What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[mrs quoad]

Beef, carrots and mash. Thumbs.



Edit: oh. And a small blue cheese triangle!

Edit2: I am totally going to chop a red chilli over this.

 

[Espresso]

Bumped into my Mum outside Sainsburys, after work and she asked me round for tea.
Leg of lamb, spuds, sprouts, peas and gravy.

Which, needless to say knocked my plan of going into Sainsburys and buying something and going home to cook it into a cocked hat.
It was bloody lovely, too. Ta, Mum.

 

[Pickman's model]

Cacik
Halloumi kebab

 

[May Kasahara]

Tuna pasta bake.

 

[Thimble Queen]

Bumped into my Mum outside Sainsburys, after work and she asked me round for tea.
Leg of lamb, spuds, sprouts, peas and gravy.

Which, needless to say knocked my plan of going into Sainsburys and buying something and going home to cook it into a cocked hat.
It was bloody lovely, too. Ta, Mum.

Hooray for your mum ❤

 

[Thimble Queen]

And another bowl of kachumber. So addictive

 

[moose]

Last night, mushroom gyoza (reduced in M&S), stir fried aubergine and other assorted veg in sweet chilli sauce, noodles.
Tonight, mushroomy pasta. We eat so many mushrooms

 

[ringo]

Spaghetti carbonara. I've got some lovely free range bacon to use up from a farm stall which was next to Streatham Station on Saturday, and the littlun wants some facon with hers.

Will be stopping off at Fortnums on the way home to get a birthday present for an Italian friend loads of us are visiting this weekend for a massive party. She's the best cook I know so I need to find something interesting (ingredient or food/kitchen gift) that she won't have already, but Fortnums should be good for that. Any suggestions welcome. Might spot something I need too so the carbonara might go out the window.

 

[polly]

Cacik
Halloumi kebab

I want this tonight now

ringo I love souschef for food presents (to myself), if you don't find anything in Fortnums.

 

[bubblesmcgrath]

Cottage pie.
Looking forward to it..

 

[ringo]

ringo I love souschef for food presents (to myself), if you don't find anything in Fortnums.

Love that, cheers. I fancy a trip to Fortnums for me too, but I'm going to use that some time for another mate.

I didn't realise I needed a risotto paddle until now

 

[Cheesypoof]

Will be stopping off at Fortnums on the way home to get a birthday present for an Italian friend loads of us are visiting this weekend for a massive party. She's the best cook I know so I need to find something interesting (ingredient or food/kitchen gift) that she won't have already, but Fortnums should be good for that. Any suggestions welcome. Might spot something I need too so the carbonara might go out the window.

Ooh gift for immense cook and foodie friend: last weekend I got my friend's fella a block of 'solid bar' Colombian drinking chocolate. It's 100% natural and fair trade (on the left on this link). Also was nicely wrapped and he looked intrigued when I handed it to him

Hasslacher's Colombian Chocolate

If your friend is a stellar cook, I might avoid getting her a kitchen tool, as she could easily have it already, or have reasons for not having it. I would stick with food. If someone wanted to buy a present for me, I would like some real marshmallows, cos I don't think I've ever tasted them. Or bright gold edible dazzle dust I can put on a cake (it's really expensive, like around €15...) Flavoured oils she might not have could go down a treat. Or you could go with something a bit bonkers - the other day I bought myself a packet of 'truffle flavour' crisps (they cost around €6 and ridiculously indulgent and delicious). I was just curious to try them. Or caviar is always a nice gift for a foodie (although be aware of whether or not she likes it!!! some folks just don't dig it!)

Good luck and let us know how you get on

 

[RubyToogood]

Will be stopping off at Fortnums on the way home to get a birthday present for an Italian friend loads of us are visiting this weekend for a massive party. She's the best cook I know so I need to find something interesting (ingredient or food/kitchen gift) that she won't have already, but Fortnums should be good for that. Any suggestions welcome. Might spot something I need too so the carbonara might go out the window.

I was in there last year and they didn't seem to sell actual food you could cook with or anything useful, just gift tins of biscuits for tourists.

 

[ringo]

If your friend is a stellar cook, I might avoid getting her a kitchen tool, as she could easily have it already, or have reasons for not having it. I would stick with food.

I'm thinking similar, along the lines of Japanese or Korean oil or ingredients. Something unusual anyway.

 

[ringo]

I was in there last year and they didn't seem to sell actual food you could cook with or anything useful, just gift tins of biscuits for tourists.

I spotted a few things last month when I was in there, but if I'm struggling I'll nip up to China Town. I'm going to try not to wind them up about leaving Hackney for Hastings and not being able to get decent ingredients

 

[sojourner]

Was gonna make cheesy homelette and chups, but now fancying pasta in mascarpone/parmesan/spinach sauce, topped off with toasty pine nuts. More salted caramel cake for afters

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Starter of a bag of jelly bunnies. Then sweetcorn soup (or beetroot - tbc) with bread to dunk when I get home.

 

[May Kasahara]

Probably prawn stir fry, unless I fall asleep first.

ringo my dad used to work in Fortnum's, back in the 70s. He told me some funny stories about the guy who ran the food hall.

 

[sheothebudworths]

ringo my dad used to work in Fortnum's, back in the 70s. He told me some funny stories about the guy who ran the food hall.

You can't leave it there!!!

Baked herby chicken breasts, warm potato salad and asparagus and psb for us tonight. Malteasers for pudding

 

[nogojones]

Gonna try a vegetable biryani with an aubergine and peanut dish to go with it and some raita with wild garlic
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[farmerbarleymow]

You can't leave it there!!!

They probably sold all sorts of dubious things, like swan lard and kitten bacon.

 

[Rebelda]

Fishfingers and chips for the small. Reheated curry for me.

 

[BoatieBird]

Last night's chicken curry ended up being egg & chips
Fast day for me and I've got a fish pie, the menfolk have got chicken, new potatoes and broccoli.

 

[ringo]

Probably prawn stir fry, unless I fall asleep first.

ringo my dad used to work in Fortnum's, back in the 70s. He told me some funny stories about the guy who ran the food hall.

Spill the beans

I got her posh Irish cider vinegar and anchovy oil.

Bottle of amontillado sherry for me.

 

[colacubes]

Pizza and dough balls as the fella is away for work. Might have some cheeky wine as well

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Decided on beetroot soup which also had a dash of horseraddish. Added chilli flakes and some oil. Quite nice, and very very pink.

 

[Cheesypoof]

Steak with onions, mashed potato, baked beans. Bread and butter pudding with caramel sauce.

 

[fishfinger]

Duck breast, green beans, potatoes, and gravy.

 

[Thimble Queen]

Roast garlicky chicken legs with more kachumber

 

[twentythreedom]

my dad used to work in Fortnum's, back in the 70s. He told me some funny stories about the guy who ran the food hall.

I used to work there, sales assistant on the ground floor (grocery dept) wearing the hideous 'hunting pink' (ie red) jacket

Chicken Alexander from Cook tonight, with rice. Mum visiting