What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[Skinny Ethel]

You certainly like ya salmon Caljo?

 

[sojourner]

Freezer-foraged bean chilli for me, with brown rice, Skyr and a shit ton of extra mature cheddar over the top, Tuscan bean and tomato soup for him with a hunk of homebaked wholemeal.

Decaff coffee and possibly (definitely) an entire pack of dark choc digestives between us.

 

[Numbers]

Just some soup, potatoe, coconut and chilli.

 

[CALJO]

You certainly like ya salmon Caljo?

Ha! Yes. I’ve just realised I had smoked salmon with pasta last night.

I probably eat fish 3 or 4 times a week, veggie/plant-based meals the other nights.

 

[MrsArcanum]

Pasta with Bacon, Broccoli and Pesto.

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Might have fish tommorow . Its good for the brain. Might remembef were av misplaced my keys.

 

[krtek a houby]

Made a stew with potato, carrot, onion, garlic, herbs and chucked in some fried Polish sausage at the end. Also fried leftover goya in the sausage oil (with soy sauce, mirin and sesame)for side dish .

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Morrisons chocolate cake. I've been really sensible over the last month - just three meals a day, no snacks and walking at least 2 miles per day - and have lost 19 pounds in 30 days, so I reckon I deserve a reward.

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Not sure what im having yet.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Not sure what im having yet.

Make sure to update us when you do!

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Might get a cake and celebrate with you

 

[Richard46]

Pesto Pasta with runner beans & french beans from 'our'* allotment. Also using basil from the allotment to make the Pesto. Using vegetarian Parmesan in the Pesto mix.

I say ours but my partner does all the work I just eat the produce.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Poached then roasted half duck, orzo peas and asparagus salad, lentil salad

 

[sojourner]

Wholewheat fusilli in a spinach and mascarpone sauce, with toasted pine nuts and parmesan over the top, and roasted balsamic cauli florets ont side (cos I need to use it before we go away).

Shop-bought vanilla slices and a decaff coffee for afters.

 

[newme]

Last night was beef pie and baby potatoes with carrot and swede mash. Plus I didn't have to make it which is always a bonus!

 

[Epona]

I started cooking a fish goulash for N but then he was offered an earlier shift before it was done. It's well worth it for him to go in early because 2 hours extra pay with no extra travel costs.
I was going to have something that would use up the other half of a tin of tomatoes and also involve rice that I could cook at the same time as his (eg. Chicken Cacciatore), but it makes more sense now to do all of that tomorrow.

So I think I am going to have a massive (which for me means 3 slices of bread, so 1.5 rounds) sausage and onion sarnie in a bit. Might put some bacon in it too.
White bread with butter, ketchup, and a bit of Colman's.

 

[smee]

Allotment suddenly bursting so it’s tomato everything at the moment. Already had a couple of days of tomato pasta. Tonight had a bit of time so making involitini (sp?). Basically thin strips of courgette round a filling of whizzed up cashews, herbs etc. In a tomato sauce. Practising for a ‘come dine with me’night we’re doing with friends in a month. May not be pretty enough . Having with pesto and chips. Both also allotment bounty.

 

[May Kasahara]

Pesto pasta with chopped peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, olives and some feta. Nice and simple and filling after the gym.

 

[CALJO]

Macaroni cheese with fries.
Lemon green tea.

 

[krtek a houby]

Vegetarian chili con, er, vegetable dish with soy meat, onion, garlic, spices, tomato, red pepper, mixed beans over noodles

 

[smee]

Well my involitini were nice enough but not 'come dine with me' party good enough. Individual parts (filling, sauce) were lovely but the overall experience was a bit bland (in texture and taste). so back to the drawing board for that!
Tea today is mushroom strogonoff (made with coconut milk) with tagliatele...

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Roast lamb.

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Have made a cauldron of my award winning bolognese sauce. Should be enough there to put a few batches in the freezer.

 

[newme]

Have made a cauldron of my award winning bolognese sauce. Should be enough there to put a few batches in the freezer.

I do that then the kids and SO want a pasta bake, so thats some (lots) of it, then I want to make a lasagne or two, thats more. Plus the both get demolished in days even with a 20l (ish?) stock pan. Got barely 1.5l of the last batch remaining.

 

[BoatieBird]

Chicken, ham and leek pie, mash, broccoli and gravy.

 

[Epona]

Chicken, ham and leek pie, mash, broccoli and gravy.

I suppose one of the benefits of having a mostly dreary summer is that there have only been a couple of occasions where it's been too hot to cook/eat something like that if you fancy it
(Looking on the bright side! Looks like autumn out there right now)

 

[RubyToogood]

Well my involitini were nice enough but not 'come dine with me' party good enough. Individual parts (filling, sauce) were lovely but the overall experience was a bit bland (in texture and taste). so back to the drawing board for that!

That's a shame. I got quite excited by the idea. I just need to persuade my one surviving courgette plant to produce something...

I had samosa chaat, and gulab jamun for pudding (went to Tooting).

 

[smee]

That's a shame. I got quite excited by the idea. I just need to persuade my one surviving courgette plant to produce something...

I had samosa chaat, and gulab jamun for pudding (went to Tooting).

Yeah I feel it could be better with some changes? Would probs suit a more tangy filling/spicy sauce and deffo not the breadcrumb topping. (I did lazy cat kitchen recipe). But would still just be pretty good not outstanding.
Used to love gulab jamen, haven’t found a vegan version near me yet (have seen recipes but they’re quite involved, and I’m not great at puddings as it is!)

 

[Epona]

It looks like a relatively complex dish with several elements, it would be surprising if it came out right first time.
It's not something I've ever attempted to cook and not something that would particularly excite me (I am so-so about certain veg tbh!) so can't give any advice, but it sounds like you have a good idea of how to improve it if you wanted to give it another go at some point.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

A Kit Kat and a CDM bar of Turkish Delight.