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

bonkey

Last night was steak, baked potatoes, and a repeat of the veg (leftovers bulked up) I did with the couscous some nights ago.

Tonight was lamb curry, which was just fantastico.

The Black Oil

bonkey wrote: »

Tonight was lamb curry, which was just fantastico.

Wasn't anything like this, http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5983/lamb-and-spinach-karahi was it? They showed it being done on the Beeb over the weekend.

bonkey

Vaguely similar...yeah.

I diced onion, and fried it off until soft and beginning to caremalise.
Heat up, in with the lamb, until browned.
Then in with a good dollop of home-made curry-powder, brief stir, then in with diced tomatoes and chillis.
Deglazed with a bit of vinegar, and added a dash of sugar to balance that off.
Added water, brought to boil, turned down, and then let simmer until most of the water was gone and the sauve was quite thick.
Added the washed, uncooked spinach to the dish, stirred it through, and let it wilt in the curry

NewFrockTuesday

Was starting to feel a bit bad about putting no effort into cooking lately so this morning before I left for work, I put a ham on slow cook. It will be ready perfectly when I get home. Ill serve it with parsley sauce and Im thinking maybe a turnip gratin and mash. Although I have some goose fat in the fridge that Ive been waiting to use so I might roast some spuds in it to give a bit of texture to the dish. Hoola Hoops will not be featuring on the menu tonight

Faith

My boyfriend made a gorgeous seafood pasta last night. Prawns, mussels and calamari in a tomato sauce, with chili and a splash of brandy.

Honey-ec

The Black Oil wrote: »

Wasn't anything like this, http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5983/lamb-and-spinach-karahi was it? They showed it being done on the Beeb over the weekend.

Thank you, you've just sorted out tonight's dinner!

s&mbarbie

Last night was vegetarian quiche,
tonight was chicken & mixed mushroom risotto...

Honey-ec

The Black Oil wrote: »

Wasn't anything like this, http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5983/lamb-and-spinach-karahi was it? They showed it being done on the Beeb over the weekend.

Honey-ec wrote: »

Thank you, you've just sorted out tonight's dinner!

Well, I've just finished eating this and I have to say, it was absolutely DELICIOUS. I couldn't possibly recommend it enough. I pureed all the spinach and added a tin of chickpeas, and would have loved some paneer in it, only I've not seen it for sale anywhere. I will be making this on a very regular basis.

The Black Oil

Must give it a go some time. Will have to keep an eye out for lamb.

tman

This was part of my quest to find the ultimate nyommage to stuff into a jacket potato skin... Tis a piece of piss to throw together while you're waiting for the spuds to cook, and is also something I've made to bring into work for lunch a few times;

King prawn cous cous salad type thing
Couple of cloves of garlic crushed and cooked in oil, add some prawns and a peeled + chopped tomato and cook for a couple of mins, then add to the cous cous, chopped cucumber, spring onion, half a red pepper, some loosly chopped baby spinnach... Mix it all up in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, some balsamic vinegar and a bit of lemon juice and pepper.
It went down well anyway:)

neuro-praxis

Stuffing a potato with couscous? Carb-tastic. You remind me of my husband, who enjoys the occasional pasta sandwich.

tman

Hehe... I always stick leftover pasta in my sandwiches for lunch the next day:p

the beer revolu

neuro-praxis wrote: »

Stuffing a potato with couscous? Carb-tastic. You remind me of my husband, who enjoys the occasional pasta sandwich.

Or the unbeatable chip butty!!
Tayto cheese & Onion sandwich is good too.

neuro-praxis

Ah, I confess to crisp and chip sambos myself!

Last night we had barbecued rosemary chicken breasts, with salads (1. mixed leaves with cucumber, peppers, scallions, baby plum tomatoes 2. Avoca salad with broccoli, feta, cherry tomatoes, roasted hazlenuts and french dressing and 3. coleslaw), and pilaf. There was a mound of fresh strawberries and pineapple for dessert, with some melted chocolate for dipping. Yum.

NewFrockTuesday

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Oil
Wasn't anything like this, http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5...spinach-karahi was it? They showed it being done on the Beeb over the weekend.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Honey-ec
Thank you, you've just sorted out tonight's dinner!

Well, I've just finished eating this and I have to say, it was absolutely DELICIOUS. I couldn't possibly recommend it enough. I pureed all the spinach and added a tin of chickpeas, and would have loved some paneer in it, only I've not seen it for sale anywhere. I will be making this on a very regular basis

That sounds great - as an official hater of spinach (and porridge) - its the only recpie that Ive seen that doesnt gross me out.

Last night was the slow cooked ham, parsley sauce and roasted potatoes - quartered and roasted with rosemary. I made some ginger cookies at he weekend and frzoe the dough off. Theyre sugar free and somethinglelsecantrememberwhat free as I was seeking for me a healthy cookie. Unfortunatley the first batch taster like burny ginger sawdust and the second was even worse....so I gave thenm as a peace offering to a neighbour who had been giving out about my bully of a cat :pac:

Sticking to fat laden, sugary, chocolatty tasty cookies from now on.

jos28

Mackerel caught by my son yesterday. barbequed and on the plate within an hour of being caught. Delicious.

Seaneh

jos28 wrote: »

Mackerel caught by my son yesterday. barbequed and on the plate within an hour of being caught. Delicious.

this post makes me want to buy a kayak and some fishing line...

Dizzyblonde

Last night we had a chicken casserole. Not really summer food but this isn't really a summer......

kenco

Roasted a couple of seabass stuffed with herbs from the gardens slices of lemon. Served with some roasted veg and very nice sauted spuds (threw in a little chilli which gave a nice kick)

Planet X

These boys are going on the BBQ later.....................Colemans mustard and Texas Dry Rub on top.......

Ribs!

Planet X

Game over..............

Snowie

here what i just had was yummy!

Planet X

Looks nice. Healthy also.

Snowie

Planet X wrote: »

Looks nice. Healthy also.

yeah man it was feckin lovely to eat i used a bit to much oliv oil but hey ....
you can see it on the cucumber on the left hand side of the picture...



whats in the dry rub ? did you bake it and then Q it ? or Q it only ?

Toto Wolfcastle

Eddie Rockets today but I have 2 racks of ribs marinating in the fridge for tomorrow. I'm using this recipe. I also made Millionaire's Shortbread for later. \o/

Snowie

janeybabe wrote: »

Eddie Rockets today but I have 2 racks of ribs marinating in the fridge for tomorrow. I'm using this recipe. I also made Millionaire's Shortbread for later. \o/

il pay for postage if you send me over one looks ewwwwwwww mmmmmmm nice...

Toto Wolfcastle

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

il pay for postage if you send me over one looks ewwwwwwww mmmmmmm nice...

Love to. Laziness prevents me from doing so though. Sorry.

Planet X

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

yeah man it was feckin lovely to eat i used a bit to much oliv oil but hey ....
you can see it on the cucumber on the left hand side of the picture...



whats in the dry rub ? did you bake it and then Q it ? or Q it only ?

Texas Dry rub. Basically, garlic powder, chilli, black pepper, cumin, paprika salt. Anything you fancy really but garlic powder, pepper, & sea salt are essential.

Straight on the Q.

Snowie

janeybabe wrote: »

Love to. Laziness prevents me from doing so though. Sorry.

I wonder could you get away with oyster sauce instead of fish

Toto Wolfcastle

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

I wonder could you get away with oyster sauce instead of fish

Oyster sauce is fairly different so I don't know.