quote:

Originally posted by Heatseek:

Have a great meal Rexi

Cheers Heat - we should be there now, but hubby has a migrane and is doing the 'sitting in a darkened room bit'!!

I hope he hasn't got swine flu

Rexi
thanks for coming back ...

have you got your Naughty Nurse uniform on now..lol

quote:

Originally posted by Mike Strutter:
Can I have some feedback here ladies ...

Ive not been looking after myself of late

and fancy cooking a *proper* meal on sunday or this weekend ..

I fancy one of those new cook in the oven fish bag meals that are being advertised ....
I want to know has anyone tried them ???

are they Yummy or Not worth the money ...??????

I fancied getting a salmon one with some new pots and Broccaloi...

I'm no lady Mr Strutter but I know how to cook a good meal and if you're on your own the only person you can impress is yourself.

Guaranteed this is cheaper than Stella

Pan of water with a dash of oil & pinch salt.
Put your Spaghetti in.
Add a handful of frozen peas.
Add Salmon/Prawns/Cod (or tin of tuna later)
Drain off most of water then add
Chopped tomatoes, chilli powder, parsley, basil.
Tin tuna if you've not used fresh fish.
Good stir making sure it's not burning.

You can add anything that takes your fancy and maybe sprinkle some cheese on top ~ I love that crumbly Lancashire stuff

quote:

Originally posted by Rexi:

quote:

Originally posted by Heatseek:

Have a great meal Rexi

Cheers Heat - we should be there now, but hubby has a migrane and is doing the 'sitting in a darkened room bit'!!

I hope he hasn't got swine flu

That used to happen to me ! It was sinus trouble and I had a nasal steroid spray and never suffered since....has he been near dust ?

quote:

Originally posted by Mike Strutter:
Rexi
thanks for coming back ...

have you got your Naughty Nurse uniform on now..lol

Oh gawd ... what have I been saying

No Mike - no doctors and nurses tonight ...

quote:

Originally posted by Heatseek:

quote:

Originally posted by Mike Strutter:
Can I have some feedback here ladies ...

Ive not been looking after myself of late

and fancy cooking a *proper* meal on sunday or this weekend ..

I fancy one of those new cook in the oven fish bag meals that are being advertised ....
I want to know has anyone tried them ???

are they Yummy or Not worth the money ...??????

I fancied getting a salmon one with some new pots and Broccaloi...

I'm no lady Mr Strutter but I know how to cook a good meal and if you're on your own the only person you can impress is yourself.

Guaranteed this is cheaper than Stella

Pan of water with a dash of oil & pinch salt.
Put your Spaghetti in.
Add a handful of frozen peas.
Add Salmon/Prawns/Cod (or tin of tuna later)
Drain off most of water then add
Chopped tomatoes, chilli powder, parsley, basil.
Tin tuna if you've not used fresh fish.
Good stir making sure it's not burning.

You can add anything that takes your fancy and maybe sprinkle some cheese on top ~ I love that crumbly Lancashire stuff

That sounds yummy, cheap and very quick....

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Originally posted by Heatseek:


That used to happen to me ! It was sinus trouble and I had a nasal steroid spray and never suffered since....has he been near dust ?

No - he reckons it's the sun shining through the trees on his way home - he gets it bad this time of day and this time of year - so it makes sense.

He'll have to get a job in the other direction - so that he's not facing the sun on the way home

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Originally posted by Rexi:

quote:

Originally posted by Heatseek:


That used to happen to me ! It was sinus trouble and I had a nasal steroid spray and never suffered since....has he been near dust ?

No - he reckons it's the sun shining through the trees on his way home - he gets it bad this time of day and this time of year - so it makes sense.

He'll have to get a job in the other direction - so that he's not facing the sun on the way home

Or even close his eyes altogether like most of them do
It makes sense because that would cause a stroboscopic effect.
Do you have a real fire ?

I will be proved right

Heatseek

Thats a yummy quick meal cheers ....

I had a packet of monster munch for tea ...and having few slurps now ...

Rexi
Your hubbys ill,
I thought you in a nice nurse outfit might lift his spirits ...
or something ..
an you got the chocolate fondue too...lol


Oh btw ..
I maybe Mentals
but if hubbies driving home and the sun shines in his eyes,
I wouldnt recommend he shuts his eyes ...
just a thought

Egg sandwiches for lunch
God knows what for dinner. Boiled potatoes probably

quote:

Originally posted by Mike Strutter:
Rexi
Your hubbys ill,
I thought you in a nice nurse outfit might lift his spirits ...
or something ..
an you got the chocolate fondue too...lol

I just tend to ignore him when he's ill Mike - aren't I horrid?

And, on topic - I had mackerel (again), salad and new potatoes

And - I'm just making some celery soup for tomorrow

I have a mini quiche in the oven

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Originally posted by onetoo:
I have a mini quiche in the oven

was it nice?

Oh hell aye!

I'm not telling what I've had to eat since either

quote:

Originally posted by onetoo:
Oh hell aye!

I'm not telling what I've had to eat since either

hehe - I've had two chocolate covered macaroons today, so nothing would shock me

(and a bounty and a snickers)

PMSL

I'm nibbling on a cracker

I've just had poached egg on toast for the first time in ages and it was really good

Spotted this earlier,it made me smile cause I can't see anyone buying one and if they did then ever use it more than once ?

A new classic breakfast-maker, the Egg & Muffin Toaster puts a poached egg on toast in one single four-minute motion. The egg-poaching surface also doubles as a heater for precooked breakfast meat.

bread, porkpie, cheese and beetoot for my lunch
babybel had milk and pureed pear. he thought it was delish.

Scrambled eggs with melted grated cheese
on toast delicious
Got some chocolate eclairs for later

I'm overrun with Beetroot, they are coming out of my ears, been trying to eat some so that I don't have to throw too many away.
May need a few suggestions what to do/ways to eat them
Had one straight out of the pan, that was Ok, have some sliced in vinegar, have about 6 whole but cooked in the fridge, have a load in the garden waiting to be uprooted.

I'll give away what I can, have about 10 left in the veg patch, only bought a small thingy with them growing in, had to separate them and plant them out, and they all came up, bit of a shock I can tell you.

Just had Roast Lamb.. with potatoes/carrots/cabbage and green beans, all dug fresh from the garden.. (the lamb wasnt from the garden!).. Oh.. and fresh mint too...

Trying a little something from the KingKev thread. Pork chops, covered in chicken soup and then slow cooked, new pots, broccoli and peas.

oh dont ask!! for the last two days I have been eating crap food

I’ve just realised that all I’ve had today is 3 crumpets

I had a rubbish takeaway - but I am now tucking into Baileys Truffles - I can't believe I only recently discovered them

I'm looking towards a fry-up but want feed back for a non- greasy breakfast

Does micro-waved bacon taste as good as the grilled stuff ?

Marco PW says it's the dogs ...

Long live trough

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Originally posted by Heatseek:
I'm looking towards a fry-up but want feed back for a non- greasy breakfast

swap the fry up to a Grill up

grill your bacon , swap your fried bread for toast and swap the fried egg for scrambled or poached ....... virtually fat and greasy free then

quote:

Originally posted by Hicky:
I'm overrun with Beetroot, they are coming out of my ears, been trying to eat some so that I don't have to throw too many away.
May need a few suggestions what to do/ways to eat them
Had one straight out of the pan, that was Ok, have some sliced in vinegar, have about 6 whole but cooked in the fridge, have a load in the garden waiting to be uprooted.

I'll give away what I can, have about 10 left in the veg patch, only bought a small thingy with them growing in, had to separate them and plant them out, and they all came up, bit of a shock I can tell you.

This looks like an interesting accompaniment to a curry.

Beetroot and Cream Cheese Samosa

Ingredients

300ml/½ pint vegetable oil, for deep frying
1 cooked beetroot (not in vinegar), peeled and chopped
100g/3½oz cream cheese
Spices to taste (salt, cumin powder, chilli powder and freshly ground black pepper)
6 sheets ready-made filo pastry
55g/2oz butter, melted

Method

1. Place the vegetable oil into a deep, heavy-based saucepan and heat until a small cube of bread sizzles and turns golden when dropped into it.

2. Mix the beetroot and cream cheese together in a large bowl and season to taste.

3. Lay one filo pastry sheet onto a work surface and brush with melted butter. Place another sheet on top and brush again with butter. Continue layering up the filo sheets.

4. Cut the pastry into six equal strips. Place a teaspoonful of the beetroot mixture at the end of each strip and fold up into triangles. Brush the end of the strip with melted butter and press the edges to seal well. Repeat with the rest of the filo strips to make six samosas.

5. Carefully place the samosas into the hot oil and deep fry for five minutes, or until golden-brown. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.

6. To serve, pile the samosas onto a serving plate.

Royal Canin Fit32 crunchies.

Yum Yum ==

I thought I might try my hand at making Meatloaf (cue the music)as I've never had it before...it's not a popular dish in the UK and I'm about to find out why

Meat loaf in tomato sauce



1 kg minced beef
250g bread crumbs
2 tbs chopped parsley
60g parmesan - grated
4 eggs
olive oil
1 medium onion - finely chopped
1 clove garlic
4 cans plum tomatoes
handful of basil leaves
salt and pepper

Mix together the meat, bread crumbs, parsley, parmesan, eggs, salt and pepper

Form into a large oval meat loaf.

Fry the loaf in a large casserole until it's golden-brown on all sides.



In a seperate pan, fry the onion in olive oil until golden. Add the garlic and fry for another couple of minutes.

Add the tomatoes, break up with a wooden spoon and cook over a medium heat for about ten minutes.

Add the sauce to the meat loaf, cover and simmer for around an hour.

Towards the end of cooking, remove the lid to allow the sauce to thicken.

Let the meat loaf rest for ten minutes before serving.



If mine turns out looking like this I'll be quite happy.

That meatloaf sounds nice Heatseek.

You say it's not popular here, maybe it needs to be cooked in a curry sauce.

And thanks for the Beetroot & Cream Cheese Samosa, just love them, but not easy to make really.
But they would be lovely.

When working in Germany, we used to get a snack/meal at a little shop front, he served like a massive burger, almost a meat loaf, it was bigger and thicker that I have ever seen, about 50mm, it was cooked in a vat of pretty thin curry sauce, but maybe they had been cooked before they were put in, I don't know, can't remember what we called them either.

But when you got one of those with a bag of chips or something they were great.
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Thanks for your feedback Hicky

I cooked the Meatloaf following the recipe above (I reduced the quantities by half) and found it was quite enjoyable although a bit heavy for a summer dish.

I thought the sauce was in need of serious spiciness so I added a fair bit of chilli powder and then got to thinking about what Hicky said regarding curry sauce and decided I should have made an Indian Kofta dish instead.

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Originally posted by Heatseek:
Thanks for your feedback Hicky

I cooked the Meatloaf following the recipe above (I reduced the quantities by half) and found it was quite enjoyable although a bit heavy for a summer dish.

I thought the sauce was in need of serious spiciness so I added a fair bit of chilli powder and then got to thinking about what Hicky said regarding curry sauce and decided I should have made an Indian Kofta dish instead.

OOPS!

i am having chicken flavour supoer noddles for breakfast.

that was super noodles.
i had a hotdog for lunch
I am having takeaway curry for tea.
I am just SOOOO healthy today aren't I ?

I found these tins at the back of a cupboard this morning, thankfully they're past their sell-by date