What are you making for dinner?

JIL

Spendywendywoo said:

Tonight I am making paella for dinner, there will be leftovers for this week for DS's lunches (half term). 

I've also got produce for a big batch of leek and potato soup which I will freeze straight away but use for lunches over the next couple of weeks (I still have a batch of veg soup for tomorrow). I also have some thick bacon to use (picked up the wrong type in the shop last week and don't want it to go to waste) so will be making a creamy bacon pasta for me and DH. Not sure if this will freeze well though, thoughts?

If I have any bacon, I use it in soups. Especially potato and leek and lentil and bacon. I always fry it and then add the veg to saute. 

I dont freeze pasta dishes but I would think yours would be ok.

Tonight I made chicken, baby potatoes and salad. I had fake chicken. 
Daughter is avoiding gluten so I coated the chicken in spicy tortilla chips that I made into crumbs. Worked really well. 

Lage

JIL said:
Tonight I made chicken, baby potatoes and salad. I had fake chicken. 

Daughter is avoiding gluten so I coated the chicken in spicy tortilla chips that I made into crumbs. Worked really well. 

My son is also avoiding gluten. Thanks for the idea!

Frith

Kedgeree! 

JIL

I love kedgeree @Frith. My daughter has a green box delivery that comes with seasoning and a recipe card. They are stacking up in the utility room. I noticed there is kedgeree in there, so may make it.

Tonight I made fish and chips. I thought I only had hake in the freezer, but found some posh haddock loins so that was breaded and airfryed with some homemade chips. With a portion of mushy peas, a slice of bread and butter and a cup of tea. Simple pleasures. 

Brie

carbonara tonight.  at least that's what he says now.  

eggs benedict predicted for breakfast.

sams247

Made a fish pie, Jamie Oliver style.  Made mash a bit special by adding grated cheese. Very nice it was too

Brie

Went to the the fish guy (that's the name of the shop!) and got some tuna steaks and some trout filets.  The trout is for my breakfast on Friday I think.  The tuna is for tonight and I'm also going to try @JIL's ratatouille to go with it.  Assuming the veg that we've had for the last week or so is still useable.  If not I'll roast some peppers (maybe with added shallots?) that I bought and we'll have just those instead.   

JIL

Funnily enough @Brie we are having roasted veg tonight, if theres any left over I will make it into Ratatouille and freeze it. 

The roasted veg will be cooked with chicken thighs and chorizo, with some potatoes as well. Always a favourite and so easy. 

I do end up with two roasting trays of it, one with meat and one without.  Probably because I do far too much 😀

Brie

JIL said:

Funnily enough @Brie we are having roasted veg tonight, if theres any left over I will make it into Ratatouille and freeze it. 

The roasted veg will be cooked with chicken thighs and chorizo, with some potatoes as well. Always a favourite and so easy. 

I do end up with two roasting trays of it, one with meat and one without.  Probably because I do far too much 😀

OH has come into the kitchen and asked where the ratatouille is.  I said in the oven.  OH says "well that's not right according to Saint Elizabeth!!"  (aka Elizabeth David) Apparently every veg is supposed to be cooked separately in massive volumes of olive oil which no doubt she had to tell people in her books that they shouldn't be buying at the chemist.   I said something sacrilegious in response.  I know I should have said that Floyd used this method as that would have got a tut and a nod of approval.  

I hope this will be like my homemade soup where the OH tuts and says how it's going to be dreadful and then asks for a second serving.  

On the plus side he did say "oh! garlic!!!" in an approving fashion as having no garlic oil I had added 2 finely chopped very large cloves.  Nothing subdues an OH like excesses of garlic.

Brie

@ 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. 

from your previous @JIL......  I might think about adding the olives.  He likes olives.....