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

Recliner · 21-05-2021 09:07PM

With the post above.

Recliner · 21-05-2021 11:27PM

With above.

sporina · 22-05-2021 09:18AM

Recliner wrote: »

Lamb kofta, chilli, tomato and butter sauce. Mint yoghurt, salad, flatbread, hummus, halloummi fries and spiced grains. And beetroot hummus for me.

Literally threw it together in 30 mins.

One of the nicest dinners ever. Yum!!!

i don't like Halloumi but I would devour everything else.. yum yum - sounds and looks delicious

Recliner · 22-05-2021 09:30AM

sporina wrote: »

i don't like Halloumi but I would devour everything else.. yum yum - sounds and looks delicious

Our first time eating halloumi fries, couldn't see what all the fuss was about TBH.
Best is, loads of leftovers for today.

Mr.Wemmick · 22-05-2021 04:49PM

This bad weather has driven me into the kitchen. Next week, if the sun comes out, we'll be back to baked spuds and salads again in this house.. and a few nights of baked beans. :pac:

Egg fried rice, bok choy with prawns and salmon with homemade sweet chilli garlic sauce.

cee_jay · 22-05-2021 05:11PM

Rib eye steak with parmentier potatoes and a salad of rocket, parmesan, pine nuts and basil pesto.

Ish66 · 22-05-2021 07:09PM

I thought I would be sensible and have a light meal this evening. The intention was a Ham and Cheese Wholemeal Wrap or 2 but I ended up throwing the kitchen sink at them. They ended up as Ham, Cheese, Iceberg lettuce, Tomatoes,
Onion, Coleslaw 2 Boiled Eggs, Cooked Chicken, Smothered in a Garlic and Herb Dressing. I destroyed the lot.

Dizzyblonde · 22-05-2021 08:03PM

Cod goujons & chips from Leo Burdock's at Howth summit overlooking Dublin Bay. Heaven

22-05-2021 09:10PM

Dirty Chinese takeaway tonight with a jug of margaritas while watching the Eurovision. Chicken balls, chips with curry sauce, salt and chilli shredded chicken with honey sauce. :pac:

beertons · 22-05-2021 09:14PM

No pics, but we had a roast chicken earlier, with mash, carrots, brocoli, pea's and gravy. We had 2 little pals from next door with us. Their parents are Polish, but were born here. I thought they'd be tricky tonight, but the youngest tells us that the brown sauce is yummy. Lol. As long as I've been gatecrashing their dinner's, I've never seen a pot of the brown stuff on the cooker.

McMurphy · 23-05-2021 03:58PM

Striploin done medium, baked potato with butter, some carrot batons with garlic butter, onion rings in beef batter and a heap of peppered sauce.

Twas mighty stuff to be fair.

Dizzyblonde · 23-05-2021 06:14PM

We had roast loin of pork that I got in Aldi yesterday. It was lovely, but not very tender. Next time I want pork I'll buy a shoulder and roast it slowly, it's so much better.

woodchuck · 23-05-2021 06:57PM

Confit duck, with fondant potatoes and roasted garlic broccoli.

Mr.Wemmick · 23-05-2021 07:12PM

Roast lamb, mixed roasted veg with feta and yorkshire pud.

igCorcaigh · 23-05-2021 07:22PM

More sausage (O'Flynn's), this was from yesterday.
Chilli and coriander "salad".

I have no idea what's in the couscous (I was drunk).
Possibly nuts?

sporina · 23-05-2021 07:25PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

More sausage (O'Flynn's), this was from yesterday.
Chilli and coriander "salad".

I have no idea what's in the couscous (I was drunk).
Possibly nuts?

I love O'Flynn's saussies.. esp the cumberland one..

what flavour is that?

igCorcaigh · 23-05-2021 07:28PM

sporina wrote: »

I love O'Flynn's saussies.. esp the cumberland one..

what flavour is that?

That's Cumberland.
Their Italian ones are lovely too.

notAMember · 23-05-2021 07:32PM

Didn’t take photos, but I made Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic. Retro, I know. It was so easy to make, don’t even need to peel the garlic. The chicken was really tender, and the sauce was ridiculously delicious. Will be repeating some day and I’ll take a photo next time!

Had it with braised red cabbage and fennel & tomato crumble. Plenty of leftovers for the week ahead.

23-05-2021 07:43PM

Thin cut steak, skin on fries and onion rings. Super fast and simple Sunday night fare.

sporina · 23-05-2021 08:48PM

notAMember wrote: »

Didn’t take photos, but I made Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic. Retro, I know. It was so easy to make, don’t even need to peel the garlic. The chicken was really tender, and the sauce was ridiculously delicious. Will be repeating some day and I’ll take a photo next time!

Had it with braised red cabbage and fennel & tomato crumble. Plenty of leftovers for the week ahead.

chicken and garlic x 40 cloves??

Comerman · 23-05-2021 08:53PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

More sausage (O'Flynn's), this was from yesterday.
Chilli and coriander "salad".
as drunk).
Possibly nuts?

If I was drunk I'd wonder why I'm eating salad and couscous :-)

igCorcaigh · 23-05-2021 09:11PM

Comerman wrote: »

If I was drunk I'd wonder why I'm eating salad and couscous :-)

You would be amazed at the healthy food I make when inebriated.
I do surprise myself.

I did go through a drunken sardine and rye bread phase...

I think it's just pure laziness not to head for the kebab shop, a dangerously 5 min walk from me!

igCorcaigh · 23-05-2021 09:13PM

sporina wrote: »

chicken and garlic x 40 cloves??

I had to Google, but it is indeed a thing, and reads delicious!

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/chicken-with-40-cloves-of-garlic

sporina · 23-05-2021 09:15PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

I had to Google, but it is indeed a thing, and reads delicious!

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/chicken-with-40-cloves-of-garlic

wow - oh nowww i wanna be in France.. reminds me of a fab holiday I had in Provence.. hmmmm.... garlic.. love the stuff.. hmmmm

Ish66 · 23-05-2021 09:23PM

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

We had roast loin of pork that I got in Aldi yesterday. It was lovely, but not very tender. Next time I want pork I'll buy a shoulder and roast it slowly, it's so much better.

I Really hope the gravy went on after the photo, I really do.

awec · 23-05-2021 10:12PM

Sugar pit ribs and a rib eye tomahawk tonight. Amazing, I’ve been on the bbq since 11 this morning.

The ribs are genuinely a 10/10, if you ever get the chance to buy meat from Hannan Meats then buy these.

They need absolutely nothing on them.

Shenshen · 24-05-2021 08:29AM

This was on Saturday, when we've had beautiful sunshine all day. I was feeling really summery, so decided on a light and fresh dinner.

We had a big bowl of chopped tomatoes, red and yellow peppers, olives and feta cheese with spring onions and oregano fresh from the garden. Dressed with just some salt, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, it was just delicious with some baguette I had toasted up in the griddle pan.

notAMember · 24-05-2021 09:16AM

sporina wrote: »

chicken and garlic x 40 cloves??

Yup! The garlic is really mild after being braised in liquid for an hour. It's gorgeous. I have one of those big creuset dishes with a lid that can fit a whole chicken (it's ancient but does the job!)

I stuck half a lemon (a squeezed one leftover from the mornings pancake) and some herbs in the cavity, and seasoned the bird.

Then you heat some oil and butter in the dish, and this is the only tricky bit, turning the bird over to brown it. Bit of manhandling there. It takes about 3 or 4 minutes a side. Separate the cloves of garlic, leave them with peel on, just break them all up

Once that's done, add liquid. It can be stock, water, wine, marsala, all the recipes vary a little, so I used what was to hand, a glass of wine and some stock. Throw in the 40 cloves. Lid on and into the oven at 170C for an hour or so (depending on size of chicken)

When it's done, you take the whole chicken out of the pot and cover with foil to stay warm (or get your kitchen helper to start chopping it up!). Scoop out the cloves onto a chopping board and set the liquid reducing in the pot. Squish the garlic cloves with the back of a knife or spoon, garicky paste comes out, very satisfying! Chuck that paste back into your reduced liquid and stir, and it's a sauce / gravy with real wow factor. Feels like a total cheat as it's 15 mins "work" at the start and maybe 10 at the end, and you've something dinner party worthy.

sporina · 24-05-2021 12:04PM

Shenshen wrote: »

This was on Saturday, when we've had beautiful sunshine all day. I was feeling really summery, so decided on a light and fresh dinner.

We had a big bowl of chopped tomatoes, red and yellow peppers, olives and feta cheese with spring onions and oregano fresh from the garden. Dressed with just some salt, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, it was just delicious with some baguette I had toasted up in the griddle pan.

looks delicious but I would add a few black olives to that... olives and feta yummy

Shenshen · 24-05-2021 01:04PM

sporina wrote: »

looks delicious but I would add a few black olives to that... olives and feta yummy

There are loads in there. I used both green and black, chopped up.

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

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