What are you making for dinner?

JIL

@goldfinches hope the mayo making went well. I dont know if it's still available but a blog, mortgage free in 3 had a very simple mayo recipe done in a minute and it was really good.

Tonight we had chilli, a meat version made with chunky beef from the freezer and I had a quorn one made with an onion, quorn and a couple of peppers, fried off and mixed with a chilli pasta sauce and a tin of beans. It turned out ok.

This was served on rice, and in a tortilla bowl, using wraps that were going a bit hard. 

building_with_lego

JIL said:

@goldfinches hope the mayo making went well. I dont know if it's still available but a blog, mortgage free in 3 had a very simple mayo recipe done in a minute and it was really good.

Tonight we had chilli, a meat version made with chunky beef from the freezer and I had a quorn one made with an onion, quorn and a couple of peppers, fried off and mixed with a chilli pasta sauce and a tin of beans. It turned out ok.

This was served on rice, and in a tortilla bowl, using wraps that were going a bit hard. 

Long time lurker/ occasional poster here, though I regularly check in and steal ideas for our meals.


I was intrigued by the idea of this simple mayo recipe, and googled the blog. The security certificate has expired a while ago but I hope it's ok to post the recipe itself.

TEN SECOND MAYONNAISE

• 1 whole egg (yes the whole one not just the egg yolk)
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp dry mustard
• 2tbsp lemon juice
• 250 ml oil (I used light virgin but an veg oil would be OK)

I leaned over and popped the stick blender into the jug.
Whizzed for ten seconds ………………..
MAYONNAISE!!!!!………….. 


Which genuinely sounds incredible. The photos aren't loading, and I don''t want to download them, but this is from here: https://www.mortgagefreeinthree.com/ten-second-mayonnaise/ and I am absolutely going to try it!

kerri_gt

I got a massive courgette for free locally in the week, someone had cut them that day and left them out in a box. 
I dusted four slices with flour , egg and parmesan mixed with panko breacrumbs and fried.
Had with some mackerel and potato croquettes. 
I still have loads of courgette left so any ideas gratefully received. 

greenbee

building_with_lego said:

JIL said:

@goldfinches hope the mayo making went well. I dont know if it's still available but a blog, mortgage free in 3 had a very simple mayo recipe done in a minute and it was really good.

Tonight we had chilli, a meat version made with chunky beef from the freezer and I had a quorn one made with an onion, quorn and a couple of peppers, fried off and mixed with a chilli pasta sauce and a tin of beans. It turned out ok.

This was served on rice, and in a tortilla bowl, using wraps that were going a bit hard. 

Long time lurker/ occasional poster here, though I regularly check in and steal ideas for our meals.


I was intrigued by the idea of this simple mayo recipe, and googled the blog. The security certificate has expired a while ago but I hope it's ok to post the recipe itself.

TEN SECOND MAYONNAISE

• 1 whole egg (yes the whole one not just the egg yolk)
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp dry mustard
• 2tbsp lemon juice
• 250 ml oil (I used light virgin but an veg oil would be OK)

I leaned over and popped the stick blender into the jug.
Whizzed for ten seconds ………………..
MAYONNAISE!!!!!………….. 


Which genuinely sounds incredible. The photos aren't loading, and I don''t want to download them, but this is from here: https://www.mortgagefreeinthree.com/ten-second-mayonnaise/ and I am absolutely going to try it!

This works if you use a tall, narrow jug, but isn't so easy in a wide bowl/jug. 

goldfinches

@JIL and @building_with_lego - while the ingredients are slightly different the method is exactly the same as the one I used and I can vouch for it provided you use a jug or beaker that fits snugly round the head of your stick blender. Mine took literally under 30secs to go from plunging the blender into the mixture to completely finished mayonnaise ready to be dolloped into the coleslaw bowl. I was slightly sceptical but am now completely converted to this method.

@kerri_gt - I have these two recipes sitting waiting in my folder of possibles Courgette & ricotta tart recipe | BBC Good Food and Crunchy courgette pickle recipe | BBC Good Food partly because the comments from other cooks about them are so constructive. I especially liked the idea of using a salad spinner to dry off the courgette slices for the pickle. 

Anyway, back to dinner tonight, I had a large bowl of coleslaw with a half baguette filled with Linda McCartney sausages, lettuce, tomatoes, gherkins and basil leaves followed by a coffee.

JIL

Thankyou for posting the recipe @building_with_lego

I thought mortgage free in three did some fabulous recipes,  quick porridge was  a big favourite of mine as well as a really good Norwegian apple cake, a ginger cake and curry sauces.

Tonight husband sorts the dinner, we had Harry Ramsden cod, Harry Ramsden chips (via Iceland)and home made mushy peas. 

Brie

kerri_gt said:

I still have loads of courgette left so any ideas gratefully received. 

Someone else had the same problem a week or two back....my suggestions included things like:

• thinly sliced to use instead of pasta in a lasagna
• "zucchini" cake  (I grew up with the Italian name rather than the French one)
• cut into chunks to roast with peppers, onions, potatoes (or you can just chunk and freeze for later use)
• shredded, fried in butter as an omelet filling.

goldfinches

While I was out for a late afternoon/early evening walk it turned rather cold and began to spit and spot with threateningly large drops of rain so I rejigged the dinner menu while sprinting for the front door and had toast and marmite, a fried egg and a can of baked beans followed by a boiling hot coffee. I turned the heating on for a quick blast too.

Brie

after a weary Saturday I succumbed to OH's plea for me to go and get fish & chips.  I'm trying to be sensible about it (sort of) and get the OAP portion rather than the mega platter.  unfortunately as it was 8 pm before we were eating and I was worn out and went to bed about 10 I woke at about 3 am with dreadful indigestion.  I either need to avoid stuff like this altogether or eat much earlier.

breakfast was a lovely production of eggs benedict courtesy of the OH.  I had got up a bit earlier (but still after 10!) and had a small bowl of strawberries, youghurt and muesli (pleased I've found one that is completely without any type of dried fruit which I find unpleasant in cereal)

duck & new potatoes this evening.  (should have bought some rocket to go with it but was too fussed yesterday at Sainbugs as a woman was trailing behind me coughing a lot and every time I stopped to get something she would come and stand right next to me and then lean across to get something with even a vague attempt at manners... I have low tolerance of this sort of behaviour)

I did manage to get some salmon to grill for breakfast, maybe have a tomato with it.

arielgirl

Haven't been here for a while. My other half parent keep ending up at supermarket and getting bargains. They seem to get massive ''packets'' of drumsticks. Last week we stretched them. Curry, peri peri chicken, even just chicken and rice etc. So economical considering they got them for .£1.50ish.  A few take aways. A few cooked breakfasts. Nothing v exciting. Hoping everyone is well. x