What did you cook/eat today (November 2019)

[Morning Glory]

Its easy - simply tell us what you cooked or ate today! Photos are always appreciated but not required.

 

[Yorky]

Spring rolls/Samosas again!

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• Yorky
• 1 Nov 2019
• 1

Recovered from the freezer.

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

My kids said they want to start making things themselves more often, so I tried to oblige them. I trimmed a bunch of chicken breasts, using the scraps to make sausage and left them individually bagged, perfect chicken breasts. Then, after the second day in a row of them making frozen dinners, I decided it was time to act.

These are for me, though the burger is for dinner, and the chicken breast will be cut into chunks and put on a salad. I seasoned the chicken with Herbs de Provence, sage, and – strange it sounds – mayo. I just read that one of my favorite chefs - J Kenji Lopez-Alt - advocates a thin layer of mayo on the outside of just about anything that goes into a pan. It creates a nice crust, lets the seasoning distribute evenly, and things don’t taste like mayonnaise. I’m definitely going to use this technique again.

The burger is a 50-50 blend of ground beef and homemade pork sausage blended with chipotle peppers.

Sorry, kids. Well, not really.

 

[Windigo]

Got a raw vegan 'cheesecake' from my vegan friend with a cashew and date base. Strawberry and cream flavored. Made a fine light breakfast.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

I made focaccine with potatoes and fresh sage (minced) in the dough... they smell wonderfully, I’ll eat them as soon as they cool down

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

Here’s the salad! I ate the burger before I thought about taking a picture.

 

[Windigo]

Big pot of chilli for the staff plus the staff meal. Doesn't look pretty but it tasted rad.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

Big pot of chilli for the staff plus the staff meal. Doesn't look pretty but it tasted rad. View attachment 34171

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It looks pretty indeed, dear!
Love the colors - I’m sure it tasted good

 

[Windigo]

It looks pretty indeed, dear!
Love the colors - I’m sure it tasted good

It was subject to applause so I think it did 😄

 

[MypinchofItaly]

It was subject to applause so I think it did 😄

 

[detroitdad]

stuffed zukes. Stuffing is beef, onions, cheese, ect...

 

[Elawin]

Breakfast was fruit and nut muesli with milk and home-made yoghurt and some dates and dried figs, and lunch was a cheese and mustard pickle sandwich. Snacks were a couple of choccy biscuits and a mince pie. I had potato and broccoli curry for dinner.

The photo is not very clear as it was steaming hot in more ways that one. There were 4 or 5 green chillies in there plus some hot red chilli powder! I had the last chunk of bread from the white sourdough I made earlier in the week. There is enough left over to make soup for Saturday's lunch.

Afters was one of the "brick" pears I bought last week which had finally ripened up, with home made custard (flour and whey with a little milk and an egg whisked in it).

 

[Windigo]

Breakfast of champions.

 

[Yorky]

Grilled gammon steak, jacket potato and steamed cabbage with béchamel sauce.

 

[Yorky]

I found some marinade in the freezer yesterday. The title on the tub had virtually rubbed off. It was red so I'm guessing it's for chicken. I dropped 400 gms of chicken in it today.

We shall no doubt see.

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• Yorky
• 3 Nov 2019

I may put the pieces on skewers.