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What are you making for dinner?

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  • JIL
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    @ brie I use red onion,  white onion, peppers, aubergine, courgette and any tomatoes I want to get rid of.  I just chop them up, toss in garlic oil, add some balsamic vinegar, dried oregano and roast them in the oven.
    Sometimes I add olives. Once roasted I add a tin of chopped tomatoes and let that heat. Simple, but that's how I cook. 
  • Brie
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    JIL said:
    @ brie I use red onion,  white onion, peppers, aubergine, courgette and any tomatoes I want to get rid of.  I just chop them up, toss in garlic oil, add some balsamic vinegar, dried oregano and roast them in the oven.
    Sometimes I add olives. Once roasted I add a tin of chopped tomatoes and let that heat. Simple, but that's how I cook. 
    sounds delightful.  And easy!!!
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  • Brie
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    I don't care if it's mid week - Taxco had discounted pork joints and I got a nice one for £6 so we're having that with some potato cakes that Lidl sell - they've got broccoli and rebochon cheese in them.  So not quite a roast dinner but almost.  Sorta meal you eat at the dining room table instead of while watching reruns of BBT.
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  • JIL
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    @Brie I will be popping in lidl tomorrow to see those potato cakes, they sound interesting.

    Chinese new year, so I made slow cooked belly pork. Vege chow mein and prawn fried rice.

    I'm on a mission this week, I have loads of eggs bought over Christmas, about a week out of date but passing the float test.
    I have been making some big tray bakes each night when the oven goes on, portioning up and freezing in individual slices/squares.  It's also getting rid of lots of open bags of nuts and fruit. 
  • sams247
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    My butcher makes up tray dishes with various meat off cuts.  I bought a small one of Teriyaki chicken and put that with rice and cucumber wedges.  Very nice, quite spicy but nice.
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          1. Brie
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            JIL said:
            @Brie I will be popping in lidl tomorrow to see those potato cakes, they sound interesting.

            Chinese new year, so I made slow cooked belly pork. Vege chow mein and prawn fried rice.

            I'm on a mission this week, I have loads of eggs bought over Christmas, about a week out of date but passing the float test.
            I have been making some big tray bakes each night when the oven goes on, portioning up and freezing in individual slices/squares.  It's also getting rid of lots of open bags of nuts and fruit. 
            Sorry but I didn't see any of the potato cakes in Lidl today - it's one of those things that comes in maybe 3 or 4 times a year.  The ones we had were in fact bacon and reblochon but they do broccoli ones and a couple of other varieties as well.  I always figure they are an easy all in one to go with something meaty.  4 to a pack so the OH likes to have 2 and I have 1 and then he grumbles as there's no extras for him.  (there's a reason he's a big lad.....)
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          2. JIL
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            Thanks @Brie I didn't get to lidl as there were traffic lights and I avoided the area.

            Tonight daughter and I had tuna pasta bake and husband had actifry fish and chips.
            Last cake made tonight. I now have 78 slices of cake in the freezer.  
          3. 4th Feb 2025.  I am feeling lazy....now defrosting Tesco's Lincolnshire sausages.  I halved sweet peppers, which are now in the oven in my favourite cast iron skillet.  Once they are bit softened, I will stuff the skinned sausage into the sweet pepper dusted with flour inside.   I will put them back into the oven so that they all cooked through. I'll make couscous and salad to serve with the stuffed peppers. 
          4. JIL
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            edited 4 February pm28 8:05PM
            I made a nut roast in individual squares. I had one for my dinner and 8 went in the freezer.  Husband and daughter had lamb shank. Served with Ratatouille, green beans and roasted parmesan potatoes.

            If anyone is interested, I made the nut roast, by sauteing leek, grated carrot and celery, herbs and garlic in butter, boiled some red lentils about a cup full, then drained them.

            Whizzed up a 100g bag of mixed nuts, 6 small slices of granary bread also whizzed and some bits of cheese, also whizzed.

            Combined it all with two eggs then put it into a tray that had nine compartments.  Pressed it down, topped with a little grated cheese and baked at 180 for 30 mins.

            Tastes nice with a tomato sauce.



            While the oven was on I cooked up something that turned out to be  beef and liver, the dogs will be pleased, I have no idea how long its been there and its created a space.  
          5. Brie
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            Treated ourselves by going out to a fish and chip restaurant.  Local social media had suggested it was good and they were right.  And the first time in about 10 years I've seen any place offering huss/rock.  Not only was the cooking nicely done it was a treat to have it straight from the fryer on to our plates and no washing up afterwards. 

            £27 total for 2 portions with chips, 1 buttered roll for him and a couple of pots of tea.  Not quite as cheap as getting a take away but it would have been a good 10 - 15 minute drive from this place to home so like I said - nice to have things piping hot!!

            We have agreed to have one dinner out or one really nice dinner in at least once a week rather than just doing things that can be eaten in front of the TV.  I like it because we end up spending more time talking rather than just grunting over our grub.
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