What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[sojourner]

Feta-stuffed roast peppers, pesto fusilli, tom salad.

'Special' super-strong rice krispie cakes. Then my own bodyweight in crisps and choccy

 

[colacubes]

Cheese, leek and potato pie (homemade) with kale on the side. Hopefully gravy.

 

[Elpenor]

Not sure, been out for a walk and had a sort of a packed lunch about 3:30, also had breakfast quite late. Maybe just a tin of soup.

 

[moonsi til]

No idea as moving house, got keys late Friday so it was very average pizza as our fave place was closed.

Saturday fab curry -veg jalfrezi , saag aloo, chaana & bel puri with rice & garlic nan. The bel puri was awesome & only second time I have had it.

No idea for tonight as it’s chaos here & our fridge has been stored in our camper van since October & we have shoved in a piano since then!

 

[May Kasahara]

Husband is doing a roast beef dinner, I believe.

 

[Orang Utan]

Smoked cod and spinach risotto

 

[Badgers]

Curry hopefully.

If not something from the freezer or some pasta thing.

 

[colacubes]

Rest of the chilli con carne in wraps with cheese and sour cream.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Roast beef with potatoes, broccoli and carrots.

 

[sojourner]

Butter fucking piiiiie, baybee! Yes! With carrots, sprouts, peas and a bit of veg gravy.

Special rice krispie cakes

 

[Epona]

I was supposed to be making kale and spinach soup for lunch but time passed - it is now on the hob so that is going to be an early tea with some bread and butter.

Later will have fish bake with roasties, ratatouille, steamed purple sprouting broccoli

 

[Elpenor]

7 easy peelers and a Reese's egg, as I was ravenous from a walk

Then stuffed peppers and some mixed veg. All ovened / microwaved as I don't want cooking smells all over my clothes. Such is one-room life

 

[Aladdin]

Pie and mashed potatoes and mashed turnips

 

[tufty79]

Chicken, swede mash, carrots, peas, gravy to come.

 

[Maggot]

Root vegetable crumble

 

[quiet guy]

Was to have been a chicken breast with assorted veg but the chicken breast hadn't fully defrosted by 7.30pm so other freezer fodder was consumed and washed down with a very nice Chilean Cabernet/ Carmenere.

 

[dessiato]

Yesterday was steak with onions and chestnut mushrooms, tonight was steak with blue cheese and onion sauce.

 

[dessiato]

Was to have been a chicken breast with assorted veg but the chicken breast hadn't fully defrosted by 7.30pm so other freezer fodder was consumed and washed down with a very nice Chilean Cabernet/ Carmenere.

We have a plate thing which speeds up defrosting. I assume it works through conducting heat or something. Maybe the transperambulation of pseudo-cosmic anti-matter. It works very well for meat and fish.

 

[tufty79]

Chicken, swede mash, carrots, peas, gravy to come.

Twiglets as a snack until it's 8 hours after breakfast..

 

[Orang Utan]

Smoked cod and spinach risotto

this was fucking lush - will eat again -
A risotto of smoked cod and spinach
The smallest drop of Pernod, stirred in with the wine, would be good if you like aniseed flavours.

Serves 2
milk 450ml
smoked cod or haddock 400g
bay leaves 2
black peppercorns 6
fish or vegetable stock 450ml
onion 1, small
butter 50g
Arborio or other risotto rice 250g
white wine 1 glass
butter a thin slice to finish
spinach leaves 2 handfuls

A risotto of smoked cod and spinach. Photograph: Jonathan Lovekin for the Observer
Pour the milk into a saucepan large enough to take the fish. Place the fish in the milk, add the bay leaves and peppercorns, then bring to the boil. As soon as the milk shows signs of foaming, lower the heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the fish is just tender. Turn off the heat and leave the milk to infuse with the fish and aromatics.

Gently heat the fish or vegetable stock in a saucepan. Peel and finely chop the onion, then fry gently in the butter in a broad, heavy-bottomed pan. When the onion is soft and translucent, but before it colours, add the rice and briefly stir it through the butter to coat the grains. Pour in the wine, let it almost entirely evaporate, then add the stock a ladle at a time, allowing each one to be soaked up by the rice before adding the next.

Once all the stock has gone, change to the milk, strained of its peppercorns and bay leaves. By the time almost all the liquid is absorbed the grains should be tender and plump yet with a slight bite to them. Fold in a thin slice of butter and season carefully. The total cooking time will be about 20 minutes, maybe a few minutes longer.

Wash and tear the spinach leaves into small pieces then stir them into the rice. Break the fish into large, juicy flakes and add them to the rice, folding them in, but keeping the flakes as whole as possible. Check the seasoning and serve.

 

[krtek a houby]

Leftover Irish stew, curried and served over udon

 

[colacubes]

Quorn katsu curry

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Omelette.

 

[sojourner]

Spaghetti tossed in garlic and chilli, with black olives, sundried toms, and parmesan.

Homemade jam tarts for afters, with the last jar of blackberry jam from 2019.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Made the mistake of buying a multipack of crisps earlier. So I shovelled in six bags of Smith's Squares and then had a cheese and onion sandwich. I never learn that it's a really stupid idea to buy crisps.

 

[Epona]

The reduced to clear shelf came good - I snagged 2 lamb chops for me and a haddock fillet for OH, so tonight we will be having:

Grilled lamb chops for me, fried haddock fillet in caper butter for him
Broccoli cheese (featuring a mix of purple sprouting and ordinary broccoli)
Fried mushrooms
Onion rings
Chips

I'll make some mint sauce for me too, I have either fresh mint that needs using or I might have put it in the freezer already - either way I have mint.

EDIT: Just realised we have radishes that we ought to start using, so will also do some salad with radishes, leafy greens, cucumber, tomato, spring onion - and a mustardy dressing.

 

[RubyToogood]

Richmond veggie sausages, some form of potato, either red cabbage or fennel and celeriac.

 

[Espresso]

Poached egg, mushrooms cooked in a dot of butter with some tarragon and wholemeal toast. It was lovely.

 

[Looby]

Toad in the hole. Just before we started it emerged that neither of us have ever made it successfully. We seem to have some sort of block with batter.
Oh well.

 

[Orang Utan]

It’s Mondahl