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It was the famous 2 minute noodles fr me again last night. I am suffering frm severe lack of motivation in the kitchen department. I just seem so tired all the time.
I am going to try and make my own pasta tonight though with french baguettes and the last frozen pasta sauce. Depends on what time I get back from mothers group. If I get back too late it will be whats left of the tubular spaghetti and a can of stagg chilli over the top :lol:
I got off my lazy a$$ finally and made some dinner!!!!
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Woot Woot!!! :cheer: :p
I am so full of pride :D:D:D:D
Spag bowl for the kids and alfrado pasta with diced left over bbq chook for me, dh away all week so has to fend for himself
looks good sarah!
Homemade pizza. Mmmmm, pizza.
NOTHING! And I'm sooking about it BIGTIME! :( :(
I'd send you some pizza if I could hon...
Chicken and mushroom risotto with insalata caprese. It was good. Really, really good. Worth standing for an hour over a hot stove on a 28 degree night for.
we had vegetable frittata and scolloped potatoes
Veal scallopini with a creamy sauce containing diced ham, anchovies, capers and grappa, Genovese-style potatoes (pot roast with anchovies and olive oil, then tossed with garlic and parsley) and a little steamed broccolli
Tonight I made Gado Gado (Balinese dish), its just basically steamed vegies, lettuce, boiled potatoes, boiled eggs, bean sprouts and all you add is satay sauce. I also added tofu.
Tomorrow night going to do a vegetarian spagetti bol.
We trying to eat less meat these days...
Yum sounds nice, I made crispy potato skins for lunch yesterday and kept the insides to make my Tex Mex Potato soup for dinner.
Tonight maybe homemade pasta and sauce...
homemade chicken and vegie pies!
Eggplant parmigiana with home-made pasta sauce, home-made hot chips as a side with asparagus.
LMS, have lots of questions for you.... what do you serve with the potato skins, how do you make them, and how do you make the potato soup, please?
Tonight, steak and veg, maybe mushroom or pepper sauce? :rolleyes:
Tomorrow, lamb chop and bacon stew. Still not sure how that one is going to work out. Not sure if they would go well together? And what else to put in???
Thursday, silverside (have a new recipe to try out!) with mustard sauce (maybe, have to check if the Man likes mustard first, I have no idea! :doh:), mash or baby spuds.
Here are the recipes I use.
CRISPY POTATO SKINS
4 large (about 1kg) sebago potatoes, scrubbed
Olive oil spray
1/2 cup (50g) grated cheddar
Mild tomato salsa, or a dip of your choice
Preheat oven to 180?C. Place the potatoes on the shelf in the oven and bake for 1-1 1/2 hours or until tender. Set aside to cool slightly before handling.
Cut the potatoes in half lengthways. Use a spoon to carefully scoop out the soft potato flesh, leaving some close to the skin. Cut each piece into 2 or 3 pieces lengthways.
Line a baking tray with nonstick baking paper. Place the potato skins on the baking tray and spray generously with olive oil. Sprinkle with cheddar. Bake for about 20 minutes or until skins are golden and crispy. Serve with salsa or dip.
TEX - MEX POTATO SOUP
2 lg. potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 med. onion, finely chopped
1 med. green capsicum, chopped
1 med. red capsicum, chopped
3 tbsp. butter
4 oz. cooked ham, cubed
1 tbsp. chopped green chilies
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/8 to 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
300ml chicken broth
1 egg yolk, slightly beaten
1/4 c. heavy cream
1/2 c. shredded tasty cheese
Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain water. Saute onion and green and red capsicum in butter in skillet for 10 minutes or until softened. Stir in ham, chilies, pepper, and cayenne. Cook 1 minute longer. Reserve. Combine potatoes and chicken broth in electric blender and puree. Return to saucepan and add vegetable mixture. Heat soup just to boiling. Beat egg yolk with heavy cream in small bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup hot soup, then stir yolk mixture back into saucepan. Gently heat soup; do not boil. Garnish with Cheddar cheese. Makes 4 cups.
I usually add chilli powder for more kick because I love spicy food, some say it is spicy enough as it is. When in doubt, taste test.
YUMMMMM Sarah!! I am going to have to make that soup!!
We are having drumstick stew tonight!! Yummmmm.......
We just had ours! Butter chicken with basmati rice!
Yummmm this all sounds ace!
We just had risotto (with ham, tomato, spinach and mushroom), and garlic bread made with bread I baked today. Mmm...
Thank you LMS. Much appreciated.
Not making the mustard sauce, the Man doesn't like it. As I thought.
No worries, last nights dinner/disaster is in my blog complete with photos. Link in my sig.
Tonight's tea is chicken, snowpea and almond stirfry. Yumo!
...What I'm cooking for dinner tonight!
Scotch fillet with a creamy mushroom and white wine sauce, mashed potatoes and honey carrots!
Sauce
500g of finely chopped mushrooms
200ml of cream
125ml of white wine
30g of butter
1tso of Garlic
salt and pepper
Method
Melt the butter over a gentle heat in a medium sized saucepan.
Add the garlic and the chopped mushrooms and season with salt and pepper.
Stir all of the ingredients together and cook until the mushrooms have softened and darkened in colour.
Turn the heat up on the stove and pour in the white wine.
Stir the ingredients and cook until the wine had reduced by two-thirds.
Turn the heat down and stir in the cream.
Pour over cooked steak and serve.
Mmm can't wait! DH is going to LOVE it!!!
Sounds yummo!! I might have to make the same for dinner tonight :)
Sounds divine Amy! Steak and Mushy sauce is a fave around here, we often have it with potato rosti. Nomnomonom.
We're having Beef & Guiness stew with dumplings and mashed potato. I daresay that is going to be a lot of carbs, but I think I'll be working it off this week!
Dinner last night was DIVINE!! DH thought it was great! I TOLD him I could cook :D it's just much nicer when he does it :lol:
Last night we had 'sort of' fish and chips - locally caught fish steamed in foil with coriander, ginger and chilli, with home made chippies and steamed new season asparagus, snow peas and beans. Oh boy it was good!
Tonight we're having bacon, maple syrup, grilled banana and pancakes (what's wrong with breakfast for dinner?), just because we can. And because I have a heap of bacon which I have to use up.
i really feel like a thai curry but dont have any chicken!
tonight i was thinking i would do a Crispy skin chilly chicken thigh surved with fried rice and green veg.
last night we had Rogan Josh with garlic naan and isaac loved it. we have been slowly getting him used to hot and spicy food.
Hmmm now im hungry
Sorry, I lied. In the end we had BL(+A)Ts for lunch the next day, and had homemade pizza instead for dinner. (For anyone interested, it was with ham, salami, marinated chargrilled capsicum and eggplant, fennel marinated kalamata olives, mushrooms, onion, thyme, garlic and fresh mozzarella. We call it our deli special. It is, if I may say so myself, da bomb! OK, you can all stop drooling now).:
:lol: suse you are allowed to change your mind.
Tonight... kids dinner was chicken sausages, mashed potatoes and their favourite vegetable (Matilda's is carrot sticks atm, and Jovie's is red capsicum).
Adults dinner: Grilled balsamic lamb and haloumi salad..... *drool* I do slices of sweet potato and potato roasted in the oven and then lined the plate bottom. Salad of cos & spinach, red capsicum, sun dried tomatoes and kalamata olives. Topped with grilled lamb and haloumi & topped with a balsamic dressing.
Oh that sounds yummo Christy. I haven't had haloumi for yonks, might have to have some.
I'm cooking for a dinner party:
Nicoise Ravioli (Beef, Orange & Spinach) on a bed of garlic baby spinach
Chicken Breast on the Bone wrapped in pancetta, roasted on a bed of leek & thyme with white wine.
Truffle Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan
I've cooked the Beef Shin till it fell apart, am about to make the filling for the ravioli. I've made the pasta dough and its just waiting to be rolled in my pasta machine. The dinner Party is at my gf's house so I'll be taking the food with me :D
sooooo cai what times dinner :lol:
sounds delish!
LOL AJP!!! I'll have to make it again I think the ravioli filling is DIVINE. I was scared at first it wasn't going to taste very good. But OMG its sooooooo good! And Marc's sad because its going to make heaps which means there is going to be leftovers to freeze as we only need 4 pieces each for entree ;)
So when should I book you in :P
i think we all need to gate crash cai's place for a feed
no matter what she cooks (even if it's stuff i don't normally eat) - just the sounds of it makes me hungry - how rude!
:lol: i bet he's sad!!
oohhh anytime suits me :lol:
Fish (from the fish n chip shop)
Salad - Lettuce, tomato, cheese, bacon and perinaise
Herb Potato Wedge thingies
Bread Rolls
Can't wait!
HAYDIES ... second that here !! ... potatoe wedges & herbal seasoned fish (home oven-style) :dance:
... and don't forget my Thomy brand mayo to dip em in ;)
Good lazy Sat night dinner !!!
shepherds pie!