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What are you making for dinner?

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  • Frith
    Frith Posts: 8,872 Forumite
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    Son1 is making a pizza (from scratch). I’ve just cut a few potato wedges to go with it.
  • kerri_gt
    kerri_gt Posts: 11,202 Forumite
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    Still here - head still rather sore but stopped feeling icky now which is good.

    Tonight I had a portion of lamb mince I'd cooked the their weekend, cba to make any potatoes with it so just nuked it, had some mixed veg and the end bit of a crusty loaf to mop up with. Was very nice and just what a chilly day needed. One tub used from the freezer....I feel another batch of 'making' coming up to use up some more freezer stuff soon.

    Cooked up a big pot of veggie / soya mince chilli tonight ready for tomorrow, along with the tomatoes, onions and beans there's also some grated carrot and a chopped up pepper that was looking a bit wrinkly in it (and some mushrooms but I'll have to pick those out for OH...I like them..he will tolerate them at a push).

    IM I also popped in a couple of squares of dark chock that was open in the fridge as I recalled you mentioned you did this (I think....if i dreamt it I blame the head knock :huh: ) but couldn't remember how much you put in. I also always add a good dollop of marmite to give it the depth I find can lack without the meat.
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  • Tonight we had pork chops in bbq sauce done in the SC, with couscous, roasted veg and corn on the cob... followed by a YS salted caramel and chocolate cheesecake.

    Tomorrow we'll be having SC sausage casserole with herby baby potatoes and cabbage.
  • Kung Po prawns and Kung Po sprouts, maybe with chips. Tomorrow will be a mozzarella chicken breast rolled in bacon which I made (5 of) last week for visitors and had to freeze most of them.
  • kazwookie
    kazwookie Posts: 14,348 Forumite
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    Salad for lunch

    Pork chop and veg for dinner

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  • klew356
    klew356 Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    Wanted a break from the norm this week, tonight is LO mac cheese with garlic bread and chicken steaks. Going forward, HM sausage rolls, sausage and mash/toad in the hole and the rest of the chicken steaks and a Chinese HM night with spring rolls and sesame toast with Chinese style curry
  • Islandmaid
    Islandmaid Posts: 6,626 Forumite
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    Early start this morning, so tossed a gammon joint in brown sugar and mustard powder and into the slow cooker.

    8 hours later, home from work, made some cauliflower cheese to have with it - yummy and loads of leftovers for lunches
    Note to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!

    £300/£130
  • kerri_gt
    kerri_gt Posts: 11,202 Forumite
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    Chilli ended up catching the pan bottom when reheated, OH couldn't taste it but I can tell abide burnt stuff (he's charcoal toast whereas I'm more briefly waft bread near the toaster) so I had a small bowl of chilli which I thought was grim :( however OH ate all other three portions and I ended up heating the half pot of green (pea, mint and spinach) soup I'd defrosted last week and not eaten...so if you don't hear from me again ...you know why :eek:
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  • Islandmaid
    Islandmaid Posts: 6,626 Forumite
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    edited 5 February 2019 at 8:58PM
    Hubby took me for dinner for Chinese New Year - xin nian kuai le
    Note to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!

    £300/£130
  • C_J
    C_J Posts: 3,275 Forumite
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    Kung Hei Fat Choy!

    We went meat-free tonight, I made a tweaked version of mushroom stroganoff. Apple pie and custard for pud.
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