What's for tea tonight? (pt7)

[foamy]

today we're having a rare treat: sunday roast with a topside of beef, chantenay carrots, broccoli and roast potatoes

 

[mentalchik]

Probably Moussaka..............


but shhhhhhh........am sneaking in aubergines.....the horde hate 'em.......shhhhhhhhhhh

 

[sheothebudworths]

Ok - I was right about it being in The Observer - as a quick google for 'recipe squirrel observer' gave me the right result immediately!

It's for squirrel pasties!

Right up your street fran, as I know you have the patience for pastry making (unlike me, although obviously pre-made would do)!

How to make squirrel pasties
Kevin Viner's recipe for two pasties

140g squirrel meat cut into 1cm cubes;

100g sliced potato; 100g sliced swede; 50g diced onion; 30g smoked bacon;

15g chopped hazelnuts; 75g butter;

5g chopped parsley; a good pinch of salt and pepper

Method

· Egg wash edges of pastry circles.

· Place the potato, swede, hazelnuts, parsley and seasoning on to each circle followed by the bacon, squirrel meat and, finally, the onion.

· Place butter in each pasty, then fold over the pastry and crimp the edges.

· Put the pasties on to a greaseproof baking tray, egg wash both pasties well, place in a pre-heated oven at 180C or gas mark 5.

· Bake for 45-50 minutes. The juices should start to boil and the pasties should be able to move on the tray with ease.

FROM HERE

You'll see that he also recommends...

Southern fried squirrel is good. And tandoori style works. It is especially tasty fricasséed with Cornish cream and walnuts.

...and...

...my huntsman swears by squirrel with sausage meat and bacon

The author of that piece has it down as a lamb/duck cross btw...which makes it sound even MORE appealing to me!

 

[mrsfran]

Rabbit has a more gamey flavour than squirrel. I prefer the taste of squirrel. Although to be honest, I doubt I'll be buying it again - too little meat. Thanks for the recipe though

 

[ScallyWag II]

I had a veggy garlic kiev and curly chips. A freezer tea meh

 

[May Kasahara]

We made pizza together. It was extra fun and extra tasty.

 

[Cloud]

Sausage, hash browns and eggs with a veg kebab thrown in for health measures.

Everyone else had iceland chicken kebabs earlier.

I miss the old sunday dinner but we don't seem to do it anymore. It just makes a real mess and we have lots of work to do on sunday as it stands. A bigger kitchen and a dishwasher would help but that never stopped me great grandma doing what we would regard as a 'sunday dinner' every day of the week.

Must work on it as I used to really go balls out on the sunday cooking. Maybe make a routine of it again although it's not like we dont often eat around the table together as it is, it's just the bollocks we are eating since chicken went through the roof in price. Delia Smith's comments on chicken are becoming a serious issue. At the minute i belive my chicken ready meals come from brazil but it's better than no meat which could become a real possibilty in the future. It's far cheaper to buy ready made than fresh meat it's ridiculous.

 

[Kanda]

I'm making Lamb Kheema, Sag Aloo and summfink else to go with it, not decided yet.

 

[moomoo]

Oven tea for us tonight - fish, chips and baked beans.

 

[foamy]

cottage pie which i just made using up yesterdays roast beef.
thrifty dinner

 

[sojourner]

Pesto pasta, black olives, parmesan

And another half a box of those skinny little twiggy chocolatey things, with orange in them

 

[ringo]

Fancy making rosti, maybe with sausages and peas.

 

[sojourner]

Fancy making rosti, maybe with sausages and peas.

I always fancy making rosti, but whenever I dig out the recipes, I can never be arsed I do love them/it though

 

[Numbers]

And another half a box of those skinny little twiggy chocolatey things, with orange in them

Chocolate is off my menu at da mo' I've begun to eat rather healthily as I'd sneaked (scoffed) my way back up to just under 14 stone and I'm only 5 foot 10 and 1/3.

Tonight, altho' I'm having beef sausages I'm not having my usual cheddar/bread/pasta (well.. am having wholemeal pasta (1 handful)) with them, I'm gonna have a cottage cheese, apple and avacado salad with them instead.

For snack later (I'm smoking hash) I shall have strawberries as opposed to cupcakes or any sweet tooth treat.

 

[sojourner]

Chocolate is off my menu at da mo' I've begun to eat rather healthily as I'd sneaked (scoffed) my way back up to just under 14 stone and I'm only 5 foot 10 and 1/3.

For snack later (I'm smoking hash) I shall have strawberries as opposed to cupcakes or any sweet tooth treat.

I could never resist the lure of choccy after tea. I blame it on years of not having pudding when I was a kid. Can't blame it on lack of self-control can I?

Can't you just exercise more? That's what I do!

 

[Numbers]

Stepping that up too soj', I get loads anyway as I do a tremendous ammount of walking and physical graft, I just don't want to shovel anymore shit into me too often.

Fags next, and my metamorphisis will be complete

 

[May Kasahara]

We had a pub lunch today, so I'm just doing some basic veg stir fry for tea later on.

 

[ringo]

I always fancy making rosti, but whenever I dig out the recipes, I can never be arsed I do love them/it though

I'm fine til I grate my fingers by accident. Then they have to served with ketchup.

 

[sojourner]

Stepping that up too soj', I get loads anyway as I do a tremendous ammount of walking and physical graft, I just don't want to shovel anymore shit into me too often.

Fags next, and my metamorphisis will be complete

Have you checked with your body that it's okay about being treated as a temple?

 

[sojourner]

I'm fine til I grate my fingers by accident. Then they have to served with ketchup.

ouch

actually, you might find that jalapeno relish is the best at disguising shredded fingertips

 

[Numbers]

Have you checked with your body that it's okay about being treated as a temple?

Aye, that's why I've been taking my time

 

[kittyP]

ouch

actually, you might find that jalapeno relish is the best at disguising shredded fingertips

Just don't get it on the shredded finger tips! OUCH!

 

[kittyP]

I think it might be beans on toast tonight.... or maybe just beans

 

[softybabe]

fish and chips (oven baked) I've stopped eating breakfast and lunch (just loads of fruits), i'm ready for me din din

 

[dolly's gal]

i am doing ACTUAL cooking this evening. most bizarre but i've enjoyed so far...

anyway, to which end we are having pork chops, roasted tats, green beans, apple sauce and onion gravy. lush!

 

[sojourner]

I think it might be beans on toast tonight.... or maybe just beans

 

[Numbers]

Down with bread.

 

[sojourner]

Down with bread.

wrong! UP with bread! Thick sliced, white, doughy bread, that stays down when you prod it with a finger

Slathered in butter

 

[Mogden]

Spag bol

 

[ScallyWag II]

Pesto pasta, black olives, parmesan

And another half a box of those skinny little twiggy chocolatey things, with orange in them

Did you end up making your own pesto?

I had seafood pasta with crayfish in it. Very nice too