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

sporina · 17-08-2021 10:27pm

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looks delicious - and love garlic bread hmmm

Gloomtastic! · 17-08-2021 10:46pm

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You should try it! 😋 The butternut squash bit takes a while to cook but it’s pretty easy to do. The garlic bread is shop bought I’m afraid. Kids insist on it! 🙄

Dave_The_Sheep · 18-08-2021 7:55pm

Chicken, roast squash/beet/pepper salad with balsamic honey mustard dressing and goats cheese. After two days of eating total crap, nice to have something home cooked.

https://i.imgur.com/JGrSswc.jpg

Shenshen · 19-08-2021 1:41pm

Garlic stir-fried mushrooms, egg fried rice and spicy tofu. I tried mixing in spices (sichuan pepper and five spice mostly) with cornflour as a spicy crust to the tofu, and that worked quite well, really.

Garlic Mushrooms, Egg Fried Rice, Spicy Tofu.jpg

Gloomtastic! · 19-08-2021 4:16pm

^ That looks and sounds so tasty. I have a couple of tetra packs of tofu sitting in the cupboard waiting for inspiration. Any suggestions please? 😋

Gloomtastic! · 19-08-2021 8:05pm

Forgot to take a pic but even the fussier teen wolfed this Lemon & Ground Pepper Chicken. I added cherry tomatoes and peppers to up the veg count. Just ripped the skins off some thighs and legs - about €10 to feed 6 people.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/lush_lemon_pepper_19156

Pic of the deboned version for the late arrivals. 😋

Shenshen · 20-08-2021 9:02am

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Not many if they're silken tofu - I've never been able to cook anything with that without it falling apart on me.

But if they're firm tofu - simply cut into bit-size pieces, place in a bowl with a tbsp of cornflour and any spice mix you like, stir to make sure they're all well covered, then shallow-fry until they're crispy. You can go Indian by adding turmeric and garam masala, Tex-Mex by adding cumin, chili and smoked paprika, North African by adding ras-al-hanout, Chinese(y) by adding five spice and sichuan pepper, or completely mad by adding whatever you grab from the press 😀

If they are silken tofu, you can make them firm up by freezing and defrosting them, but they still may not hold together quite as well.

Shenshen · 20-08-2021 9:08am

Simple comfort food. Cheese pasta bake with broccoli and cauliflower and a bit of salad.

TheKBizzle · 23-08-2021 4:25pm

Made some sous vide fillet steak pieces in a Demi glacé with a chicken mousse and finished with some crispy chicken skin. Served it to the cat for her birthday. An Espusso Meowtini

igCorcaigh · 23-08-2021 5:07pm

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Very nice!

I bought some Sichuan peppercorns a while back, but haven't used them as they are very gritty, like sand. Any advice on how to use them? I was thinking of trying to infuse them into an oil. I love the numbing effect!

igCorcaigh · 23-08-2021 7:08pm

Spaghetti in lemon pesto with Italian sausage, kale and peppers.

TheKBizzle · 23-08-2021 8:21pm

its her Collar.

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igCorcaigh · 23-08-2021 8:53pm

Matar paneer and roti (store bought)

Dizzyblonde · 24-08-2021 8:26pm

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That was a very quick year since her last birthday feast!

Dizzyblonde · 24-08-2021 8:27pm

We had sausages, beans and mash tonight. I don't know what to be eating these days 🙄

sammyjo90 · 24-08-2021 9:03pm

I wanted a roast but it was too nice so settled for a salad.

Surreptitious · 24-08-2021 9:38pm

That cat is the boss!! Looks fab

Shenshen · 25-08-2021 9:21am

Moroccan Chickpea Soup. Quick, easy, simple, soooooo delicious!

Shenshen · 27-08-2021 9:57am

Treccioni alla Norma. It's just the simplest of tomato sauces (onions, garlic, tin of tomatoes, salt, pepper, fresh basil and parsley) with pasta and some floured and fried slices of aubergine. Simple but very, very tasy.

Gloomtastic! · 28-08-2021 12:38pm

Friday night. Hot dogs with Cheesy Nachos……

sporina · 28-08-2021 2:13pm

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what are the bread? they look v nice

igCorcaigh · 28-08-2021 11:23pm

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Yeah, looks nice Shenshen. Were they focaccia?

Definitely going to back to my soup making soon, and that one looks like a great start.

igCorcaigh · 29-08-2021 12:15am

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Looks delicious Shenshen! Do you think this might work if I shallow fry the coated aubergines? I've never attempted deep frying! I think some chickpeas would go well with this too, hmmm....

igCorcaigh · 29-08-2021 12:16am

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You used crispy onions on the dog? Very important, yum! :)

igCorcaigh · 29-08-2021 1:05am

A chicken curry that I got from Tesco (no mind for cooking), topped with curry leaves and chillies.

Gloomtastic! · 29-08-2021 9:41am

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Can’t find any in the shops at the moment so had to make them. Thinly sliced shallots, dipped in cornflour and fried until brown. Dried on kitchen towels and sprinkled with a bit of salt. Job done 😋

Shenshen · 30-08-2021 8:41am

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Actually, they were Aldi's finest. Focaccia with caramelised onions and cheddar. They were very nice indeed.

Shenshen · 30-08-2021 8:45am

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I did shallow fry them, though in a good bit of oil (I'd say about 1cm of oil in the pan). The trick is to cut them a little chunky so you get a crispy outside and meltingly soft inside.

I could see chickpeas going with this, but I'd say try it without first. The aubergine makes it a really filling dish.

Shenshen · 30-08-2021 9:22am

Penang-style curry with tofu, mushrooms, broccoli, peppers and potatoes. The paste was shop-bought, I added a tbsp of peanut butter to the dish, though. Quite tasty.

TheKBizzle · 30-08-2021 3:08pm

Enchiladas. It’s been years since I have made them. Need to put them back in rotation, they were delicious.

The Nal · 30-08-2021 3:18pm

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Been years myself. What recipe did you work off?

TheKBizzle · 31-08-2021 9:19pm

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Just winged it and made a salsa rojo with ancho and pasilla chillies and added some pulled chicken and topped with a cheese sauce.

cee_jay · 03-09-2021 11:19am

I did Wagamama chilli beef ramen last night. So good.

Dizzyblonde · 03-09-2021 7:52pm

Chicken casserole - nice and warming. Also, it tasted much better than it looks!

Planet X · 04-09-2021 4:50pm

Rhubarb and Apple Crumble. Pizza.

Dave_The_Sheep · 05-09-2021 2:05am

Lots of **** pizza, it seems.

Dizzyblonde · 05-09-2021 10:18am

We had pizza last night. I was lazy and bought the bases, then I was sorry I hadn't made them myself 🙄

Planet X · 05-09-2021 2:07pm

I like making the bases now after seeing a guy in Naples a few years ago doing it......properly 🙂. I used always use a rolling pin and take a lump of dough off a big ball, roll it and watch it trying to shrink back into itself. Was always a trial. But used to work but frustrating enough.

Now, I just divide the dough into three even balls, raise and spread out by hand. Done in an instant and very gratifying. Coarse polenta or semolina is a must for spreading out dough though 😀 and for sprinkling of tins.

Dizzyblonde · 05-09-2021 7:15pm

We had barbecued ribeyes tonight and I made Airfryer chips with new season Queens. They were the nicest Airfryer chips I've had.

cubatahavana · 06-09-2021 1:07pm

Rotisserie duck, mash, duck fat potatoes and pickled carrots

awec · 06-09-2021 2:04pm

I always get excited when I see cubatahavana has posted in this thread. 😁

Mash looks good and buttery. 👍️

Dizzyblonde · 06-09-2021 3:44pm

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Looks delicious. Did you pickle the carrots yourself and if so, how did you do it please?

cubatahavana · 06-09-2021 5:39pm

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I didn't. My mother in law is a pickle specialist. They were delicious

awec · 06-09-2021 7:36pm

@cubatahavana how did you do the duck? On the kamado with the rotisserie attachment?

Dave_The_Sheep · 06-09-2021 11:30pm

Roast chicken breast, asparagus, mash, bacon-mushroom-cream sauce. Utterly utterly unsuitable for the weather today and very against my attempted healthy eating plan, but very tasty all the same.

Yesterday was tarka dal with a mix of lentils and some coconut rice. Probably could have done without the rice, to be honest.

cubatahavana · 07-09-2021 12:00pm

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Exactly, got my rotisserie for my kamado bono on Friday. Sunday was testing day. Ran out of coal mid cook as I was using only half a basket of it and half of it was from a previous cook. Wasn't easy to maneuver a full tray of boiling duck fat to add more charcoal, but it was done 😀. Taste wise was amazing, with a honey and lime glaze

awec · 07-09-2021 1:08pm

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How does the rotisserie for it work? Does it turn itself?

What temp and for how long?

cubatahavana · 07-09-2021 2:42pm

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Rotisserie plugs to a mains socket and turns by itself. The temps were a bit crazy taking into account that the charcoal finished, but they were about 400 F according to my inkbird thermometer. It took about 1.5 hours

McMurphy · 08-09-2021 7:57pm

Seen these rack of lamb ribs in my local butchers yesterday and thought they look nice.

I had planned to do them in the Weber kettle, over a low charcoal heat, but by the time I got in from work the heavens had opened over my house, and so I did them in the oven instead.

Won't ever be buying them again either, they were more or less just a big lump of fat, bone and gristle.

Was very very disappointed. Shouldn't be surprised though, it's surely no wonder why you can buy all manner of pork ribs, but don't see these very often.

Best part of my dinner was salad and couscous FFS.

Dizzyblonde · 08-09-2021 8:11pm

I find lamb can be disappointingly fatty, I only ever buy a leg to roast. I used to grill cutlets with mustard and brown sugar, but found them more trouble than they're worth.

We had spag bol tonight.

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

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