What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[blairsh]

Ordered a curry, not had takeaway for ages and i'm way beyond making myself a decent meal this evening. Chicken Tiikka Karai and a nann. Will do rice at home when it rocks up

 

[Saffy]

So much depends on the noodles themselves I find, for that sort of dish... for some reason Italian style pasta seems to be fairly consistent, but there's a big difference in quality between different brands of the various Asian style noodles (whether dried/fresh/vacuum packed).
I don't care enough to make my own noodles mind, but mediocre noodles can really take what would otherwise be a decent meal down to a boring offering.

I like the dried egg noodles but these were oily. Not for me!

 

[RubyToogood]

Inari nigiri and chicken katsu poke bowl.

 

[shakespearegirl]

This week turned into lunch out every day, which meant no dinnners. Tonight I’ll cook Wednesdays steak and asparagus

 

[sojourner]

Gonna have a small bowl of chana dal before getting ready to go out. Could just sleep the day away tbh but have committed to the gig so...

 

[nottsgirl]

Chicken with coriander sauce and rice. I'm a little dubious.

 

[Epona]

Orange freezer food tonight - Young's Xtra Large Beer Battered Fish, Steak cut chips, and baked beans.

 

[RubyToogood]

Chicken with coriander sauce and rice. I'm a little dubious.

My mum in her cooking days used to do a fish dish which was white fish marinaded in mostly chopped coriander. I'm not a huge fan of coriander, but once it was cooked it was actually really nice.

 

[nottsgirl]

My mum in her cooking days used to do a fish dish which was white fish marinaded in mostly chopped coriander. I'm not a huge fan of coriander, but once it was cooked it was actually really nice.

The chicken dish was really nice.

 

[mrsfran]

Chicken and ham pie, mash, peas and gravy.

 

[RubyToogood]

Macaroni cheese and carrots with onions.

 

[Saffy]

I made cheese burgers topped with floppy plastic cheese, lettuce, onion, mayo and in a floury bap. I did a few potato wedges and onion rings to go with.

Half a warm double chocolate muffin for pudding with ice cream and raspberries.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Spatchcock chicken, with thyme butter under the skin and lemon. Crushed roast new potatoes and asparagus

Making a plain tomato pasta for MrShakes as he gets back from london late tonight

 

[nottsgirl]

Spaghetti with pesto, salad if it’s still good.

 

[May Kasahara]

Some sort of pasta and veg affair.

 

[Orang Utan]

Past and some rubbish shop-bought mushroom sauce

 

[sojourner]

chana dal

This again but a bigger bowl, with brown rice, roast spiced cauli, dollop of natural yoghurt and some aubergine pickle.

Couple of astonishingly gorgeous baklava that I was given at the gig last night. They're a roll shape, with a fuckton of lush honey in the middle. Phwoar. Them with a decaff coffee.

 

[RubyToogood]

Chicken and chorizo bake thing from the farmers market, carrots and mashed potatoes. When I designed this menu I hadn't realised that the bake thing already has spuds in it, so it was a bit potato heavy.

 

[Epona]

Chicken and chorizo bake thing from the farmers market, carrots and mashed potatoes. When I designed this menu I hadn't realised that the bake thing already has spuds in it, so it was a bit potato heavy.

There are worse things in the world (and even in the kitchen!) than ending up with double potato - I hope you enjoyed it, it sounds good - chicken and chorizo always a good pairing

 

[May Kasahara]

Pasta with spinach, walnut and kale pesto.

 

[RubyToogood]

There are worse things in the world (and even in the kitchen!) than ending up with double potato - I hope you enjoyed it, it sounds good - chicken and chorizo always a good pairing

I didn't think I liked chorizo which is why I haven't tried it before but it was good. If filling.

 

[Maggot]

Roast veg with curry paste, coconut milk, spinach and rice.

 

[Epona]

I didn't think I liked chorizo which is why I haven't tried it before but it was good. If filling.

There are different types of chorizo, so it's entirely possible that you've had different experiences with them and like one but not another.
Mexican chorizo is raw spiced meat and can release a huge amount of spiced fat when cooked (you can store that fat and use it for flavouring in other dishes, apparently using it in rice dishes is great) whereas Spanish one is a cured sausage that is dry - there are a lot of regional variations on the theme too in both countries, and it stands to reason that you might prefer a particular chorizo over another, in much the same way that most people tend to have a Lincolnshire/Cumberland preference in English bangers.
I tend to prefer Spanish chorizo because it doesn't release as much fat.

 

[Epona]

I had chicken, bacon and mushrooms with penne in a sauce made up of tomato purée, brandy, white wine, garlic and herb cream cheese, and a bit of pasta cooking water.
It was OK but not spectacular. (Which means a bit disappointing, I am a better cook than that - I think relying on the garlic and herbs in the cream cheese was a mistake, I won't get that again - just do my own thing with garlic and herbs, and use plain cream cheese if I want cream cheese in it).

 

[LeytonCatLady]

A Bernard Matthews turkey burger with spuds and veg.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Broad bean burgers, yougurt dip and salad

 

[spanish_tim]

My little (6'4") boy is over for dinner so tonight its baked spuds, salad and butter fried bacon wrapped ribeye steak. Hope to make crusty bread later.

 

[Epona]

Chinese fakeaway of some description - probably ought to cook some rice soon for the obligatory egg fried rice.
I have chicken, there are also prawns in the freezer which OH will probably want, cashews, mushrooms, peppers, onions, spring onions, also have some egg noodles.
Haven't decided the exact dishes yet, but it will involve those things.

 

[BoatieBird]

Last night was this, with couscous

Harissa spiced lamb with cannellini beans recipe

Mary Berry's rustic lamb casserole is full of flavour, especially if made ahead, and the lamb is meltingly tender. Harissa is a chilli paste with quite a kick; rose harissa, which I prefer to use, is sweeter and less fiery due to the addition of rose petals. I don’t like my food too spicy, so...

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I was hoping for leftovers for lunch today, but every last morsel of it was eaten.

Eggs, chips and beans tonight.

 

[mrsfran]

A kind of cajun-y vegetarian paella-y rice thing.