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

igCorcaigh · 29-09-2020 10:49pm

Old el Paso are only good for their corn chips, very nice.

Whatever happened to Discover Mexican sauces, they were decent enough.

We're really starved for quality Mexican food here. You dubs are lucky to have that deli place Picado, but it's pricey on the shipping to down here.

zerosugarbuzz · 30-09-2020 8:31am

Roald Dahl wrote: »

We had some fishcakes, made with smoked mackerel from Lidl and some leftover potatoes.

We chopped up some recently-made preserved lemons and used them in the salad.

The chips on the side look amazing too

McMurphy · 30-09-2020 7:55pm

Last day of the month so was out the door (literally) all day in the wind and rain finishing up jobs on a few different sites and if anyone wasn't already aware, i can let you know winter is definitely on its way, wet and horrible.

Anyway, the better half was working from home today and said she'd make me dinner, great I thought, be great to get back home out of the rain to a nice warm home cooked meal.

My wife (vegetarian) made for me the following..... Wait for it.

Meatloaf.......... Served with chips.................and couscous............and sweetcorn.

Honestly a weird accompaniment to each other I thought, and not a drop of gravy or sauce anywhere but it was actually very nice.

No photo but it was very good.

Mystery Egg · 30-09-2020 8:44pm

We had home made salmon goujons with lemon garlic mayo, and real home made chips. Not a vejjable in sight.

conor_ie · 01-10-2020 1:48pm

Slow Cooker Roast Beef and Roast Potatoes!

Recliner · 01-10-2020 1:53pm

conor_ie wrote: »

Slow Cooker Roast Beef and Roast Potatoes!

Oh recipe for the beef please.

McMurphy · 01-10-2020 7:15pm

Chicken thigh fillets chopped sprinkled with Chinese five spice, and then stirfried with finely diced spring onions, garlic, ginger, chilli's and corriander, then add in peppers, and add noodles that have been resting in boiling water with broccoli, add soy sauce as needed.

When almost done, add some honey and just before serving a good sprinkle of Thai 5 spice.

We had vegetables spring rolls and sweet chili sauce to go with them too.

Be right back · 03-10-2020 6:58pm

Old reliable steak dinner.

Errashareesh · 03-10-2020 10:51pm

Combination of Mexican and Middle Eastern (like Salma Hayek!) - Mexican style chicken stew but with chick peas and tzatziki instead of black beans and sour cream.

McMurphy · 05-10-2020 6:07pm

McMurphy wrote: »

And this is the one I used

https://pipingpotcurry.com/chicken-saag-pressure-cooker/

Just a few things to note, I've made it twice now, some things I've changed, and imo for the better.

Add a chopped chilli to the onions at the start which you will be blending. (If you aren't a fan of heat, don't bother)

Brown the chicken first either in the instant pot, or in a pan. I think it's a nicer texture than what is just essentially boiled/pressure cooked chicken.

I added extra spinach at the end in my first batch, that was good, but I left it out of the second batch - to me it was better.

Lastly as my son exclaimed that "it looked like a horse had eaten too much grass" I added a table spoon of tomato puree into my second batch (I didn't get a pic unfortunately) and it definitely looked better for it.

Hope that helps.

Made this as discussed above last night for this evening's dinner.

Was extremely tasty.

Bit of naan on the side.

pew · 05-10-2020 6:34pm

Beef stew with some apple cake and custard for dessert

Dizzyblonde · 05-10-2020 7:09pm

pew wrote: »

Beef stew with some apple cake and custard for dessert

Dessert of a Monday? The notions! Nothing says autumn like apple cake or crumble

Edit: I've just seen it in the Baking thread - yum!!

We had loin of bacon with roasted root veg and cabbage.

Mystery Egg · 05-10-2020 7:47pm

Yum.

Chowed down on chilli con carne here tonight. Very spicy and warming.

the beer revolu · 06-10-2020 10:04am

On Sunday, Mrs. Beer made borscht and I did a casserole of beef ribs.

Monday dinner?
Borscht with slow cooked beef rib. What a wonderful match!

Dave_The_Sheep · 06-10-2020 6:53pm

Had some veg to use up, so just made pasta with peas, rashers, asparagus and leeks with some marscapone based sauce. Simple and delicious.

Mystery Egg · 06-10-2020 7:45pm

Looks lovely Dave.

We had fish (pollack) and roast veg.

Chopped up some baby potatoes, courgettes, onions, garlic and red pepper and tossed them in sundried tomato pesto and olive oil. Seasoned with salt and pepper and roasted them. A very quick, tasty and healthy hit.

dubstarr · 06-10-2020 7:51pm

I had rump steak,chips and onion rings.Very nice too.

Dizzyblonde · 06-10-2020 8:16pm

We had chicken, chorizo and chickpea stew. Spicy and warming

50HX · 06-10-2020 9:31pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

On Sunday, Mrs. Beer made borscht and I did a casserole of beef ribs.

Monday dinner?
Borscht with slow cooked beef rib. What a wonderful match!

I love borscht

Did she make it from scratch??

Dave_The_Sheep · 06-10-2020 10:21pm

And if she did, can we have a recipe? I've never made borscht but I want to.

Cazale · 07-10-2020 9:08pm

Made some beef and Guinness stew. Slow cooked it for about three hours. Brought it in to work for the night shift so forgive the presentation. Tasty.

the beer revolu · 08-10-2020 10:04am

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

And if she did, can we have a recipe? I've never made borscht but I want to.

She used a Hairy Bikers' recipe.

Gloomtastic! · 08-10-2020 7:28pm

Following on from our recent Chicken Saag, tried making a Saag Paneer today.

Third time making Paneer and the second time it just turned out like jelly as opposed to solid enough to cut into cubes.

Took ages to get it chunky and browned in the frying pan but well worth it. It had a real meaty texture.

Served with shop-bought Naan and Poppadoms.

rubadub · 08-10-2020 8:16pm

Tesco used to have a refrigerated chicken saag dish with what they called gunpowder potatoes. It was only 2euro and not in their "value" range, no idea why it was so cheap, and not highlighted as an offer.

rare to see a saag dish in supermarkets, and even more rare to see potatoes with a curry type dish. It was nothing amazing but worth €2!

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/299599904

Mystery Egg · 10-10-2020 9:28pm

We had crispy corn tacos tonight, stuffed with taco mince, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, avocado, salsa, sour cream and cheese.

The baby basically ate a bowl of meat and cheese. :pac:

Graces7 · 11-10-2020 1:53pm

My Sunday dinner ( a noonish event) was cottage pie, mashed carrots and parsnips, and greens fresh from the garden

The pie and roots courtesy of Supervalu and excellent..

McMurphy · 11-10-2020 7:49pm

Picked up a random jar of "Moroccan meatball sauce" in Aldi yesterday (I'm a divil for North African inspired food) and made meatballs with it this evening.

Finely diced some red onion with garlic and chilli and some copies corriander fried with the meatballs, then added cubed carrots and charred peppers and then added the sauce.

Served with couscous.

Was savage. If you see the sauce, buy it.

dubstarr · 11-10-2020 7:53pm

Made lamb curry in the slow cooker,was really nice.

Made shredded chicken the other day that turned out lovely as well.

McMurphy · 12-10-2020 6:46pm

Skin on, mashed potatoes, pan fried chicken thigh fillets, carrots done in garlic butter, corn and gravy.

Mystery Egg · 12-10-2020 7:57pm

Roast vegetable puff tart with goat's cheese and black pudding. Extremely easy.

Mr E · 13-10-2020 2:17pm

Red Lentil Curry. Spicy and warming.

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Mystery Egg · 13-10-2020 7:54pm

We had shin beef stew. It was good, but do you know, I'm really not gone on shin. I know it's the cut most recommended for stewing, but it always reminds me slightly of dog food. I cooked it in the pressure cooker (well, Instant Pot) for 27 minutes. There's such an excess of gristle or collagen or whatever that I find it never fully breaks down. It's a bit like how pork belly can be sometimes - just too much going on that's not quite meat.

Anyway we had it with mashed potatoes and some nice rye and sprouted grain bread. The baby didn't touch it.

I didn't get a photo so all you get is a pic of the leftovers for tomorrow's lunch. :pac:

Dave_The_Sheep · 13-10-2020 8:08pm

Butternut squash and pumpkin pasta.

Porklife · 13-10-2020 8:12pm

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Butternut squash and pumpkin pasta.

That looks Devine. Would you mind telling us the recipe?

Dizzyblonde · 13-10-2020 8:35pm

Mystery Egg wrote: »

We had shin beef stew. It was good, but do you know, I'm really not gone on shin. I know it's the cut most recommended for stewing, but it always reminds me slightly of dog food. I cooked it in the pressure cooker (well, Instant Pot) for 27 minutes. There's such an excess of gristle or collagen or whatever that I find it never fully breaks down. It's a bit like how pork belly can be sometimes - just too much going on that's not quite meat.

Anyway we had it with mashed potatoes and some nice rye and sprouted grain bread. The baby didn't touch it.

I didn't get a photo so all you get is a pic of the leftovers for tomorrow's lunch. :pac:

I used to use it a lot but I went off it, I find the taste too strong. I've gone back to using rib beef, it has just the right amount of marbling.

Dave_The_Sheep · 13-10-2020 8:35pm

Porklife wrote: »

That looks Devine. Would you mind telling us the recipe?

Based on this. But with more butter, garlic and parmesan probably.

I just sauteed some onion with garlic and fresh sage chopped up. Peeled, cubed and simmered the pumpkin/squash til it was cooked, then into the food processor with some butter, some of the pasta water and some of the onion mix. Then mixed with the rest of the onion mix, pasta, pasta water if needed and some grated parmesan. Topped with more parmesan and pepper.

Dizzyblonde · 13-10-2020 8:36pm

Mr. Dizzy stood out in a gale tonight barbecuing ribeyes

Mystery Egg · 13-10-2020 9:00pm

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

I used to use it a lot but I went off it, I find the taste too strong. I've gone back to using rib beef, it has just the right amount of marbling.

Thanks for the tip, this is exactly what I will do. I love rib, especially a rolled rib roast served nice and pink. Very flavoursome.

tickingclock · 13-10-2020 10:57pm

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

I used to use it a lot but I went off it, I find the taste too strong. I've gone back to using rib beef, it has just the right amount of marbling.

Also use rib steak from the butchers. Always think some level of fat is required for stew and slow cooking

PARlance · 13-10-2020 11:05pm

Not sure it counts but just had a quick late night spaghetti aglio e olio... hit the spot, but herself probably wont thank me!

Has been years since I made it and trying to figure out why!

Mystery Egg · 14-10-2020 8:04pm

Good old spag bol here tonight, with some tagliatelle, garlic bread and grated cheddar on the top. Simmered low all afternoon, with lots of garlic and red wine. Twas lovely.

All the small man ate was the inside of the garlic bread. Sigh.

Gloomtastic! · 14-10-2020 9:44pm

Mystery Egg wrote: »

All the small man ate was the inside of the garlic bread. Sigh.

Try not to beat yourselves up about it. My first memory is of all my family cheering because I finished my plate of dinner for the first time. Now look at me!

Mystery Egg · 14-10-2020 10:25pm

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Try not to beat yourselves up about it. My first memory is of all my family cheering because I finished my plate of dinner for the first time. Now look at me!

That is a genuinely heartwarming story!

Shenshen · 15-10-2020 8:30am

Worked late, didn't want to skip my evening cycle, so it had to be quick.

I fried up a yellow pepper, some mushrooms, spring onions and garlic, added a tablespoon each of cream cheese and ajvar and a splash of water, then stirred through some chives and parsley. Quickest and tastiest pasta sauce I've made in quite a while.

Recliner · 15-10-2020 9:08am

Shenshen wrote: »

Worked late, didn't want to skip my evening cycle, so it had to be quick.

I fried up a yellow pepper, some mushrooms, spring onions and garlic, added a tablespoon each of cream cheese and ajvar and a splash of water, then stirred through some chives and parsley. Quickest and tastiest pasta sauce I've made in quite a while.

Did you make or buy the ajvar?

Shenshen · 15-10-2020 9:50am

Recliner wrote: »

Did you make or buy the ajvar?

I bought it. There's a Pakistani Cash&Carry here in Cork that also stocks a lot of Eastern Mediterranean food. His ambition is to culinarily cover everything from the Mahgreb to Indonesia, I suspect. :pac:

Recliner · 15-10-2020 10:59am

Shenshen wrote: »

I bought it. There's a Pakistani Cash&Carry here in Cork that also stocks a lot of Eastern Mediterranean food. His ambition is to culinarily cover everything from the Mahgreb to Indonesia, I suspect. :pac:

There's a Hal Al meat and food shop in Clonmel here, they do carry a lot of herbs and spices also. I might have a look this weekend.
That dish looks fabulous, I love something that's that simple but packs a wallop of flavour.

Tipperary animal lover · 15-10-2020 3:18pm

Shenshen wrote: »

I bought it. There's a Pakistani Cash&Carry here in Cork that also stocks a lot of Eastern Mediterranean food. His ambition is to culinarily cover everything from the Mahgreb to Indonesia, I suspect. :pac:

Shenshen... where on where abouts is this cash&carry shop you speak of in the city? Mad for proper eastern food

Mystery Egg · 15-10-2020 6:32pm

Home made pizza tonight.

dubstarr · 15-10-2020 7:46pm

Can i ask which is the best store bought chicken stock cubes for soup.

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

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