What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[Cheesypoof]

Left shiitake mushrooms in water overnight and left them braising in the slow cooker all day with garlic, ginger, onion, carrots and yellow peppers, Chinese rock sugar (which i bashed with a mortar and pestle) some leftover chicken and chicken stock. Served this evening with glass noodles. Big meaty mofos were these mushrooms! Apparently some of the healthiest things you can eat, I can understand some folks fear about them (not everyone ate them, so they had supernoodles instead) .

 

[Cheesypoof]

Innit. Unfortunately current options are limited to takeaways or shit microwave meals, and there's only so many chips/chinese fried stuff I can take.

or you could man up Ms, and live on sandwiches!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Chicken & vegetable broth with peas and spinach, with cheese & roast pepper bread to dunk.

 

[bi0boy]

Some random stuff in tortilla wraps. Probably chicken, lettuce, broccoli, eggs and mushrooms, plus whatever else is in the fridge..red peppers? Beetroot?

 

[pogo 10]

2 salmon fillets, chilli sauce half a broccoli. Banana, apple and a nectarine for pud.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Some random stuff in tortilla wraps. Probably chicken, lettuce, broccoli, eggs and mushrooms, plus whatever else is in the fridge..red peppers? Beetroot?

Definitely beetroot. That should be part of every meal.

 

[BoatieBird]

Salmon wellington, new potatoes and peas.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Salmon wellington, new potatoes and peas.

That sounds very nice indeed!!

 

[BoatieBird]

That sounds very nice indeed!!

The wellington is from Aldi , it can be cooked from frozen and is one my favourite freezer standby meals.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

The wellington is from Aldi , it can be cooked from frozen and is one my favourite freezer standby meals.

I might look into that!
Although I am slightly disappointed that the wellington is shop bought

 

[BoatieBird]

Home made wellingtons are strictly for weekends only!
It's a family sized one that serves 4, but I think they might do them in boxes of 2 x individual ones - will try to remember to have a look when I'm in Aldi tonight.

 

[sojourner]

Gonna make a mahoosive spicy lentil soup/dal tonight and have with basmati.

Wiiiine first though.

 

[bi0boy]

The wellington is from Aldi , it can be cooked from frozen and is one my favourite freezer standby meals.

May I ask how much it was? I often gaze at the Wellington in M&S but it's like 20 quid or something stupid.

Edit - oh it's salmon, never mind

 

[BoatieBird]

The Aldi salmon one is £3.99

 

[RubyToogood]

I have graduated to filled pasta which requires gentle chewing. Antibiotics are a wonderful thing.

 

[mrsfran]

Foil-baked salmon, creamed (home-grown!) leeks, new potatoes, peas.

 

[moose]

Is it a tooth problem, RubyToogood ? Glad you're feeling better.

I'm having avocado on toast with a dash of Tabasco.

 

[RubyToogood]

Is it a tooth problem, RubyToogood ? Glad you're feeling better.

I'm having avocado on toast with a dash of Tabasco.

Yeah, very nasty abscess.

 

[moose]

Horrible, and amazing how they can make you feel ill all over. Praise be for antibiotics.

 

[Cheesypoof]

i made spag bol, non-Bologna style, so bastardised in the following way: a soffrito of carrot, celery and onion, to which i added garlic, and then 380g of steak mince, 200g pork mince, mixed herbage and fresh rosemary (previously frozen, really fragrant Irish stuff, as good as any Italian i buy imported, snob that i am..).

To this i added a carton of crushed pomodoro tomatoes (courtesy of Lidl for 49c) and a Knorr beef stock pot. Left it for a few hours and served with wholewheat spaghetti for me, and normal spaghetti for my Dad. And extra mature grated Wexford cheddar (i prefer this to Parmesan or Pecorino, but use them too, sometimes). It were delicious. Observations: #1 canned tomatoes is much better than passata, with this dish...i will go back next time, and no stock pot needed #2 wholewheat spaghetti has a delightful hint of nutmeg in its flavour. And is good for you. Or something...

 

[iona]

Tikka chicken mini fillets, smokey mixed bean salad, purple sprouting broccoli.

 

[Thimble Queen]

Burger, chips and cider... plus attempted german chitter chatter with zora and Greebo

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I made a vegetarian Tater-tot Casserole last night. I used Beyond Beef instead of ground beef and a cream sauce made with cornstarch and vegetable stock instead of canned soup.

 

[sojourner]

Cauldron sausage and cannellini bean stew, with peppers, paprika, rosemary/basil etc, with that massive pennoni rigate

More wine first though

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Can't be bothered to cook, so quarter of a pound of cheddar, pickled onions and caramelised red onion chutney.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

More wine first though

I'm a fan of a tv chef named Justin Wilson. He's a Cajun from New Orleeeeens.

He put a little wine in the sauce, a little wine in himself. Then he repeats the process several times. By the time he's done, they're both pretty well sauced!

 

[BoatieBird]

Burgers & cocktails

 

[sojourner]

I'm a fan of a tv chef named Justin Wilson. He's a Cajun from New Orleeeeens.

He put a little wine in the sauce, a little wine in himself. Then he repeats the process several times. By the time he's done, they're both pretty well sauced!

Awr, reminds me of Keith Floyd that, the first tv chef to really push my cooky buttons. He made it look like serious fun, whereas my mother always made it look like a massive chore.

 

[polly]

I'm a fan of a tv chef named Justin Wilson. He's a Cajun from New Orleeeeens.

He put a little wine in the sauce, a little wine in himself. Then he repeats the process several times. By the time he's done, they're both pretty well sauced!

I've got one of his books! I bought it from a charity shop purely because it had a big label on the cover saying 'sponsored by pepto bismol' he looks quite pissed on the cover now you mention it.

We are having home made pizza (olives, artichokes, capers) and rum.

 

[Voley]

I'm a fan of a tv chef named Justin Wilson. He's a Cajun from New Orleeeeens.

He put a little wine in the sauce, a little wine in himself. Then he repeats the process several times. By the time he's done, they're both pretty well sauced!

I had to google him and got this fine description "Flatulent and imbibed Justin Wilson drops food, coughs into his hand and stirs with fingers."