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Post by Phar Lap on Mar 28, 2021 23:58:45 GMT -5
What are you having for dinner tonight? Me hmm 🤔 I’d love to have roast duck with duchess potatoes, asparagus and a white wine jus. Followed by Crèam Brûlée and Cognac. That’s what I’d love to have. But in actual fact what I will be getting my choppers around is stewed beef, mashed potatoes and mashed carrots. No dessert. No wine.. Boooring! But I think there’s still some grapes in the fridge, and I know there’s a few cans of Kombucha.
How about you? Are your culinary skills working well or will you have something quick and easy?
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Mar 29, 2021 7:08:50 GMT -5
Chicken massaman curry, which used up the remains of frozen chicken thigh fillets, half a jar of curry paste, a tin of coconut milk, the last of my cooking oil and the last of my bag of rice. I’ll freeze two serves for next week.
I move in two weeks.
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Post by sprite on Apr 8, 2021 14:05:40 GMT -5
We had toad in the hole (veggie sausages, sad on their own, but good in this), and some frozen veggies I'd roaste d earlier.
the batter on the sausagages was nice and poofy around hte edges, but under/between the sausages, still a bit gummy.
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Post by Liiisa on Apr 8, 2021 18:02:15 GMT -5
Frozen wild mushroom pizza, salad, ice cream
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Post by sophie on Apr 9, 2021 23:39:50 GMT -5
Stuffed peppers (stuffed with a grain mix, cheese, sautéed veggies and pesto) steamed broccoli snd salad.
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Post by Liiisa on Apr 10, 2021 17:37:54 GMT -5
Leftover carry-out vegan farro and bean bowl mixed with beef chili and grated black bomber Cheddar on top.
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Post by riverhorse on Apr 11, 2021 5:37:31 GMT -5
I tossed the pheasant into its marinade a few hours ago, ready for tonight's roast feast.
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Post by Phar Lap on Apr 11, 2021 6:29:04 GMT -5
Pad Thai, Passionfruit yoghurt with curbed honeycomb and white chocolate, Perrier.
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Post by Phar Lap on Apr 11, 2021 22:29:41 GMT -5
I tossed the pheasant into its marinade a few hours ago, ready for tonight's roast feast. Reminded me of this... I’m not the pheasant plucker, I’m the pheasant plucker’s son, I’m simply plucking feathers till the feather plucker comes! I am not the pheasant plucker, I’m the pheasant plucker’s mate. I am only plucking pheasants Because the pheasant plucker’s late. Try saying those fast ten times! |
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Post by sprite on Apr 13, 2021 15:01:12 GMT -5
We had clams, noodles, and stir fry veggies. Once again, I nearly killed the partner by overfrying the chilis and creating a sort of nerve gas which doesn't bother me at all, but nearly incapacitates him.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Apr 14, 2021 3:56:01 GMT -5
I ordered in. Garlic prawn pizza, churros and Sprite. I have leftovers, too.
I have to go out tomorrow to order a fridge. I’m using the one in the van, but because the back door is sticking badly, it is twice the usual effort to go out there. And I have to keep the cat safely in the house for a few days, so am shutting her in the spare room whenever I go out, which generally requires a food bribe.
At least I’m now in a town where I can get food delivered.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Apr 15, 2021 5:09:56 GMT -5
When I came home from ordering appliances, I bought enough Chinese takeaway for three meals, so I’m set for a while.
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Post by Phar Lap on Apr 16, 2021 4:38:06 GMT -5
In the old days, Friday was fish’n’chips. Friday was ALWAYS fish’n’chips! Today is Friday. Today is a lazy day. Dinner is fish’n’chips!
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Post by sprite on Apr 16, 2021 6:42:38 GMT -5
We'll have Scotch Broth and dumplings, but the pearl barley keeps soaking up all the liquid I put in, so I'll have to add in some seasoning to compensate for hte extra liquid I put in to steam the dumplings. This means summoning my taste tester to make sure I don't oversalt or some such.
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Post by Liiisa on Apr 16, 2021 17:52:26 GMT -5
Dinner was a Weird Leftover Buffet: macaroni and cheese, pork and chive dumplings, collard greens, roast vegetables, and ice cream.
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Post by Phar Lap on Apr 16, 2021 19:59:18 GMT -5
Ice cream you scream we all scream for ice cream ra ra ra!
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Post by Liiisa on Apr 22, 2021 16:55:59 GMT -5
Tonight I actually cooked something - chicken thighs with a lemon-miso sauce; it's good.
Ice cream will be for dessert again, of course. Just a tiny amount.
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Post by kraken on Apr 23, 2021 11:32:09 GMT -5
I made a culinary purist's abomination two nights ago - it's like a cross between a chili and some sort of pasta dish with all sorts of veg, different beans, chopped up spaghetti and soy mince in a tomato base with tons of onion, garlic and spices. It's very tasty which is good as I made loads-- it came to six dinners' worth, I'm probably going to freeze a few at least!
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Post by sprite on Apr 23, 2021 13:11:28 GMT -5
Mmmm... I put butter on my rice tonight. I'd forgotten how much I like that.
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Post by tzarine on Jun 18, 2021 16:23:38 GMT -5
thai red curry
to which i added cilantro, lime & cardamom (dont tell the lads, fish sauce)
tzarevich is making rice
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 18, 2021 18:00:39 GMT -5
Tortellini, tomato sauce, salad with a nice avocado, white wine spritzerized with seltzer, and peach ice cream.
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Post by tzarine on Jun 18, 2021 18:34:19 GMT -5
Tortellini, tomato sauce, salad with a nice avocado, white wine spritzerized with seltzer, and peach ice cream. love spritzerland wine! |
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Post by Phar Lap on Jun 19, 2021 0:56:22 GMT -5
What is spritzerlined wine? Wine turned into whine? For whine drinkers?
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 19, 2021 5:42:20 GMT -5
Half wine half seltzer. I said "spritzerized" so as to not imply that I was drinking a bottled spritzer, which I have doubts about
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Jun 19, 2021 8:06:45 GMT -5
Seltzer is not a word in common use in Australia, except for the indigestion remedy alka seltzer. I would make a wine spritzer with soda water. Great in a schooner glass on a hot western NSW day.
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Post by Phar Lap on Jun 19, 2021 11:04:44 GMT -5
Seltzer and spritzerised is still all a mystery to me. When I drink wine, I drink wine, when I drink water, I drink water. The only thing added to wine is my fondness for it.
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 19, 2021 15:16:17 GMT -5
"Spritzerized" is a word I made up on the spot, so you can forget you ever saw it unless you see it again somewhere else, at which point you can blame it on me having coined it.
Seltzer is basically soda water only less intensely fizzy. I have no idea what the difference is.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Jun 19, 2021 17:46:01 GMT -5
I’ve also used sparkling mineral water, which has less sodium than soda water.
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Post by riverhorse on Jun 20, 2021 9:53:19 GMT -5
Seafood and chorizo paella tonight. Only I couldn't find any paella rice at the supermarket so and using normal rice and hoping it's not too gluggy.
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Post by sophie on Jun 20, 2021 10:31:52 GMT -5
We are having a picnic later today..I went to a middle eastern deli yesterday with daughter-in-law and we indulged in stuff for today!
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