What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[moose]

Linguine with mushrooms, walnuts, spinach and marmite.

 

[Ron Merlin]

Yet more lovely fatty merguez with what's turned out to be tabouleh now I've read the label and a few toms and olives. BEER because I've got time off work from tomorrow

 

[Epona]

I was supposed to be doing a sort of mini-roast dinner tonight with some chicken thighs from the freezer but I forgot to get them out and put them in the fridge before I went to bed last night, so they aren't defrosted yet

So instead we will be having an emergency stand in meal of pasta puttanesca with salad and garlic bread

 

[Roadkill]

I've gone all experimental for this evening's back-of-the-cupboard cooking challenge. Having been binge-watching Time Team recently I've gone for a distinctly Iron Age theme, with wild boar, vegetable and barley stew, and oatcakes.

Obviously the wild boar is actually bacon offcuts, the vegetables we have now are nothing like those available a couple of millennia ago and I'm cooking the stew in the slow cooker, but heigh-ho!

Note the authentic iron age crockery and charming period-piece keyboard. It was very nice though!

 

[RubyToogood]

Bacon, avocado and new potato salad

That's the kind of salad I can get behind. Not a low calorie ingredient in sight.

I had bean and spinach chilli with brown rice and soured cream with lime zest and fresh coriander, because all Hello Fresh meals come with lime zest and fresh coriander basically.

 

[Epona]

would basmati rice work or does that have too little starch?

Nowhere near right for a paella IMO, you want something with a fairly short and chunky grain that can withstand getting a bit crispy on the bottom of the pan but not quite as starchy as risotto varieties (which is what I ended up using and hence ended up with something that was halfway to a risotto).

I love basmati but it's quite dry and delicate with a distinct flavour - not really suitable for that sort of dish. Now steamed plain and served with a curry or turned into pilau/pilaf or a biriyani now that is where it really shines.

 

[Epona]

The puttanesca was good, as an experiment we did it with conchiglie which we had loads of. I liked it as the shells tend to cup an olive or a caper which made it fun and tasty to eat, Nate wasn't so keen as he missed the "slurp" factor from long pasta in that sauce. I think I will carry on getting buccatini for that meal, our local independent Turkish supermarket usually has the stuff in stock and it is fun and gives great slurp

 

[sojourner]

Linguine with mushrooms, walnuts, spinach and marmite.

Mmm that sounds well lush

 

[sojourner]

Richmond veggie sausage, peppers, and cannellini bean stew for us, with fusilli.

Choc cake and a decaff tea.

 

[Badgers]

Chunky steak and pork chilli from the freezer
With a small jacket potato

 

[May Kasahara]

I believe we're having burgers and chips tonight May have to accessorise with a beer.

 

[Epona]

Tonight I am going to be baking my chicken thighs which should be fully defrosted by now (and if they aren't then I need a new fridge LOL).

Tuna steak for him.

Roast spuds, yorkshire pud (I have plain flour!), stuffing, broccoli, gravy, I might do myself a pig in a blanket as the chicken thighs are quite small, and I think I have some boiled parsnips in the freezer which I can roast.

 

[Numbers]

Lebanese, delivered <eek>

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Couscous, tomatoes, spring onions, feta remains from breakfast/dinner.

 

[20Bees]

Macaroni cheese and garlic bread, with the last 2019 corn on the cob to make space in the freezer.
Home made shortbread with blueberries and cream.
(carbs... and more carbs... you know those days when it just has to be comfort food - salad tmro)

 

[BoatieBird]

I believe we're having burgers and chips tonight May have to accessorise with a beer.

Snap!
With red wine instead of beer.

 

[Ron Merlin]

Ce soir it's slow-cooker pork belly from a dark corner of the freezer with a cream and wine sauce and garlic-fried asparagus. Surprisingly good corner-shop seedy baguette on the side.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Homemade pancakes with lemon and sugar.

 

[Detroit City]

some fiesta potatoes with cheese and sour cream. plus half of a salami and ham sammich

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I marinaded a whole chicken with loads of tandoori paste last night. Was amazing. No going back to cubes of breast meat I think.

Also tried dropping a load of creamed coconut in my tarka dahl. Which was also great. Super concentrated coconut flavour. Way better value then milk.

 

[Badgers]

Chicken thighs soaked for 36 hours in a cajun lime marinade. Will bake in the oven I with some greens and a couple of new potatoes.

Did enough for the same again with rice and peas tomorrow

 

[sojourner]

Richmond veggie sausage, peppers, and cannellini bean stew for us, with fusilli.

Choc cake and a decaff tea.

Leftovers of the stew, but with brown rice and garlic bread as I've no pasta left.

Cake leftovers too.

 

[May Kasahara]

UnderAnOpenSky I'm all about the creamed coconut, keeps forever in the fridge and gives much better flavour as you say.

Tonight it's taco Thursday - sweet potato chilli for us, chicken goujons for the kids.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I must get some more tacos. She doesn't like beef chilli, so I've got both that and veggie in the freezer. They make it more interesting then a reheated freezer meal.

Think I'm going to battered tofu tonight. Quick and easy and always goes down well.

 

[Badgers]

Never really got Tacos.

Love most the Mexican 'stuff in thing' options like enchiladas, fajitas, chimichangas and burritos (in that order) but tacos just annoy me.

 

[sojourner]

Never really got Tacos.

Love most the Mexican 'stuff in thing' options like enchiladas, fajitas, chimichangas and burritos (in that order) but tacos just annoy me.

Me too.

 

[Badgers]

Me too.

#standsshouldertoshoulder

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Never really got Tacos.

Love most the Mexican 'stuff in thing' options like enchiladas, fajitas, chimichangas and burritos (in that order) but tacos just annoy me.

What is the difference between a fajitas and a burritos?

 

[sojourner]

What is the difference between a fajitas and a burritos?

Rice in burritos, no rice in fajita.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Rice in burritos, no rice in fajita.

Awesome. I've wondered that for a while.