What's for Supper/Dinner/Tea?

by **Druid 2156** on Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:24 pm

I know you wouldn't do that! I was just giving you a hard time...

by **Mr Retro** on Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:25 pm

Pigs in a blanket.

by **wakeyboy** on Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:30 pm

I had beef stew in a Yorkshire pudding.

by **Druid 2156** on Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:23 pm

I had beef sticks, seasoned rice, and Coke.

by **waterbeetle** on Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:54 am

Doing pork chops tonight, I hope KW does my fav pork chop dinner. Caserole dish with a slice of lemon with a dollop of some ketchup all baked up and yummy

by **SilverMiniCooperS** on Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:06 am

Druid 2156 wrote:I know you wouldn't do that! I was just giving you a hard time...

Well I might under me breath - but not on the board!!! :smt001

by **kitchenwitch** on Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:59 am

waterbeetle wrote:Doing pork chops tonight, I hope KW does my fav pork chop dinner. Caserole dish with a slice of lemon with a dollop of some ketchup all baked up and yummy

That's what I had planned.

I made myself an apple pancake for breakfast this morning.

by **Caer Ibormeith** on Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:09 am

I had corn chowder, sourdough rolls, and a beet and arugula salad for lunch.

by **Druid 2156** on Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:00 pm

I might be having a Miracle Whip sandwich...

by **SilverMiniCooperS** on Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:37 pm

Just Miracle Whip - nowt else? :smt006

by **wakeyboy** on Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:19 pm

Chicken karahi, rice, samosas and onion bhajis.

by **Druid 2156** on Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:31 pm

SilverMiniCooperS wrote:Just Miracle Whip - nowt else?

Yep, we're a tad skint right now....

by **SilverMiniCooperS** on Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:35 am

Fish (cod) vindaloo (I made a big batch of the sauce yesterday to freeze) rice, parathas and a couple of chutneys.

by **Druid 2156** on Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:27 am

sounds yummy Jenn!

by **wakeyboy** on Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:31 pm

Chicken enchiladas with salad.

by **ukus** on Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:57 pm

I had a demo taste of Chicken enchilada when I was in HEB today ..... yummy!

by **wakeyboy** on Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:38 pm

ukus wrote:I had a demo taste of Chicken enchilada when I was in HEB today ..... yummy!

I made it myself and it was gorgeous.

by **ukus** on Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:47 pm

You made it yourself :smt023

i'm impressed .... sounds like a goodie for the recipe thread

by **SilverMiniCooperS** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:23 am

Shrimp curry today.

by **wakeyboy** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:57 am

The leftover chicken enchiladas and some more salad.

by **SilverMiniCooperS** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:01 pm

Somehow reading that a lad from Yorkshire is not only eating, but making chicken enchiladas sounds so wrong to me. Forty years ago we'd never heard of an enchilada. :smt001

by **wakeyboy** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:17 pm

SilverMiniCooperS wrote:Somehow reading that a lad from Yorkshire is not only eating, but making chicken enchiladas sounds so wrong to me. Forty years ago we'd never heard of an enchilada.

Yeah but thats down south init.

We've always loved food up 'ere, but what with this hear th'internet we can learn about other cultures and stuff.

First time I had it was a microwaveable meal I bought when at uni. It tasted pretty good and I thought that if the junk ready-meal version of it was nice then the real stuff (or an attempt at it) would be even better. It was.

by **SilverMiniCooperS** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:49 pm

I really don't care much for Mexican food, except for a well-made taco sometimes.

by **wakeyboy** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:00 pm

SilverMiniCooperS wrote:I really don't care much for Mexican food, except for a well-made taco sometimes.

Well I like it, the limited experiences I've had of it.

I've had the enchiladas, obviously. I've had refried beans - nice. I've had this chilli-like thing in-between tortillas - nice; I've had tacos - rubbish (cos they're difficult to eat); and I've had those jalapeno popper things (the chilli is in cream and then battered) - gorgeous. Is guacamole mexican? I've had that tons of times, as have most brits as its a staple dip at parties.

I want to eat a burrito next. I think I shall try many mexican dishes if I ever get to America (or Mexico!).

by **Druid 2156** on Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:21 pm

When you next come to America, Wakey, go to a Chipoltle. They have the biggest and best burritos around. However, I would advise you go with someone who knows the place and can explain some of the ingredient's spiciness to you. The burritos are all made to your exact specifications, and usually big enough for 2 meals.

by **kitchenwitch** on Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:34 pm

Grilled London broil, corn on the cob & a canary melon from the farmer's market.

by **kitchenwitch** on Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:59 pm

I ate so much good food the past couple of days. I ended up as full as a tick. And drank enough alcohol to float a ship and punish my liver.

Here's a link to the menus at the Grand:
http://www.grandhotel.com/diningroom.pdf

Pick one of each for any given menu. They really are as good as they sound.

by **wakeyboy** on Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:15 pm

Smoked haddock and bacon fish cakes with salad.

by **JuanaLaLoca** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:56 am

kitchenwitch wrote:I ate so much good food the past couple of days. I ended up as full as a tick. And drank enough alcohol to float a ship and punish my liver.

Here's a link to the menus at the Grand:
http://www.grandhotel.com/diningroom.pdf

Pick one of each for any given menu. They really are as good as they sound.

Ok, now I'm drooling! :smt007

My fantasy dinners (leaving out salad course, since there's no choice there):

Blue menu:
Pate Maison and Celery Root Salad (Blackberry Cumberland Sauce)
Beef Consomme with Andouille Sausage (Caraway Spatzle), although the Chilled Strawberry and Banana Bisque also sounds lovely
Grilled Breast of Muscovy Duck and Leg Confit, Five-Spice Carrot Honey Cake (Key Lime-Cherry Gastrique)

Green menu:
Wild Mushroom and Eggplant Wellington (Vegetable Demi-Glace)
Red Potato and Roasted Garlic Soup (Parmeson Croutons)
Stuffed Chicken Breast Sun Dried Tomatoes and Brie, Bamboo Rice (Chicken-Oregano Jus)

Red menu:
Creamy Artichoke and Escargo Vol-au-Vent, although I would love to try sparkling raspberry juice
Forest Mushroom Soup (Herbs and Wild Rice), although the Chilled Potato-Leek Soup also sounds lovely, but they would have to leave out the walnut oil
Maple-Bourbon Glazed Pork Tenderloin and Pork Cheek (what is that?), White Bean Salad (Shallot Sauce)

What did you and Waterbeetle have, KW?

by **kitchenwitch** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:46 am

For our two dinners we had the red menu one night and the green menu the next.

I had the eggplant appetizer, red potato & roasted garlic soup and the portobello mushroom and polenta with the leeks.
WB had shrimp cocktail, lobster bisque and the steak with the sweetbreads. The sweetbreads tasted like veal - we had never had them before, but if one is to try something new, that's certainly the place.

From the red menu I had the smoked Scottish salmon, forest mushroom soup (just amazing) and spinach tortellini.
WB had the Artichoke Vol-au-vent, mushroom soup and the pork tenderloin & cheek. I think the cheek was just that, cheek meat. He said that was really good, I didn't try it because I was so full by that point in time, and there was still dessert. One night it was meyer lemon tart and the other creme brulee.

We both try not to order the same things when we go somewhere new or special so we can get a taste of as many dishes as possible.

There was also a cocktail hour both evenings with way too many yummy things being paraded around on silver trays to turn down. I could easily get used to living like that, but it wouldn't do my waistline any good, even with all of the walking we did.

Last night after we got home I made baked beans on toast, which actually was welcome after all of that rich food.

by **SilverMiniCooperS** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:51 am

That is quite an impressive menu. It's nice to see there are still some places left that don't rely on The Food Channel for their ideas!!!

by **JuanaLaLoca** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:50 am

I've never had sweetbreads - just the thought grosses me out. I just don't care for most organ meats. I do like pate, but that's the only way I will eat liver.

by **wakeyboy** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:25 pm

Went to a Chiquito restaurant and had jalapeño poppers with jalapeño and habanero jelly for starter. Then I had a beef burrito with refried beans and rice.

by **SilverMiniCooperS** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:07 pm

Wakey, have you abandoned Indian nosh for Mexican??

by **wakeyboy** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:29 pm

SilverMiniCooperS wrote:Wakey, have you abandoned Indian nosh for Mexican??

Abandoned? Who said anything about that? I've just added another cuisine to my list of favourites thats all. I think its easier to have a 'do not like' list!

by **Druid 2156** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:30 pm

Wakey, I take it that Mexican food doesn't make you, *ahem* windy?

by **Mr Retro** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:50 pm

sausage pizza

by **wakeyboy** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:09 pm

Druid 2156 wrote:Wakey, I take it that Mexican food doesn't make you, *ahem* windy?

Not really, no.

by **Druid 2156** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:31 pm

You're lucky! If I ate all that, I would exterminate all the bugs in our building! :smt012

by **mr dragon** on Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:39 pm

SilverMiniCooperS wrote:Wakey, have you abandoned Indian nosh for Mexican??

Lol. Believe me. Chiquito's chain restaurants in the UK ain't really 'real' Mexican. We don't really have many good Mexican restaurants in the UK (just mainly psuedo 'copy' chain operations that deliver something a bit like standard generic Mexican food- but mostly not fully the real thing), whereas good Mexican food is the norm in the US. They're ok'ish here, but they're not the real deal. At least not in my opinion, or experience.

by **wakeyboy** on Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:45 pm

mr dragon wrote:
SilverMiniCooperS wrote:Wakey, have you abandoned Indian nosh for Mexican??

Lol. Believe me. Chiquito's chain restaurants in the UK ain't really 'real' Mexican. We don't really have many good Mexican restaurants in the UK (just mainly psuedo 'copy' chain operations that deliver something a bit like standard generic Mexican food- but mostly not fully the real thing), whereas good Mexican food is the norm in the US. They're ok'ish here, but they're not the real deal. At least not in my opinion, or experience.

Well before I went in I thought it was just a fast-food chain type place, but it wasnt as bad as I thought and the food was very nice. I'm sure its not the real thing, but if its better than that then I may die happy if I eat some authentic stuff.

by **mr dragon** on Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:18 pm

It's OK- here, Wakey. It's just not the real deal. If you want good westernised Mexican food- go to the US. And of course, if you want good westernised Indian food- then go to the UK.

by **JuanaLaLoca** on Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:10 am

mr dragon wrote:
SilverMiniCooperS wrote:Wakey, have you abandoned Indian nosh for Mexican??

Lol. Believe me. Chiquito's chain restaurants in the UK ain't really 'real' Mexican. We don't really have many good Mexican restaurants in the UK (just mainly psuedo 'copy' chain operations that deliver something a bit like standard generic Mexican food- but mostly not fully the real thing), whereas good Mexican food is the norm in the US. They're ok'ish here, but they're not the real deal. At least not in my opinion, or experience.

I'm not so sure how much "Mexican" food is good and authentic up here in New England! We're quite a ways from Mexico, you know. I'm sure there are some good restaurants around, but I doubt Taco Bell would impress real Mexicans. I actually have rarely had Mexican food. Actually, I don't even know if and where there are any Taco Bells around here.

by **Mr Retro** on Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:27 am

Taco Bell is hardly genuine Mexican food. Here in the southwest there is a plethora of genuine Mexican restaurants, so y'all don't know what you're missing. A common sight here are mobile "taco trucks" which park outside businesses during the day and at night clubs in the evening for hungry patrons.

One that I frequent has the best burritos made in the authentic Mexican style of where in Mexico the cook is from. For only $5.00 you get a huge burrito that is good enough for 2 meals. Also included are taco chips, cucumber slices, sliced radishes, 2 lime slices, and if you ask, a small container or 2 of extremely hot green or red hot sauce. Yum!

by **ukus** on Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:43 am

We used to have a little Mexican lady who would wheel her home made Tamales around the neighborhood in a big cooler when we were in California .... they were the best.
Also one of the ladies at work would bring in home made Chile Rellano ...yummy!

The chile relleno, literally "stuffed chile", is a dish of Mexican cuisine that originated in the city of Puebla, with a roasted fresh poblano pepper (the poblano pepper is named after the city of Puebla), and some times substituted with non-traditional Anaheim, or pasilla or even jalapeño chili pepper stuffed with a melting cheese, such as queso Chihuahua or queso Oaxaca (traditionally), or picadillo meat made of diced pork, raisins, and nuts, seasoned with canella meat, covered in an egg batter, and fried. It is often served in a tomato sauce. The sauce varies widely. There are versions in Mexico using rehydrated dry chiles such as anchos or pasillas.

We have some very good tex mex restaurants here of course and the 'roach coaches' which make the rounds of the many new subdivisions being built. :smt018

My fav restaurant is Los Coco's by the Katy Mills mall ...... love their fried ice-cream!

by **Caer Ibormeith** on Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:00 am

JuanaLaLoca wrote:
mr dragon wrote:
SilverMiniCooperS wrote:Wakey, have you abandoned Indian nosh for Mexican??

Lol. Believe me. Chiquito's chain restaurants in the UK ain't really 'real' Mexican. We don't really have many good Mexican restaurants in the UK (just mainly psuedo 'copy' chain operations that deliver something a bit like standard generic Mexican food- but mostly not fully the real thing), whereas good Mexican food is the norm in the US. They're ok'ish here, but they're not the real deal. At least not in my opinion, or experience.

I'm not so sure how much "Mexican" food is good and authentic up here in New England! We're quite a ways from Mexico, you know. I'm sure there are some good restaurants around, but I doubt Taco Bell would impress real Mexicans. I actually have rarely had Mexican food. Actually, I don't even know if and where there are any Taco Bells around here.

There are a lot of really good Mexican restaurants in the Cambridge/Boston area. My fav is called Boca Grande on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. There's a new one in Lexington that I'd like to try, too. And there's always Anna's Taqueria. All are owned and run by Mexican familes.

Taco Bell isn't horrible, though.

by **kitchenwitch** on Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:17 pm

There's a good Mexican restaurant in town that's owned by a younger couple. The woman is from here, but her husband and chef is originally from Mexico. Fridays & Saturdays are tamale nights, and are my favorite. It's always disappointing if they run out before I get mine. We have a pretty large Hispanic community in town so it's pretty easy to get good ingredients to make nearly any Mexican dish you want. I picked up some poblanos at the farmers market today and plan on making stuffed peppers with them. I usually grow them, but it was too cool of a summer and mine didn't do much of anything.

On a different note, I tried making a dish similar to the eggplant and wild mushroom appetizer I had at the Grand. I think I did a fair job of recreating it. I took baked eggplant slices and wrapped them in puff pastry with shallots and morels (sauteed with port wine, some fresh herbs from the garden and a bit of cream) and a slice of havarti cheese. I drained the mushrooms and shallots before I spooned them onto the eggplant and then reduced down the sauce which I drizzled over the top after they were baked. That and some sliced crenshaw melon was dinner tonight.

by **kitchenwitch** on Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:18 pm

Caer Ibormeith wrote:Taco Bell isn't horrible, though.

It ain't all that good either. :smt002

by **ukus** on Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:45 am

kitchenwitch wrote:On a different note, I tried making a dish similar to the eggplant and wild mushroom appetizer I had at the Grand. I think I did a fair job of recreating it. I took baked eggplant slices and wrapped them in puff pastry with shallots and morels (sauteed with port wine, some fresh herbs from the garden and a bit of cream) and a slice of havarti cheese. I drained the mushrooms and shallots before I spooned them onto the eggplant and then reduced down the sauce which I drizzled over the top after they were baked. That and some sliced crenshaw melon was dinner tonight.

That sounds scrummy

. Do you bake your eggplant in slices with the skin on ?

by **SilverMiniCooperS** on Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:58 am

Eggplant is one of the very few veggies I just cannot get excited about. :smt006

I having fish and chips today.