Is mince and onions enough for a roast?

The steak i was planning on using for the casserole was off, grr so i had to make mince and onions with gravy as the meat for the roast dinner today. That was so annoying. I felt like i was in the seventies or something. I dunno it just didnt feel like i put enough effort in. It tasted o.k, everyone else liked it, or at least they said they did, but it's much more satisfying carving a piece of meat. In general we have meat 3x a week. Normally i will roast a peice of meat, have it with a roast and however much i have left goes into various meals for the rest of the week. That means that by wednesday we're onto veg since i make a roast at the weekend. It's not that i dont like having just veg because i prefer veg to meat anyday (i've typed meat to much now all i can think of is cock). I like roasted veg and casserole and veg curry and dhals and all delicious things like that but theres something so right about a good roast at the weekend.

I made aubergines that were absolutely amazing last night. I find the best way to cook aubergines is to use a pastry brush and slice them thinly length ways and then brush on olive oil and fry them each side for about 3 mins. They taste amazing. Especially if you use the oil from olives of sundried tomatoes or peppers. I've even used the oil from tuna before , you know when you buy tuna in sunflower oil and you drain off the oil well if you keep it for cooking it's delicious and saves money!

Another little tip is if your short on time when decorating a cake then try grating on chocolate, it looks very professional and takes literally 2 secs.

The meal was lovely last night with the m-i-l though i feel an arguement brewing about potential scattering of ashes of my late father in law. She wants him buried and hubby wants him scattered and s-i-l i'm not sure about. It's such a tricky thing. Ultimately hubby and s-i-l have the final say so hopefully my m-i-l will realise that and back down a little. If you hace ever met my mother in law you will know what a proposterous suggestion that is.