What is cooking tonight?

[Maryd.]

Have to make two cheesecakes for parties tomorrow. I hate being in demand.

[Beautifull]

Oh1 While you're at it, don't forget mine! lol! Cheesecake cheesecake cheesecake!

[Scheherazade]

Enchiladas.

[Beautifull]

Apparently...chicken...but I'm not cooking this trime


Enchiladas.

Yummy!

[papayahed]

Salami Sandwich

[Beautifull]

Regular sandwich

[Maryd.]

Oh1 While you're at it, don't forget mine! lol! Cheesecake cheesecake cheesecake!

Come round and I shout you a piece... Hahaha

[Virgil]

Come round and I shout you a piece... Hahaha

I'll take a slice. :D

[Maryd.]

I'll take a slice. :D

Sure, what time shall I expect you???

[Virgil]

Sure, what time shall I expect you???

I guess it must be a 18 hour flight. So Tuesday night. :D

[Maryd.]

Well then, I best be on the ball and start cooking. It has to be fresh. Hahaha... Haha

[Virgil]

Well then, I best be on the ball and start cooking. It has to be fresh. Hahaha... Haha

You won't be laughing when I ring the bell. :p

[Maryd.]

Sure... Like you will ever be in Melbourne... And if you do happen to drop on my doorstep, you will tell me, so I can really bake the cheesecake. :)

[Virgil]

Sure... Like you will ever be in Melbourne... And if you do happen to drop on my doorstep, you will tell me, so I can really bake the cheesecake. :)

I'm going to be there Tuesday night. We're packing as we speak and as soon as I get off the internet we're heading to the airport. See you soon. :lol:

[Maryd.]

Stop teasing Virgil...:hand:

[Virgil]

Stop teasing Virgil...:hand:

Don't be surprised on Tuesday night. :devil: Hope you have a good espresso to go with the cheesecake. :biggrinjester:

[Maryd.]

Ha! Can't you hear it purculating...:smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:

[Virgil]

Ha! Can't you hear it purculating...:smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:

Good night Mary. This was fun. Still I'll bet you'll be wondering come Tuesday night, especially if the doorbell rings. :lol:

[Maryd.]

Hahahahaha... Night...

[Beautifull]

Come round and I shout you a piece... Hahaha

Woo hoo!

[Maryd.]

Yay, now Virgil and Beautiful will be coming for cake and coffee, any other takers... Hahaha.

[Niamh]

Tonight I'm making a special dinner for Kilted as its his birthday (and his second day in a job! woohoo!)

So the menu is
Starter- mini puff pastry tarts
Main- Thai Green Curry and Singapore Noodles
Desert- Bluberry and chocolate drop Greek style yogart compote, topped with English honey butter biscuits and whipped cream

only problem is i've not used pastry for years. :(

[Dark Passenger]

Pork with jerk seasoning, peppers, mushrooms, dirty rice. For afters, a selection of cheese and crackers--washed down by a couple of bottle of red.

[bouquin]

vegetable-and-ravioli soup :)

[Scheherazade]

Lasagna and mixed salad.

[papayahed]

Chicken Provencal Stew

[Sionn Harrow]

i plan on eating apple cider and chicken noodle soup ^-^

[The Comedian]

chilli con carne, fresh chopped scallions, shredded Vermont cheddar, a couple of Pabst. . .

[Niamh]

Salmon Tagatelle.

[The Comedian]

Burgundy Beef soup, home-made baguette, spinach. . . couple of Pabst for appetizers (for me) and Capri-suns for the chill'un.

[The Comedian]

Egg sandwiches, salad, kalamta olives.

[JuniperWoolf]

Beef dip and poutine.

[faithosaurus]

Vegetarian spaghetti! Yummm.

[The Comedian]

Pan-seared fish, rice, salad.

[The Comedian]

Roasted chicken, challah, broccoli. . .

[Scheherazade]

Roasted chicken, challah, broccoli. . .What is challah?

We are having pasta with bolognese.

[papayahed]

I think I want Chicken Parmesan.

[The Comedian]

What is challah?

We are having pasta with bolognese.

A Jewish bread usually served on Shabbat (Friday evening). Here's what one looks like:

http://www.jewishrecipes.org/jewish-foods/food-images/challah-bread-L.jpg

[Scheherazade]

A Jewish bread usually served on Shabbat (Friday evening).Thanks for the reply! :)

How is it different from the regular bread?


Tonight: Pasta with bolognese followed by fruit.

[The Comedian]

Thanks for the reply! :)

How is it different from the regular bread?

Well some people call it "egg bread" because you use a lot of eggs and yolks to make it. You can sort of tell by the picture as both outer crust and interior are yellowish. It's sweetish (but not sweet). And it makes the best French toast you'll ever eat. (You guys may call French toast something else over there; I can't remember).

[Scheherazade]

Revived by popular demand! ;)

Jacket potato with beef and cheese (making use of left over bolognese).

[The Comedian]

Lamb chops with anchovy butter, wild rice, snap peas

[TurquoiseSunset]

Revived by popular demand! ;)

Jacket potato with beef and cheese (making use of left over bolognese).

We have a coffee shop franchise here that sells a potato skin trio, which is basically three half-potatoes, filled with Bolognese, cheese and bacon bits and guacamole and sour cream. Absolutely delicious and so obviously my favourite whenever I go there. :)

[Scheherazade]

We have a coffee shop franchise here that sells a potato skin trio, which is basically three half-potatoes, filled with Bolognese, cheese and bacon bits and guacamole and sour cream. Absolutely delicious and so obviously my favourite whenever I go there. :)I absolutely love guacamole and sour cream! Never made it at home, though... Something to try!

Now, who has a good guacamole recipe?

:D

[The Comedian]

Breakfast for dinner: sausage, eggs, Challah, fresh salsa

[Scheherazade]

Foil cooked salmon steaks, mash potato and steamed vegetables (baby corn, carrots and mange tout) to be followed by grapes and melon balls.

[Scheherazade]

Chicken wraps with salad and fruit.

[The Comedian]

White Chilli, green beans

[TurquoiseSunset]

Risotto with mushrooms and chorizo.

[Scheherazade]

Sloppy Joes

Many thanks to the Simpsons, who introduced us to this lazy meal idea! :D

[TurquoiseSunset]

We are having a braai (bbq), so it's lamb chops, smoked pork rib, potato salad and hot buttered rolls. For dessert we will have milktart and honey cake (not the norm). So essentially, we're on a diet :D

[Paulclem]

What's cooking is my brain.

[The Comedian]

seafood tortellini, salad

[Scheherazade]

Rice salad.

[Buh4Bee]

ham and veggies

[Scheherazade]

Salmon steaks with roast potatoes dressed with Jack Daniels glaze and cosmopolitan salad... Followed by red grapes.

[Scheherazade]

Fresh pasta with chicken and salad.

Tea and grapes for afters.

[Scheherazade]

Chicken and salad wraps as I have indulged too much today.

[The Comedian]

salmon cakes, pickles, peas, challah

[Scheherazade]

Sausages, feta cheese, olives and grapes with nan bread.

Lazy night.

[Delta40]

chicken and avocado salad

[Scheherazade]

Salmon steaks glazed with Jack Daniels with cosmopolitan salad and roast potatoes and steamed vegetables. Second time this week by popular demand.

Red grapes and mellon balls to follow.

To put this plan into action, someone needs to go to Sainsbury's, of course...

*sigh*

[The Comedian]

Shepard's pie, pickles, carrots & celery, H20 for the females (a cold beer for the Man of the house).

[papayahed]

Raisin Bran

[JuniperWoolf]

Bacon and eggs.

[Scheherazade]

Pasta with tomato and basil sauce, salad and melon balls for afters.

[Scheherazade]

Soup (not sure what yet but feel that we need something hot), chicken wraps and fruit salad.

[The Comedian]

hamburgers, green beans, challah

[Emil Miller]

Beans on toast.

5 minutes to cook
5 minutes to eat
2 minutes to wash up.

Sorted.

[Helga]

my son is eating with his dad so it's red wine for me

[Scheherazade]

Roast chicken (courtesy of Sainsbury's rotisserie), steamed vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes with gravy.

Lazy dinner.

[Delta40]

raw salmon, black rice, cucumber and coriander rolled into nori rolls with vinegar and soy sauce.

[Scheherazade]

Oven baked pasta topped with cheese and grapes.

Looking forward to tomorrow's lentil soup! :willy_nilly:

[Scheherazade]

Home-made lentil soup with bread rolls.

[Ecurb]

I'm having people over for dinner so:

Avocado and prawn soup with crab sandwiches. This is easy to make, delicious and unique. I always make it when I’m trying to impress new people. All you do is sauté some onion and whatever other vegetable you want (maybe a little celery). Add spices (if you want). Dump them into chicken stock. Simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and put in a blender. Add avocados (one or fewer for each cup of broth). Blend. Add some prawns and heat before serving, but don’t boil (it will ruin the texture). Serve with a dollop of sour cream in the middle (if you want to impress your guests, you can float a thin slice of avocado and some paprika on the top, too). The texture and taste is great.

The crab sandwiches are open faced. Put the crab (with a little chopped onion and horse radish sauce) on the bread. Put a slice of tomato on top of it. Put cheese on top of that. Place under the broiler until the cheese melts.

Both dishes are super easy to make (although the crab is expensive), and it is impossible to ruin them. Guaranteed success!

[The Comedian]

grilled cheese (Colby & Gouda), bacon, sliced cucumber, tomato soup

[TurquoiseSunset]

I finally bought my own place and will be moving in a few months time. This means that I finally get to cook for myself every night. I really like to cook, but I haven't had much oppurtunity because my family's tastes are quite limiting. Now I can be my own guinea pig :D

Anyway, when I do move out, I will definitely visit this thread often for ideas. I love all the really great everyday meals listed here, because often times, what I find in recipe books and my tons of magazine cut outs aren't really practical for everyday meals (time and money wise).

[Scheherazade]

Enchiladas and fajitas with mixed salad (yes, Mexican night at Scher-household).

Followed by red grapes.

[LadyLuck]

I had nachos with taco beef on them. I just wasn't in the mood for real food.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Shrimp boiled with a bag of Zatarains's crawfish, shrimp and crab boil seasoning.
Shrimp are chilled on ice served with cocktail sauce and a bottle of cheap French table wine.
.

[Varenne Rodin]

Vegan eggrolls with sweet and sour sauce.

Eggrolls:
I use vegan wraps, but you can use any eggroll wrappers found in your deli
Smart grounds taco flavored
Red and green bell pepper
Green cabbage
Minced onion
Shredded carrots
Garlic
Salt
Pepper
Chili powder
Cayenne pepper (optional)
Soy sauce
Red wine (I use California Merlot)

Sauce:
Red wine vinegar
Pineapple juice
Brown sugar
Soy sauce
Corn meal
Red and green bell pepper
Ginger

This is a pretty flexible recipe. Meat eaters can use real meat. You can change up the vegetables. I cook the filling first in a frying pan, then I wrap it up and fry the wraps. I cook all of the ingredients for the sauce in a sauce pan until thick and bubbly. I wing it with this meal, so I don't have exact measurements. It's fantastic though.

[BienvenuJDC]

Vegan eggrolls with sweet and sour sauce.

Eggrolls:
I use vegan wraps, but you can use any eggroll wrappers found in your deli
Smart grounds taco flavored
Red and green bell pepper
Green cabbage
Minced onion
Garlic
Salt
Pepper
Chili powder
Cayenne pepper (optional)
Soy sauce
Red wine (I use California Merlot)

Sauce:
Red wine vinegar
Pineapple juice
Brown sugar
Soy sauce
Corn meal
Red and green bell pepper

I made my own egg rolls this past summer. These sound good from the ingredients.

[Varenne Rodin]

I made my own egg rolls this past summer. These sound good from the ingredients.

Thank you! Eggrolls are fun. This is my grandmother's recipe (only she used real meat). People who hate sweet and sour sauce love my sweet and sour sauce. :)

[JuniperWoolf]

Leftover "student risotto."

[TurquoiseSunset]

Geez, it's been almost a year since anyone's posted on here!

So, tonight I'm making chilli fried calamari with an avo salad...and possibly potato wedges, depending on how hungry I am.

[JBI]

Fried bullfrog with lemon grass and other Vietnamese seasonings. For desert, lamb skewers and endless beers into the morning. Vietnamese people know how to live.

[TurquoiseSunset]

I'm going to skip the bullfrog bit and ask why dessert's not sweet? The horror.

[TurquoiseSunset]

Tonight we are having a braai with lamb chops and boerewors, with potato salad and rolls. For dessert there's malva pudding and custard. I can't wait :D

[qimissung]

Fried Bullfrog? Hmmmm.

Also, TurquoiseSunset, what are braai, boerwors, and malva pudding? The lamb sounds good.

Broiled salmon and roasted broccoli. Oreo cookies for dessert. Yum.

[TurquoiseSunset]

Also, TurquoiseSunset, what are braai, boerwors, and malva pudding? The lamb sounds good.

A braai is a barbeque. So we barbequed some lamb chops and boerewors. Boerewors is a traditional South African sausage, made with mainly beef (and some pork and/or lamb) and spices (coriander seeds, pepper, cloves, etc.). This is what it looks like on the braai: wors and chops (http://ribshackred.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/pricking-boerewors-on-the-braai/), yummy.

Malva pudding is a baked dessert that looks like sticky toffee pudding. It's traditional Cape Dutch dessert. It's comforting and simple and easy to make...it's a store cupboard wonder. ;) I found a good recipe with nice pictures: here (http://goodfoodquest.com/food/2012/02/malva-pudding-a-south-african-marvel/). Serve with ice-cream, custard or evaporated milk.

[TurquoiseSunset]

Pasta with meatballs (made with boerewors) in a tomato and mushroom sauce, served with grilled asparagus.

[qimissung]

A braai is a barbeque. So we barbequed some lamb chops and boerewors. Boerewors is a traditional South African sausage, made with mainly beef (and some pork and/or lamb) and spices (coriander seeds, pepper, cloves, etc.). This is what it looks like on the braai: wors and chops (http://ribshackred.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/pricking-boerewors-on-the-braai/), yummy.

Malva pudding is a baked dessert that looks like sticky toffee pudding. It's traditional Cape Dutch dessert. It's comforting and simple and easy to make...it's a store cupboard wonder. ;) I found a good recipe with nice pictures: here (http://goodfoodquest.com/food/2012/02/malva-pudding-a-south-african-marvel/). Serve with ice-cream, custard or evaporated milk.

Thank you, TurquoiseSunset. It all sounds delish, the sticky toffee pudding in particular. Well, the sausages sound good, but I doubt I could get them here. I'll let you know if I try the recipe.

Dinner: McChicken, fries, and two squares of dark chocolate. Yum.

[TurquoiseSunset]

Thank you, TurquoiseSunset. It all sounds delish, the sticky toffee pudding in particular. Well, the sausages sound good, but I doubt I could get them here. I'll let you know if I try the recipe.

;)

Tonight, it's pasta with chicken and a basil pesto sauce. I cover a chicken breast in spice and fried in a pan, then slice it and add it to the pesto pasta.

My cousin's fiance gave me a nice recipe for basil pesto. It's one cup of fresh basil (80g), one cup of freshly grated parmesan (he says 30 months, but my 18 months was perfect) and half a cup of roasted pine nuts (or cashews, or a mixture of the two). Blitz in a food processor while adding good EV olive oil until you get the right consistency. You can freeze the leftover pesto.