What's for Dinner? - Page 48

Sundae · 09-04-2012, 08:18 AM

Made my fish stew in the end.
Clams, mussels, prawns (all de-shelled), coley, tomatoes, onions, chillies, garlic etc.
Good. Bit thin. Mum said she liked it. Enough portions to both have leftovers the next day.

But on the whole it was a disaster.
Why?
Something blew a fuse about 10 minutes before I was ready to serve.

The stew was fine, in a pot on the hob, not about to cool down any time soon.
Dad's pie & potato were in the oven, keep the door closed, fine.
And I could put his peas on the burner that had had the stew on - I'd already boiled a kettle so that was okay.

What was not, was the panic from the 'rents. The wailing and gnashing of teeth.
I asked them could we not sit down and eat as pretty much everything was cooked, as Mum was under the stairs messing with the fuse box at this point and switching off things that had been on before.

The bruscetta wasn't done. But we dunked it.
And Dad had no gravy. And moaned more than once.
And we had to eat in the twilight.

Mum liked the flavour though.
I just think she'll always associate it with distress.
I think I will too.

Please wish me luck for my flatbread tomorrow.
I'm tired of cooking disasters.

bbro · 09-04-2012, 01:50 PM

Good luck with the flatbread!!

I am having hot dogs. Woot!!

BigV · 09-04-2012, 11:04 PM

dinner the other night was falafels. delicious! flatbread, red butter lettuce, heirloom tomatos, red onion, freshly made falafels. topped with homemade tzatziki sauce made from shredded drained english cucumber, greek yogurt, honey, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, olive oil, lots of dill.

Man... It was really, really good.

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Rrrraven · 09-04-2012, 11:11 PM

Did you not put honey in the tzatziki sauce?

BigV · 09-04-2012, 11:24 PM

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dinner the other night was falafels. delicious! flatbread, red butter lettuce, heirloom tomatos, red onion, freshly made falafels. topped with homemade tzatziki sauce made from shredded drained english cucumber, greek yogurt, honey, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, olive oil, lots of dill.

Man... It was really, really good.

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Did you not put honey in the tzatziki sauce?

Yes, honey.

bbro · 09-05-2012, 12:16 PM

That looks good V.

I am making Spinach Potato and Rosemary griddle cakes for dinner with pasta and sauce - if I can manage to salvage the horror that was a new sauce recipe

bbro · 09-07-2012, 06:21 PM

Another new recipe - Chicken Cordon Bleu pasta

limey · 09-08-2012, 03:03 AM

Russian fish pie. Preceded by a couple of shots of good vodka, Russian style ...

Sent by thought transference

Sundae · 09-08-2012, 06:17 AM

Making mackerel pâte this afternoon.
Hardly taxing, but making it with low-fat crème fraîche rather than cream.

The 'rents are doing an hour or so catsitting at my bro's, but Mum will be packing some up and taking it with her for supper. I get to snack on it alone in front of the TV. Yay me.

monster · 09-08-2012, 08:55 AM

catsitting?

Sundae · 09-08-2012, 02:14 PM

SIL in America with her Mum, bro left at 08.00 for the Paralympics, won't be back until very late.
They didn't want Hoshi to be on her own for such a long time. She will go out of the catflap but not come back in.

I've already been booked to help apply flea treatment (the one that goes on the back of the neck) next Sunday, because E will still be away. Then Stevo is coming over here and I'm cooking up a faux-American feast for us and Dad. Mum's dog-sitting for a friend (proper house-sitting, overnights and everything). So far I have ribs. Looking for some chicken palatable for our disparate tastes.

And mashipots. And another side I also haven't worked out yet.

monster · 09-12-2012, 05:13 PM

Homemade burgers, homemade chips and Heinz baked beans.

bbro · 09-12-2012, 08:50 PM

Pizza bread! WOOT!

chrisinhouston · 09-16-2012, 09:43 PM

Dinners this past week down here in Oz have been pretty good considering our flat only had a small set of stainless steel pots and pans and not much more. We have a Coles supermarket about a block away so I drop in and check what is fresh or on special. Roasted a chicken the other night which then became a meat pie last night. Fresh monkfish tonight from a local fish monger and maybe some kangaroo mid week. And everything is washed down with plenty of wine... LOTS OF WINE! It's good and about the cheapest thing I've found to consume.

Aliantha · 09-16-2012, 10:51 PM

Don't over cook your roo if you get it. It's very gamey. Like venison, so if you've cooked that before, treat it very much the same.

Wine is good. Very good. I'm looking forward to a glass or two very soon. hehe

09-04-2012, 08:18 AM	#706
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Made my fish stew in the end. Clams, mussels, prawns (all de-shelled), coley, tomatoes, onions, chillies, garlic etc. Good. Bit thin. Mum said she liked it. Enough portions to both have leftovers the next day. But on the whole it was a disaster. Why? Something blew a fuse about 10 minutes before I was ready to serve. The stew was fine, in a pot on the hob, not about to cool down any time soon. Dad's pie & potato were in the oven, keep the door closed, fine. And I could put his peas on the burner that had had the stew on - I'd already boiled a kettle so that was okay. What was not, was the panic from the 'rents. The wailing and gnashing of teeth. I asked them could we not sit down and eat as pretty much everything was cooked, as Mum was under the stairs messing with the fuse box at this point and switching off things that had been on before. The bruscetta wasn't done. But we dunked it. And Dad had no gravy. And moaned more than once. And we had to eat in the twilight. Mum liked the flavour though. I just think she'll always associate it with distress. I think I will too. Please wish me luck for my flatbread tomorrow. I'm tired of cooking disasters. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-04-2012, 11:04 PM	#708
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	dinner the other night was falafels. delicious! flatbread, red butter lettuce, heirloom tomatos, red onion, freshly made falafels. topped with homemade tzatziki sauce made from shredded drained english cucumber, greek yogurt, honey, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, olive oil, lots of dill. Man... It was really, really good. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-08-2012, 03:03 AM	#713
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Russian fish pie. Preceded by a couple of shots of good vodka, Russian style ... Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

09-08-2012, 06:17 AM	#714
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Making mackerel pâte this afternoon. Hardly taxing, but making it with low-fat crème fraîche rather than cream. The 'rents are doing an hour or so catsitting at my bro's, but Mum will be packing some up and taking it with her for supper. I get to snack on it alone in front of the TV. Yay me. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-08-2012, 08:55 AM	#715
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	catsitting? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-04-2012, 01:50 PM	#707
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Good luck with the flatbread!! I am having hot dogs. Woot!!

09-04-2012, 11:11 PM	#709
Rrrraven Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 87	Did you not put honey in the tzatziki sauce?

09-05-2012, 12:16 PM	#711
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	That looks good V. I am making Spinach Potato and Rosemary griddle cakes for dinner with pasta and sauce - if I can manage to salvage the horror that was a new sauce recipe

09-07-2012, 06:21 PM	#712
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Another new recipe - Chicken Cordon Bleu pasta

09-08-2012, 02:14 PM	#716
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	SIL in America with her Mum, bro left at 08.00 for the Paralympics, won't be back until very late. They didn't want Hoshi to be on her own for such a long time. She will go out of the catflap but not come back in. I've already been booked to help apply flea treatment (the one that goes on the back of the neck) next Sunday, because E will still be away. Then Stevo is coming over here and I'm cooking up a faux-American feast for us and Dad. Mum's dog-sitting for a friend (proper house-sitting, overnights and everything). So far I have ribs. Looking for some chicken palatable for our disparate tastes. And mashipots. And another side I also haven't worked out yet. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-12-2012, 05:13 PM	#717
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Homemade burgers, homemade chips and Heinz baked beans. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-12-2012, 08:50 PM	#718
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Pizza bread! WOOT! __________________ Camping

09-16-2012, 09:43 PM	#719
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Dinners this past week down here in Oz have been pretty good considering our flat only had a small set of stainless steel pots and pans and not much more. We have a Coles supermarket about a block away so I drop in and check what is fresh or on special. Roasted a chicken the other night which then became a meat pie last night. Fresh monkfish tonight from a local fish monger and maybe some kangaroo mid week. And everything is washed down with plenty of wine... LOTS OF WINE! It's good and about the cheapest thing I've found to consume.

09-16-2012, 10:51 PM	#720
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Don't over cook your roo if you get it. It's very gamey. Like venison, so if you've cooked that before, treat it very much the same. Wine is good. Very good. I'm looking forward to a glass or two very soon. hehe __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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