them done, was about to go out and then the phone rang.

Yeah, she's ill. So, she won't be here for supper.

Except, um, now I have stuffed mushrooms for two made up. I rather suspect that one person cannot eat all those mushrooms. Possibly.

So, shall I cook both the mushrooms (piled high with filling) and forgo any vegetable-y accompaniment, hoping that I don't explode, or hope that I can get away with cooking the second tomorrow?

Or possibly cook both and put the second in the fridge to reheat tomorrow?

Dilemma. Perhaps I'll do option two and figure out the re-heat tomorrow. With any luck these are going to taste amazing. Or my aunt made a good call on not coming over ;-)

Comments

[catseatsocks.livejournal.com]

I bet if you reheated one in the oven (or toaster oven, as I do) tomorrow, they'd be fine.

[selenay]

I've been thinking that and I think you're right :-) It's better than leaving one to linger in the fridge raw, potentially being unsafe and unsavoury to eat tomorrow, right?

Right :-)

I think that Kate thinks it's supper time now. She's actually being demanding for once.

[nic]

Save it for tomorrow! I love it when I cook something 'special' and have leftovers. (I rarely cook at all.)

[selenay]

I have left overs today :-) I'm starting to find that I really love cooking - I'm doing far more cooking from scratch now than I did when I first got here, relying a lot less on ready made stuff, and actually enjoying doing it.

I never expected to enjoy cooking and it's great to have the time at the weekends to experiment and do something a little fancier.

[amyty.livejournal.com]

I think you should give me your stuffed portobello mushroom recipe, just between you and me. >_>

[selenay]

*g* I'm still perfecting it. A bit more stilton, a little less cooking time I suspect. I'm having left overs today, but I've got enough ingredients to make another attempt (just for me) later in the week so when I'm happy with it I'll gladly post up the recipe.