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Maddog · Go Outside

RE: What are you having for dinner.. (or tea if you are working class)

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Other half is enjoying shopping and cooking, I am enjoying being waited on.

Tonight, Steak pie with a shortcrust pastry...(bought not made, but it was lovely) boiled potatoes with butter, broccoli, cooked al dente.

Vita · Know It All

Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
I had cheese baked potatoes out of Marks and Spencer.
I put them in the oven and not the microwave because they come out nice and soft.
I'm not sure what to have tonight.
Maybe some 🐟

Oh, I don't tend to read labels Madders, I just think 'that looks nice'

I need to be more responsible.

Anyway...

It's our Bards birthday today and lots of Scottish people will be eating Haggis, Neeps and Tatties tonight.

Haggis is banned in America, I could send you a wee supply!!🤗

Date: Jan 25 8:20 AM, 2025

Syl wrote:

Tonight, and OH is cooking because I still can't bend or move about easily...
Braised steak with onions and carrots, slow cooked in the oven (4 to 5 hours) oven chips or potatoes, he hasn't decided yet.

What liquid did he braise it in? I've never worked out the best one, what with a choice between wine or stock cube and water or Schwartz casserole mix, or tinned tomatoes...

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Anonymous wrote:
Syl wrote:

Tonight, and OH is cooking because I still can't bend or move about easily...
Braised steak with onions and carrots, slow cooked in the oven (4 to 5 hours) oven chips or potatoes, he hasn't decided yet.

What liquid did he braise it in? I've never worked out the best one, what with a choice between wine or stock cube and water or Schwartz casserole mix, or tinned tomatoes...

He said..'4 beef oxo cubes and two cups of boiling water with lots of black pepper added.'

Because it was in the oven for so long the gravy was thick and rich.

I prefer it this way, not struck on tomato based sauces, and we seldom have red wine in the house, so the oxo method is most often used.

Maddog · Go Outside

Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
I had cheese baked potatoes out of Marks and Spencer.
I put them in the oven and not the microwave because they come out nice and soft.
I'm not sure what to have tonight.
Maybe some 🐟

Oh, I don't tend to read labels Madders, I just think 'that looks nice'
I need to be more responsible.
Anyway...
It's our Bards birthday today and lots of Scottish people will be eating Haggis, Neeps and Tatties tonight.
Haggis is banned in America, I could send you a wee supply!!🤗

I don't think it's banned here anymore. I thought I saw people ordering it from Canada. I'm not sure anyone makes it here

You should read labels. People spend more time checking the labels on their pet's food than their own.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Syl wrote:

Tonight, and OH is cooking because I still can't bend or move about easily...
Braised steak with onions and carrots, slow cooked in the oven (4 to 5 hours) oven chips or potatoes, he hasn't decided yet.

What liquid did he braise it in? I've never worked out the best one, what with a choice between wine or stock cube and water or Schwartz casserole mix, or tinned tomatoes...
He said..'4 beef oxo cubes and two cups of boiling water with lots of black pepper added.'
Because it was in the oven for so long the gravy was thick and rich.
I prefer it this way, not struck on tomato based sauces, and we seldom have red wine in the house, so the oxo method is most often used.

Was that a steak or a roast? I've never roasted a steak but maybe we are talking different cuts of meat..

Date: Jan 25 5:57 PM, 2025

Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Syl wrote:

Tonight, and OH is cooking because I still can't bend or move about easily...
Braised steak with onions and carrots, slow cooked in the oven (4 to 5 hours) oven chips or potatoes, he hasn't decided yet.

What liquid did he braise it in? I've never worked out the best one, what with a choice between wine or stock cube and water or Schwartz casserole mix, or tinned tomatoes...
He said..'4 beef oxo cubes and two cups of boiling water with lots of black pepper added.'
Because it was in the oven for so long the gravy was thick and rich.
I prefer it this way, not struck on tomato based sauces, and we seldom have red wine in the house, so the oxo method is most often used.
Was that a steak or a roast? I've never roasted a steak but maybe we are talking different cuts of meat..

Braising steak is a cheaper cut of meat that has to be cooked slowly for a long time to tenderise it. It's great for stews and casseroles, very tasty.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Anonymous wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Syl wrote:

Tonight, and OH is cooking because I still can't bend or move about easily...
Braised steak with onions and carrots, slow cooked in the oven (4 to 5 hours) oven chips or potatoes, he hasn't decided yet.

What liquid did he braise it in? I've never worked out the best one, what with a choice between wine or stock cube and water or Schwartz casserole mix, or tinned tomatoes...
He said..'4 beef oxo cubes and two cups of boiling water with lots of black pepper added.'
Because it was in the oven for so long the gravy was thick and rich.
I prefer it this way, not struck on tomato based sauces, and we seldom have red wine in the house, so the oxo method is most often used.
Was that a steak or a roast? I've never roasted a steak but maybe we are talking different cuts of meat..

Braising steak is a cheaper cut of meat that has to be cooked slowly for a long time to tenderise it. It's great for stews and casseroles, very tasty.

Asda...under £4, and loads for 2.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Syl wrote:

Tonight, and OH is cooking because I still can't bend or move about easily...
Braised steak with onions and carrots, slow cooked in the oven (4 to 5 hours) oven chips or potatoes, he hasn't decided yet.

What liquid did he braise it in? I've never worked out the best one, what with a choice between wine or stock cube and water or Schwartz casserole mix, or tinned tomatoes...
He said..'4 beef oxo cubes and two cups of boiling water with lots of black pepper added.'
Because it was in the oven for so long the gravy was thick and rich.
I prefer it this way, not struck on tomato based sauces, and we seldom have red wine in the house, so the oxo method is most often used.
Was that a steak or a roast? I've never roasted a steak but maybe we are talking different cuts of meat..

Braising steak is a cheaper cut of meat that has to be cooked slowly for a long time to tenderise it. It's great for stews and casseroles, very tasty.
Asda...under £4, and loads for 2.

OK, that would probably be called a roast here.

Steaks here are filets, ribeyes, T bone, NY strip and the like..

They are cooked fast and quick, unless you are doing sous vide or something like that..

I made something like that in my instapot a few weeks ago. Beef, carrots, onions and turnips in a beef broth.

Brown the meat, then throw in the rest and let it go..

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jackb · 1000 Posts!?

Was in Chester come tea time so went in The Mill pub on the Broughton retail park next to the British Aerospace plant

with three granddaughters and had a serious stacked deck Cheese burger with fries.

Tasty and filling!
Followed by sticky toffee pudding and ice cream.
That's my food sin for another twelve months!

-- Edited by jackb on Saturday 25th of January 2025 10:56:48 PM

Date: Jan 26 6:48 PM, 2025

Smoked haddock and veg.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I never eat eggs, apart from ...smoked salmon and scrambled eggs.

OH hates fish, even the smell, so he is doing his own thing and I am having this for a treat....as soon as he gets out of the kitchen.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
I never eat eggs, apart from ...smoked salmon and scrambled eggs.

OH hates fish, even the smell, so he is doing his own thing and I am having this for a treat....as soon as he gets out of the kitchen.

Ever eat fisherman's eggs?. I have to be in the right mood to eat sardines for breakfast.

Cook those up if you want the OH to leave the house for about a day..😉

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
I never eat eggs, apart from ...smoked salmon and scrambled eggs.

OH hates fish, even the smell, so he is doing his own thing and I am having this for a treat....as soon as he gets out of the kitchen.
Ever eat fisherman's eggs?. I have to be in the right mood to eat sardines for breakfast.

Cook those up if you want the OH to leave the house for about a day..😉

I have never heard of fisherman's eggs.

Best sardines I ever ate, cooked over a fire on the beach in Spain.

Mind you, I even like tinned sardines, they are not to everyone's taste.

Vita · Know It All

Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
I had cheese baked potatoes out of Marks and Spencer.
I put them in the oven and not the microwave because they come out nice and soft.
I'm not sure what to have tonight.
Maybe some 🐟

Oh, I don't tend to read labels Madders, I just think 'that looks nice'
I need to be more responsible.
Anyway...
It's our Bards birthday today and lots of Scottish people will be eating Haggis, Neeps and Tatties tonight.
Haggis is banned in America, I could send you a wee supply!!🤗
I don't think it's banned here anymore. I thought I saw people ordering it from Canada. I'm not sure anyone makes it here

You should read labels. People spend more time checking the labels on their pet's food than their own.

It's an acquired taste Haggis, some people love it and some hate it.

I only have it on Burns night so it's okay.

That's true actually, I'm quite fussy about what Shorty eats.

Got to be careful because she has problems with her skin.

It's a problem Westies have.

jackb · 1000 Posts!?

Tonight will be spicy chicken noodles using the half chicken left over
from Sunday dinner recooked in the slow cooker with lentils onions garlic star anise
coriander powder cardamom a dash of bbq sauce a table spoon of white rice vinegar
a half teaspoon of sugar and salt.
It tastes' wonderful.

Maddog · Go Outside

jackb wrote:
Tonight will be spicy chicken noodles using the half chicken left over
from Sunday dinner recooked in the slow cooker with lentils onions garlic star anise
coriander powder cardamom a dash of bbq sauce a table spoon of white rice vinegar
a half teaspoon of sugar and salt.
It tastes' wonderful.

I make a batch of lentils almost every week. Great source of fiber and protein (for a plant)..

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I just stocked up on fish from M&S. I have it when OH fancies something I don't like, like rag puddings....eeww.

So I got (prepacked, just enough for one) 2 smoked salmon, 2 poached salmon with lemon and herbs, 2 sea bass fillets.

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