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

Dizzyblonde · 08-09-2019 10:27PM

I made a beef & mushroom pie last year with chestnut mushrooms for a change, having never tasted them before. It was awful, we hated the taste of them. I stick to the bog standard ones since.

otnomart · 09-09-2019 05:55PM

Have got on the stove one of my staple Autumn-Winter pots: borlotti beans with bacon cubes

RasTa · 09-09-2019 06:11PM

Whoops wasn't paying attention and added double the amount of the wrong chilli powder as I like a bit of a kick but am feeling it now, in the curry

Lovely curry though, chicken this week. Beef next and lamb after

http://www.thismuslimgirlbakes.com/2018/09/boneless-lamb-curry.html

Wtf ? · 09-09-2019 08:50PM

RasTa wrote: »

Whoops wasn't paying attention and added double the amount of the wrong chilli powder as I like a bit of a kick but am feeling it now, in the curry

Lovely curry though, chicken this week. Beef next and lamb after

http://www.thismuslimgirlbakes.com/2018/09/boneless-lamb-curry.html

Wiping your ass with a snowball joke springs to mind !

otnomart · 10-09-2019 05:22PM

on the stove this evening: beef stew with capers and olives - for a Med twist

Planet X · 15-09-2019 01:18PM

Steak / mushroom pies with suet pastry topping,

Grandeeod · 15-09-2019 05:23PM

Lunch earlier was taco shells filled with spicy beef, peppers and kos. Washed down with a Heineken zero.

Having a real beer now.

otnomart · 16-09-2019 05:15PM

pot on the stove: lamb ribs with spinach and fresh tomatoes

L1011 · 17-09-2019 07:45PM

Vaguest hint of sunlight and heat = "one last" grill firing of the year. Burgers because there was quite limited beef options due to the blockades.

I'm off work early on Thursday (because I'm in early...) and its meant to be OK weather wise also so it'll probably be done again then; may do something slightly more complex and not beef-based!

otnomart · 18-09-2019 05:08PM

Cooking a one-pot with bacon and leeks tonight

Gloomtastic! · 18-09-2019 07:57PM

Shelves in Aldi seemed full of beef today so I made a vegetarian chilli con carne. :rolleyes:

Grandeeod · 18-09-2019 09:37PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Shelves in Aldi seemed full of beef today so I made a vegetarian chilli con carne. :rolleyes:

My local SV was seriously low on beef products today. It looked very lean.

My local butcher has reassured me all will be well, but we're a bigger chicken house here anyway.

Dinners tonight....

Bangers and Mash with gravy for not so little G. Carbonara and side salad for Mrs G and I'm about to have mash, turnip, peas and stuffed pork chop.

Wtf ? · 18-09-2019 09:53PM

otnomart wrote: »

Cooking a one-pot with bacon and leeks tonight

how do you cook leeks, just on their own, Oven in foil ?

otnomart · 19-09-2019 06:33AM

Wtf ? wrote: »

how do you cook leeks, just on their own, Oven in foil ?

I have never bought fresh leeks in my life. I always buy them frozen and already chopped.

Sorry ! Hopefully someone else have tips for you.

The Nal · 19-09-2019 09:34AM

Wtf ? wrote: »

how do you cook leeks, just on their own, Oven in foil ?

Nah chop them into inch lengths on the diagonal and fry them gently for 10 or 15 mins, or until soft ish.

Or chuck them in with the bacon etc in the pot. They're easy to cook and delicious, and cheap.

L1011 · 19-09-2019 08:05PM

Just did gas grilled steaks today cause SuperValu had decent stock again; and sometimes I've no imagination at all.

Cannot get powdered pepper sauces to thicken to any acceptable level - either by following instructions or using all milk. Do I have to pile in flour or cornstarch or have I somehow misread every packet ever? The likely of making it myself is nil realistically.

Wtf ? · 19-09-2019 08:49PM

L1011 wrote: »

Just did gas grilled steaks today cause SuperValu had decent stock again; and sometimes I've no imagination at all.

Cannot get powdered pepper sauces to thicken to any acceptable level - either by following instructions or using all milk. Do I have to pile in flour or cornstarch or have I somehow misread every packet ever? The likely of making it myself is nil realistically.

Teaspoon of cornflour is your friend !

Dave_The_Sheep · 20-09-2019 01:43PM

Lunch today.

Loosely based on Food Wishes 5 minute fish stew. I hadn't any fennel so used fennel seeds toasted a bit, and used white wine vinegar as I had no white wine (can't imagine why).

Grandeeod · 20-09-2019 08:40PM

L1011 wrote: »

Just did gas grilled steaks today cause SuperValu had decent stock again; and sometimes I've no imagination at all.

Cannot get powdered pepper sauces to thicken to any acceptable level - either by following instructions or using all milk. Do I have to pile in flour or cornstarch or have I somehow misread every packet ever? The likely of making it myself is nil realistically.

Lidl do a sachet of peppercorn sauce (Batts) that you can heat in 20 seconds. A long shelf life on it too and I think only 80c a piece.Lovely kick off it. They have a mushroom version as well. I never use powdered anymore. Swear by the sachets.

otnomart · 23-09-2019 05:11PM

on the stove: beef stew with onions, fresh baby tomatoes, olives and capers

Dizzyblonde · 23-09-2019 08:49PM

Tis the season for comfort food. We had beef casserole with baby potatoes tonight.

Bassfish · 23-09-2019 09:20PM

Should have taken a photo but we had slow cooked Moroccan lamb, roast peppers and courgettes, herby lemon cous cous with sultanas and minted creme fraiche. Twas.......Bloody....... Gorgeous!

McMurphy · 23-09-2019 09:24PM

I made dinner for today last night and had it bubbling in the slow cooker all day.

Went with chilli from the hairy bikers cookbook, I doubled up on everything, and cooked it in two batches as my pan wouldn't be anywhere near large enough to hold all of the ingredients X 2 in the one go.

First chilli batch, I made with stewing beef, the next one was with mince, threw it all in the SC and had it on low for 8hrs.

Can safely say that I have found my new favourite chilli con carne recipe, it was very rich, thick and extremely morish, served it with a single baked spud, and everyone seemed to enjoy it, even the little ones.

Delicious.

otnomart · 24-09-2019 05:04PM

Bassfish wrote: »

Should have taken a photo but we had slow cooked Moroccan lamb, roast peppers and courgettes, herby lemon cous cous with sultanas and minted creme fraiche. Twas.......Bloody....... Gorgeous!

Thanks for inspiration !
Moroccan-ispired pot this evening: lamb ribs with wild garlic, onions, fresh dates and dried fruit: cramberries and figs

Gloomtastic! · 24-09-2019 05:49PM

otnomart wrote: »

Thanks for inspiration !
Moroccan-ispired pot this evening: lamb ribs with wild garlic, onions, fresh dates and dried fruit: cramberries and figs

Second time i’ve seen lamb ribs mentioned in the last few days. Is there much meat on them and were they expensive?

otnomart · 24-09-2019 05:54PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Second time i’ve seen lamb ribs mentioned in the last few days. Is there much meat on them and were they expensive?

That was still me, last week !

I buy them quite regularly as lamb is my favourite meat.

Here (Continental Europe) I find them at the supermarket, they cost about 10 Euro per Kg.
There is less meat in them compared to cutlets, hence the price.
They are very tasty though, and handy to buy in small quantities.

Grandeeod · 24-09-2019 06:32PM

Grandeeod wrote: »

Lidl do a sachet of peppercorn sauce (Batts) that you can heat in 20 seconds. A long shelf life on it too and I think only 80c a piece.Lovely kick off it. They have a mushroom version as well. I never use powdered anymore. Swear by the sachets.

Correction. It's Aldi that sell the sachet of Peppercorn sauce. 90c each. Bramwells. Picked up some nice beef medallions in Lidl today and remembered it's Aldi that do the sauce.

Homemade lasagna today with rocket, coleslaw and skinny fries.

Gloomtastic! · 24-09-2019 06:57PM

otnomart wrote: »

That was still me, last week !

I buy them quite regularly as lamb is my favourite meat.

Here (Continental Europe) I find them at the supermarket, they cost about 10 Euro per Kg.
There is less meat in them compared to cutlets, hence the price.
They are very tasty though, and handy to buy in small quantities.

Ok, thanks. Never seen them in a butchers here......

otnomart · 24-09-2019 07:03PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Ok, thanks. Never seen them in a butchers here......

I see,

Maybe you could buy a rack of lamb and then cut it yourself into single ribs ?

Dizzyblonde · 24-09-2019 07:45PM

Tonight I made Chrissy Teigen's spaghetti cacio e pepe from her Cravings book. It's basically spaghetti with bacon, garlic, lemon juice, lots of parmesan, black pepper and wilted rocket. There was also supposed to be red pepper flakes but I had none.
It was the nicest new dinner I've tried in a very long time, really delicious.

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

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