food for hot weather

Jay-Jay_4

Lettuce should be forbidden! Lettuce is a plant that tastes of plants.... I don't understand why anyone would choose to eat it let alone enjoy it!

patchwork_cat

Zombiecazz - can you post a recipe for your pilaf? I love the combo of chicken and mushrooms

zombiecazz

patchwork_cat wrote:

Zombiecazz - can you post a recipe for your pilaf? I love the combo of chicken and mushrooms

mine's a little adhoc...It's just how I cook

Dice an onion
dice a carrot
slice or quarter 8 or so mushrooms
cube two chicken breasts
some curry powder or curry paste
juice 1/2 a lemon
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups of rice (i use basmati)
Tin of drained chickpeas (optional)
3 chunks of frozen spinach (optional)

gently saute the carrot and onion for a couple of minutes, add the chicken and saute for another 2 minutes or so.
add curry powder or paste. Mix through thoroughly
add mushrooms and rice and saute for a further minute.
Add chicken stock, lemon juice, chickpeas, spinach.
bring to boil. Season.
AT this stage you can gently simmer on stove, put into oven proof dish and cook for 40 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed or put into SC and leave for 3 to 4 hours or until all liquid absorbed.

Wally_2

I must stop reading these posts about food, I always end up feeling really hungry.

zombiecazz

Must put my oars in I LOVE SALAD.
Made a fab one the other day with LOTS OF LETTUCE, tomatoes, spring onion, cucumber, peppers, sliced mango and big fat juicy prawns. Then I drizzled over a dressings made of walnut oil, raspberry vinegar, ginger, lemon juice, mustard seed, honey, chives and lemon thyme.mmmmm!!!:)

Churchmouse

Me too! I adore salad! And walnut oil! Yum yum! In fact everything in your dressing!!:T :T

Now I want some!:D

I love to read your recipe ideas zombiecazz! Must start to try some out!:rotfl:

I'm one of those cooks who rarely keep strictly to a recipe, but for some strange reason I have to have one to deviate from, if you know what i mean!!:rotfl:

Jay-Jay_4

zombiecazz wrote:

Must put my oars in I LOVE SALAD.
Made a fab one the other day with LOTS OF LETTUCE, tomatoes, spring onion, cucumber, peppers, sliced mango and big fat juicy prawns. Then I drizzled over a dressings made of walnut oil, raspberry vinegar, ginger, lemon juice, mustard seed, honey, chives and lemon thyme.mmmmm!!!:)

I'd love to sit down and eat that, I bet it looked lovely ... but the only things that I could eat out of that lot are prawns, a bit of tomato and lemon juice.

It makes summer eating so difficult when you don't like salad :cool:

thriftlady_2

crana999 wrote:

What's diced Q? I am mystified.

Could it be diced Qcumber ?

I was feeling a bit stumped for meals too,so thanks for all the inspiration,some fabulous ideas here.

Ajax18

Sour cream potatoes with turkey stripes and salad

Fry turkey stripes in a pan with salt, pepper, oregano and basil until golden brown.

Boil charlotte or baby potatoes with the skin.

Mix sour cream and herby cream cheese together and add salt, pepper and fresh chives, voila, a nice sour cream dip for the potatoes and the turkey. And it's cold.

Serve with mixed salad (iceberg lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots and raddish) topped with olive oil and salt and pepper.

It's a simple meal but really refreshing...

zombiecazz

Churchmouse wrote:

Me too! I adore salad! And walnut oil! Yum yum! In fact everything in your dressing!!:T :T

Now I want some!:D

I love to read your recipe ideas zombiecazz! Must start to try some out!:rotfl:

I'm one of those cooks who rarely keep strictly to a recipe, but for some strange reason I have to have one to deviate from, if you know what i mean!!:rotfl:

Yeah me too. Most of my meals I make up as I go along, but when I'm lacking inspiration or I have an ingredient that I want to do something new with, I go online and do a search. Then I play with the recipe. Mainly because I never have all the ingredients available.

Did you see my post about fresh apple and mint salsa? A new find that I adore...Gee I'm beginning to some like a Rep for a new product:rolleyes: