What's for tea tonight? (pt6)

[tarannau]

Ooh, hark at him. His chillis have got a heat rating ... on the packet!

That almost certainly means that he's paid over 10x as much as he would have elsewhere, only to have them cellophaned up in the supermarket

 

[Orang Utan]

Ooh, hark at him. His chillis have got a heat rating ... on the packet!

That almost certainly means that he's paid over 10x as much as he would have elsewhere, only to have them cellophaned up in the supermarket

<hangs head in shame>

 

[tarannau]

T**** (shh)
What is it with chilis? They always sell too many - I only ever need a couple at a time - I always end up throwing them away.
Which is why I should visit the market more often - they usually give you them free if you only want a few.

Most of them freeze pretty well though - the top shelf of my freezer generally consists of various frozen thin red and green chillies, lime leaves and ice trays. They chop well from frozen too

You get a lot of chillis for a quid. It's almost enough to make you want to make pepper sauce.

 

[sojourner]

T**** (shh)
What is it with chilis? They always sell too many - I only ever need a couple at a time - I always end up throwing them away.
Which is why I should visit the market more often - they usually give you them free if you only want a few.

that'll explain it then

they don't know their arse from their elbow when it comes to labelling chilis. that's where i got the wrong ones from once - the chili/peanut disaster.

i still think you should have a nibble and report back


oh and yeh, tarrannaus right, chilis freeze just fine. in fact, i prefer cutting them whilst frozen - much easier with the fiddly ones

 

[Detroit City]

<hangs head in shame>

you could have saved a few key strokes by just using ""

 

[tarannau]

<hangs head in shame>

You'll live. It's just a jaw-dropping rip off mind. Especially when you've got Brixton market and loads of Asian grocers on your doorstep

Everyone's lazy from time to time, but supermarkets blatantly take the piss on items like this. Even ready made mash looks reasonable in cost by comparison.

See also lychees - some supermarket was selling literally 6 or 7 for a squid.

 

[Orang Utan]

you could have saved a few key strokes by just using ""

That doesn't necessarily indicate shame, just embarrassment

 

[sojourner]

You'll live. It's just a jaw-dropping rip off mind. Especially when you've got Brixton market and loads of Asian grocers on your doorstep

Everyone's lazy from time to time, but supermarkets blatantly take the piss on items like this. Even ready made mash looks reasonable in cost by comparison.

See also lychees - some supermarket was selling literally 6 or 7 for a squid.

yep

i can get a big bundle of birds eye chilis from a greengrocer in the village where I work for buttons. it's a great little place, they do loads of fresh herbs at a third of the price the supermarkets do. my only complaint is that they don't do lemon grass or pak choi - but i'm gonna ask, and i bet they get some in, they're ace like that

(after all my bitching last week about getting hold of stuff, this place does do its best)

 

[scifisam]

It's hardly haute cuisine; in fact, it's Eastern European peasant food. Health food stores carry them, but they're bound to be cheaper if you have a Polish grocery nearby.



No more or less cordon bleu than kasha.

It sounds posh because it's unusual and requires ingredients you can't get at the supermarket. Actually, I'd never even heard of groats in a con-currency context before. I do have a Polish grocery near me, though, so I'll have a look in there.

Peasant food tends to be the best kind, IME.

 

[Orang Utan]

yep

i can get a big bundle of birds eye chilis from a greengrocer in the village where I work for buttons. it's a great little place, they do loads of fresh herbs at a third of the price the supermarkets do. my only complaint is that they don't do lemon grass or pak choi - but i'm gonna ask, and i bet they get some in, they're ace like that

(after all my bitching last week about getting hold of stuff, this place does do its best)

Speaking of pak choi, I got that from the Chinese, as well as the limes, at a fraction of T****'s prices - I just didn't see any bird eye chilis in there

 

[sojourner]

Speaking of pak choi, I got that from the Chinese, as well as the limes, at a fraction of T****'s prices - I just didn't see any bird eye chilis in there

mmm jealous now. you might want to double up for the dressing, in case you want more.

 

[Orang Utan]

Wow - that was zingy - I used 4 chilis and it made my lips all hot and the top of my head all cold - nice! Tasty, too!

 

[Pip]

I made a kind of aubergine and potato bake, but the aubergine tasted really nasty so I picked around it. I can report that tomato, potato and feta is a winning combination though

 

[Badgers]

Been lame at cooking this week so will try to make up for it this weekend

 

[Orang Utan]

oops wrong thread

 

[Looby]

Either mushroom tarts with new potatoes and roasted veg or beef bourguignon. Mmmmmm.

 

[sheothebudworths]

Chilli I think....with something ...maybe just bread!


No kids to feed.

 

[dolly's gal]

we're getting a super-massive chinese banquet from the take-out people - can't wait!

 

[Badgers]

I am gonna starve myself this afternoon and really go for it tonight.

I need stodge and veg in my tum

 

[May Kasahara]

Dunno - I'm on my own tonight so should really make the most of it by eating something Mr K really hates.

I will swing by the supermarche on my way home and stock up on pickled herring

 

[foamy]

chorizo style british pork chipolatas with new potato mash and peas / baked beans depending who wins the fight!

 

[feyr]

dunno, i dont really have any food in apart from frozen vegtable soup which wasnt that tasty in the first place, so i might persuade mr feyr to go shopping or get a takeaway, on the theory that its payday on wed so hopefully any card payments wont go through till then

 

[Y_I_Otter]

Baked (farmed) rainbow trout topped with dill/garlic compound butter, tarragon carrots, boiled small potatoes, green salad. If the rain keeps up I might bake a pie as well.

 

[ringo]

Last night was potato, thyme, pepper and mushroom frittata with carrots and green beans. Best ever frittata, cooked and seasoned perfectly. Chuffed.

 

[crustychick]

still not well, but had my chippie chips last night... a guilty pleasure...

tonight, well, veggie box arrived today, so the world, is my, erm, veggie box

probably whatever the boy conjures up, there is some fennel to use up... and I'm never quite sure what to do with it. had some raw in salad yesterday, but fancy it cooked, to mellow out a bit of the flavour...

 

[mrsfran]

Don't know. Not bothered really, which isn't like me.

I took some lamb out of the freezer last night. Meh.

 

[Badgers]

Don't know. Not bothered really, which isn't like me.

I took some lamb out of the freezer last night. Meh.

Is it minced?
Do you have peas?
Could it become Kheema Matar?

 

[rennie]

I am hoping to leave work early and head straight home via the chip shop today. Or maybe the curry house?

 

[tarannau]

Lamb here too. All I could coax out of LQ was that she'd prefer lamb over beef.

So lamb chops it is then. New potatoes and roasted veg perhaps - will check what looks good on way home.

 

[mrsfran]

Is it minced?
Do you have peas?
Could it become Kheema Matar?

Unfortunately not. It's a neck fillet. I usually do a curry with it but I'm not feeling that today.