What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[UnderOpenSky]

I'm making turkish style adana kebabs. I recently got a very cheap kebab press from AliExpress, but the flat skewers never arrived. I was in Asda this afternoon and they had some in stock in the seasonal isle.

I've mixed my minced lamb with pepper, corriander, cumin, chilli and za'taar and will press them tonight. I know the za'taar isn't authentic, but I didn't have sumac and should still taste good.

 

[Numbers]

Dominos pizza, we’re lucky cos our local one is about 1 minute on a bike so they always come piping hot.

I usually just have a standard Hawaiian but am going to push the boat out and add a few extra toppings.

Wedges/chicken on the side.

 

[Epona]

I'm making turkish style adana kebabs. I recently got a very cheap kebab press from AliExpress, but the flat skewers never arrived. I was in Asda this afternoon and they had some in stock in the seasonal isle.

I've mixed my minced lamb with pepper, corriander, cumin, chilli and za'taar and will press them tonight. I know the za'taar isn't authentic, but I didn't have sumac and should still taste good.

I hope there will be photos and a report on the kebab thread!

 

[nottsgirl]

Some kind of delicious Cretian bean stew.

 

[RubyToogood]

Baked spud with cottage cheese, broccoli.

 

[Epona]

Some kind of delicious Cretian bean stew.

Fasolada type thing? Lush!

 

[nottsgirl]

Fasolada type thing? Lush!

My mum swears it’s an old family recipe from some old grandma she met up in the hills, but I just looked up fasolsda and it’s exactly that.

 

[Epona]

My mum swears it’s an old family recipe from some old grandma she met up in the hills, but I just looked up fasolsda and it’s exactly that.

She probably did get it from that source, there are probably as many family recipes for it as there are old Greek/Cretan grandparents - absolutely lush and a fine thing to have for tea

 

[nottsgirl]

She probably did, there are probably as many family recipes for it as there are old Greek/Cretan grandparents - absolutely lush and a fine thing to have for tea

Her version has butter beans, carrots, tomatoes and orange peel in.

 

[sojourner]

Just inhaled paneer and green bean Sri Lankan curry with brown rice. Rainy hike today, am ravenous now.

Two muffins and a decaff coffee.

 

[May Kasahara]

Steak tacos

 

[mrsfran]

Enchiladas - peppers, beans, pork for the meat-eaters, fake beef for the veggie. Corn on the cob, rice.

 

[cesare]

Large chicken Kyivs with triple cooked chips, rocket and coleslaw

 

[RubyToogood]

Bread roll with some chicken in. Insides not right.

 

[Epona]

Bread roll with some chicken in. Insides not right.

I hope you feel better soon

 

[cesare]

Bread roll with some chicken in. Insides not right.

GWS x

 

[Epona]

Large chicken Kyivs with triple cooked chips, rocket and coleslaw

I do love a chicken Kyiv - do you make your own (seems like a lot of faff!), or do you have a chiller/freezer cabinet favourite?
The Morrisons chilled ones can be quite nice but I only get them if I see them on special/yellow sticker.

 

[cesare]

I do love a chicken Kyiv - do you make your own (seems like a lot of faff!), or do you have a freezer cabinet favourite?
The Morrisons ones can be quite nice but I only get them if I see them on special/yellow sticker.

This was an M&S meal deal at Ocado. This was a fancy option which are larger than the usual. I haven't made chicken Kyiv for years, as you say, too much faff. They are the sort of thing you make once to satisfy your curiosity and then buy ready made afterwards.

I made apple strudel once on the same basis. Can I do it? Yes. Is it worth it? Nooooooooo

 

[Epona]

This was an M&S meal deal at Ocado. This was a fancy option which are larger than the usual. I haven't made chicken Kyiv for years, as you say, too much faff. They are the sort of thing you make once to satisfy your curiosity and then buy ready made afterwards.

I made apple strudel once on the same basis. Can I do it? Yes. Is it worth it? Nooooooooo

I feel very much the same about puff pastry - yes I have made it just to prove I could, but life's too short - I just wish there were more options for non-vegan puff pastry rolls for purchase - it would be good if it were easier to find ones made with actual butter, or at least if it is non-dairy, then without relying on palm fats.

 

[shakespearegirl]

We finally got the bbq going. Corn on three cob, asparagus, fennel, pork chop, potato salad with fennel tops

 

[sojourner]

That pub meal was wayy better than we expected. Fancy portions, like, artfully placed on the plate, but gorgeous! I had mutton with hasselback potato (just the one,mind),tiny carrots, squiggles of parsnip puree and lovage puree, pea sprouts and a smear of gravy. Dark choc and hazelnut delice with sea salt and caramel latte.

 

[sojourner]

But that was lunch. Tea will be a picnic Seedy rye baps with egg mayo, cheese and onion crisps, muffin, decaff coffee, and then we might make inroads into his Father's day choccies (Hotel Chocolat).

 

[May Kasahara]

Roast chicken, roast potatoes, yorkshires, carrots, broccoli, cabbage, (instant) gravy.

Some of Mr K's father's day cake and chocolates if he's feeling generous

 

[Epona]

That pub meal was wayy better than we expected. Fancy portions, like, artfully placed on the plate, but gorgeous! I had mutton with hasselback potato (just the one,mind),tiny carrots, squiggles of parsnip puree and lovage puree, pea sprouts and a smear of gravy. Dark choc and hazelnut delice with sea salt and caramel latte.

Oooh, you don't often see lovage on a menu! It's usually substituted with celery leaf in modern recreations of dishes from previous eras where it was a more commonly used ingredient.
I think that's partly because the plant grows fucking massive, it's not something you can do on a windowsill or in a small urban garden.

 

[Epona]

I have a great interest in cuisines of bygone eras, to the extent that if I can ever afford to go into full academic mode, I'd probably do my PhD on that theme (and then we'll see who poo-poos my cottage pie origin research once I've got a Doctorate, you can all just call me Dr Cottage Pie )

 

[Epona]

^that was a joke btw

 

[Epona]

Like I'm ever going to be able to get my shit and finances together to do a PhD

 

[Monte]

Toad in the hole made with veggie sausages. Mashed potato, roast parsnips and carrots with red onion gravy.

 

[nottsgirl]

Chickpea salad.

 

[RubyToogood]

Miso soup with gyoza and kale.