What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[Looby]

I have no trouble draining the water, you just have to be thorough. When Mr Looby serves it, we end up with a watery base to every meal. [emoji35]

 

[sojourner]

Another conchiglie hater here.
Hard to drain of water properly, so my experience of them is a nasty soggy one.

Just use a wooden spoon to agitate them when they're in a colander, and make firm downward motions. Easy peasy.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

firm downward motions

*sniggers*

 

[bi0boy]

Another conchiglie hater here.
Hard to drain of water properly, so my experience of them is a nasty soggy one.

I only use it when it will be combined with a water-based sauce where I have allowed for the extra water retained in the pasta.

 

[Pickman's model]

stir fry

 

[Pickman's model]

Another conchiglie hater here.
Hard to drain of water properly, so my experience of them is a nasty soggy one.

nothing worse than a soggy bottom

 

[Orang Utan]

Just use a wooden spoon to agitate them when they're in a colander, and make firm downward motions. Easy peasy.

Or use a better shape, like fusilli, or rigatoni

 

[bi0boy]

Or use a better shape, like fusilli, or rigatoni

But those shapes are less able to retain sauces, meaning if you want a lot of sauce, you will be left with a lot of sauce on your plate when all the pasta is eaten.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Use a spoon

 

[blairsh]

Last batch of Spag Bol i made for the freezer, dead nice it is n'all

 

[Orang Utan]

But those shapes are less able to retain sauces, meaning if you want a lot of sauce, you will be left with a lot of sauce on your plate when all the pasta is eaten.

I've never found that to be a problem. But the water is a problem. So fuck conchiglie and anyone who likes them, especially if you call them shells

 

[Roadkill]

longdog is on his way round with a lovely fresh rabbit from my local butcher, who shoots them himself. I can practically smell the rabbit stew already.

 

[pogo 10]

Butternut squas,aubergine,mushroom and pepper curry,brown rice. Watermelon for pud.

 

[moose]

halloumi wraps. This, folks, is why I'm not vegan.

 

[DotCommunist]

savoury mince with beef stock (cube) and carrot n onion with a potato slices and cheese top to make it pie-like. Not bad, not bad at all.

 

[gentlegreen]

haricots verts with not the slightest whiff of garlic ..
I'm never going to fit in over there...
Mixed with some bland lentil soup and a whole load of other earthy stuff ...

 

[moonsi til]

Bulgar wheat with lemon zest, pomegranate, tomatoes, red onion and halloumi coated in harissa paste and pan fried salad and sprinkle of chopped parsley. Then sleep I hope.

 

[crossthebreeze]

swiss chard, mushroom, and red pepper and chervil frittata with sourdough bread

 

[Thimble Queen]

Fried egg on toast with garlic mushrooms and a couple of bits of halloumi. Oh and some Chipotle sauce on the side

 

[longdog]

longdog is on his way round with a lovely fresh rabbit from my local butcher, who shoots them himself. I can practically smell the rabbit stew already.

Before oven...



Before shoving down cakehole...



Possibly the best stew I've ever tasted... RIP Bugs...

 

[fishfinger]

Before oven...

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Before shoving down cakehole...

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Possibly the best stew I've ever tasted... RIP Bugs...

Looks very good . It's been a while since I've eaten rabbit. Must have some again soon.

 

[Roadkill]

Possibly the best stew I've ever tasted...

It was quite good, wasn't it, though I do say so myself. That dash of port I added was a good idea.

 

[ringo]

Conchiglie holds sauce, as already mentioned, and is perfect for a creamy sauce with peas 'cos the peas sit in the shells. Burn the shell hating heretics.

Anyway potatoes.

 

[longdog]

That dash of port I added was a good idea.

Inspired I'd say

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Chicken and multigrain soup, with toasted pittas to dunk. Apples for afters.

 

[Phenol]

Prawn sandwich on brown with a bit of thousand island, along with frozen chips done in our new deep fat fryer!!

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Before oven...

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Before shoving down cakehole...

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Possibly the best stew I've ever tasted... RIP Bugs...

That looks absolutely delicious! I love rabbit but have never cooked it.

 

[sojourner]

Or use a better shape, like fusilli, or rigatoni

Duh! This:

But those shapes are less able to retain sauces, meaning if you want a lot of sauce, you will be left with a lot of sauce on your plate when all the pasta is eaten.

I've never found that to be a problem. But the water is a problem. So fuck conchiglie and anyone who likes them, especially if you call them shells

Pasta purist.

Anyway, couldn't be arsed in the end. Warmed up a spicy lentil soup out the freezer and had it with toast.

Tonight we will dine on veggie hotdogs with boiled onions, all the mustard and ketchup, and relish if I can find it. I know I bought some ages ago. Fucked if I can fucking find it now like.

 

[Looby]

It was meant to be lamb kebabs, couscous and peppers but Mr Looby forgot to defrost the lamb. [emoji35]
So, stuffed chicken breasts, roasted veg and new potatoes. Couscous saved for lunch tomorrow.

 

[Orang Utan]

Macaroni cheese. Except it isn't macaroni as they're too small to hold the cheese sauce. And sojourner thinks I'm a purist! It's millerighe pasta this time. Nice n big.