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

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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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con747

You can get as big a piece of fish as you want depending on species, a monkfish loin is nice and chunky but a swordfish steak is a good size depending on the size and weight of the fish. Think of how big some fish grow, as in some would eat you in the sea!

sporina

Ish66 wrote: »

Whats the thickest white fish you can get ? Just an idea, I dont care about the length of the fillet, just the thickness, 1'' or more and Wrights of Fairview are not too far away. Thanks

probably Cod - though I don't like it much -tasteless to me.. prefer Haddock (midweek)/Hake (weekend)

Ish66

Whats the thickest white fish you can get ? Just an idea, I dont care about the length of the fillet, just the thickness, 1'' or more and Wrights of Fairview are not too far away. Thanks

sporina

Mystery Egg wrote: »

We had really fresh, melt in the mouth hake with a lemon crust, chunky home made chips, salad, coleslaw and home made tartare sauce. Lemon posset and shortbreads for dessert. A cocktail or two was also enjoyed!

Hake, Lemon posset and Cocktails = restaurant style.. hmm hmm

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We had really fresh, melt in the mouth hake with a lemon crust, chunky home made chips, salad, coleslaw and home made tartare sauce. Lemon posset and shortbreads for dessert. A cocktail or two was also enjoyed!

Recliner

sporina wrote: »

hmm I hope you had glass of the wine to wash it all down? :pac:

But of course.

sporina

Recliner wrote: »

Big bowl of mussels, white wine and cream. Loads of garlic ciabbata to mop up.

We have pains now from over indulging. But so worth it.

hmm I hope you had glass of the wine to wash it all down? :pac:

Recliner

Big bowl of mussels, white wine and cream. Loads of garlic ciabbata to mop up.

We have pains now from over indulging. But so worth it.

Snowcast

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

No problem

I made it for just one. While the pasta was cooking I fried a sliced chicken breast fillet in a little olive oil for a few minutes, then removed it to a plate and fried some sliced mushrooms.
I put the chicken back in and added half a carton of Aldi passata, salt & black pepper and Italian herbs (I had basil and oregano but you could use the jar of mixed Italian herbs). I let it simmer for a few minutes then added about a quarter of a tub of Aldi cream cheese with garlic & herbs, you have to stir it well for a while to get it to melt in. You could use cream but I don't often have it. A pinch of garlic granules or onion granules is nice in it too.
It's a quick and easy dinner.

Thank you very much, I will be trying this at the weekend. I love meals like this, they are quick, easy and hassle-free.

Dizzyblonde

Snowcast wrote: »

That looks delicious. Could you share the recipe for it please? I would love to try it.

No problem

I made it for just one. While the pasta was cooking I fried a sliced chicken breast fillet in a little olive oil for a few minutes, then removed it to a plate and fried some sliced mushrooms.
I put the chicken back in and added half a carton of Aldi passata, salt & black pepper and Italian herbs (I had basil and oregano but you could use the jar of mixed Italian herbs). I let it simmer for a few minutes then added about a quarter of a tub of Aldi cream cheese with garlic & herbs, you have to stir it well for a while to get it to melt in. You could use cream but I don't often have it. A pinch of garlic granules or onion granules is nice in it too.
It's a quick and easy dinner.

Snowcast

Tonight it was homemade chicken stew with mash. Comfort food for a grey, wet, dull evening.

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

Pasta with chicken and mushrooms in creamy tomato sauce. Looks awful but it was lovely

That looks delicious. Could you share the recipe for it please? I would love to try it.

Dizzyblonde

Pasta with chicken and mushrooms in creamy tomato sauce. Looks awful but it was lovely

Snowcast

We had roast chicken sandwiches. Really enjoyed them, it's been a while since we had them.

Shenshen wrote: »

We had some leftover black bean stew, but were out of wraps. I decided to turn it into black bean burgers and have some chips from the air fryer with them. They were brilliant, if I say so myself

Your meal looks lovely.

Shenshen

We had some leftover black bean stew, but were out of wraps. I decided to turn it into black bean burgers and have some chips from the air fryer with them. They were brilliant, if I say so myself

Ryath

Chicken and Bacon Pie with a jacket potato.

sporina

had chips, chicken and veg tonight - twas yum.. but the highlight? the chips! Honest Chips.. available only in ALDI.. if you have not yet had them I highly recommend.. (they are €€ - €3.50/500g - but imo, so worth it - just like proper chipper chips but with only a fraction of the calories)

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I can never see the last post on this thread until I post on it again. Drives me nuts!

Dizzyblonde

Baked cod with a Cajun type rub, it was delicious.

[Deleted User]

I love moussaka and have made it many times and I used Antony Worrell Thompson's yummy recipe and there are no potatoes in it.

Tonight we had soft tacos with spicy beef mince, salad leaves, cucumber, jalapenos, cheese, sour cream and home made salsa and guacamole. Delish.

I'll post a few photos some day soon, I promise.

I also did a batch cook and made three cottage pies for the freezer, including one for my friend with a new baby who I'm meeting tomorrow, yay! :pac:

Surreptitious

miamee wrote: »

I have never had it or made it before but the few recipes I looked at had potatoes so I gave up!

It depends. Some have potatoes and others don't. I had it in Crete and that one didn't have any but it was seriously good!

Dizzyblonde

Mystery Egg wrote: »

We had salad, garlic bread and carbonara... and I actually nailed the sauce this time. :pac:

Yay!

We had chicken fried rice, and on the subject of eggs in frying pans I always scramble the egg in the microwave before adding it nowadays. I've had too many disasters with fried rice and eggs!

[Deleted User]

We had salad, garlic bread and carbonara... and I actually nailed the sauce this time. :pac:

Mr.Wemmick

A bowl of hot chilli tucked up on the sofa. I'm frozen with the cold along with a sore throat, 'tis perfect grub.

miamee

I have never had it or made it before but the few recipes I looked at had potatoes so I gave up!

sporina

miamee wrote: »

Funny enough I had been reading recipes for moussaka yesterday. I had no potatoes so decided not to bother, some of it must have stuck in my head though

my thoughts exactly on the moussaka.. but I didn't think there were potatoes in Moussaka? I have Greek mate who makes it frequently; she doesn't have potatoes in it.. ?

miamee

Funny enough I had been reading recipes for moussaka yesterday. I had no potatoes so decided not to bother, some of it must have stuck in my head though

the beer revolu

^^
That's not a million miles away from moussaka but with beef rather than lamb

miamee

Had a bit of a 'what's left in the fridge' dinner which actually turned out great. I had mince and an aubergine that needed to be used up so made a sort of lasagne with thin aubergine slices instead of pasta sheets. Fried some finely chopped spring onions, red peppers and mushrooms in the pan, added the mince and cooked. Added a tin of chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic powder and cooked for a bit. Lined my dish with one layer of aubergine. When the mince mixture was ready I added a layer of mince, layer of aubergine, layer of mince, added chopped black olives and sundried tomatoes and one last layer of aubergine. Into the oven at 180C for 30 mins and it was delicious!

It could have done with a cheese or saucy topping but we added a bit of cheese when it was dished up. The top layer of aubergine looks crisped in the pic but they were actually still very soft just dried up a little bit.

sporina

can't help but notice that a lot of us had comforting roast type dinners at the weekend.. sign of the times eh with the abysmal weather.. I really hope it will be salads and BBQ's soon..

sporina

McMurphy wrote: »

Fries were Cajun fries cooked from frozen in the air fryer. Pilau rice, shop bought (it's hard to beat the little packs Aldi do tbh) and the curry was made from scratch using chicken thigh fillets, cream/spices etc.

hmm - chicken thighs are the best for dishes like this.. yum..