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

hardCopy

the beer revolu wrote: »

One of the quickest and easiest dinners imaginable.
Tomato, chickpea and chorizo stew.
At its simplest just fry an onion and chuck in a half a chopped chorizo, a tin of tomatoes and a tin of chickpeas.
Mine had some celery, a red pepper, garlic and chilli flakes too.
Served with some rye sourdough.

This is pretty much my go-to meal when I have no fresh food in. So handy and the ingredients keep for an age.

*Except I use passata and mixed beans.

gjc

First time to make Beef and Guinness Stew, made enough for two days, enjoyed it:D

tayto lover

mickgotsick wrote: »

Made chicken wings yesterday and had some leftovers today. So I took the meat off the wings and made a spicy rice type thing.

I often eat twice as much as that while I was waiting on my dinner.

LaChatteGitane

It was another 'you-know-what-day'

Quorn pieces with a pepper, onion, garlic, fennel and tomato sauce. Cauliflower mash.

We had it with steak and chips

the beer revolu

LaChatteGitane wrote: »

It was another 'you-know-what-day'

Quorn pieces with a pepper, onion, garlic, fennel and tomato sauce. Cauliflower mash.

You make the saddest food look so cheerful !

MissFlitworth

drquirky wrote: »

Long time lurker and love checking out this thread for inspiration- that being said super sad to see it polluted by this fad diet "fast day" stuff. Perhaps that could be moved to the diet forum?

You can't banish the poor fast-day-ers over to Nutrition & Fitness, people will have them tormented about their "macros" instead of complimenting them on the prettiness of their dinner

Day 3 Still No Cooker over in Teach Flitworth. More soup & ryvita (if anyone is spending half their lunch dithering over the soup aisle in Tesco unable to make a decision like I am most days the "Fusion and Street" range that have popped up there recently are really good & appear to be Irish made). Now I'm sitting down to a cup of tea and shameful teaspoon*of betty crocker vanilla icing for dessert.

*tablespoon**

**actually 2 tablespoons worth of icing balanced on one tablespoon so I can claim the smaller portion

tmc86

Tonight I cooked steak with onions and mushrooms, a handful of wedges and a salad of rocket, baby tomatoes, yellow bell pepper and block olives. It hit the spot!

LaChatteGitane

the beer revolu wrote: »

You make the saddest food look so cheerful !

Haha ! Thank you !
It tasted pretty cheerful too as I added a whole chilli (whoof!) oregano, thyme and basil aswell.

MissFlithworth, you're posts nearly always give me a belly laugh (or what's left of it):D:D:D

Random_Person

mickgotsick wrote: »

Made chicken wings yesterday and had some leftovers today. So I took the meat off the wings and made a spicy rice type thing.

That looks to me like a bottle of Cholula Hot Sauce. If so, please tell me you live around Dublin and where you got it from? It is the BEST hot sauce and the only place I have it is when I go to Boojum for a burrito. I wantneed it. Please sir, please.. :pac:

tmc86

Random_Person wrote: »

That looks to me like a bottle of Cholula Hot Sauce. If so, please tell me you live around Dublin and where you got it from? It is the BEST hot sauce and the only place I have it is when I go to Boojum for a burrito. I wantneed it. Please sir, please.. :pac:

They sell it in Fallon & Byrne in town and I think you might be able to buy it in Burrito and Blues!

mickgotsick

Random_Person wrote: »

That looks to me like a bottle of Cholula Hot Sauce. If so, please tell me you live around Dublin and where you got it from? It is the BEST hot sauce and the only place I have it is when I go to Boojum for a burrito. I wantneed it. Please sir, please.. :pac:

Don't live in Dublin anymore I'm afraid but if I recall correctly I used to get it in Superquinn.

notfromhere

yes u can get it in Superquinn. Great stuff

notfromhere

gjc wrote: »

First time to make Beef and Guinness Stew, made enough for two days, enjoyed it
second day stew is the best

tmc86

mickgotsick wrote: »

Don't live in Dublin anymore I'm afraid but if I recall correctly I used to get it in Superquinn.

Yeah they still have it, well the Blackrock one does definitely!

ArtyC

the beer revolu wrote: »

One of the quickest and easiest dinners imaginable.
Tomato, chickpea and chorizo stew.
At its simplest just fry an onion and chuck in a half a chopped chorizo, a tin of tomatoes and a tin of chickpeas.
Mine had some celery, a red pepper, garlic and chilli flakes too.
Served with some rye sourdough.

Making this now! Ta

the beer revolu

Floured and pan fried haddock with a dressing of ginger, lemon juice and zest, brazilnut oil, sesame oil, little bit of wasabi, salt and pepper. (with a little corner of it eaten!)
Pan fried oca.
Stirfried Chinese leaves and pak choi with left over sauce from last week's veg stirfry.

Mrs Fox

Panfried salmon darns dusted with turmeric flour, potato dauphinoise and steamed fine beans.

GalwayGuy2

Tried to cook a vegetable tangine and it was beautiful, but slightly burned and al-dente:P Had it with cous cous, but let it thicken to much and the spices didn't really flavor it.

catho_monster

Roasted sweet potato, topped with goats cheese and a celery, dried cranberry, parsley and roasted pecan nut salsa. Serious noms.

Faith

Up the walls with college exams so haven't posted much here! But I have been cooking, just to avoid studying :pac:

Monday: A lovely slow-cooked beef stew, served with baked potatoes and homemade Yorkshire puddings.

Tuesday: Leftover stew, with creamy mashed potatoes and more homemade yorkies.

Today: North Thai Chicken Curry

Yummy!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Last night had pan fried pork chops with an apple and wholegrain mustard cream sauce, served with buttery champ. Yum.

Not a great picture but you get the gist.....

Loopy

We had chicken stir fry with singapore noodles. I'd forgotten how quick & easy they are.
And damn tasty!

5unflower

A very simple veggie bake

tmc86

Last night I ate quite late again and had a few ingredients that I needed to use up so I made what turned out to be some kind of curry/stew.

Chicken seasoned with paprika in the pan with onions, mushrooms and yellow bell pepper. I added in some boiled sweet potato and some chick peas. Cooked these for a few minutes then stirred in some natural yoghurt and curry powder.

It was average just not spicy enough, a bit bland if anything.

the beer revolu

Free range pork mince, onions, spring onion white bits, garlic, ginger, chillies, lemongrass, coconut milk, rose wine, soy sauce, blanched mange tout, toasted cashews, spring onion green bits, coriander leaf.
White Thai rice.

CuppaCocoa

the beer revolu wrote: »

Floured and pan fried haddock with a dressing of ginger, lemon juice and zest, brazilnut oil, sesame oil, little bit of wasabi, salt and pepper. (with a little corner of it eaten!)
Pan fried oca.
Stirfried Chinese leaves and pak choi with left over sauce from last week's veg stirfry.

Where did you get the oca? Does it taste like the knobbly thin potatoes you can buy in Sainsburys? (name escapes me!)

the beer revolu

lilybarlean wrote: »

Where did you get the oca? Does it taste like the knobbly thin potatoes you can buy in Sainsburys? (name escapes me!)

Originally got them at a farmers market, ate some and put the rest in the ground so we have a few every year.

The best way I could describe them is like a small, lemony, waxy potato.
Very nice.

hardCopy

My new lasagne recipe.

An attempt at a healthy lasagne, I think it turned out pretty well, I'd probably use a little more tomato sauce next time.

And only 485 calories!

gjc

Dinner tonight was carrot and lentil soup which I had leftover from yesterday and couscous stuffed roasted pepper with lemon chicken with a BLT crusty roll side

catho_monster

Spent the afternoon rendering down some pork fat, all so I could make toad in the hole