Here's What I Had For Dinner - Part III - Don't quote pics!

McMurphy

Shenshen wrote: »

Cheesy beans (essentially re-fried style kidney beans bakes with herbs, spices and cheese), quesadilla filled with stir-fried vegetables and topped with sour cream and sriracha, and some nachos

**Drools**

In case it's not obvious from many of my home cooked meals, I'm a big fan of beans, that dish just looks amazing shen.

Brownie points for the veggie better half this weekend incoming.

RasTa

Thought I posted this in the Aldi thread...

leahyl

Presume the ones here are made with Irish beef?

tickingclock

leahyl wrote: »

Presume the ones here are made with Irish beef?

Yes they are with made with Irish beef

McMurphy

Salad consisting of rocket, and lettuce with a home made dressing, topped with shaved cucumber, tomatoes, scallions, beetroot, feta and walnuts and an egg.

Big lump of sirloin to go with it cooked medium.

Graces7

A small repast of a moy park chicken kiev, half a banana and a handful of dark chocolate raisins

The Hill Billy

I did burgers last night. Mrs B & the Kids like the burgers our butcher makes. I'm not a fan of them & usually go for a steak or a couple of chops.

Last night I really fancied a burger & said I'd make my own. The others weren't too impressed when I said it'd just be mince, pepper & salt. They changed their tune when I dished them up.

I made the patties extra thin (5mm), but added two to a bun. They were only gorgeous, & being just seasoned mince & nowt else, they tasted really meaty.

The Nal

Spaghetti alla puttanesca. Lots of spice, tomatoes, oil, anchovies, olives, capers and a lot of garlic

Dizzyblonde

Slices of belly pork slow roasted then finished on the barbecue, with potato salad and steamed greens.

McMurphy

Had another batch of beef stew from dizzy blondes slow cooker recipe.



Yes, that's a wok I cook it in, but I find that the wok is the perfect thing to brown the meat (which I do in batches then followed by the veg/stock etc before returning the meat to the wok) , and then hold all the ingredients before transferring to the slow cooker.

Mine is made with steak pieces and mince, and it was so so good.

McMurphy

Spiced chicken portions with Tarka Dhal and pilau rice.





With mint yoghurt added.

BaZmO*

I had a burger for dinner tonight, the best ever burger according to M&S, and tbf they’re not wrong. Beef and bone marrow. Incredible flavour and so juicy.

Had it with Italian lettuce, strong cheddar cheese, sliced tomato, fried onions, and my new favourite sauce, mayonnaise mixed with sriracha, all on a brioche bun. I’d easily would’ve eaten two!

Gloomtastic!

That burger thread is getting us all in the mood....

Double cheeseburger with Wedges, BBQ’d Corn Cobs, Roasted Chickpea, Cucumber and Feta Salad with Coleslaw

cefh17

Had been craving lasagna, craving satisfied!

leahyl

Oh wow that lasagne looks amazing! Any special recipe you use?

cefh17

leahyl wrote: »

Oh wow that lasagne looks amazing! Any special recipe you use?

Thanks! No nothing really, I watched a Matty Matheson recipe for his lasagna and as nice as it was it's way too heavy and greasy, even for a lasagna. But he did use some milk, and egg yolks in the sauce which I did here. The white sauce is dolmios cos when I make it from scratch it seems to disappear when it's cooked in the oven haha

Minnie Snuggles

Greens with bacon, shallots, garlic and toasted almonds

L1011

Today I had no idea what to cook, so used todays Irish Times recipe:


https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/recipes/yotam-ottolenghi-s-one-pan-pasta-with-harissa-bolognese-1.3875242

But in a casserole not the suggested giant baking tray which seriously affected the reduction - was way too wet. Ladelled off a load of the moisture and reduced it in a pan on the hob before reintroducing to the casserole to fix that.

Its quite nice, nothing you've not had before but that's the point of it really. That said the claim of reducing the washing up is questionable as it leaves three parts from the food processor (bowl, blade, lid) to do even if you do have a suitable baking tray to avoid using a pot.

Tar.Aldarion

pearl couscous, brocolli, baby corn, mushrooms sun-dried tomatoes, capers, chickpeas, kidney beans, garlic, turmeric, ginger, smoked paprika.
Simple, healthy, delicious.

dudara

Thursday night was a packet of M&S aromatic prawn laksa, which I bulked out with additional veg and Konjac noodles & coriander. Quite nice and light.

Last night was a quick and easy bowl of rigatoni, mixed through with a sauce of sun dried tomatoes, anchovies, onions & garlic. A little finely grated Parmesan on top to finish off.

RasTa

Some marbling on this, hopefully it tastes as nice(Aldi Ribeye) find British beef nowhere near as good as Irish. Served with some new jersey royals and purple broccoli

Gloomtastic!

‘Fish ‘n’ Chips’ with Mushy Peas and Tartar Sauce

Tar.Aldarion

This is actually my breakfast now, but it's a dinner really! Naturli vegan mince from Dunnes (so good), asparagus, mushroom pasta sauce with a lot of extra mushrooms, babycorns, wholewheat pasta. Takes just a few minutes, would have added some red wine if I remembered my half empty bottle! As it is it's healthier though

Tar.Aldarion

Simple! Roast potatoes and roast brocolli with a no bull burger, nutritional yeast and French onion gravy.

Graces7

An elegant small repast, swiftly prepared for someone who cannot be on her feet for long..

Fresh garden greens, gently simmered with thick slices off a bacon joint ( what we in the UK call gammon) and a half packet of instant noodles added .

Dizzyblonde

Chicken and mushrooms in a creamy tomato sauce with pasta. I steamed the broccoli then forgot to stir it in :rolleyes:

McMurphy

Had an amazing dinner yesterday in Damascus Gate on Camden Street.


Vegetarian mezza to share (falafels, feta, stuffed vine leaves, hummus and salad with pita) to start

Kabseh lamb, spiced lamb on a bed of rice with a portion of spicy sauce to go with it.

Some Syrian fries on the table to share, and pita bread for dipping.

I also had a bottle of Lebanese beer called Beirut with the main.

All in all, extremely tasty no photos though.

Gloomtastic!

^ What’s the difference between Irish Fries and Syrian Fries?

Tar.Aldarion

They would have a spice mix on them for flavour.

McMurphy

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

^ What’s the difference between Irish Fries and Syrian Fries?

They were cubed for starters, and dusted with a spice of some sort, not unlike Patatas bravas.