The 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread - Part I

Honey-ec

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

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dudara

Made pizza last night for supper - my dough and tomato sauce recipes are listed on my blog. Pizzas turned out really well and I was very pleased. There's just something about a thin, crispy pizza!

Goat's cheese, artichokes, rocket & carmelised red onion (with mozzarella & tomato)


Prosciutto, pepperoni, roquito peppers with mozzarella & tomato.

Caros

Last night was fillet of salmon with a pesto crumb on top baked in the oven, with my home grown yummy spuds and a medley of green veg - asparagus, spring onion, peas and spinach.

Honey-ec

Bangers, mash & beans - ultimate comfort food! This photo was, of course, taken before I chopped up the sausages and mixed the whole lot together into a big blob...

smiles302

Yesterday we had a Sunday Roast with beef

And attempted Yorkshire puddings for the second time...



Slowly but surely getting them to look somewhat normal... Think I need to buy a proper muffin tray?

Jellybaby1

Honey-ec wrote: »

Bangers, mash & beans - ultimate comfort food! This photo was, of course, taken before I chopped up the sausages and mixed the whole lot together into a big blob...

Lol! Dainty! It all finally ends up in a blob eventually anyway!!

the beer revolu

smiles302 wrote: »

Yesterday we had a Sunday Roast with beef

And attempted Yorkshire puddings for the second time...


Slowly but surely getting them to look somewhat normal... Think I need to buy a proper muffin tray?

At least they're rising.
Last time we tried them we ended up with solid, thick pancakes!:mad:

smiles302

the beer revolu wrote: »

At least they're rising.
Last time we tried them we ended up with solid, thick pancakes!:mad:

My batter was 3 eggs, 125 g of cream plain flour and 285 ml of milk, I left it sit for half an hour.
They tasted lovely, just looked odd

trackguy

Got the smoker out again yesterday. Did ribs, chicken breasts and meatloaf.

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beertons

Friday night I prepared chicken fajita's. Here's my fajita mix for 5 fillets.
1 tablespoon cornflour
2 teaspoons chilli flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon sugar
0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
0.5 teaspoon cumin
1 chicken stock cube crushed.
5-6 garlic cloves crushed
And about 4/5 table spoons of olive oil.

First time I made the mix above, and it is the bomb. Can't wait till we have them again. We added in another teaspoon of chilli flakes, and had it marinating for 2 days. If you have room in the fridge, do it!

the beer revolu

Had a regular favourite of ours tonight:
Grilled chicken thighs with (rose or white) winey jus, fried polenta cake, grilled tomatoes and lettuce, rocket and basil salad with homemade dressing.
Oh so tasty!

Minder

Dinner tonight was a Sri Lankan crab curry with plain rice.

Honey-ec

beertons wrote: »

Friday night I prepared chicken fajita's. Here's my fajita mix for 5 fillets.
1 tablespoon cornflour
2 teaspoons chilli flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon sugar
0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
0.5 teaspoon cumin
1 chicken stock cube crushed.
5-6 garlic cloves crushed
And about 4/5 table spoons of olive oil.

First time I made the mix above, and it is the bomb. Can't wait till we have them again. We added in another teaspoon of chilli flakes, and had it marinating for 2 days. If you have room in the fridge, do it!

Add the zest and juice of a lime to that and you'll love it even more.

That's pretty much the same fajita marinade I use only I omit the cornflour & stock cube and use a chopped fresh chili in addition to the chili flakes. And the lime, obviously. Oh, and I use chili oil instead of plain olive oil. Have I mentioned that I like chilies?

S.R.F.C.

Honey-ec wrote: »

Add the zest and juice of a lime to that and you'll love it even more.

That's pretty much the same fajita marinade I use only I omit the cornflour & stock cube and use a chopped fresh chili in addition to the chili flakes. And the lime, obviously. Oh, and I use chili oil instead of plain olive oil. Have I mentioned that I like chilies?

Might give that a bash, also like my chilies! Marinate it overnight yeah? What else do you have in your fajitas?

The Sweeper

Had a re-run of Sunday's supper last night - flour tortillas wrapped around flash fried steak strips with chopped tomatoes and guacamole and refried beans.

Honey-ec

S.R.F.C. wrote: »

Might give that a bash, also like my chilies! Marinate it overnight yeah? What else do you have in your fajitas?

I usually marinade for about 6 hours; the lime juice has a tenderising effect on the chicken so you don't want to leave it too long. I should also mention that I use the zest & juice of 1 lime for two chicken fillets, so scale up as needed.

I include a huge onion and two bell peppers with the chicken mix when cooking, and when building the fajitas themselves I go: sour cream; a salad of baby spinach, fresh coriander & raw onions; fajita mix; sharp cheddar cheese; jalapenos; an extra squeeze of lime. Heaven!

Honey-ec

Last night's dinner was a Horseshoe. It was so disgustingly unhealthy that I refused to even take a photo of it, but my God, it ROCKED.

sunflower27

smiles302 wrote: »

Yesterday we had a Sunday Roast with beef

And attempted Yorkshire puddings for the second time...



Slowly but surely getting them to look somewhat normal... Think I need to buy a proper muffin tray?

Oh, that made me laugh (in a sweet way, not evil). The bottom right one looks like the Loch Ness Monster

smiles302

sunflower27 wrote: »

Oh, that made me laugh (in a sweet way, not evil). The bottom right one looks like the Loch Ness Monster

I would make for an hilarious dinner party host... My food usually tastes much nicer than it looks

Did ok today:



Home made burger buns with simple beef burgers, a side of home made wedges (first time I have managed to get them to look like wedges) and roast peppers

Caros

Honey-ec wrote: »

Last night's dinner was a Horseshoe. It was so disgustingly unhealthy that I refused to even take a photo of it, but my God, it ROCKED.

What's a horseshoe???

Honey-ec

Caros wrote: »

What's a horseshoe???

A Horseshoe is a bunless burger, covered in a massive pile of chips and then smothered in cheese sauce. Man V Food is going to be the death of me.

trackguy

Stir-fried Chicken with asparagus and leeks. From the Hamlyn 200 Wok Recipes book which I would recommend to anyone for tasty, quick recipes. Just served with steamed jasmine rice.

Caros

Last night was roast leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic, roast veggies and sweet potatoes.

Tonight I'm gonna make homemade burgers, back in the day my mother used to call them rissoles! To be served with homemade oven chips.

smiles302

back in the day my mother used to call them rissoles!

Are they not the burgers without meat? My dad calls the egg/breadcrumb burgers rissoles

Caros

smiles302 wrote: »

Are they not the burgers without meat? My dad calls the egg/breadcrumb burgers rissoles

In our house they always included minced meat.

Jellybaby1

Caros wrote: »

Last night was roast leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic, roast veggies and sweet potatoes.

Tonight I'm gonna make homemade burgers, back in the day my mother used to call them rissoles! To be served with homemade oven chips.

My mum always called them rissoles. She made them exactly the same way as home made burgers. Minced meat, onion, salt, pepper, mixed dried herbs, breadcrumbs, egg to bind together and fried on the pan - delish!

NoQuarter

Oven baked cod and chickpeas with a baby spinach and rocket salad with homemade vinaigrette (Dijon mustard/hazelnut oil/olive oil/white wine vinegar).





How do I resize?!?!

martic

I made this dish this evening from produce that was ready in my garden, the making of it was easy the hard bit was thinking on what to name it lol but i have to admit it was gorgeous

http://ciaronskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/07/fragrant-chili-chicken-with-spaghetti.html

katharinewheel

I'm trying to shake the lazy lull of only cooking frozen pizzas or pork chops in creamy tarrogon sauce, that I fell into a couple of months ago. This is week, since I've had the time I decided that I'm going to start actually cooking proper meals again now.

This is my attempt at Roasted Duck Legs in a Port Cherry Sauce, with Fondant Potato, wilted spinach, baby carrots and sweet potato purée.




Despite the fondant potato completely lacking the right shape and my over cooking the duck a little bit, it wasn't too bad for my first attempt at cooking something decent in a fair few months.

Corvo

Chicken thighs & drumsticks marinated in lime & coriander, with home-made spicy potato wedges. Spicy sauce for dipping!

...and of course a nice bottle of beer! Ahhh!