Off Topic Distancing special - what are you eating tonight?

A triumphant experiment tonight, broccoli and salmon cooked in the oven with a bit of garlic and sesame oil, smother in a zingy Thai sauce when it comes out - fish sauce, vegetable oil, a chilli, spring onion, fresh ginger, fresh coriander, a few chopped peanuts. Very tasty, 25 minutes for the lot. First time for this meal, next time will do slightly less broccoli and add sticky rice or noodles.


Accompanied by a tasty Fiano. Pointless having anything too sophisticated with this zing, usually Thai stuff is better paired with a Singha or Kloster.

 

For lunch had a home baked wholemeal baguette with nitrate-free smoked back bacon, melted cheddar and tomato...

Tonight it was wholemeal pitta breads with cold sliced sweet chilli chicken, rocket and spinach, sliced cucumber and tomato...

 

Ok this now comes with a health warning. I prepared it, including slicing up the chilli.I have just found it necessary to rub my eye.

Regret is an understatement.

 

You'll be rivalling James Martin at this rate...

 

I enjoy cooking mate, and this is the perfect time to play around a bit. I’m enjoying this thread too, although I can only read it with one eye at the moment, it seems a lot of us enjoy our food.

 

I've always been the main cook at home, can really lose myself at times but have quite a bit of knowledge now often achieved by trial and error. Watched the recent Masterchef series, that puts things in perspective...

 

Wife and daughter bake (scones today) I do most of the rest. The only thing I’m struggling to get at the moment is flour for the bread that I’ve been promised....wife has the sourdough culture or whatever it’s called all ready, just need the rest!

 

I love Masterchef - the fam think I'm a total geek when I'm watching it, but I love to see them progress and improve. The final was great last night. I'm not a bad cook and do the majority of the meals in the house, but I wish I had the time to experiment more. If I was ever to go on Masterchef, presentation would be my downfall!!

 

I highly recommend a book called The Roasting Tin, which contains a few of the meals I’ve mentioned on here, including tonights. It is what it says - everything in one roasting tin, bung it in the oven, feast. Lots of recipes but even better info on loads of potential ingredients and cooking times in the oven, so there is an almost infinite variety of combinations to try. It’s an invitation to play around at relatively low risk, as we do really need to eat.

I like Masterchef too, except for Greg Wallace. One of the many things which would let me down on it would be presentation.

 

I picked him up from their studio which is just past the Bow flyover, I had thought of him the same as you but he turned out to be a really nice guy...

 

Good. I stayed at a hotel he was involved in in Bermondsey a few years ago, and dinner was included in the deal. Very disappointing. Fortunately just down the road was a truly sensational tapas/sherry bar called Jose, which made up for it. Bit pricey though.

 

Well you should have left her that last piece of cake

 

I’m just over halfway through a 21 day detox so my options are limited (no unnatural sugar, starchy carbs or coffee. Miss the coffee most) but stops me eating a load of ****e. Slowly getting better at cooking.

Last night I marinaded some chicken thighs in soy, olive oil, pepper, chilli powder and paprika and left in the slow cooker for a bit. Was decent enough.

Under that I attempted a sort of lentil daal thing with coconut milk. Was ok but previously I’ve just bunged a tin of tomatoes in with some lentils and seasoned which has turned out better.

Smashed an avocado with lime juice and more chilli powder on top which complemented it quite well.

Masterchef I’m not.

 

The wife is currently making a green curry
I am prewashing it down with kingfisher

 

Am I the only one whose stools have got darker since the lockdown?

 

I really enjoy cooking and occasionally enjoy instructive cooking programmes.
However, I can't stand all the cooking competition shows.

 

Depends what varnish you use...

 

Put them in the sunshine, they’ll get lighter

 

Stop drinking Guinness