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

the beer revolu

AstridBean wrote: »

This was even better the second day!

I'm glad the dumplings worked out without the suet.;)

AstridBean

the beer revolu wrote: »

I'm glad the dumplings worked out without the suet.;)

Yeah, they were lovely and rose well, though I have to say I'm itching to try them with suet now, just to see what the difference is!

the beer revolu

AstridBean wrote: »

Yeah, they were lovely and rose well, though I have to say I'm itching to try them with suet now, just to see what the difference is!

Yeah, I have a mind to make a suet steamed pudding.
I've never made one before but my wife will be very happy if I make her a suet crust pie - maybe venison.

Tonight was:
Buffalo wings, beetroot and carrot slaw, little gem lettuce and roast oca from the garden. Nice:D

neuro-praxis

Tonight we had chicken teriyaki with green veg and noodles. Tasteh.

NewFrockTuesday

reallyrose wrote: »

Chicken liver in bolognaise eh?

the beer revolu wrote: »

Now, haven't I spoken to you about the use of apostrophes before?!:p


Funny thing is, I do put a little chicken liver in my bolognaise !
But not made it in a while.

Y'ou have i'ndeed! And I continue to take no noti'ce!

Gak! That's vile.

Last night was coq au vin for the 3rd night running. I really have to get realistic about my portion quantities.

Im really tired and tonight is the soup run night so its cuppa soup and then something easy and quick like an omlette when I get home.

the beer revolu

NewFrockTuesday wrote: »

Gak! That's vile.

You haven't tried my Bolognaise!;) (I'm not a lover of liver, generally)

NewFrockTuesday wrote: »

Last night was coq au vin for the 3rd night running.

Ha, we had coq au vin Saturday and Sunday and there's still a single portion in the fridge - I find it doesn't freeze very well.

trackguy

Stir-fried Chicken with Oyster Sauce

NewFrockTuesday

Shopping tonight so Im off to Boojum to grab a burritto. I have one more pressie to get iand it for a foodie so Im going on a truffle hunt.

the beer revolu

Stir fried pork mince with ginger, garlic, spring onion (white part), Chinese leaves, sugar snap peas, sambal chilli sauce (from Singapore), chicken stock, shaohsing rice wine, soy sauce with fresh coriander leaf and spring onion (green part) to serve. Whole wheat noodles.

xxxkarenxxx

Spicy sausage, potato and thyme quesedillas

neuro-praxis

xxxkarenxxx wrote: »

Spicy sausage, potato and thyme quesedillas

Mexican/Italian...quite the fusion! :pac: Were they nice?

Tonight we went for the set menu in Juju steakhouse in Johnstown, Kildare. Prompt, friendly service and great prices. Food nice, but nothing to write home about. I had the gampas pil pil to start and himself the brie, followed by the rib-eye steak which was a little overcooked for both our tastes, and some ice cream and coffee. Very pleasant indeed.

xxxkarenxxx

neuro-praxis wrote: »

Mexican/Italian...quite the fusion! :pac: Were they nice?

:pac: yes they were delicious! the recipe called for chorizo but i didnt have any so i substituted in some tesco finest chorizo style sausages. Turned out lovely. I also added in some franks hot sauce as in my opinion that goes with everything

NewFrockTuesday

I'm heading off home tomrrow to the land of incredibly slow internet connections, so I may not be posting for awhile. I hope you all have a Rachel yammy yammy Allen album for me when I get back! I will in the meantime, continue to ruin perfectly good dishes by experimenting with disasterous results. (Chocolate & Liver terrine anyone?:D)

Last night was a filthy concoction of whatever I could rummage out of the fridge, thrown in with some lentils and whacked in the oven for an hour. While it was cooking we had some Christmas cheer and by the time it ws cooked, we were so cheery, we didnt notice it was pretty disgusting.

Tonight is tofu and puy lentil burgers. Yammy!







(Yammy = my new word for everything)

NewFrockTuesday

xxxkarenxxx wrote: »

Spicy sausage, potato and thyme quesedillas

How come you can make a fusion sound sane and delicious?

xxxkarenxxx

NewFrockTuesday wrote: »

How come you can make a fusion sound sane and delicious?

:pac: Haha Thanks. It was more out of necessity than anything else but it did work a treat!!

xxxkarenxxx

Not that it was necessary after the lashings of food that have been eaten over the past few days :eek: but lastnight was a curry feast! Lamb, chicken, rice, nans, riata and plenty of home made chutneys!

trackguy

Rigatoni with leftover turkey leg meat, sundried tomato pesto, white wine, garlic, oregano and plenty of parmesan.

trackguy

Thai Beef & Coconut Curry

Iancar29

Spaghetti and Meatballs

A bit of Merlot with the meatballs while cooking went perfectly well im must say

the beer revolu

Wild boar steaks with a apple balsamic and beetroot rosé wine reduction; potato rosti; beetroot, carrot and Jerusalem artichoke slaw (yes, slaw does seem to be a thing with me at the moment); slow roast tomatoes.

While the boar was tasty it was tough as new boots:mad::mad: (I cooked it rare and did let it rest). Don't think I'll be buying them steaks again - there will be words with my butcher;)

Still, twas an experiment and the sauce was lovely and the bottle of Barolo was fantastic with it:D

Acoshla

Tonight we had family over for dinner to my mum's house, we had her homemade paté, Cumberland sauce and melba toast for starter, and a selection of her homemade desserts, delish! There was salmon with lemon pasta and garlic potatoes for main but I didn't get a pic of it. Desserts were mini Baileys cheesecakes, chocolate, raspberry and white chocolate puddings, homemade icecream (in ice bowl!), strawberry shortcake and pavlovas.

xxxkarenxxx

Chorizo and butterbean stew

leahyl

xxxkarenxxx wrote: »

Chorizo and butterbean stew

That looks amazing!

neuro-praxis

Seared beef salad with a soy and citrus dressing, pecans, cranberries and lots of pomegranate.

kenco

Last night was roast rib of beef. Served with Roast spuds (tried roasting for 20 mins, then cooling and roasting again for 20mins - worked out well) and roast peppers, fennel and broccoli.

A nice Aussie Cab Sav washed it down well!

trackguy

Tagliatelle with smoked salmon

emeraldstar

Roast beef, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, parsnip purée, cauliflower cheese, mashed turnip, horseradish sauce, gravy and - the best bit - yorkshire puddings (of which I had five :eek:) Yum!

And that was the last Mammy dinner until Easter - boo!

trackguy

Roast Pork Loin with mash, roasties, savoy cabbage, red cabbage, apple sauce and gravy made from the roasting juices

Corvo

xxxkarenxxx wrote: »

Not that it was necessary after the lashings of food that have been eaten over the past few days :eek: but lastnight was a curry feast! Lamb, chicken, rice, nans, riata and plenty of home made chutneys!

Mod note: Please don't quote pictures!

Are you married?

xxxkarenxxx

Griffin1988 wrote: »

Are you married?

Haha! :pac: not quite... its a work in progress