What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[blairsh]

Ordered a Tikka Jalfrezi and naan from the decent local place as i have fuck all real food in the house and i'm exhausted.

Hopefully there will be leftovers for tomorrow as i'm definitely not shopping or cooking tomorrow.

 

[Epona]

Ordered a Tikka Jalfrezi and naan from the decent local place as i have fuck all real food in the house and i'm exhausted.

Hopefully there will be leftovers for tomorrow as i'm definitely not shopping or cooking tomorrow.

Liked for the takeaway choice, not the lack of food in and exhaustion

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Haddock, spuds and veg.

 

[sojourner]

It's so frigging cold that I'm gonna make a risotto! Ovenbaked pea and parmesan, with a full parmesan rind in there too for maximum umami. Or is that maxiumami?

Fella's making double choc chip muffins with bramble jelly melty middles. I'm fancying key lime pie again - might make one at the weekend.

 

[nottsgirl]

Aubergine curry and rice.

 

[RubyToogood]

It's so frigging cold that I'm gonna make a risotto! Ovenbaked pea and parmesan, with a full parmesan rind in there too for maximum umami. Or is that maxiumami?

Fella's making double choc chip muffins with bramble jelly melty middles. I'm fancying key lime pie again - might make one at the weekend.

I'd like your baked risotto recipe please.

I made a big pan of vegetable and lentil soup at lunchtime and had that again this evening with toasted soda bread. Very English lentil soup with no spices, just garlic, all the ends of fennel, celery etc from the salad drawer and lots of carrots.

 

[May Kasahara]

Spag bol from the freezer.

 

[mrsfran]

Picky bits from a pub buffet at a networking event. Mini burger, chicken wing, tiny pizza. I really wanted more chicken wings but people kept talking to me.

 

[sojourner]

I'd like your baked risotto recipe please.

I made a big pan of vegetable and lentil soup at lunchtime and had that again this evening with toasted soda bread. Very English lentil soup with no spices, just garlic, all the ends of fennel, celery etc from the salad drawer and lots of carrots.

Will sort tomorrow. I am also planning a carrot and lentil soup .

 

[sojourner]

Picky bits from a pub buffet at a networking event. Mini burger, chicken wing, tiny pizza. I really wanted more chicken wings but people kept talking to me.

One of the many reasons I loathe networking events!

 

[mrsfran]

I don't get out much so it was quite fun for me to stretch my extrovert muscles.

 

[May Kasahara]

One of the many reasons I loathe networking events!

Haha, yeah, let me enjoy the buffet first!

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Mince with spuds and veg.

 

[shifting gears]

Got a free cook book recently - Ottolenghi’s Simple, so am trying out some recipes from it
Tonight, it’s lamb and feta meatballs and a ‘side’ of roasted aubergines with anchovies and oregano.

Got this book and love the lamb and feta meatballs, how did you find em? The recipes for meatballs with ricotta is also *chef’s kiss

 

[Orang Utan]

Got this book and love the lamb and feta meatballs, how did you find em? The recipes for meatballs with ricotta is also *chef’s kiss

Delicious! Very moreish! Goes well with the aubergines too.
Lamb also seems to hold together better than beef for meatballs

 

[sojourner]

Haha, yeah, let me enjoy the buffet first!

I nearly died choking on a pickled herring that squished vinegar down my throat once cos some cunt interrupted me wanting to 'network'. I basically spat vinegar all over the floor and had to leave the room, red-faced and choking. FUCK OFF!

 

[sojourner]

I'd like your baked risotto recipe please.

Pea and Parmesan oven-baked risotto

• 2 tbsp EVOO
• frozen peas
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 or 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tsp thyme leaves, plus extra to serve (or just a couple of heaped teaspoons of dried thyme)
• 350g risotto rice (Arborio)
• 1200ml hot vegetable stock
• handful grated parmesan, plus extra
• 1 dsp mushroom ketchup
• Parmesan rind

Put peas in bowl to start defrosting.

Fry the onion in the oil until starting to soften. Add the garlic and cook for another min.

Heat oven to gas 5. Add thyme and rice to the pan, then stir well to coat every grain. Pour in the stock and mushroom ketchup, stir and bring to the boil.

Season to taste, pour into ovenproof dish and add parmesan rind, cover and bake for 25 mins or until the rice is just cooked and all the liquid has been absorbed.

Stir in the peas and grated parmesan, check the seasoning, and sprinkle with extra parmesan to serve.

 

[smee]

Tonight's plan is a sweet potato peanut butter gratin thing with a lemony salad. Sweet potatoes were found on the street (people round here leave out the things they don't want from their veg boxes) and salad another olio rescue. Need to buy some sumac for the dressing. Maybe a cocktail as it's the start of our weekend.

 

[nottsgirl]

Cheese omlette. Sautéed lettuce or something, I need to eat it up and it’s a bit wilty for a salad.

 

[sojourner]

As mentioned yesterday, we are having a lovely wintery carrot and lentil soup, which is the perfect dish for a day in fucking JUNE isn't it? Will have with a slab of homebaked bread.

Bought one of them fancydan 'orange twist' Toblerones in the Tesco - thought it looked like dark choc too but it's not. Will devour some of that after my tea.

 

[Epona]

Orange freezer tea tonight...
Bird's Eye chicken fillet in tempura batter, steak cut chips, baked beans. Might have some onion rings too.

 

[cesare]

Cashew and loads of veggie including mushrooms stir-fry with Udon noodles, it's cooking now and smells amazing.

 

[mrsfran]

I'm on a work jolly, Lebanese restaurant tonight apparently.

 

[nottsgirl]

Actual tea: doner kebab.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

They've no right calling it 'giant couscous', which strongly suggests it's just like normal couscous but bigger. It's not though is it? It's like giant jellyballs. Retching just thinking about it.

I mean it's quite passable, but I'm not sure why I'd buy it again when I can just have bulgar wheat, which is much nicer.

 

[RubyToogood]

Lentil soup again - SO good after maturing for a day.
Greek yoghurt with mixed berries.

 

[May Kasahara]

Breaded chicken, home made chips and broccoli.

 

[sojourner]

Mushroom and extra mature cheddar frittata, paprika wedges, Romaine salad.

One muffin and the rest of the Toblerone for afters.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Last night was a huge bolognese, will make lasagna tomorrow.

Tonight our friends Nepalese restaurant, they’ve been in Nepal for a couple of months showing off their baby so be great to catch up..

 

[Epona]

I think I might make Bolognese tonight for tonight and tomorrow and a veggie version for N to have the next couple of days also.
He'll be having some pasta with red pesto or some noodles before work tonight.