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the beer revolu · 20-03-2021 10:14am

Mystery Egg wrote: »

That chicken steak looks a bit odd Dizzy. Were they tasty?

It's a giant chicken nugget!

Dizzyblonde · 20-03-2021 12:15pm

Mystery Egg wrote: »

That chicken steak looks a bit odd Dizzy. Were they tasty?

It does look odd, and I'd never have bought it but my daughter recommended it. It's made with breast meat although it is pressed and shaped, and it was very nice. Handy to have in the freezer for lunch but not as nice as, say, Rosie & Jim ones I usually get in Dunnes which are breaded full fillets. The batter looks odd because it puffed up in the Airfryer.

the beer revolu wrote: »

It's a giant chicken nugget!

That's exactly what it is

Dizzyblonde · 21-03-2021 3:45pm

Chicken salad, this time with real chicken left over from last night's dinner. No comparison

cubatahavana · 22-03-2021 2:09pm

Rabbit paella!

awec · 22-03-2021 2:16pm

No boring ham sandwiches in your gaff anyway cubatahavana!

Looks amazing.

cubatahavana · 22-03-2021 7:26pm

awec wrote: »

No boring ham sandwiches in your gaff anyway cubatahavana!

Looks amazing.

Will be preparing a sandwich for dinner!

awec · 25-03-2021 2:41pm

Tried the Aldi Plant Menu quarter pounders.

They were pretty good.

PARlance · 25-03-2021 2:45pm

Panuozzo for lunch today. It's basically pita bread made from pizza dough, so much lighter than pita.

Rocket, mozzarella, tomato and Parma ham filling.

First attempt, it won't be the last.

conor_ie · 26-03-2021 1:59pm

Yesterday's lunch!

Mystery Egg · 26-03-2021 3:27pm

Sandwich with roast chicken, pesto, mixed peppers, onions, tomatoes and mozzarella, toasted. There was eating and drinking in it!

Planet X · 27-03-2021 1:29pm

......would like to start foraging again down the coast cause these mussels are tiny unfortunately.
No whole squid available, it's hit n miss with squid at the fishmongers.

Anyway, 10 minute job.....nice.

(Eat yer greens

)

PARlance · 01-04-2021 11:41am

Just a little something special for today's lunch.

Mystery Egg · 01-04-2021 7:03pm

We had a mixed vegetable stir fry with noodles, and a sauce made of soy, sweet chilli and hoisin.

Recliner · 02-04-2021 11:43am

Poppy seed bagel, cream cheese, smoked salmon.
Literally just realised that it's not even 12.
I'm bloody starving..

PMBC · 02-04-2021 1:33pm

Tinned tuna covered with cheddar cheese and toasted in a wrap. Delicious.

joficeduns1 · 08-04-2021 1:34pm

Had the tortillas in the freezer and the makings of breakfast tacos in the fridge so I threw them together for lunch. Scrambled egg, avo, cheese, quick homemade salsa, habanero sauce.

Toulouse · 08-04-2021 6:47pm

2 slices of Parma ham, a boiled egg, tomato, cucumber and Ryvita. Hit the spot!

leahyl · 09-04-2021 1:12pm

Sweet Chilli Rice cakes and boursin cheese.....pure "last minute, grab something" kinda lunch but it's tasty

Dizzyblonde · 10-04-2021 2:13pm

Roasted vegetable soup with cream crackers & cheese.

woodchuck · 11-04-2021 1:32pm

Had a "Sloppy Joe" type of thing. I used the leftover mince mixture from the stuffed tomatoes we had for dinner yesterday. I reheated it and put it in a buttered roll. It was so messy! But worth it.

the beer revolu · 12-04-2021 2:50pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Today, my last packet of instant noodles with a generous serving of fresh-picked garden greens and two poached eggs.

Followed by a couple of mini muffins and coffee...

Stuffed I am and very content... replete!

Sounds rather "foreign", Graces;)

Dizzyblonde · 14-04-2021 6:44pm

We went to Howth today and had fresh cod & chips from Leo Burdock's in glorious sunshine. After months of living within 5km of home it felt like a holiday

Dave_The_Sheep · 15-04-2021 1:02pm

Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels, dill and capers. Makes a nice change of pace from the wraps we've mainly been having. Ploughmans planned for tomorrow, looking forward to that more to be honest.

leahyl · 15-04-2021 2:35pm

Had the same myself Dave, minus the capers and dill though

sporina · 15-04-2021 7:17pm

leahyl wrote: »

Had the same myself Dave, minus the capers and dill though

dill - yuk!

Dave_The_Sheep · 16-04-2021 6:59pm

Ploughmans ... ish. Mustard, cheese, apple, pickled onions, chilli-pineapple relish (had no pickle relist), pickled cucumber, ham, more cheese, more mustard.

Girlfriend wasn't as much of a fan as I was. I loved it.

sporina · 16-04-2021 9:31pm

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Ploughmans ... ish. Mustard, cheese, apple, pickled onions, chilli-pineapple relish (had no pickle relist), pickled cucumber, ham, more cheese, more mustard.

Girlfriend wasn't as much of a fan as I was. I loved it.

glad you liked it but i am also glad I wasn't the one to snog you after eating that :P

Dave_The_Sheep · 16-04-2021 9:51pm

sporina wrote: »

glad you liked it but i am also glad I wasn't the one to snog you after eating that :P

Yet.

cubatahavana · 17-04-2021 3:15pm

Smash burger

PARlance · 19-04-2021 3:06pm

Panuozzo Monday has become a thing in our house now. 2 extra dough balls made while making the weekend pizza batch.

Did them in the conventional oven for a change (forgot to get gas for the Ooni) and they worked out very well.

Dave_The_Sheep · 05-05-2021 8:17pm

Red lentil soup with feta and some cut up baked wrap to dip in.

Dave_The_Sheep · 06-05-2021 2:45pm

Lunch/breakfast, had a birthday lie in.

Dizzyblonde · 06-05-2021 2:46pm

Happy birthday!

sporina · 06-05-2021 6:52pm

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Lunch/breakfast, had a birthday lie in.

Happy Birthday - hope you had/are having a lovely day - super weather too

I hope you got cake!

Ryath · 07-05-2021 2:04pm

Attempting to eat a bit healthier, Sardine and Hummus pitta. (Pitta's are fresh ones from Aldi best store bought ones I've found)

igCorcaigh · 07-05-2021 3:28pm

Ryath wrote: »

Attempting to eat a bit healthier, Sardine and Hummus pitta. (Pitta's are fresh ones from Aldi best store bought ones I've found)

Wait: What, fresh pita bread? As in the bakery section? Where? When??

I basically live on flat/pita breads with beans and fish.

Ryath · 07-05-2021 3:53pm

Well not fresh fresh! They are in the normal bread section but they have a short shelf life 4/5 days unlike the long life ones that go rock hard once opened. They have wholemeal version too.

igCorcaigh · 07-05-2021 3:57pm

Ryath wrote: »

Well not fresh fresh! They are in the normal bread section but they have a short shelf life 4/5 days unlike the long life ones that go rock hard once opened. They have wholemeal version too.

I have not seen those ones in my store.
Crazy how things vary by store?

The Dunnes pita/flatbreads are my go to for store bought though, lovely.

Ryath · 07-05-2021 5:15pm

Seems to be stock in all the store's I go to. They seem fairly popular, there's often only a few wholemeal ones left. I've only managed to get the white a couple of times.

sporina · 07-05-2021 5:22pm

If you like pitta bread and live in Cork City you gotta try Izz Cafe's pitta bread - divine - I get it with hummus.

the beer revolu · 08-05-2021 9:39am

sporina wrote: »

If you like pitta bread and live in Cork City you gotta try Izz Cafe's pitta bread - divine - I get it with hummus.

There's very good Syrian flatbread available in Cork. The Alternative Bread Company in The English Market sell it.
Really good and great value.

igCorcaigh · 08-05-2021 11:47am

the beer revolu wrote: »

There's very good Syrian flatbread available in Cork. The Alternative Bread Company in The English Market sell it.
Really good and great value.

Yeah, that's a very nice flatbread. Love it.

I got some of the rye bread from Pana yesterday (was it you that recommended it TBR?). Anyway, it is very good! Bought a half loaf, they sliced it for me. €3.20 I think?

Had it with tuna salad. Yum!

the beer revolu · 08-05-2021 1:05pm

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Yeah, that's a very nice flatbread. Love it.

I got some of the rye bread from Pana yesterday (was it you that recommended it TBR?). Anyway, it is very good! Bought a half loaf, they sliced it for me. €3.20 I think?

Had it with tuna salad. Yum!

It was someone else recommended it, I had it and confirmed the fact.
I'm addicted to it now. It freezes very well.

sporina · 08-05-2021 5:39pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

There's very good Syrian flatbread available in Cork. The Alternative Bread Company in The English Market sell it.
Really good and great value.

Love TABC - not had that but the Izz one is wow.. when they serve it, its like a balloon.. freshly baked.. doesn't get much better..

But must get one from TABC - would be handy to have at home.

igCorcaigh · 11-05-2021 1:34pm

sporina wrote: »

Love TABC - not had that but the Izz one is wow.. when they serve it, its like a balloon.. freshly baked.. doesn't get much better..

But must get one from TABC - would be handy to have at home.

Oh, flatbread is so much better eaten fresh. Definitely.

But do try Ahmed's (? name) flatbread.

Both white and wholegrain. It's not made by TABC, they just sell it. He also sells it to restaurants.

Dave_The_Sheep · 18-05-2021 1:15pm

Had to use up some stuff or it'd go off, getting rid of leftovers.

sporina · 18-05-2021 9:42pm

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Had to use up some stuff or it'd go off, getting rid of leftovers.

your baby spuds look lovely and buttery...

we eat a lot of them in this house - they are so handy (and tasty {esp when roasted in the oven})

Dave_The_Sheep · 19-05-2021 3:04am

If I'm roasting/baking baby potatoes, I use the air fryer myself, just the right size and seems to get crispier results, if that's what you're after. Those ones above were just boiled, then tossed with some shallot oil and salt/pepper before firing on to the place. Not much f*cking around with them. As you say, they're very handy and give good results.

sporina · 19-05-2021 11:15am

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

If I'm roasting/baking baby potatoes, I use the air fryer myself, just the right size and seems to get crispier results, if that's what you're after. Those ones above were just boiled, then tossed with some shallot oil and salt/pepper before firing on to the place. Not much f*cking around with them. As you say, they're very handy and give good results.

we don't have an air fryer, but we usually steam em for a while then chop em up, oil and season and bung em in the over until crisp.. lovely and mushy on the inside, crispy on the out.. hmm.. the overall success depends on the quality of the spud though

cubatahavana · 23-05-2021 5:57pm

Leftovers from yesterday’s bbq.

Bavette steak sandwich

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