What are you making for dinner?

Caroby

Veg korma curry with brown basmati rice and breaded soya nuggets tonight, followed by tinned mandarin orange slices and dark chocolate soya yoghurt.

Brie

leftovers from a funeral feast - sandwiches and chicken and pork pie from waitrose (1.3k - lovely) plus 2 cakes and too too too tooooooooo much drink of the not meant for the AA variety.  And 2 cakes.  and stollen bites.  And cheese.  and all the other things bought and in the freezer as we realised they weren't actually needed.  

JIL

Breaded chicken/ breaded halloumi, chopped salad. Half a jacket potato each. 

kerri_gt

Reheated a jacket spud I'd prev cooked in the air fryer (did two at once to see what they were like) with beans and cheese.

@Brie that sounds a rather delicious spread albeit from sad circumstances. I do wonder if I might become one of these old ladies who just turns up at random wakes for the food one day.

Islandmaid

Had a bit of a cancer health scare over the past 10 days, never had so many medical appointments - just waiting for results after a small op on Monday. Thinking that as it’s now Thursday and I’ve heard nothing, they can’t think it’s anything sinister. Isn’t our NHS fab 🫶 let’s hope the government doesn’t mess it up 🤞

food has been a bit random, but have got back into the swing today and restocked, a stir fry with rice noodles for them, bean sprouts for me.  Have some ham stock to make into soup for tomorrow night, even though the Sun is out and it’s showing 22° in our garden 🤗 still be nice to pretend it’s autumn 😊

Brie

kerri_gt said:

@Brie that sounds a rather delicious spread albeit from sad circumstances. I do wonder if I might become one of these old ladies who just turns up at random wakes for the food one day.

I think feeding random strange old ladies (& gents) should be part of the funeral party regime!!

I'm considering renting myself out as a mourner.  Doesn't matter who the ceremony is for I always end up sobbing.  People were very sweet to me (I know she was just your MiL but she obviously meant a lot to you.) as I sniveled away.   Quite frankly I well up watching puppies in toilet paper ads on tv so anything genuinely sad makes me a basket case.

Eldi_Dos

Brie said:

kerri_gt said:

@Brie that sounds a rather delicious spread albeit from sad circumstances. I do wonder if I might become one of these old ladies who just turns up at random wakes for the food one day.

I think feeding random strange old ladies (& gents) should be part of the funeral party regime!!

I'm considering renting myself out as a mourner.  Doesn't matter who the ceremony is for I always end up sobbing.  

A Zio di Roma, a uncle from Rome.

Your comments reminded me of a Neopolitan tradition that poor families to present a good impression would hire a Uncle from Rome to give a bit of prestige to the occasion.Usually a well dressed and cultured chap who was a bit down on their luck would be employed.

Sorry to hear of your loss, keep well.

Islandmaid

Pea and ham soup and HM bread for them, cheese and seed crackers for me

Bronson

I love North Indian dishes. All Aloo Paratha is my favorite because this is the only North Indian dish which I know to do. I made this dish from the left over Potato Masala Poriyal which was made for lunch.

C_J

Hope all is well with you @Islandmaid. You’re right, the NHS is fantastic and picking things up early makes such a difference. Fingers crossed here that all is benign.

We shall be watching Strictly tonight with a glass of wine and a Chinese Fakeaway - I will be making some sweet chilli chicken and special fried rice, and I have bought some ready made spring rolls. They are never as nice as proper takeaway ones, but they’ll do!