The 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread - Part II - Don't quote pics!

fiddlechic

Had a craving for mexican nd didn't use up mince over weekend, so made chilli con carne and then had as burrito bowls (as no burritos!).
Didn't have rice, so made cauliflower rice for first time - so good!
Pico de gallo with sweet peppers, gaucamole with loads of chilli, strong cheddar, greek yogurt (as didn't have sour cream).
In the end, my substitutions were amazing and will stay. Cauliflower rice and burrito bowls is the way to go!

ibarelycare

gjc wrote: »

Chicken and chorizo gratin

Oooh that looks lovely, anything with chorizo is good with me Can you post the recipe please?


My dinner last night was a spicy chicken, chorizo and chickpea stew with spinach.

Loire

We had lasagne last night that I made on Sunday. Again, cooked the bol for hours in the slow cooker. I added a Knorr Stock Pot to it this time and I think it added a nice flavour. The best bit was the salad from the garden with a smattering of herbs from the herb garden!

Marty McFly

Last night we had sweet potato mash with spring onion, kale stir fried with red pepper and garlic, beef sausage and pork medallions cooked in well a sauce made up on the spot from things in press .

The Hill Billy

Now that's a proper-sized dinner!

StripedBoxers

Tonight we will have rib-eye steaks with steamed new potatoes and some vegetables. I will probably make a small amount of whiskey sauce for the steak too.

Dizzyblonde

Tonight we had lamb shoulder steaks slow cooked with vegetables and barley, with baby potatoes.

Pang

Salmon fillets, roasted red and yellow peppers, baked sweet potato wedges with lots of chilli and cumin and corn on the cob.

Loire

Giving me hunger pangs Pang!

Ape Lincoln

Made chilli beef tacos. Forgot to take a pic though.

I tried Spark's chilli recipe but didn't have the fancier/more obscure ingredients so it was a very much stripped down method.

Loaded them into flour tortillas with freshly made guacamole* and salsa (added some grated cheese and sour cream too 'cause I was feeling decadent). Tried out Heinz's chipotle hot sauce on them which is very nice, pleasantly surprised by it.

* unfortunately I misjudged the avocados and they were a day shy of being ripe

Oblomov

straters Scallops... delish



nain,



Lamb

desert



Crene brulee

Nice place in the wilds of Lincolnshire.. very nice, part of a birthday treat.. and enjoyed by all

Gloomtastic!

Moroccan Chicken Casserole with a Carrot and Orange salad

MissFlitworth

A very, very kind, thoughtful and generally lovely person made me a chili for this week because I kept looking at them with mad tomacco eyes going "I have no tiiiiiime" (deadline week)



I think they forgot to put any chili in though, like none at all. So I have a massive lunchbox of savoury mince with beans that I've been chilli'ing up in a variety of ways, last night with lots of jalapenos and tonight with a heaped spoon of Laoganma Chili Relish w/soya crunchies. Tasty!! Might do sriracha tomorrow

Stheno

I've been getting back into cooking this past week, so for tonight we had chicken and bacon, with onions in a rich tomato sauce and egg noodles, with green peppers.

I'd fun creating my own recipe and playing around with different ingredients.

Yesterday we had pork steak, marinated overnight in honey, and oyster sauce with sesame seeds.

It was then roasted in the oven and was delicious, tender and melting.

really enjoying it

Neyite

Tonight was baked mackerel with boiled potatoes and cauliflower with homemade cheese sauce. Delicious.

And I prepped up tomorrow nights dinner all ready in the fridge - Spinach and Feta pie served with sticky sausages. Cannot.Wait.

Thursdays are always a mad dash to get dinner on before I go to class at 7 so now I have a lovely relaxed hour before I go. I might even be able to finish a cuppa for a change!

fussyonion

Had McDonald's. Cheeseburger, fries and nuggets.

First time in eight months. Enjoyed it but that's the last time I'll eat that for a while. It's OK as a treat but definitely can't see how people can eat that everyday!

Hoping to be inspired to cook something delicious tomorrow

Merkin

fussyonion wrote: »

Ooh can you share the recipe for the tandoori chicken please? Looks amazing.

Sorry, just saw this now. Get four chicken breasts from the butcher on the bone with skin on. In a separate bowl mix together half a large tub of natural yogurt, the juice of half a large lemon, one tablespoon of olive oil, a generous sprinkling of sea salt and then approx six tablespoons of tandoori powder. The powder is easy to make up yourself if you have all the spices to hand. If not, the Asian market in Dublin do a really nice one in a yellow packet which I have run out of so I used Tesco tandoori powder the other day and it was lovely. Blend all of this together and then add the chicken making sure the entire surface of all the chicken breasts are generously covered in the masala. Leave for 6-8 hours. Put in oven at 180 degrees for between 45-60 minutes depending on size of chicken portions. I normally serve with lots of yummy Indian condiments and then make raita using half a cucumber, the remainder of the natural yogurt, a tablespoon of mint sauce and a few chives. Garnish with fresh coriander. The whole dinner takes about ten to fifteen minutes prep so it's one of the easiest things to make but is very tasty.

fussyonion

Merkin wrote: »

Sorry, just saw this now. Get four chicken breasts from the butcher on the bone with skin on. In a separate bowl mix together half a large tub of natural yogurt, the juice of half a large lemon, one tablespoon of olive oil, a generous sprinkling of sea salt and then approx six tablespoons of tandoori powder. The powder is easy to make up yourself if you have all the spices to hand. If not, the Asian market in Dublin do a really nice one in a yellow packet which I have run out of so I used Tesco tandoori powder the other day and it was lovely. Blend all of this together and then add the chicken making sure the entire surface of all the chicken breasts are generously covered in the masala. Leave for 6-8 hours. Put in oven at 180 degrees for between 45-60 minutes depending on size of chicken portions. I normally serve with lots of yummy Indian condiments and then make raita using half a cucumber, the remainder of the natural yogurt, a tablespoon of mint sauce and a few chives. Garnish with fresh coriander. The whole dinner takes about ten to fifteen minutes prep so it's one of the easiest things to make but is very tasty.

Oh wow Merkin, this sounds incredible!

I have been dying to try new dishes for a while now and I'm a little fussy (hence the name!) about certain things I don't like.
This sounds right up my street.

I'm going shopping tomorrow and I'm going to pick up the ingredients for it and I look forward to making it.
Thanks so much!

IvyTheTerrible

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Moroccan Chicken Casserole with a Carrot and Orange salad

Do you have a recipe for the casserole, it looks absolutely delicious!

Gloomtastic!

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Do you have a recipe for the casserole, it looks absolutely delicious!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/moroccangrilledchick_7323

It was ok, the sauce was far too watery so I added cous cous to thicken it. I also had a sweet red pepper that I added for colour. Needed a lot more flavour though.

The Moroccan carrot and orange salad however was delicious.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/moroccancarrotandora_65894

the beer revolu

Pan fried haddock with lemon and thyme butter. Steamed new spuds. Salad of tomatoes, rocket and baby gem.

the beer revolu

Rib eye steak, done rare on the gas BBQ/grill. Red rice. Tomato and mint and parsley salsa.

Gloomtastic!

What's red rice?

the beer revolu

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

What's red rice?

I think that one was red cargo rice from the Asian shop.
You can also get Carmargue red rice - a French red rice.

They're just varieties of rice - always wholemeal, I think.
You can also get black rice.

gjc

The beer revolu ....what can I say........food porn!!

Gloomtastic!

Chicken goujons. So easy and cheap to make, and 10 times better than anything you'd buy in a shop. Served with roasted baby potatoes.

Elbow

Slightly elaborate for a Thursday night but I was in the mood for cooking

Steak cooked with thyme, rosemary & coffee infused butter in a water bath @56°;

Caramelized pearl barley cooked in a white wine & mushroom stock

Pureed spinach

Panco coated egg yoke (still runny inside)

Red wine and Madeira jus

IvyTheTerrible

Sweet potato and smoked haddock fish cakes, served with green salad and homemade Tzatziki. Yummy

the beer revolu

Elbow wrote: »

Slightly elaborate for a Thursday night but I was in the mood for cooking

Steak cooked with thyme, rosemary & coffee infused butter in a water bath @56°;

Caramelized pearl barley cooked in a white wine & mushroom stock

Pureed spinach

Panco coated egg yoke (still runny inside)

Red wine and Madeira jus

That's some monster meal for a warm evening!
Two things I'd love you to elaborate on, if you please :
Caramelized pearl barley.
Panco coated egg yoke.

iwantmydinner

Philly steak sandwich in Oscar's in Smithfield, washed down with cold, delicious Tiger beer.

The steak was gorgeously tender, lovely kick from the horseradish mayo and the ciabatta was fresh and just the right amount of crusty. Really lovely treat. Staff are great too.