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

the beer revolu

Grilled chicken thighs; fried polenta cake; garlic and thyme roast home grown tomatoes; mange touts; garlic, thyme and beer jus.

Mr Simpson

Tonight was Shredded Turkey & Ham with Stir Fried Cabbage, eaten cold as I'm in work, was actually delish

The Hill Billy

Loopy wrote: »

We had Julia Child's boeuf bourguignon.

Burnt my gob it was so hot!

+1000

Mr Simpson

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Saturday night I made a chilli/honey/ginger beef stir fry with pak choi, bamboo shoots & scallions.

I had quite a bit left over, so turned the remainder into a spicy beef broth this evening.

I like the idea of the broth, was thinking chicken stir fry with cauliflower rice for tomorrow, but I think you've changed my mind.

Mrs Fox

Made a pot of Gulyasleves (Hungarian Goulash) last night. Leftover for tonight's dinner.

Toast4532

Toast4532 wrote: »

Tonight we will be having a beef and Guinness pie with mashed potatoes.

Managed to make a balls of it by adding too much thyme, then I had to use four beef stock pots to tone down the thyme flavour.

Think I'll use dried thyme next time as the flavour isn't near as strong as fresh thyme.

Emeraldy Pebbles

Toast4532 wrote: »

Managed to make a balls of it by adding too much thyme, then I had to use four beef stock pots to tone down the thyme flavour.

Think I'll use dried thyme next time as the flavour isn't near as strong as fresh thyme.

Each stock pot contains 5g of salt. That's a lot of NaCl! :eek: I reckon it was the salt wot ruined it, not the thyme!

Mrs Fox

Toast4532 wrote: »

I had to use four beef stock pots to tone down the thyme flavour.

I need a jug of water after reading your post!:eek:

Dizzyblonde

Last night we had marinated pork chops, baby potatoes and roast veg.
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fussyonion

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

Last night we had marinated pork chops, baby potatoes and roast veg.

Ooh can I have the recipe for the marinated chops?

Toast4532

Cottage pie tonight.

Dizzyblonde

fussyonion wrote: »

Ooh can I have the recipe for the marinated chops?

No problem - I posted it here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76551317&postcount=2

mickgotsick

Marinated some chicken breasts in buttermilk last night and made breaded lemon chicken with mac n' cheese tonight. Wanted to make a beetroot slaw to go with it but couldn't find any beetroot. I probably could have left the mac n' cheese in the oven longer to brown a bit more.

MissFlitworth

mickgotsick wrote: »

delicious photo

That looks so lush and comforting

kerash

We had Tortigloni Pasta (not too keen on it tbh) with some fried up hickory rashers, sliced mushrooms, onion, garlic, a little tomato puree added a tin of plum tomatoes and a little water to make a sauce, seasoned with chili powder and flakes, parmesan, thyme, cracked black pepper and a teaspoon of sweetener.
Smelled like delicious pizza so it shall be forever know as pizza pasta in this house :P

boiledsweets

I committed the ultimate sin,no dinner just chocolate all chocolate,chocolate drink,and leonidas chocolates!I had so many i feel a little tummy ache now,and im feeling a little sorry for myself,but it was my own fault!

What i had yesterday: Beef rogan josh ,cooked slowly to infuse the meat,and pierced each cube of meat with a fork to make sure it cooked through..

Tommorrow i will probably be having lebanese chicken charwarma with jeweled rice with nuts and raisins..

I wish i had pics for it,will have to do it sometime on this forum!

the beer revolu

Toast4532 wrote: »

Think I'll use dried thyme next time as the flavour isn't near as strong as fresh thyme.

I would say the opposite.

the beer revolu

Steamed hake with ginger, spring onions and soy sauce.
Stir fried egg noodles.
Chinese leaves.

MissFlitworth

Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and loads of black pepper. Ideally there would have been warm, butt'ry toasted brown bread as well but people who can balance their plate of scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and loads of black pepper on their pot belly don't get warm, butt'ry toasted brown bread.

angeldelight

Healthy (ish) home made carbonara - no cream. It was gorgeous and took approximately 9 minutes to make, nyom

tmc86

This evening I made Thai beanburgers with sweet potato wedges (from the cooking club) with some sweet chilli sauce



I made flapjacks for desert too

Mr Simpson

New York Strip with a dry rub of Black Pepper, Chilli, Coriander and Onion powder it was awesome, cooked rare

Edit: I'll stick up a better photo later

the beer revolu

For no particular reason, I wanted to cook something a bit special yesterday so I did pan fried medallions of venison haunch with a chilli, chocolate and blackberry wine reduction; potato rosti; roast white beetroot, parsnip and garlic; fried sweetheart cabbage. All washed down with a very nice bottle of Barolo I had been keeping for a few years. In my anxiety to not overcook the venison, it ended up on the blue side but was still very tender and tasty. While the sauce might sound a bit odd, it really did work with the meat and the wine. We were happy campers:D:D

Heading off to Gregan's Castle today, so hopefully I'll remember to take some photos of the food on my phone.

Swiper the fox

That's what you had the DAY BEFORE going to Gregan's Castle:eek::D

the beer revolu

Swiper the fox wrote: »

That's what you had the DAY BEFORE going to Gregan's Castle:eek::D

Ah, I want to put it up to them!!

markesmith

Cooked a meatloaf based on the Beeb's 'Meatloaf Hot or Cold' recipe.

Pork, prosciutto, parmesan, parsley...all the P's.

Just out of the oven:


With a little fried potatoes:


It wasn't bad, apparently it gets better the day after. Very rich-tasting. Meant to be lovely cold in a sandwich!

Emeraldy Pebbles

I have FINALLY managed to cook a nice pork chop! I brined it in a 5% solution of an hour then fried it on medium to medium-high for 4-4.5 minutes each side! Had it with wholegrain mustard mash, steamed broccoli and fried balsamic onions. Sooooo good, if I do say so.

Oh, if you're brining, make sure rinse the meat in water after and pat dry before cooking.

LaChatteGitane

It's not that I haven't been cooking. I have, even for ourselves, but I have cooked special meals most of the time for my poorly dog. Chicken and rice, vegetables, Mackerel and rice... lakes of eggwhites have been panfried...
So you see there really wasn't much of motivation to cook and nicely plate up our own food, never mind taking pictures.

Yesterday I made celeriac dauphinoise, duck breast (which could have done with shorter cooking time) and mushrooms.

Kimia

@LaChatteGitane - nice photo! I remember having an epiphany once with duck. I seared it and finished it in the oven, and then rested it for what was meant to be about 5-10 mins, like I would with steak. I ended up resting it for about 20 mins (under foil so it was still warm) and it was fantastic - I find duck of all the meats needs the longest resting time.

Last night I made nachos! Sprinkled some tortilla chips with cheese and made homemade guacamole and had sour cream with them. It was delicious and a nice way to indulge without going too crazy.

herisson

I made a roast chicken coated with olive oil and sweet and smoked paprika and a stuffing made of chorizo, peppers, onion and breadcrumbs.

I wasnt too sure if it would be as nice as a normal roast chicken, but it turned out well!