The " Honey I'm home and I'm bloody starving , what's for dinner " Thread.
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Love the Eagles, watched a programme on them, and it turns out Don Henley & Glenn Frey are monumental cocks, I'd put beans in just to spite them
Love the Eagles, watched a programme on them, and it turns out Don Henley & Glenn Frey are monumental cocks, I'd put beans in just to spite them
Why are they cocks ??
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Tonight's chilli on the hob after inspiration from this thread! Has to have beans in for me though.
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Working tomorrow, so roast dinner tonight. Shoulder of pork with roasted mini new potatoes, cabbage and courgette, sautéed leek, onion and peas, mash potato, bread sauce and gravy. And I even got the crackling right for once...
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Tonight's chilli on the hob after inspiration from this thread! Has to have beans in for me though.
It's probably gorgeous to eat Jack, and I really wouldn't mind some if you invited me with some crispy garlic baguettes... but it looks disgusting...
Blocked drains, vomit and all of that department come to mind..
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It looks good to me!
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Made this last week, chicken stuffed with mozzarella, basil and garlic, wrapped in parma ham and sun-dried tomato pesto. It was probably the best thing Ive ever made
That looks really nice DDW, some sun dried tomatoes would have gone nice in it too.
Tomorrow I have to cook for vegetarians, no idea what to serve up. The most boring people to cook for .
( i see you did use sdt ! )
Tomorrow I have to cook for vegetarians, no idea what to serve up. The most boring people to cook for .
( i see you did use sdt ! )
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Try a really good Mushroom risotto, with peppers, sliced up mange tout (or sugarsnap peas), use the brown mushrooms for the better taste that's in them, garlic, a good pinch of chilli seeds, plenty of salt & pepper, slip half a glass of white wine into the rice before you start adding the stock.
I usually make chicken + chorizo, or a seafood one, but a veggie one would be a doddle.
If you want the full recipe, get back to me.
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This is basically like Paella, a general 'catch all' dish you can put anything into.
MUSHROOM RISOTTO **
** Substitute or add: Prawns, Mussells, Chicken, Beef, Pork, any left over meat...
If you're going to do prawns, try to get those dirty big Vietnamese ones and add them as late as you can because they'll go smaller the longer they're in, so leave them till the last minute.
If you want the deluxe luxe version, fry the prawns for 45 seconds ONLY in some garlic and finely chopped ginger then add to the risotto at the very last minute, just so they pick up some heat.
For 2 people but there'll be left over for a scrummy lunch the next day.
15' mins preparation, around 30-40 mins cooking.
You'll need...
160g of Risotto Rice (Arboreto rice- same thing)
3/4 litre Chicken stock
1 medium leek
and or Asparagus, courgette
Spring onions chopped small
2 cloves of garlic chopped fine or crushed.
84g (42g per person) low fat strong cheese - Cheddar is best but any melting cheese will do. If you're not fussy about low fat stuff, use full fat it's tastier.
Good fistful of chilli seeds
Good pinch of Salt & Pepper
Mushrooms/Prawns/Mussels/Crab/Turkey - if using fish, change chicken stock to fish stock.
Fromage Frais - Yoghurt is quite nice if you haven't got any FF.
What to do:
Into a large frying pan using a little oil, sautee the vegetables and garlic until they're soft, then set aside.
put the rice into the pan add a glass of white wine (optional - just adds a little bite to the rice) add a ladle full of stock, turn it up to high heat - 10 on my hob
turn down to medium heat (5) immediately it starts to bubble - let it come to a simmer then.. after around 10 mins add meat or fish + ladle of stock.
You're looking to maintain a certain level of liquid as the rice absorbs the stock, the whole things needs to be runny rather than dry or cake. so keep stirring gently and add a little more stock.
Add the vegetables back into it all, taste it you'll probably need a good bit more salt & pepper.
Add the Chilli flakes so they can cook into the mix.
Once the stock is nearing the end the rice should be al dente, add in a handful of petite pois (ordinary peas will do, just not as sweet as those tiny green lads)
Stir in the cheese which should be grated fine or chopped up as small as you can- it needs to melt into the rice mix.
Once the cheese has melted, stir in two tablespoons of Fromage Frais, a handful of Parsely, final stir for 2 mins..
Serve, with a good glass of decent white wine.
Enjoy it. There should be a healthy portion left over for your lunch next day. So how good is that.
(If you are saving some for lunch add a little water before microwaving for 3 minutes - stir then another 2 minutes till hot throughout. )
MUSHROOM RISOTTO **
** Substitute or add: Prawns, Mussells, Chicken, Beef, Pork, any left over meat...
If you're going to do prawns, try to get those dirty big Vietnamese ones and add them as late as you can because they'll go smaller the longer they're in, so leave them till the last minute.
If you want the deluxe luxe version, fry the prawns for 45 seconds ONLY in some garlic and finely chopped ginger then add to the risotto at the very last minute, just so they pick up some heat.
For 2 people but there'll be left over for a scrummy lunch the next day.
15' mins preparation, around 30-40 mins cooking.
You'll need...
160g of Risotto Rice (Arboreto rice- same thing)
3/4 litre Chicken stock
1 medium leek
and or Asparagus, courgette
Spring onions chopped small
2 cloves of garlic chopped fine or crushed.
84g (42g per person) low fat strong cheese - Cheddar is best but any melting cheese will do. If you're not fussy about low fat stuff, use full fat it's tastier.
Good fistful of chilli seeds
Good pinch of Salt & Pepper
Mushrooms/Prawns/Mussels/Crab/Turkey - if using fish, change chicken stock to fish stock.
Fromage Frais - Yoghurt is quite nice if you haven't got any FF.
What to do:
Into a large frying pan using a little oil, sautee the vegetables and garlic until they're soft, then set aside.
put the rice into the pan add a glass of white wine (optional - just adds a little bite to the rice) add a ladle full of stock, turn it up to high heat - 10 on my hob
turn down to medium heat (5) immediately it starts to bubble - let it come to a simmer then.. after around 10 mins add meat or fish + ladle of stock.
You're looking to maintain a certain level of liquid as the rice absorbs the stock, the whole things needs to be runny rather than dry or cake. so keep stirring gently and add a little more stock.
Add the vegetables back into it all, taste it you'll probably need a good bit more salt & pepper.
Add the Chilli flakes so they can cook into the mix.
Once the stock is nearing the end the rice should be al dente, add in a handful of petite pois (ordinary peas will do, just not as sweet as those tiny green lads)
Stir in the cheese which should be grated fine or chopped up as small as you can- it needs to melt into the rice mix.
Once the cheese has melted, stir in two tablespoons of Fromage Frais, a handful of Parsely, final stir for 2 mins..
Serve, with a good glass of decent white wine.
Enjoy it. There should be a healthy portion left over for your lunch next day. So how good is that.
(If you are saving some for lunch add a little water before microwaving for 3 minutes - stir then another 2 minutes till hot throughout. )
Thanks very much for that Wolfie, that actually sounds really tasty, and that is what will be served this evening . Think I made a risotto once before but could have done with adding more liquid to it, and I didnt add any wine to it. Off to the shop later for Fromage Frais ,Asparagus.and leek.
Thanks again for your culinary help
Thanks again for your culinary help
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My wife made me some jamon serrano with mature goat's cheese sandwiches to take with me on the train.She even put put in my bag a small bottle of wine .
Love my wife to bits .Already miss her.
Love my wife to bits .Already miss her.
Us women spoil you men ya know ! Ive sent Mr Penguin off this morning with a Biscotti, beef sarnie, bag of Ranch Veggie Straws, and a pineapple greek yoghurt. Unfortunately he got a small bottle of Green Tea instead of wine !
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Lucky mr Pittpenguin .Nothing wrong with green tea .
A good woman is worth her weight in gold .
Risotto with cheddar?! Get some parmesan in there!
One of the best things I've ever eaten was a pear, honey and pecorino risotto. Absolutely spectacular and I even managed to nab the recipe. Not a chance that it will be as good when I come round to trying it though.
One of the best things I've ever eaten was a pear, honey and pecorino risotto. Absolutely spectacular and I even managed to nab the recipe. Not a chance that it will be as good when I come round to trying it though.
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Ah yes, you might have me there Nando m'boy!
I think we'd run out of the stuff, so Mature white cheddar was the only thing suitable to go in... so in it went, then I wrote the recipe and Bingo!!
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