What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[pinkmonkey]

Decided I need to clear out the freezer st mums, there were two of those M&S slow cooked meat thingies in there, I buy them whenever they’re reduced and freeze them, but I’d stored them without the boxes. But which was lamb and which was pork? Planned to cook what I thought was pork, with a soy dressing, then serve with noodles and stir fried cabbage and ginger. El jugs and I sniffed them thoroughly, yes thats the pork, put it in the oven, 20 mins later, check it, oh no! Its lamb! So I had to put the prepped veg in Tupperware in the fridge and start a roast dinner. Everything is now out of sync. Lamb was done 15 mins ago, parmentier potatoes are in the oven, still, but I just switched it off. Green beans are still simmering but hard as nails. Fucksake. I want my tea, I’m trashed, I woke up from a 2 hour kip on the couch to make this and I still want my bed.

 

[quiet guy]

Lamb Rogan Josh and rice, I'm hoping the heat clears my sinuses.

 

[Epona]

Decided I need to clear out the freezer st mums, there were two of those M&S slow cooked meat thingies in there, I buy them whenever they’re reduced and freeze them, but I’d stored them without the boxes. But which was lamb and which was pork? Planned to cook what I thought was pork, with a soy dressing, then serve with noodles and stir fried cabbage and ginger. El jugs and I sniffed them thoroughly, yes thats the pork, put it in the oven, 20 mins later, check it, oh no! Its lamb! So I had to put the prepped veg in Tupperware in the fridge and start a roast dinner. Everything is now out of sync. Lamb was done 15 mins ago, parmentier potatoes are in the oven, still, but I just switched it off. Green beans are still simmering but hard as nails. Fucksake. I want my tea, I’m trashed, I woke up from a 2 hour kip on the couch to make this and I still want my bed.

It'll be lovely when it's done, if you're anything like me a nice plate of food and you'll feel glad you went to the effort (not that I always do go to the effort but I ought to if I'm feeling knackered cos some nice grub tends to make me feel better iykwim).
Then nice kip when fed will be better than waking up hungry and tummy rumbling in the middle of the night.

(And yeah I've done the mystery meat thing a few times myself).

 

[pinkmonkey]

Can confirm my food is lovely and well worth the wait!

 

[Zorra]

Cheese toasties whilst volunteering at the school Halloween party.

 

[May Kasahara]

Delicious picky bits round at a friend's house

 

[cesare]

Chicken and leek pie with broccoli and green beans. With gravy.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Last night was fennel, apple, red onion and new pot tray bake. With leftover roast chicken.

Today I’m roasting a duck and taking half to my friend who had a baby on Monday.. with potatoes of some kind

 

[May Kasahara]

Today is the day for making a massive curry feast

 

[Epona]

Early one for me today, OH has back to back shifts which is insane but definitely needed fuel before leaving for his first shift this evening - so we had a bit of a roast - pork chop for me, tuna steak for him, roast spuds, steamed broccoli, fried mushrooms, gravy.

I really should try to eat early more often, it's nice sitting down knowing I don't have to do anything for the rest of the evening! And I've got bread for sarnies or a mini xmas pud (left over from last year) in case I get peckish later and want a snack.

 

[iona]

Cottage pie pie (not a typo) and loads of kale

 

[cesare]

We're having cauliflower and chickpea curry with red peppers. And chapattis. Non standard spices very coriander/cumin oriented IE no garam masala. Fresh chillis (but not homegrown this time, they haven't grown big enough).

 

[BoatieBird]

Cottage pie pie (not a typo) and loads of kale

Mash and pastry?

 

[pinkmonkey]

Having the pork that we should have had last night.

 

[iona]

Mash and pastry?

Yes The same butchers does a load of others including a "hagshot" pie (pastry base and sides, haggis filling with clapshot - mashed neeps and tatties - on top) and a local bakery does lasagne pies as well as the standard macaroni.

 

[Maggot]

Sunday roast: roast potatoes, yorkshire puds, braised red cabbage and an improvised bean and nut loaf (with borlotti beans, ground almonds, oats and miso paste).

And gravy obvs.

 

[May Kasahara]

Today is the day for making a massive curry feast

This was very good. Tandoori chicken, aloo gobi, steamed savoy cabbage, plain rice, pomegranate raita, naans, chutneys. Something for everyone. I feel warm and sated now.

 

[sojourner]

Mexican bean soup with a fuckton of fresh coriander in it, and a thick wedge of home-baked wholemeal.

The date and walnut cake I didn't have yesterday, and half a bar of 85% dark choc.

 

[Orang Utan]

Pot roast Guinea fowl with bacon and red wine
Mash
Vichy carrots

Hadn’t eaten in two days. Still ravenous.

 

[Zorra]

Very nice smoked haddock, spinach and potato gratin with mature cheddar. New recipe (from the BBC site) - we can't buy smoked haddock here so have to smuggle it in but this was totally worth it!

 

[Rebelda]

Roast chicken and steamed veg by me, roast potatoes and gravy by daughter. Apple and rhubarb crumble, I did the bottom she did the top. Custard.

 

[sojourner]

Got to use the peppers and salad that were in the Lidl veg box, so feta-stuffed roast peppers with pesto fusilli and ruby Romaine,dressed in evoo/balsamic.

Bramble crumble with an oaty topping, and Asda's Finest Madagascan Vanilla custard.

 

[BoatieBird]

Shepherd's pie, bulked out with a load of green lentils and with leeks mixed in to the mash topping.
Steamed spouts on the side.

 

[shakespearegirl]

All the leftovers!

 

[Saffy]

3 bean chilli on sweet potato wedges topped with cheese and sour cream.

Slice of parkin for pud.

 

[Epona]

Late one tonight, again due to OH's back to back shifts - first thing he is going to want to do when he gets in is sleep but will be hungry later.

I am doing:
Fish and spinach curry (hot one)
Chicken curry (milder)
Tarka daal
Pilau rice
I also might do some spiced roast potatoes, cauli and broc as we have all those things in that need using and why not, can just bung them in a big roasting dish.

This will be for 2 or 3 nights worth of food btw, not all for tonight

 

[Rebelda]

Vegetable soup with barley. A bag of spicy nic nacs. Crumble and custard.

 

[RubyToogood]

Fried rice noodles with carrots, red cabbage, chilli, tofu, cashews, star anise and 5 spice.

I overboiled the rice noodles, ran out of soy sauce at the worst possible moment and the tofu seems to have disappeared, but it's nice.

 

[cesare]

Katsu chicken with sweet potato wedges, plus salad and coleslaw.

A piece of salted caramel chocolate after (for me).

 

[Aladdin]

Chicken curry, rice and naan breads.
Stuffed now...