What are you making for dinner?

Brie

That looks lush @Frith!!!

I did a salmon fish cake that was in the freezer but it wasn't delightful. I had a bit of grilled salmon from breakfast that was much nicer (although i found it very bland at breakfast) but that did with a jacket. Nothing else needed

BlueJ94

Im sooo fed up deciding what's for dinner.. OH is a fussy eater no veggies, fruit, rice minimal pasta.. won't eat fish or pork. suggestions?!

suzeesu2000

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Give him a pen and paper and ask him to construct a menu for the week, then you can add your veggies/rice etc. I have similar with my DH. My poor SIL has worse as her partner will not touch any veg or fruits! I do things like, if he wants something which needs oven cooking, what can I have that can go in the oven too? If you use a steamer like we do, his veggies in one basket and mine in another. You have to think a bit different. Good luck!

Brie

@BlueJ94

I've started making cottage pie as it's something that the OH loves. What he doesn't realise is that only about half of the contents is meat - I'm bunging in chopped peppers, courgette, red lentils as well as the necessary onion. Using a bit of passata too. OH "helpfully" reminded me last time to put in a stock cube!! As if I needed reminding!!!

My long term go to is something that might be chicken cacciatore. Chicken thighs coated in bread crumbs mixed with half a dry packet of spag bol mix browned in a deep sauce pan with some onions. I then add mushrooms. Everything goes into a big casserole pot or stays in the deep pan (depending on my mood) and then add a couple of glasses of wine or stock scraping up all the bits sticking to the pan. Goes nicely with potatoes or bread. (or rice or pasta)

BlueJ94

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My OH wont eat mashed potatoes 🤦‍♀️😂

Brie

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sliced potatoes instead?

weenancyinAmerica

Can you disguise the mashed potatoes, maybe in soup? Or use them as a topping and make them crispy?

Brie

Speaking of mash - that's what we had last night with some lovely sage and pepper pork sausages. I also fried up some onion and a red pepper is a decent quantity of olive oil - lovely on the mash and perhaps the OO is better for me than vast quantities of butter. OH had a moment of annoyance that I didn't cook all 6 of the sausages but put one in the freezer. Yes he would have eaten it along with the 3 I'd prepared for him but he didn't need it and is trying to cut down on his intake so I do my best to help.

No idea what we'll have this evening. We both still recovering from colds so not feeling very ambitious.

Brie

BBQ time has come!!! After decades of being a dedicated Weber fan I discovered that a local place had a line of Canadian bbqs in stock and, more MSEishly, they had discounted them to clear out the stock to make room for their festive seasonal display. Extra cream on top too because I got a display model so it's completely assembled. All I need to do is wash and season the cast iron grills!!! I love it when this works out.

So the question is what's for dinner?? Once the bbq is sorted I'll be heading off to see what luscious items I can get to try it out. I'm thinking burgers but may make some kebabs. And may need to get the cushions back on the garden chairs so we can eat out and enjoy the return of the warm weather.