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Here's What I Had For Dinner - Part III - Don't quote pics!

  • 31-10-2016 7:53am
    #1
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    The last thread was steaming ahead to 10,000 posts, so it's time to leave it rest.

    Usual rules apply, namely no blog pimping, don't quote pictures, yadda yadda yadda.

    Bon appetit!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,816 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    It was a lazy day for the Billys. Got a takeaway from Karma Thai in Balbriggan which was to play-notch as usual. Beef Pad Kra Prao (Thai basil & chilli) for myself, Duck Pattaya for Mrs B & a yellow curry with chicken for the kids.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    It was a lazy day here at Dizzy Heights too :)

    We had the daughters and their partners here and we got a huge takeaway from Indie Spice in Swords.
    Murgh Shaslick, chicken balti, chicken bhuna, chicken tikka chilli masala and north Indian garlic chilli chicken. Onion bhajis, naans and mushroom rice. It was fabulous.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    It was definitely a take away night, thai from diep. Rendang and massamam beef with coconut rice for both. Could eat it again today, so tasty


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,207 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Having a roast chicken for dinner tonight, all prepped from this morning.

    But the word on the street tomorrow will be that those weirdo's in number 4 eat frog soup. Making a humongous pot of custard now, added green food colouring. Dropping the packs of sweets in it later for the callers, and have a few plastic fingers, eyeballs and frogs in there too as boobie prizes. If the kids don't want to go for the jackpot with the green broth, there's bags of popcorn as back up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭Four Phucs Ache


    Last night I had slow cooked lamb saag with homemade coriander and garlic naan and a huge bowl of raita to dip into.

    Better half had shop bought milanos margharita topped with extra tomatoes, black olives,red onion, basil and olive oil


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,333 ✭✭✭brinty


    not in mood for cooking so Ms Brinty is collecting me a salad from Chopped on her way home


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭heldel00


    Last night I had slow cooked lamb saag with homemade coriander and garlic naan and a huge bowl of raita to dip into.

    Better half had shop bought milanos margharita topped with extra tomatoes, black olives,red onion, basil and olive oil

    Have nothing to contribute, just in snooping for some inspiration but your username made me giggle!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭StripedBoxers


    Duck breast, first pan fried then finished in the oven, with onion mash and some veg. :) Nice for a change :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Leftover roast chicken korma, threw some cauliflower and spinach in there too. Now having myself a little treat of surimi :)


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    I haven't been cooking (or eating) properly for weeks due to circumstance, so today I took advantage of some downtime and made a big lasagne. Packed it full of vegetables (to the point where I had to add loads of salt to balance out the sweetness, oops!) and served with some garlic bread. It definitely hit the spot :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,951 ✭✭✭SB_Part2


    I can tell you what i'll be having for the next month anyway - left over sweets since I got no callers. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    "Leftover". Does such a thing exist?

    *sucks on his Sherbet Dip Dab*


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 678 ✭✭✭Edups


    Ham, pepperoni and chicken pizza for me
    Mrs. Edups had a sweetcorn and pineapple pizza.

    Very nice.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,333 ✭✭✭brinty


    Wish I had the "leftover" thing

    Underestimated and had to make two more runs for treats

    Tbf first year here in new house so at least forewarned for 2017.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 678 ✭✭✭Edups


    BuffyBot wrote: »
    "Leftover". Does such a thing exist?

    *sucks on his Sherbet Dip Dab*

    Mmmmm dip dab


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    Made a beef curry in the slow cooker on Sunday, and had its leftovers for dinner today, which tasted even better:D

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    Just dished it out with lemon rice, and it went down an absolute treat!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,816 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Last night was a pulled-pork joint from SuperValu. And super value it was too. Served with roasties & roasted beets spiced with cumin, coriander & chill flakes.

    Tonight is ramen noodle soup with some of the leftover pork, shredded kale, scallions & sugar snaps, shiitake mushrooms, chilli, ginger & lemon.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    Meatballs with tagliatelle and tomato & basil sauce.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭Mrs Fox


    Rib eye roast, potato gratin, carrots and lots of broccoli. I also dipped into the kids' Halloween treat bag. Many times. Feel very sick now.


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    Mrs Fox wrote: »
    Rib eye roast, potato gratin, carrots and lots of broccoli. I also dipped into the kids' Halloween treat bag. Many times. Feel very sick now.

    Yuuuuuummmm


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    Some sweet potato pakora from Aldi with mixed salad leaves, onion and tomato, some pearl barley and greek yoghurt dotted with a lot of chipotle sauce.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


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    Peanut butter stew. It's the first time I've made it, but it won't be the last. So, so good; hearty, warming, and cheap as chips.


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    I made the veggie shepherds pie that everyone was on about in the previous thread - it was really delicious! Recipe here. I'm really glad it's nice because the recipe makes ten servings, so I made four individual pies, cooked one and froze the other three. My husband loved it, too.

    I read the comments on the BBC site and took their advice to add some Worcestershire sauce (not vegetarian, I know, but I'm not a vegetarian, so I don't mind) and otherwise I followed it to the letter. The only change I would make for the future would be to double the mushrooms - I love mushrooms and they add a good meaty texture. Lentils run the risk of being a little mushy.

    Thanks for the recommendations folks - I am delighted to add another veggie dinner to our repertoire. :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    kylith wrote: »


    Peanut butter stew. It's the first time I've made it, but it won't be the last. So, so good; hearty, warming, and cheap as chips.

    Any recipe?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Any recipe?

    It's an American recipe, so bear with the measurements:

    Bring 6 cups veg stock (I used half veg, half chicken) to the boil. Add a chopped onion, 2 tbsp minced ginger, 4 cloves minced garlic (I used 6 cos I love garlic). Simmer about 20 minutes. Meanwhile mix .75 of a cup of peanut butter and .5 of a cup of tomato puree/paste in a bowl then add 2 cups of the stock and whisk till combined, then pour that back into the pot and mix in. Simmer about 15 minutes. Add hot sauce/Tabasco and salt pepper to taste. I also minced up 2 anchovy fillets and threw them in because I thought it needed a meaty something. Stir in as much spinach as you like a couple of minutes before serving. Top with chopped peanuts and enjoy happy belly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Made the peanut butter stew this evening, though it's more like a soup, no?
    Was awesome either way! Very warming, like a bowl of toasty goodness. Would be great in the snow.
    Though I only had crunchy peanut butter so maybe that's why mine was a bit soupy :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Made the peanut butter stew this evening, though it's more like a soup, no?
    Was awesome either way! Very warming, like a bowl of toasty goodness. Would be great in the snow.
    Though I only had crunchy peanut butter so maybe that's why mine was a bit soupy :pac:

    No, it seems that that's what it's like. They call it stew though, and who am I to argue? Was talking to a friend today who said that she'd come across something similar made with chicken, so maybe it shoud be viewed as more of a base.

    Glad you liked it :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    kylith wrote: »
    No, it seems that that's what it's like. They call it stew though, and who am I to argue? Was talking to a friend today who said that she'd come across something similar made with chicken, so maybe it shoud be viewed as more of a base.

    Glad you liked it :D

    Gosh there's an idea....adding chicken thighs!! The leftover soup is going to be trialed with that tomorrow I reckon, unless I eat it for breakfast. Which is a very real possibility to be honest :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Gosh there's an idea....adding chicken thighs!! The leftover soup is going to be trialed with that tomorrow I reckon, unless I eat it for breakfast. Which is a very real possibility to be honest :pac:

    I chucked some tortellini in with my leftovers tonight. Didn't add much but bulk, I reckon chicken thighs would be just the job and maybe some rice.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭pew


    Monday: Pizza with rocket pesto, sundried tomatoes, bbq chicken and pulled ham with mozerealla sticks and sweet potato tots

    Tuesday: BBQ chicken, pulled ham and cheese puff pastry sweet potato tots

    Wednesday: Mushroom, onion and chorizo puff pastry with grilled halloumi cheese

    Thursday: Mushrooms, onions, chorizo pizza with grilled halloumi cheese



    Tonight I made beef, broccoli and onion curry made with the goldfish brand paste, with basmati rice. And i made spring rolls for the first time, they were ok.

    For dessert, a hot whiskey (blackmills black bush) because im sick :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Green Thai chicken and aubergine curry. It was damned delicious :)


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    Feel better soon pew!

    It was DIY Nandos here again tonight, it's a favourite.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Flat iron steak, fried garlic mushrooms, broccoli, spuds.


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    Dominos!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭StripedBoxers


    Dominos!
    Snap! Same here, along with beers.

    Much needed after this week in work!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,817 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Beef Medallion on Colcannon with a cheesy mushroom.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,816 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Braised lamb shanks with mashed spuds & mashed carrot & turnip. The leftovers now turned into a hearty soup for lunch today.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 678 ✭✭✭Edups


    Lasagna and cheesy garlic pizza bread!


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,207 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Wanted something easy today, so slow cook d chicken curry is what the team agreed on. Very tasty. Number 19 on the shortcut menu list.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭pew


    Cottage Pie, but I put potato skins and mature cheese on top and grilled it.

    Have it with garlic sprouts and broccoli.

    I was in need of comfort food. :o


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 678 ✭✭✭Edups


    Bolognese with homemade sauce and fussili, with garlic bread. Very happy. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    Picked up a turkey crown in lidl, wanted to give a crown a try as sick of the waste of a full turkey at Christmas. It was really nice, not at all dry and will definitely be going this route from now on


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    We had an Aldi roast chicken in a bag with baked potatoes, coleslaw and corn on the cob. A very handy dinner and the chicken was really nice.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    Homemade enchiladas.

    Chicken, onion, mixed peppers, scallions, kidney beans and jalapenos for me and the kids.

    Tofu, broccoli and the same veg as the rest of us for Mrs Stewart (the veggie)

    Delicious. Long time since I had them, but really simple and tasty grub, perfect for a lazy Sunday evening.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Broccoli and ham quiche. Quiche; damn good. Broccoli (and I never thought I'd say this) slightly too garlicky.

    Lidl's shortcrust pastry is pretty damn good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭homemadecider


    The husband has been cultivating a basil plant since the summer and it's just gotten HUGE. It started to flower so he harvested loads of it today and made a few batches of pesto. He gave up after he got through two-thirds of the basil leaves, he had more than a kilo of pesto by then! He made it beautifully thick, with much less oil than usual and the smell off it was unbelievable.

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    We had some for dinner tonight, we put a pesto coat on top of some hake that was roasted in the oven. Absolutely gorgeous. The rest has been portioned into bags and put in the freezer. If anyone's ever stuck in a pesto emergency, I'll sort you out!

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,816 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Shin of beef stew with red wine & deliciously floury Queens from Kilmore Quay.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,817 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Pork and Fennel Casserole. I posted a link to the recipe in the Slow Cooker thread. Really tasty and not your usual stew flavours.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Sirloin steak, spiced carrot and parsnip mash with baby spuds.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Chicken, leek and noodle soup with lashings of soy sauce, chilli, ginger, lime and chopped scallions. Absolute perfection for a cold night in a house full of sick people.


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