What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[Thimble Queen]

We didn't have it, Mrs R did a very nice grilled white fish with buttered new potatoes and roast vegetables with feta. It was lovely

Tonight is baked potatoes, obviously.

That sounds lush.

I've just eaten some rice cakes without getting a gnawing feeling in my tummy so I might actually be able to eat a decent dinner this evening

 

[colacubes]

Last night was roast chicken and cauliflower cheese

Tonight is chicken, lemon and pea risotto.

 

[sojourner]

If you can be arsed, please do share how you make it I go a bit funny about aubergine, like cats with olives or something. But I haven't ever found a really great parmiggiana recipe.

This is how I do it polly . The posh way is to slice the aubergines thicker and griddle them on both sides, but my way is quicker, and tbh, tastes fucking amazing without the griddling.


2 x tins tomatoes
handful of chopped fresh basil
3 or 4 garlic cloves
tomato puree
2 x medium aubergines
2 packs fresh mozzarella
2 or 3 handfuls of finely-grated fresh parmesan

Warm chopped/minced garlic in a bit of olive oil, add tomatoes and a spoonful of tomato puree. Add chopped basil, stir, season with salt and pepper, simmer for 5 minutes.

Wash aubergines and slice from end (in discs) about 3 to 5mm thick.

In a deep oven dish, put some of the tomato and basil sauce in bottom, cover with a layer of aubergine, then sauce. Then layer ripped up bits of the mozzarella over the sauce, and cover with a layer of aubergine. Then sauce, moz, aub etc…

Continue layering and finish with final layer of aubergine then sauce. Cover with a good thick layer of the parmesan. This turns into the ‘crust’.

Bake in centre of pre-heated oven (gas mark 5) for about an hour until crust turns goldeny brown. You can do it for longer if you want. The crust never seems to taste burnt, and I've made this pissed a few times, so it's been forgotten about now and again

 

[sojourner]

Shush, or mine'll want some. Not made it for ages!

It is one of the most divine things I've ever eaten, have to say. Everyone I've ever cooked it for - their faces are a treat when they taste it. Fucking so so lush.

 

[PursuedByBears]

We're having penne with onion, kale, garlic and chickpeas.

 

[sojourner]

Might do a veggie spag bol. Fancying pasta and tomatoey sauce and parmesan all over again.

 

[polly]

Thanks sojourner! I did notice that Waitrose is selling pre-griddled aubergine slices Must be for time-poor posh parmiggiana people. I'm definitely going to make this soon.

But tonight we're having refritos with proper tacos that I found in an iceberg when defrosting the freezer. Probably some kind of really fucking hot salsa with reanimated habaneros, and maybe eggs.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Fish & chips.

 

[sojourner]

Fish & chips.

And now I want this

 

[Orang Utan]

creamy pea and chive risotto

 

[Thimble Queen]

Suddenly got a massive craving for waitrose moussaka ready meal. We used to get it when it was on reduced for 99p, normal price about a fiver. I think it's all the talk of aubergines

 

[farmerbarleymow]

And now I want this

Save you faffing about cooking.

 

[sojourner]

Save you faffing about cooking.

I've got loads of frozen chips though, so I'd feel really guilty if I went and bought chippy chips.

sheothebudworths would understand.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I've got loads of frozen chips though, so I'd feel really guilty if I went and bought chippy chips.

sheothebudworths would understand.

But chippy chips are nicer...

 

[sojourner]

But chippy chips are nicer...

They're different

 

[sojourner]

Anyway, because I am fickle as fuck, I've changed me mind now. Gonna have penne arrabiata with a fuckton of black olives, and with a spinach/rocket/watercress salad. So ner.

 

[Thimble Queen]

We're having lasagne no chips

 

[sojourner]

We're having lasagne no chips

Not liking for the no chips. Liking for the sudden hankering for lasagne

 

[Thimble Queen]

Not liking for the no chips. Liking for the sudden hankering for lasagne

Haha I'll swap you for the arabiatta tbh. I think the lasagne is gonna be too rich and set my tummy off again but OH bought it for me as a treat cos I've not been able to eat properly for a few days. Bless him ❤

 

[bemused]

Toast

 

[Siouxsie]

Chippy tea tonight.
Chips, battered sausage, mushy peas and gravy...I can't wait!

 

[Biddlybee]

This is how I do it polly . The posh way is to slice the aubergines thicker and griddle them on both sides, but my way is quicker, and tbh, tastes fucking amazing without the griddling.


2 x tins tomatoes
handful of chopped fresh basil
3 or 4 garlic cloves
tomato puree
2 x medium aubergines
2 packs fresh mozzarella
2 or 3 handfuls of finely-grated fresh parmesan

Warm chopped/minced garlic in a bit of olive oil, add tomatoes and a spoonful of tomato puree. Add chopped basil, stir, season with salt and pepper, simmer for 5 minutes.

Wash aubergines and slice from end (in discs) about 3 to 5mm thick.

In a deep oven dish, put some of the tomato and basil sauce in bottom, cover with a layer of aubergine, then sauce. Then layer ripped up bits of the mozzarella over the sauce, and cover with a layer of aubergine. Then sauce, moz, aub etc…

Continue layering and finish with final layer of aubergine then sauce. Cover with a good thick layer of the parmesan. This turns into the ‘crust’.

Bake in centre of pre-heated oven (gas mark 5) for about an hour until crust turns goldeny brown. You can do it for longer if you want. The crust never seems to taste burnt, and I've made this pissed a few times, so it's been forgotten about now and again

I really want this now, but had beans on toast with cheese underneath.

 

[Rebelda]

I want parmigiana too now. It's no good with dairy free cheese

I have made green lentil soup with yesterday's ham stock, and there's a pork cider stew in the oven, but I haven't got any spuds until tomorrow and they both need some. So I dunno.

 

[pogo 10]

Cornflakes.

 

[Voley]

The oily mess of a bolognese that I rescued with help from the Internet. (Mumsnet specifically but I'm not going to admit to that too loudly )
Linguine with it.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

The oily mess of a bolognese that I rescued with help from the Internet. (Mumsnet specifically but I'm not going to admit to that too loudly )
Linguine with it.

I'm also having bolognais which should have been an easy meal. I made it a while back and it was in the freezer. Except I've come to Wales and left all my pots and pans and so have had a 90 min round trip to buy more as well as having to fork out for stuff I don't really need long term.

 

[Orang Utan]

creamy pea and chive risotto

Turns out it's not barley rather than rice. Is there a word for it? Barlotto? Orzotto?

 

[polly]

Turns out it's not barley rather than rice. Is there a word for it? Barlotto? Orzotto?

Orzotto

 

[moose]

Our crap town just got a Papa Johns, and I finished work really late, so we tried it. Not brilliant, but a thousand times better than Dominos, and a million times better than trying to shop at cook at 9pm.

 

[ringo]

The tiddler had a friend for a sleepover who refused to eat baked potato
Got pizza delivered from The Godfather in Tulse Hill and have all had stomach cramps ever since. Tulse Hill take aways are in a rubbish state at the moment

Baked potatoes tonight

ETA: I've had to throw the leftover pizza away