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

the beer revolu

With Mrs. Beer away I've been pretty bad for cooking but last night I felt like some simple luxury. I had my meal as three separate courses over a few hours rather than one big plate of food:


Tomato, basil and onion salad.



Vermicelli with rocket and marjoram pesto made with brazil nuts and Coolea mature cheese.




T bone steak cooked blue with nothing but salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.


Mrs Beer back today so I fed her some homemade pizza


Cheese, Tomato, Olives, Capers and Jalapeños - (Irish buffalo mozzarella and Irish goats gouda)


Cheese, Tomato, Parma(ish) ham and Rocket

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Honey-ec wrote: »

I overcooked the steak :mad:

Was it only feebly mooing?

dudara

Pappardelle with tomato & pepper sauce, finished off with Italian sausage from Ed Hick

smiles302

Spaghetti and meatballs =D



*sings the lady and the tramp*

CaptainPendulum

Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon without the small onions which I forgot about. Made this on Sat evening and ate it yesterday. Absolutely fantastic stuff and washed it down with a nice Bordeaux that I picked up in France over the summer. Still full this morning!

neuro-praxis

Love her bourgignon recipe. I leave out the shallots on purpose though: I prefer it without them.

Teriyaki steak soba tonight

the beer revolu

Tonight we had lamb chops with rocket and marjoram pesto, polenta, tomatoes (all done on the gas BBQ), wilted spinach (leaf beet, actually) and a lettuce, rocket and basil salad with homemade dressing (not pictured) and it was actually warm enough to eat in the garden.:D

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neuro-praxis wrote: »

Teriyaki steak soba tonight

That looks fantastic;)

trackguy

One Pot Bacon, Beans and Sweet Potato, adapted from a Thomasina Miers recipe. Had it with some homemade sourdough to mop up that sauce

Caros

trackguy wrote: »

One Pot Bacon, Beans and Sweet Potato, adapted from a Thomasina Miers recipe. Had it with some homemade sourdough to mop up that sauce

Oh that looks delish, any chance of the recipe?

Caros

Last night was gnocchi putanesca bake - gorgeous but had it almost devoured when I thought of grabbing the phone to take a pic!

xxxkarenxxx

Potato, thyme and spicy sausage quesedillas with a simple salad and a really tasty bbq sauce I picked up in NYC recently

JohnSmith17

the beer revolu wrote: »

With Mrs. Beer away I've been pretty bad for cooking but last night I felt like some simple luxury. I had my meal as three separate courses over a few hours rather than one big plate of food:



T bone steak cooked blue with nothing but salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Where did you get your T-Bone steak from?

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JohnSmith17 wrote: »

Where did you get your T-Bone steak from?

Believe it or not I picked it up in Tesco in the reduced to clear section. It was their Finest range Angus. Twas very nice and was reduced from €9.68 to €5.65.
To be honest, I only ever buy meat in Tesco if it is reduced considerably but I must say that this was a fine steak - I warmed it in a low oven oven for about 15 minutes before searing it on a scorching hot gas BBQ.

S.R.F.C.

Prawn and Avocado Salad for myself;

smiles302

Chicken and Leek Stroganoff

trackguy

Caros wrote: »

Oh that looks delish, any chance of the recipe?

Sure thing - its on my blog

neuro-praxis

Chicken gyoza with sweet chilli and soy dipping sauce

Stargazer7

neuro-praxis wrote: »

Chicken gyoza with sweet chilli and soy dipping sauce

Yum! Did you buy the gyoza wrappers or did you make it from scratch because I can't seem to get my hands on them anywhere....

JohnSmith17

the beer revolu wrote: »

Believe it or not I picked it up in Tesco in the reduced to clear section. It was their Finest range Angus. Twas very nice and was reduced from €9.68 to €5.65.
To be honest, I only ever buy meat in Tesco if it is reduced considerably but I must say that this was a fine steak - I warmed it in a low oven oven for about 15 minutes before searing it on a scorching hot gas BBQ.

wow, very nice indeed.

neuro-praxis

Stargazer7 wrote: »

Yum! Did you buy the gyoza wrappers or did you make it from scratch because I can't seem to get my hands on them anywhere....

I bought them. They're usually in the freezer section of any good Asian supermarket. It is definitely possible to make them though:

http://www.lafujimama.com/2009/08/time-to-wrap-things-up-homemade-gyoza/

http://1tess.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/gyoza-the-japanese-pot-sticker/

trackguy

Prawns and spaghetti in a sundried tomato, lemon and white wine sauce with rocket

kylith

Pork Pasta Bake

500g minced pork
250g pasta shells
1 jar bunalun pasta sauce
1tbsp sundried tomato paste
0.25 pint veg stock
Garlic
1tsp sugar
1tsp rosemary
1tsp oregano
Breadcrumbs
Parmesan

Cook the mince and add in the tomato sauce, paste, sugar, herbs and stock and simmer about 20 minutes. Meanwhile cook the pasta and preheat the oven. When the pasta has cooked and the meat sauce thickened put in an oven proof dish, top generously with breadcrumbs and cheese and bake at 180C for about 15 minutes until topping is golden.

S.R.F.C.

Not the most colourful meal but very tasty, sausage with lentils;

CaptainPendulum

trackguy wrote: »

Prawns and spaghetti in a sundried tomato, lemon and white wine sauce with rocket

Hi Trackguy...do you have a recipe for this as it looks fab?!! Did you use pre-cooked prawns?

sunflower27

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Whore's spaghetti - it's your only man.

My friend made this last night. It was soooo good. I'll be making it very soon. Delicious. She added black olives too.

Faith

I made my first attempt at chicken and mushroom pie. It was lovely! I slightly over-salted it, but other than that, it was delicious.

mike65

tagliatelle with tuna, onion, broccoli and creme fresh.

trackguy

CaptainPendulum wrote: »

Hi Trackguy...do you have a recipe for this as it looks fab?!! Did you use pre-cooked prawns?

Yeah sure. It's a Jamie Oliver recipe. It is enough for 4 people. The recipe calls for uncooked prawns but you could adapt it to use cooked ones (probably adding them after the white wine and tomato.)

Ingredients
450g spaghetti
600g uncooked prawns, shelled and de-veined
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp of chilli flakes
1 lemon, zest and juice
1 wineglass of white wine
2 tbsp of sundried tomato puree (or finely chopped sundried tomato in olive oil)
2 handfuls of rocket, roughly chopped
Olive oil

Cook your spaghetti in boiling salted water. Drain, reserving a little of the cooking water.
Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to a large frying pan and bring up to heat. Add your garlic and dried chilli. When the garlic starts to colour add your prawns and fry for 1 minute.
Add the white wine and sundried tomato and combine. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes on a good simmer until the harsh smell of the wine has receded.
Add the lemon juice and half the rocket. Combine with the spaghetti and mix together.
Divide between the plates and top with the lemon zest and the remaining rocket.

trackguy

Madhur Jaffery's Lamb Bhuna. Had it with some basmati rice, naan and beetroot chutney.