The 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread - Part II - Don't quote pics!

Dizzyblonde · 19-11-2015 8:24pm

We had cottage pie with white cabbage tonight

RentDayBlues · 19-11-2015 8:44pm

Turkey & sausage meatballs, served with a pepper, tomato and feta sauce, really tasty

Mystery Egg · 19-11-2015 11:25pm

We had beef and pork sausagemeat meatballs with lots of fennel, with pasta and a garlicky tomato sauce. We used a flavoured pasta from Aldi and regretted it - it was green and labeled 'with wild garlic'. Smelled and tasted 'off'.

We made a batch of plain pasta to go with the leftovers for lunch tomorrow, nom.

MissFlitworth · 19-11-2015 11:49pm

Leftover chicken in a brown rice 'risotto' with peas n cheese. Was very tasty but you can pry my carnaroli/arborio out of my cold, dead hands as far as actual risotto goes.

Dolbert · 20-11-2015 12:04am

A nice, hearty lamb stew with plenty left over for tomorrow.

Ruu · 20-11-2015 12:05am

Spinach leaves, burger with cheddar cheese, egg and bacon.

kylith · 20-11-2015 10:02am

Had the folks over last night. Was going to make meatloaf but once I got everything in the bowl I realised I was missing breadcrumbs so couldn't complete the dish and we had fish and chips instead.

I'll finish prepping the meatloaf this evening, then I can freeze it in me-sized portions

beertons · 20-11-2015 8:21pm

Been absent from here for ages. Free gaff till Tuesday, so put on a pot of boilermaker chilli. The house stinks. Anyone fancy a bowl, bring sour cream. Or it'll burn.

Mystery Egg · 20-11-2015 10:00pm

I made Chinese salt and chilli chicken from scratch as per the current recipe thread, and it was great. For next time I will increase the sugar and decrease the five spice in the spice mix.

Mystery Egg · 22-11-2015 3:24am

Friends over tonight. Spicy Mexican corn and black bean salad with tortilla chips, followed by slow braised pork burritos with the works - salsa, guac, sour cream, jalapeños and cheese. Dessert was chocolate nut brownies and home-made ice cream. Prosecco to wash it all down.

Dizzyblonde · 22-11-2015 8:24pm

Roast leg of lamb with rosemary, garlic and juniper berries; roasted baby potatoes with caramelised/charred onions, cauliflower cheese (frozen, from Dunnes and it was really nice), and peas.

MissFlitworth · 22-11-2015 9:02pm

Chicken & ham pie, courtesy of my awesome Mammy. Cabbage on the side. Also a big yoke of turnip that she has a hole in her memory for who in the family eats

It's my little sister but I always get a dish of turnip presented to me with a flourish when I arrive followed by a 'Ah...no..it's [sister's name] likes the turnips'. She must be eating it for days after.

Last night was sausages, mash with loads of bacon and gravy. Night before we were way too tired and grumpy to prep our own food so 'the man' brought us saag paneer, keema naan and chickpea pilau. Loads leftover so that's my lunch tomorrow waiting for me in the fridge

patsypantaloni · 22-11-2015 9:11pm

We had the in laws over for Sunday lunch, the cold weather gave me a hankering for old school favourites, so:

Starter - homemade brown bread, smoked salmon with lots of dill and lemon juice

Main: roast pork and crackling, apple sauce, stuffing, roast potatoes, mangetout and carrot&turnip mash

Dessert: apple and blackberry crumble, vanilla ice cream

Some lovely white wine to go with it, now struggling to keep my eyes open with a blazing fire in front of me. Bliss!

A_Sober_Paddy · 22-11-2015 10:41pm

Dolbert wrote: »

A nice, hearty lamb stew with plenty left over for tomorrow.

any chance of a recipe

Dolbert · 22-11-2015 11:38pm

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

any chance of a recipe

It's just a really simple slow cooker stew, you'd need to increase the liquid if it's just going in the oven. I just threw in approx 800g diced lamb, 2 carrots, a parsnip and some potatoes with 500ml beef stock, mixed with 2 tsp tomato puree and some paprika to taste. Garlic would be good too but husband is allergic. I also put in a halved onion, but I remove when cooked as I find it sours the stew if it's left in. I put it on low before I left and when I came back 8 hours later it was perfect.

katydid · 22-11-2015 11:51pm

Dolbert wrote: »

It's just a really simple slow cooker stew, you'd need to increase the liquid if it's just going in the oven. I just threw in approx 800g diced lamb, 2 carrots, a parsnip and some potatoes with 500ml beef stock, mixed with 2 tsp tomato puree and some paprika to taste. Garlic would be good too but husband is allergic. I also put in a halved onion, but I remove when cooked as I find it sours the stew if it's left in. I put it on low before I left and when I came back 8 hours later it was perfect.

Do you pre-fry the ingredients?

Dolbert · 22-11-2015 11:54pm

katydid wrote: »

Do you pre-fry the ingredients?

You're supposed to, to get the meat browned, but I never have time tbh and it turns out fine

katydid · 22-11-2015 11:58pm

Dolbert wrote: »

You're supposed to, to get the meat browned, but I never have time tbh and it turns out fine

That's interesting. I might try it next time.

Mystery Egg · 23-11-2015 12:16am

Pizza hut delivery here this evening. Disgusting. Like eating rubber. Never again.

Cedrus · 23-11-2015 12:17am

sausage & mash with onion gravy. dry fried the sausage & onion then made gravy with one of those stock jellies, flour & water. sunday lazy and divine

keyboard K.O.'d sorry about the caps.

Loire · 23-11-2015 8:02pm

Curry Night!

angeldelight · 23-11-2015 9:04pm

Fried eggs and steamed baby potatoes

MissFlitworth · 23-11-2015 10:13pm

Chicken noodle soup. Of a kind. Chicken stock, beer & sriracha broth, carrots, chunks of roast chicken thigh, pasta, baby spinach, croutons & crispy chicken skin. Not be much time for cooking for the rest of the week so went all out on cooking a fairly basic meal for tonight

Tomorrow will potentially be chocolate digestives on toast.

dibkins · 24-11-2015 12:36pm

CHicken nachos

keane2097 · 24-11-2015 3:06pm

Had a bit of lamb in the slow cooker but it wasn't done in time so called an audible with some chicken mini fillets coated in cajun spices, some mash and some beans in a spicy tomato sauce.

Loire · 24-11-2015 7:06pm

Chicken Stirfry Thingie...

Alun · 24-11-2015 7:50pm

keane2097 wrote: »

Had a bit of lamb in the slow cooker but it wasn't done in time so called an audible with some chicken mini fillets coated in cajun spices, some mash and some beans in a spicy tomato sauce.

angeldelight · 24-11-2015 9:05pm

Boiled ham fillet with sweet potato wedges and roasted Brussels sprouts. Much nicer than expected!

Miaireland · 24-11-2015 10:00pm

Lazy evening here. Waygu beef burger, sweet potatoe fries and braised gem lettuce. I would probably do some kind of flavoured butter next time as it was a slightly dry dinner.

Mystery Egg · 24-11-2015 10:02pm

We had spinach and mushroom pie for dinner, with roasted asparagus in parma ham and roasted balsamic tomatoes.

Whispered · 24-11-2015 11:06pm

We had a feast of a margarita pizza, a greek pizza, sweet potato wedges, courgette tomato bake, corn on the cob and sweet chilli mayo. Followed by banana and peanut icecream.

I now have a chocolate mousse calling me from the fridge.

kylith · 24-11-2015 11:30pm

Stuffed mushrooms followed by cauliflower and mince bake. Mmm, so tasty.

MissFlitworth · 24-11-2015 11:56pm

Pork chops, boiled potatoes, spinach and a big dollop of dijon. And a dog nearly nose to nose with me, crying, because he's working on a new up close and annoying approach for making human food his food. He's so deprived.

nicki11 · 25-11-2015 3:32pm

Chilli on monday and Burgers and chips yesterday, hard to beat the classics

BailMeOut · 25-11-2015 3:42pm

Miaireland wrote: »

Lazy evening here. Waygu beef burger, sweet potatoe fries and braised gem lettuce. I would probably do some kind of flavoured butter next time as it was a slightly dry dinner.

where did you get Waygu?! That's quite posh for a Tuesday night?

Cortina_MK_IV · 25-11-2015 5:47pm

Chicken breast, chopped potatoes and mixed peppers slung in an Aldi "Mediterranean Chicken" shake & bake bag and cooked in the oven for 40 minutes. Bootiful!

Mars Bar · 25-11-2015 8:38pm

Butternut Squash and Chickpea Curry Stew. I had this on Monday, last night and tonight! It's so tasty.

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Marty McFly · 25-11-2015 9:51pm

Haven't posted in here in a while

but here goes

Couscous balls mixed with wilted spinach, pancetta, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika covered in passata mixed with dried oregano and basil topped with grated cheddar and mozzarella served with chicken coated in smoked paprika and cayenne pepper cooked with Chorizo Passata and a touch of hot sauce.

MissFlitworth · 25-11-2015 11:25pm

Ham & cheese fritatta, spinach with feta and walnuts, toast. Spinach was disastrous, gritty even though rinced and I think my feta was gone cos it tasted fermented so that went into the bin.

Mystery Egg · 25-11-2015 11:51pm

The neighbours upstairs cooked haggis, neeps and tatties for us, with cherry pie and cream for dessert. Amazing comfort food.

Shenshen · 26-11-2015 10:27am

Chickpea and roasted vegetable tagine with couscous and a nice dollop of minty yoghurt.

Dizzyblonde · 26-11-2015 8:16pm

Minced beef & mushroom pie. With mash and peas.

Kurumba · 28-11-2015 11:34am

Homemade pizza, pepperoni, mushroom, goats cheese, yum. I used the bag of shredded mozarella instead of the ball, won't make that mistake again!

Mystery Egg · 28-11-2015 12:27pm

The husband made aubergine parmagiana with spaghetti, and garlic bread. It looks ugly on the plate, but it tasted amaaaaazing.

the beer revolu · 29-11-2015 2:46pm

A little while back:
Pan basted duck breast. Potato rosti. Carrots and baby broad beans. Balsamic grilled tomatoes.

the beer revolu · 29-11-2015 3:02pm

Last night we had a Japanese themed dinner.
Miso soup with wakame and leeks to start (no pic)
Fried flat iron steaks with teriyaki sauce (my interpretation), miso glazed aubergine, wilted spinach and Japanese rice.

The steaks were medium rare when I sliced them but a few minutes on the heated plate cooked them through :mad:

Taboola · 29-11-2015 9:07pm

I made ghee earlier today (he he he) and used it to make a lemon, garlic and rosemary coating for a roast chicken.

To accompany it I made baked sweet potatoes with almond essence (the recipe called for Frangelico liqueur and I hadn't a clue where to get it), hazelnuts, shallots and mascarpone topping.

pew · 29-11-2015 9:32pm

Homemade stew on braised cabbage

Merkin · 29-11-2015 10:16pm

Went to Rolys for a long lunch today and it was epic. Had wild mushroom bruschetta with Parma ham, rocket, hazelnuts and a hazelnut mayonnaise. Then a sublime smoked haddock gratin with an artery clogging amount of Gruyere and then a delish old favourite, creme brûlée. All with a zesty little Spanish white wine. It was all yum, it never fails to disappoint.

homemadecider · 29-11-2015 10:19pm

We had Donal Skehan's Swedish meatballs with green beans, mashed potato and cranberry jam (didn't have any lingonberries to hand, strangely enough).

For dessert I made a very old fashioned steamed sponge pudding which we ate piping hot from the oven with a lump of vanilla ice cream on top. I've been meaning to make a steamed pudding for ages, they are seriously delicious.

The 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread - Part II - Don't quote pics!

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