What to cook mother for dinner

LittleLauz

I've offered to cook lunch next Sunday for my mum, So she's coming round to my place.
only really cooked a few times for other people, I'm a fairly good cook ( I think, lol) but just tend to batch cook and freeze as I live alone.
So looking for inspiration as to what i could cook for her, I'll have plenty of time so that's not an issue. I also want it to be a little bit special but not too costly if possible.
So please throw and ideas this way! Thanks!!

GlasweJen

Sorry, I misread your title as "want to cook mother for dinner".

What's your budget, you and mums food tastes and are there any special requirements?

I make a mean lamb shank jardaloo in the slow cooker, serve that with boiled rice, HM chapati, some popadoms and spiced onions and any chutneys you have kicking about and sorted.

LittleLauz

Haha well that would be simpler..... Lol
I eat, or at least will try anything. My mums quite traditional, her fave meal is roast beef, but aren't quality beef joints fairly expensive?plus I've never cooked one before and I'd hate to ruin it.
The only thing she doesn't like is very garlicy tasting things. I wouldn't say I have a budget as such, I'd prefer it to not cost the earth for one meal, but I also want to treat her to something nice.

GlasweJen

Hmm, someone will be along soon with ideas on a good cut of meat that wont cost the earth. Some of the cheaper cuts taste amazing if they are cooked for longer periods of time at lower heats.

angeltreats

What about a roast chicken? You really can't go wrong with it, and everyone likes it

suzybloo

How about a lovely chicken and mushroom casserole made with a creamy white wine sauce? Served with roast poatoes, carrots and a green veg? Any left over casserole could be made into a pie. And for afters individual bread and butter puddings made in small ramekin dishes?

Guess what we are having for tea tonight!

lapis_lazuli

suzybloo wrote: »

How about a lovely chicken and mushroom casserole made with a creamy white wine sauce? Served with roast poatoes, carrots and a green veg? Any left over casserole could be made into a pie. And for afters individual bread and butter puddings made in small ramekin dishes?

Guess what we are having for tea tonight!

That sounds yummy! Would you mind posting the recipe?

LittleLauz

Mm that does sound yummy!!

suzybloo

Its recipe I made up one time as I went along and its delicious!
I will let you decide how much you need but I usually do for 6 chicken fillets.
2 chicken stock cubes made up to a litre, 2 glasses white wine, 9 shallots, roughly bout 12 mushrooms halved, 3 cloves garlic, olive oil and the chicken fillets.

In a frying pan/skillet put 4 tbsp olive oil, halved shallots, garlic and saute until onions go slightly clear and I like them slightly charred at the edges, throw in the halved mushrooms, quickly seal for 3 mins, take the veg out with a slotted spoon, leaving the pan dirty, season pan with sea salt and ground peppercorns, throw in the chicken breasts and seal them all round. You might need another spoonful of oil, Put everything in the slow cooker or casserole dish. Cook in slow cooker 4-5 hours, in the oven about 45-50 mins. Add the wine, 250ml double cream and a tablespoon cornflour mixed with a little water stir gently and then put back in oven without the casserole lid off/leave in slow cooker on high for another 15 mins to thicken! Depending on the size of your chicken fillets you might have to adjust the amount of fluid in this. I have made it upto the point where you put the cream in then frozen it, defrost it, bring to the boil and then continue from the point where you add the cream etc.
Sorry they are not fancy instructions and the terminology not exact but it works!
Enjoy - I have this in the slow cooker at the moment, and will be serving it tonight with roast potatoes, asparagus and carrot battons.

Nelski

I had a parental visit for lunch a couple of weeks ago and like you normally just cook for myself :cool: Its a great opportunity to do something that is normally just to much without the obligatory 6 portions going in the freezer

Anyway this was a real hit for my day

Creamy Chicken and mushroom pie
Minted peas with lettuce
Crushed carrots and swede
Mashed potato
Shortbread,berries and cream

All taken from Jamies 30 minute book - not too heavy on the budget but soooooo yummy - surfice to say there was no freezer potions left

ubamother

If she's lives alone, or doesn't do much 'family' cooking, how about something you just wouldn't do for one or two.

A nice big pie - Nelski's pie sounds lovely, veg (maybe a cauliflower cheese) and plenty gravy.

Home made gravy and a good choice of veg are probably not things she does for herself, and leftovers will make great soup for during the week. Compared to lots of meat, lots of veg is much cheaper as well.