What's For Dinner?

[LadyCG]

We're having marinated salmon with a vegetable, noodle and cashew nut stir fry.

What's captivating your palate later?

[-SharonA-]

I am making a vegetable soup, mostly sweet potato based with an assortment of wilting veg & loads of cranberry beans from my neighbour's allotment.
https://www.delightedcooking.com/what-are-cranberry-beans.htm

[Buenchico]

That sounds nice, LCG!

I've only just finished my lunch, which was one of my 'cheap but lovely' concoctions:
80g of mince, defrosted in the microwave and then browned in a little hot vegetable oil in a frying pan. Then a third of a can of baked beans thrown in, along with about a third-of-a-mug-full of gravy., together with a generous dash of hot chilli powder. Simmered for 15 minutes and then simply served with a couple of thick slices of bread. It probably sounds revolting but I can assure you that it's actually a lovely, warming meal, costing not much more than 60p!

Dinner this evening might be something like a pie from my freezer (cooked, of course!), served simply with a well-buttered jacket potato. If I feel as tired as I did last night though, I might just eat the half of a can of luncheon meat that I've got left over from a similar 'meal' yesterday!

For desserts (since I've not had my lunchtime one yet), I've got one of these left in my fridge
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/301253499
and I'll probably buy some more when I go shopping later on. (Nearly all of the major supermarkets seem to be selling them at 4 for £3 at the moment).

[LadyCG]

That sounds nice, Sharon. I've used those beans before. I do like sweet potato in soups, especially with lentils, chilli, coconut and lemongrass. I've made a fair bit of soup recently.

I might make a celeriac soup one of the days.

[LadyCG]

I've never seen that before, Chris. Is it like Skyr?

[gingejbee]

Beef goulash (slow-cooker), herby mash and several steamed vegs.
Morello cherry pie and "real" custard (both Waitrose).

[Buenchico]

Kvarg ( = Quark) is different to Skyr, Lcg.
https://www.properhealthyliving.com/quark-vs-skyr-what-is-the-difference/

It's technically a cheese, being somewhere between cottage cheese and Greek yogurt. (i.e. it's thick!). It's a zero-fat, high protein product from Sweden. Just like yogurt, you can buy it in a range of flavours
https://lindahls.co.uk/product_category/0-fat/
but I like the vanilla one best.

[Buenchico]

That sounds good, Gingejbee!

[brian j john]

Fish and chips and mushy peas

[LadyCG]

Sounds very comforting, gingejbee. I like loads of paprika in my Goulash.

Very nice, Brian. I think little one is having the same, except it'll be scampi.

[Meaghan27]

I'm making marinated crispy chicken thighs served with homemade coleslaw and green salad. Cinnamon poached apples with real custard for dessert, Jersey gold top was half price at the Co-op so the custard should be nice.

[zebo]

Buenchico, I often do something similar but I've discovered Taco beans in Aldi, very spicey in things like this.
Tonight it will probably be tagliatelli carbonara.

[Buenchico]

Thanks, Zebo.

I don't get into Aldi that often but I'll look out for those beans when I do. (My access to both Aldi and Morrisons, where I usually shop, is blocked by a flooded road at the moment. So my shopping trip might have to wait for a bit!)

[LadyCG]

Tagliatelle Carbonara sounds delicious, Zebo, and just the sort of thing my little monster would like. I love these foodie threads for the ideas that crop up.

[Bazile]

Dunno - er indoors haven't brought me up the menu , yet

[ZebuSanctuary]

// Fish and chips and mushy peas //

Please set me a place at your table. I'll bring the HP sauce :-)

[LadyCG]

You need to kick her into shape, Baz. Sloppy service just won't do.

[LadyCG]

HP Sauce??!!!

You need Tartare Sauce with fish. Lashings of Tartare Sauce.

[Bobbisox1]

Chilli and rice ,homemade in the …..oh best not say haha

[ZebuSanctuary]

No Tartare for me LCG. HP on the chips only. Yum!

[LadyCG]

Bobbi, you'll wear that damn thing out !!! ;)