Whats for dinner?

[Rouge]

Whatever is at my local store Ok I think I have figured it out *yay*

I'm going to make eggplant pastitsio pie... with a nice salad unless I change my mind again. I just need to get some lamb and some salad I have the rest.

[suse]

Just remembered that I promised to post that tagine recipe:

Chicken, Saffron & Pear Tagine.

Ingredients:

4 x chicken breast fillets, trimmed and halved
2 large or 3 medium onions, sliced
4 firm pears, peeled, cored and quartered
1 tbls each of crushed/minced ginger and garlic
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1/4 tsp saffron
1 tsp ras el hanout
2 whole cinnamon sticks
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
zest from 1/2 orange, and three slices of orange (from the same orange)
zest from one lemon
1 tbls orange flower water (or orange juice)
1/4 cup honey
50gm butter
1/4 cup olive oil
400-500ml chicken stock
1 whole bunch coriander, washed and tied with string (note: finely chop about 1/2 cup of leaves from the top of the bunch before tying)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
handful of blanched almond flakes or slivers

Method:
1. Soak saffron strands in about 1 tbls boiling water for 5 minutes.
2. Heat butter and saute pears for a few minutes. Sprinkle with cardamom, and add honey and saute over medium/high heat until lightly caramelised. Set aside.
3. Heat 1/2 of the olive oil in pan and brown chicken in batches. Set aside.
4. Heat remaining oil and gently fry onions, garlic and ginger until onions are translucent. Add cinnamon, ras el hanout, saffron & water, and black pepper and gently fry for one more minute.
5. Add chicken, stock and coriander (bunch), and bring to boil. Simmer over low heat, covered, for about 1/2 hour or until chicken is just tender.
6. Add pears and honey mixture, orange slices and zest, and simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes until sauce is reduced slightly and pears are tender. Add orange flower water.

To serve: remove orange slices, coriander and cinnamon sticks. Serve with brown rice (or couscous) and top with mixed finely chopped coriander and parsley, and slivered / flaked almonds.

Serves 4.

[Diamond75]

For dinner we had.... <insert drum roll>

TOASTED CHEESE SAMBOS!!!

Although I did do a very impressive brunch today.

[christy]

oh Suse that sounds splended...if only I could get my lot to eat fruit in things... they won't eat a biscuit if there's a sultana in it

Tonight I have potato, ham and leek soup in the SC with crusty bread rolls ready in the bread maker with timer on.

[thepixie]

Christy that sounds delish! Might have to get the bear to make some bread rolls!

[briggsy's girl]

tonight was a slacker - wedges with leftover meat from burrito's the other night and some melted cheese

not what i wanted, but the meat was there and i didn't want to waste it...

[fionas]

Homemade chicken, lentil and sweetcorn soup.

[TheBear]

BBQ Lamb Chops marinaded in rosemary and garlic, gnocchi with spinach and blue cheese sauce (bit of a hint of nutmeg and lemon in there too)