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

The Hill Billy

My head feels like it is packed with concrete right now. Bad dose. So I wanted something light but spicy to unblock my cavities.

So tonight is trout packed with chillis, ginger & lemongrass braised in coconut milk & Thai curry paste with some scallions & baby sweet corn. A couple of kaffir lime leaves, some fish & soy sauce & a few extra split chillis thrown in for good measure.

All I need is aloe vera-impregnated tissues for the subsequent sniffles & I am laughing.

Shenshen

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Started out with a mandarin juice & prosecco aperitif, then a salad of lambs lettuce & chanterelles

and pumpkin ravioli in butter with parmesan, pumpkin seeds & ham. Do love ravioli.

Where did you get the chanterelles? I haven't had any fresh ones since leaving Germany

Shenshen

I made burritos tonight.

Black bean stew (recipe courtesy of a Venezuelan friend of mine), sour cream, fresh salsa, lime rice and fresh vegetables, all wrapped in a lovely tortilla.
Only downside was that neither Aldi nor Lidl had ripe avocado, so I had to give the guacamole a miss.

Dessert was snow cake - a victoria sandwich cake covered in cream all round and sprinkled liberally with coconut.

hardCopy

Roast chicken with spuds and parsnips.

Red cabbage and gravy were cancelled

MissFlitworth

Shenshen wrote: »

Where did you get the chanterelles? I haven't had any fresh ones since leaving Germany

I'm in Switzerland, unfortunately. If you are in Dublin I think I spot them in Fallon & Byrne occasionally. I'm not a huge mushroom eater and had mistranslated 'eierschwämmli' to 'some kind of egg, maybe...' when I ordered the salad

Tonight was a giant, called 'jumbo jumbo' on the menu, cordon bleu schnitzel (pork stuffed with ham and emmenthal). It had to be nearly a foot long. Defeated me in the end but only just

Avada

That looks deadly MissF, I'm very jealous!

The Hill Billy

Ah, the ol' eierschwämmli mistranslation. Amateur mistake! :pac:

That cordon bleu looks fab. I haven't had one in ages. There is a bar near my gaff here that does 800g cordon bleus for next to nothing. Maybe I'll treat myself soon.

Merkin

MissFlitworth wrote: »

I'm in Switzerland, unfortunately.

I'm confused! Are you and Hill Billy having a Cooking meet up and haven't told anyone else?!

We had lasagne last night (one of the ones I made last weekend) as we have guests and it went down a storm, best one I've done. Had it with a Hardys Cabernet/merlot which is on offer for a fiver and is particularly nice. Served with big salad, garlic bread and coleslaw.

Had chicken chasseur tonight with lots of buttery mash, nyummers.

The Hill Billy

I thought everybody knew that Swizerland is the mod's country of choice to bank all the cash we make on commission for warnings, infractions & bans. :pac:

challengemaster

Had a nice 10oz steak out...

Can't not make something though. So some tiramisu for dessert

MissFlitworth

Merkin wrote: »

I'm confused! Are you and Hill Billy having a Cooking meet up and haven't told anyone else?!
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Like tHB said, I've an awful lot of moderating related ill gotten gains to bank. I got a hefty lump sum for an "ooh Maris pipers" post a few weeks ago from Big Potato that needs hiding from the revenue.


I'm here on a short break with some Swiss family

ibarelycare

I cooked paella (Hairy Bikers recipe with a few tweaks) for my sister last night, and we washed it down with prosecco and wine. Not a great pic of the food but anyway...

Applause

I made risotto for the first time last night, had some bacon and mushrooms in it, it was delicious, I'll probably use a weaker stock next time though, the flavour was very strong and salty since I was only cooking for myself. I am leaning towards not posting the picture I have because it looks horrible. :pac:

homemadecider

Last night's main was monkfish wrapped in prosciutto, buttery cabbage and red onion, cider sauce. Ridiculously good.

Tarzana

homemadecider wrote: »

Last night's main was monkfish wrapped in prosciutto, buttery cabbage and red onion, cider sauce. Ridiculously good.

That looks amazing.

Faith

Applause wrote: »

I made risotto for the first time last night, had some bacon and mushrooms in it, it was delicious, I'll probably use a weaker stock next time though, the flavour was very strong and salty since I was only cooking for myself. I am leaning towards not posting the picture I have because it looks horrible. :pac:

I made a mushroom risotto last night and my stock was also a bit strong! And it wasn't helped by my hand slipping and a ton of grated Parmesan falling in. It was very cheesy . But still quite nice.

Tilly

Today I made roast chicken, roast and mash spuds and loads of veg and gravy. Mr Tilly said I'm the best roast dinner maker. I didn't take a pic cause I pilled that plate with food and didn't want to show you all the greedy piggy I am today

Damn hangover

Ilyana 2.0

Last night was typical Saturday night fare; sirloin steak with pepper sauce, garlic potatoes and peas.

The star of the show, however, was a tiramisu my mum made for my birthday. Hers is the best I've ever had. There's a lunchbox full of it accompanying me back to college

Tilly

Ilyana 2.0 wrote: »

Last night was typical Saturday night fare; sirloin steak with pepper sauce, garlic potatoes and peas.

The star of the show, however, was a tiramisu my mum made for my birthday. Hers is the best I've ever had. There's a lunchbox full of it accompanying me back to college

Happy birthday lady

homemadecider

Prime rib roast, cabbage cooked in cream, brussel sprouts, petit pois. SO FULL NOW.

Dizzyblonde

Ilyana 2.0 wrote: »

Last night was typical Saturday night fare; sirloin steak with pepper sauce, garlic potatoes and peas.

The star of the show, however, was a tiramisu my mum made for my birthday. Hers is the best I've ever had. There's a lunchbox full of it accompanying me back to college

Happy birthday

purplecow1977

That's definitely getting your greens in!!!!!

I made a potato/egg quiche thing. It's a bit tasteless and I have it for lunch!

How long would this last in the fridge, or would I be better freezing it? Can I freeze it?

MissFlitworth

Rare horse steaks (picked up in the airport on my way home), garlic roast potatoes, fried mushrooms & onions and a red wine reduction. One of those good deals where I provided the food and someone else provided the cooked, edible version of it.

Then a LOT of salted almond toblerone. Oh well. It's perfectly ok to wear tights with a bath towel tied around your waist to work if you've eaten yourself out of your work clothes, right?

The Hill Billy

Yum! Mit nüsslisalat auch... Lecker!

The Hill Billy

homemadecider wrote: »

Prime rib roast, cabbage cooked in cream, brussel sprouts, petit pois. SO FULL NOW.

Top tip: Keep away from naked flames.

MissFlitworth

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Yum! Mit nüsslisalat auch... Lecker!

Batin' the nüssli into me this week

hardCopy

Trout en papillotte with purple colcannon

Loire

@homemadecider's monkfish:


Ohh Emm Gee

Loire

dibkins

I made slow cooker dhal using Green Saffron spice mix. Nomnomnomnom.





Lots for the freezer too!

Today there is chicken stock in the cooker. I'm expecting quite a chickeny pong when i get home!

northgirl

dibkins wrote: »

I made slow cooker dhal using Green Saffron spice mix. Nomnomnomnom.

That's looks delicious! Any chance of the recipe?