What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[moose]

Honestly it is like there is some sort of giant magnet on the Old El Paso shelf in the supermarket that attracts the OH - after we've been in there for a bit I realise that we are circling in a declining orbit centred around that shelf.

This is how we ended up having tacos the other night, we unaccountably had several boxes of taco shells in the cupboard.

I think I have dissuaded him from buying the full kits though after demonstrating how easy it is to make up the spice mixes for things (and we have all the spices, if you don't already then nothing wrong with getting a kit with a spice mix)

We had a lot of taco shells at one point We didn't eat a full box at a time, but had to buy another to make the next meal. Got a bit daft. I like the kits - I can just keep them in the pantry for emergencies and knock out a meal in 10 mins after a long day.

 

[Epona]

We had a lot of taco shells at one point We didn't eat a full box at a time, but had to buy another to make the next meal. Got a bit daft. I like the kits - I can just keep them in the pantry for emergencies and knock out a meal in 10 mins after a long day.

Honestly here is my issue - I love a bit of Tex-Mex inspired food, but I do not get tacos at all - it is crispy and you fill it with stuff and then you bite into it and bits of it and the filling go everywhere. I don't get it. Don't tell me it is street food because surely the function of any wrapping or cover or shell should be to prevent the filling ending up actually on the street, and tacos fail at that. Maybe I am doing it wrong.

Now I love a good soft flour tortilla as a vehicle for fillings.

 

[fishfinger]

Moussaka ready-meal.

 

[onenameshelley]

Oooh love a taco, as does the small one (even if she does eat all the elements separately ), she even has a t shirt of one. We are having ground beef ones at the weekend.

 

[mrsfran]

I'm not really on board with crunchy tacos, but soft tacos you can roll up a bit? Yes please. Plus all you need to do is put another soft taco on a plate underneath and anything that drips off goes in the next taco! I make an amazing pork pibil (like at Wahaca if you've had that) to go in soft tacos with pickled pink onions.

 

[Epona]

I'm not really on board with crunchy tacos, but soft tacos you can roll up a bit? Yes please. Plus all you need to do is put another soft taco on a plate underneath and anything that drips off goes in the next taco! I make an amazing pork pibil (like at Wahaca if you've had that) to go in soft tacos with pickled pink onions.

YES - soft ones I can get behind that 100%. Flour tortillas, love 'em too.
Crispy taco shells, no I don't understand how it works. I mean obviously they do work, people use them and enjoy them, I think I am doing it wrong.

 

[seeformiles]

I just bought this cauliflower which is the size of a man’s head for 67p in Aldi so cauliflower cheese is a strong possibility

 

[Saffy]

I just bought this cauliflower which is the size of a man’s head for 67p in Aldi so cauliflower cheese is a strong possibility

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That's a beauty! I've never felt more like my Mum, than when I marvel at the size and beauty of a cauliflower.
I'm off to Borough Market today and I'm hoping to pick something nice up for tea there.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Mrs SI is away tonight so I'm going to make myself eggs and bacon, possibly on toast

 

[sojourner]

Honestly here is my issue - I love a bit of Tex-Mex inspired food, but I do not get tacos at all - it is crispy and you fill it with stuff and then you bite into it and bits of it and the filling go everywhere. I don't get it. Don't tell me it is street food because surely the function of any wrapping or cover or shell should be to prevent the filling ending up actually on the street, and tacos fail at that. Maybe I am doing it wrong.

Now I love a good soft flour tortilla as a vehicle for fillings.

Absolutely with you on this.

 

[sojourner]

Spinach and mascarpone pasta (probably penne) lathered in toasted pine nuts and parmesan.

Mint tea and a selection of choccy for afters. Probably that dark Aero. That contains crack

 

[onenameshelley]

Small is having mash, chicken, Broccoli as carrots. Himself is having a baked chicken breast that marinated in tikka paste, jacket spud and salad. I am having a repeat of last nights chicken in a pita with salad as it was so good.

 

[onenameshelley]

I love a taco shell, but I think my use of green rice helps to soak up some of the juicy stuff.

 

[colacubes]

Last night was a chippy tea - minced beef and onion pie and chips for me, chicken and mushroom pie and chips for him. Plus we shared a massive pickled onion

Tonight I need some vegetables so spaghetti with kale, anchovies and chilli.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I'm hoping for creamy courgette and sweetcorn linguine.

 

[onenameshelley]

Spinach and mascarpone pasta (probably penne) lathered in toasted pine nuts and parmesan.

Mint tea and a selection of choccy for afters. Probably that dark Aero. That contains crack

I bloody love the dark aero I can eat the whole big bar in one sitting, same for those darkmilk choc buttons.

 

[Epona]

I bloody love the dark aero I can eat the whole big bar in one sitting, same for those darkmilk choc buttons.

I love the Cadbury's darkmilk and the Galaxy version is lush too

 

[onenameshelley]

I love the Cadbury's darkmilk and the Galaxy version is lush too

Its just the right mix of dairy milk (which has become way too sweet) and the dark 80% +stuff that I don't really enjoy.

 

[Epona]

I mean I like milk chocolate, I like dark chocolate, that darkmilk stuff is like fucking confectionary crack tho...

 

[onenameshelley]

I mean I like milk chocolate, I like dark chocolate, that darkmilk stuff is like fucking confectionary crack tho...

I treated myself to a few bars of that Tony's chocolate as it was on offer at work for £2.75, instead of the usual £3.50 and that's bloody lush as well but the salted caramel was too salty even for me.

 

[Saffy]

I treated myself to a few bars of that Tony's chocolate as it was on offer at work for £2.75, instead of the usual £3.50 and that's bloody lush as well but the salted caramel was too salty even for me.

I found that it was too salty for me as well.
The pretzel one is delicious though.

 

[MrCurry]

I just bought this cauliflower which is the size of a man’s head for 67p in Aldi so cauliflower cheese is a strong possibility

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This is what the next cauli I get my hands on is going to. I reckon they might go well alongside the spicy carrot fritters Maggot posted the other day.

 

[Epona]

I had a hazelnut crunch one and it was lovely

 

[hash tag]

Here's one I made earlier, with soya based veggie mince. To be served with veg.

 

[Epona]

Tonight I am going to do some curry

Chicken makhani for me (quick version)
White fish (I think coley or pollock, whichever of those is in the freezer) with broc and potatoes madras for OH
Palak Dhal (from the freezer, not home-made)
Mushroom rice
Bread & butter

 

[mrsfran]

We're at the theatre this evening so my main meal was lunch today. Daughter and I went out to local Korean and had bibimbap - beef for her, spicy pork for me. I also had kimchi and miso soup. I love bibimbap.

 

[danny la rouge]

Burgers, chips and beans.

 

[hash tag]

Burgers, chips and beans.

With or without onions?

 

[dessiato]

Pan seared bass, and potato rosti

 

[Badgers]

McDonald's

Quarter Pounder with cheese
Mcchicken sandwich
Medium fries

£2.98 #haggling