Food ideas!

Fishooks12 · 10-10-2011 12:22PM #1

I'm currently living alone for the first time and I'm struggling to come up with new ideas for food to eat for dinner

I not a great cook but not totally incompetent either, my main meal is a curry with chicken and rice made from scratch.

I eat this at least three times a week and I'm getting sick of it. Looking for suggestions for other quick filling meals that don't take too much skill in the kitchen

BTW, I hate fish

J. Marston · 10-10-2011 12:23PM

Youtube, Epicmealtime. Some tasty, healthy dishes there.

ElleEm · 10-10-2011 12:25PM

Cooking and recipe forum has loads of ideas.

El Weirdo · 10-10-2011 12:27PM

Anything involving bacon is always full of win.

INEEDANID · 10-10-2011 12:27PM

Fish Finger Sandwich
Sardine Sandwich
Fried Mackeral
Fishcakes
Fish curry
Fish stew

Are all things you wont want to eat.

You could however eat
Shepards Pie
Steak and mash, mushrooms and onions
Chicken pie with puff pastry
Omellette
Home made mince kebabs and burgers
Stew
Home made soup
Pork chops
lamb chops
Southern fried chicken
Roadt chicken and use the leftovers the next day
Noodles with chicken a bit of sweet chilli sauce and soy sauce with veg of your choice.:D

Saila · 10-10-2011 12:28PM

beans and toast

lastlaugh · 10-10-2011 12:28PM

Tin of baked beans and two heaped teaspoons of curry powder.

Four slices of fresh bread with butter.

Viola! A meal fit for a King.

Fremen · 10-10-2011 12:28PM

Baked pasta. Get some tinned tomatos, empty them into a pan. Fire some bacon and herbs in (and chilli if you like it). Cook the pasta, then put the pasta and sauce in a dish with mozarella, paramesan and fresh tomatos and bake for about 20 minutes.

Fookin' delish.

Edit: for the intellectually challenged out there, you need to cook the bacon first.

Wertz · 10-10-2011 12:28PM

Sweet and sour chicken/pork; if you can make curry you can make that.

Stir fry with beef/chicken/pork. (lots of noodles as filler)

Pasta and bolognese meat sauce (none of that ragut bollocks though)

Quiche with chosen fillings (tomato cheese ham and mushroom for me).

I make up all these over the week and freeze/re-heat when needed. Also use left over curry or sweet and sour to make pies (simple shortcrust pastry, bunged in the oven)

Traditional stuff like roast chicken, boiled veg, potatoes, chips...I don't really like fish either unless it's white and encased in batter.

orourkeda · 10-10-2011 12:29PM

Tea and toast

Kojak · 10-10-2011 12:31PM

Prunes, loads of prunes.

Mix them up with a couple of cups of strong coffee - a meal that will live long in the memory!!

ElleEm · 10-10-2011 12:31PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Tea and toast

The food of kings!

orourkeda · 10-10-2011 12:31PM

ElleEm wrote: »

The food of kings!

The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast. And dinner for that matter

fryup · 10-10-2011 12:35PM

this is good ....

a plate of chips covered in macoroni cheese with half a tamato at the side

Shiner11 · 10-10-2011 12:37PM

Look up Bear Grylls recipe ideas. He has loads of meal ideas for one person dinners.

Badgermonkey · 10-10-2011 12:41PM

Fishooks12 wrote: »

I'm currently living alone for the first time and I'm struggling to come up with new ideas for food to eat for dinner

Home to Mammy so.

phasers · 10-10-2011 12:43PM

Cook some pasta, throw some cheese and mixed herbs on top. Nyom.

Fromthetrees · 10-10-2011 12:47PM

Baby potatoes, just a quick rinse and your away, mashed with butter, fried lamb or beef, so tasty and easy, also mixed frozen veg is just as good for you as fresh, any sauce or gravy, keeps me going.:D

stephen_k · 10-10-2011 12:50PM

How about some lightly pan seared foie gras, served on a piece of toasted brioche, with a pedro ximénez reduction, some black truffel shavings, all washed down with a glass of Chateau D'yquem....

The Master · 10-10-2011 12:52PM

Chateau D'yquem with foie gras :eek:

You complete peasant!

OldGoat · 10-10-2011 12:57PM

A nice green salad.
Get some lettice leaves - green ones.
Voila.
Enjoy.

stephen_k · 10-10-2011 12:58PM

The Master wrote: »

Chateau D'yquem with foie gras :eek:

You complete peasant!

I like a sweet wine with my foie, what would you suggest in its place?

The Master · 10-10-2011 12:59PM

stephen_k wrote: »

what would you suggest in its place?

Can of special brew

Wertz · 10-10-2011 01:01PM

OldGoat wrote: »

A nice green salad.
Get some lettice leaves - green ones.
Voila.
Enjoy.

This is a bit off topic...the OP said food and you suggest salad?

For Forks Sake · 10-10-2011 01:01PM

Wertz wrote: »

This is a bit off topic...the OP said food and you suggest salad?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM6xVQwIOYQ

For Forks Sake · 10-10-2011 01:02PM

Kojak wrote: »

Prunes, loads of prunes.

Mix them up with a couple of cups of strong coffee - a meal that will live long in the memory!!

OP, you really, really should do this.

susita06 · 10-10-2011 01:03PM

You make chicken and rice from scratch??!:eek:

Wossack · 10-10-2011 01:03PM

1) peel a whole load of oranges
2) put the peelings in the kettle and boil continously for about 20 mins, or until bored
3) unplug kettle and put into freezer
4) phone in a takeaway
5) phone freezer repair man

HTH

Fishooks12 · 10-10-2011 01:04PM

decided to go for a chicken casserole job for tonight.

Bought roasted veg and those new potatoes from the buthcer

starbelgrade · 10-10-2011 01:05PM

Fishooks12 wrote: »

BTW, I hate fish

Odd choice of username then.

stephen_k · 10-10-2011 01:06PM

The Master wrote: »

Can of special brew

Hmmmm yes, I can see the hop character, and the malty notes, on the palate with a lingering finish could work quite well..... Kudos Sir, kudos

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