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

Faith

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Little Alex

I don't know if everyone knows the name "Vesta", but it was a popular brand in the 1970s and early 1980s. Although nowhere near as popular nowadays, they do still make it. I've bought it once or twice before, left it in the cupboard for ages and made it for the craic and for nostalgia when the mood took me.

Vesta is regarded as being truly awful, awful food...



... but I have to admit that this didn't actually taste bad at all! :eek:

The thing is, though, that it takes nearly as long to make this as a from-scratch risotto. :pac:

Ophiopogon

Made yellow spilt pea dahl for tonight...been craving it since reading on here last night. Think I'm going to make crunchy curly kale to go with it.

trackguy

Chicken Noodle Salad from Wagamama Ways with Noodles book

the beer revolu

Fried and grilled chicken thighs on the bone with ginger, chilli, garlic and black beans pushed under the skin and dry sherry and soy sauce in the pan after the frying bit. Stirfried pak choi with the same flavours as the chicken and the defatted liquid from the chicken. Thai brown rice.
Tasty, cheap and easy:D:D

Honey-ec

Strictly speaking it was lunch, but I didn't eat again afterwards, so it counts as dinner too. Was in The Tannery in Dungarvan and had...

Bacon & Butterbean Chowder




Pollock with a Chorizo, Pine-nut & Parmesan crust




Chocolate Truffle Cake with Caramel Sauce & Crushed Pistachios

trackguy

A Nigella Lawson recipe - Lemony Salmon and Cherry Tomato Cous-cous



followed by a Pear & Ginger Crumble Cake

leahyl

trackguy the both look amazing!! Especially that cake nyom nom:D

trackguy

Thanks Leah!

My dinner last night was a Beef Tagine with butternut squash, from a Jamie Oliver recipe

neuro-praxis

Dinner tonight was beef rogan josh with basmati, and apple crumble and ice cream.

NewFrockTuesday

A very very late dinner of linguini, ariabiata sauce, chorizo and a shake bucket of parmesan. The parmesan was not a good decision.

Neither was the chorizo risotto.

Ditto the chorizo porridge. (That particular one is up there with the liver bolognaise)

Im in a phase so God knows when this will end. Im hoping not as long as the chicken burrittos but longer than the tomatowitheverything month.

trackguy

Kinda Sausage Cassoulet with broccoli salad. 30 Minute Meals recipe

NewFrockTuesday

Trackguy - do you work in a restaurant?

Honey-ec

Chorizo & chickpea stew

dudara

Sweet potato & coconut soup

trackguy

dudara wrote: »

Sweet potato & coconut soup

I'd love the recipe for this Dudara

trackguy

NewFrockTuesday wrote: »

Trackguy - do you work in a restaurant?

I don't - I'm just obsessed with food!

the beer revolu

Last night had people around so I did:
Roast large free range chicken with my (well Jamie Oliver's, really) usual butter, thyme, garlic, lemon zest and chopped serrano ham under the skin and lemon, garlic, thyme and onion in the cavity.
Roast garlic, carrots and butternut squash.
Potato, onion, apple and a black sausage I got in Lisbon bake.

Spiced fruit salad with Greek style yoghurt.

Cheese.

Beer, red wine, port, beer, beer, beer, beer, rum.
(not huge amounts of beer - rather a selection shared)

Ophiopogon

Trackguy can you post up the recipe for the pear and ginger crumble please? I have tried to look it up but can't find it. Looks like a perfect autumnal cake.

neuro-praxis

We had a tasty mushroom risotto tonight.

trackguy

Ophiopogon wrote: »

Trackguy can you post up the recipe for the pear and ginger crumble please? I have tried to look it up but can't find it. Looks like a perfect autumnal cake.

I'll have this for you later Ophiopogon.

Last night I had spiced chicken salad with tzatziki

trackguy

Ophiopogon wrote: »

Trackguy can you post up the recipe for the pear and ginger crumble please? I have tried to look it up but can't find it. Looks like a perfect autumnal cake.

Pear and Ginger Crumble Cake

from Cakes & Bakes from my Mother's Kitchen, ed. Linda Collister

125g unsalted butter
125g golden caster sugar
2 eggs, at room temp
125g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 firm pears, peeled, cored and sliced
1 tbsp lemon juice

Crumble topping
60g plain flour
1 tsp ground ginger
50g cold unsalted butter, cubed
3 tbsp soft light brown sugar

A springform cake tin, 20cm diameter. Base-lined and greased.

METHOD
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Make the crumble. Combine the flour and ginger in a large bowl and add the butter. Quickly rub together with your fingers. Add the sugar and rub again until you have a coarse breadcrumb-like mixture. Put in the fridge while you make the cake.

Beat the softened butter and sugar together until pale. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating all the time until incorporated. Add the flour and baking powder and beat again. Make sure all the flour is mixed in. Spoon this mixture into your tin and level the surface.

Add the lemon juice to the sliced pears. Arrange them on top of the cake mixture. Take the crumble mixture and sprinkle it onto the pears.

Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes until the crumble is golden brown and the cake has risen (it will sink i the middle slightly as it cools).

It will keep for 2/3 days.

neuro-praxis

Tonight a German friend cooked and I have no idea what the meal was called. But it was absolutely delicious. Pork and mushrooms in a creamy sauce with boiled spuds, buttered green beans and mixed veg. Really moreish.

Ophiopogon

Thanks so much Trackguy. I am going to make this on Sunday, looks to be just the cake I wanted.

I made Cauilflower cheese last night, it was my first time trying it and I think its the perfect comfort bland type food. Also, horribly overcooked steak.

Honey-ec

English (as opposed to French) Onion Soup with (kinda) homemade sausage rolls.

trackguy

Shredded Chicken and Chorizo in an Almond Mole

NewFrockTuesday

One of my best friends is coming home from China today. Im making him bacon and cabbage with mashed potatoes and mustard sauce.
Then apple tart and cream for dessert.
And a big mugga tae.

Cant wait!!

Aard

dudara wrote: »

...
Salad of smoked ham hock, carmelised pear, lamb's lettuce with a mustard vinaigrette.

Where do you get Lamb's Lettuce, dudara? I used to buy it all the time in France (called "mâche" there -- took ages to find the name in English!) but can't find it here.

dudara

Aard wrote: »

Where do you get Lamb's Lettuce, dudara? I used to buy it all the time in France (called "mâche" there -- took ages to find the name in English!) but can't find it here.

My local shop "Field & Vine" on Upper Rathmines Road, carries it sometime. It's possibly my favourite lettuce.

Aard

Thanks -- it's my favourite too. Even just by itself it works, and for something more fancy it needs very little sprucing up.