Off Topic Distancing special - what are you eating tonight?

there was so much of it yesterday that I will be having it again today for lunch

 

Got bored very quickly of The Dom Show so got to prepping tea - spelt with chicken, chorizo, sweet potato, red onion and spinach. Going to be washed down with water - it's looking good!

 

Wife made some giant scones earlier which were scoffed with jam and clotted cream, have put dinner back a bit. When I feel up to it we will have salmon coated in pesto and pine nuts, on couscous and watercress. With low alcohol beer tonight for me.

 

Yesterday's leftover chicken magically transformed into an excellent Chicken Pilaf just leaving room for strawberry mousse...

 

Well that was, by the skin of its teeth, a success. I am not a fan of couscous but this was cooked in stock and with the zest and juice of two lemons, and was absolutely delicious.

The salmon was a touch undercooked, but sorted with a blast in the microwave. Improvements for next time - rocket instead of watercress, add a chopped up chilli (I don’t know why I don’t just do this automatically for any recipe) and fresh coriander to the couscous. Could easily replace the salmon with prawns.

 

Tonight a third lockdown outing (I think) for the spicy sausage, sweet potato, onion and garlic feast, a solid favourite. Might have overdone the amount of chipotle concentrate I added so rather than red wine standing by with beer.

 

After an afternoon gardening had a lovely iced peach tea ahead of lemon and dill salmon with citrus and chilli dressed salad, a staple in hot weather like today. Strawberries and ice cream to follow with strawberry jelly...

 

Creamy salmon soup with rye bread and butter...lovely

 

Worked until lunchtime then a few hours in garden thinning out an overgrown bamboo bastard roots have gone everywhere and are a real job to get out.......anyway had to revive with a g & t.

We had cold chicken left over from Sunday with couscous tomato and cucumber....

Now watching Bremen v gladbach.....

 

Sounds delicious...

 

Lazy tea today as finished a bit later than planned.

Aldi chicken burgers (fresh mince, not processed breaded ****e), steak cut chips and salad. Followed by fresh strawberries and double cream - stuffed!

 

Never eaten so good... I have said that before. I know
Tomato in the hole tonight...like toad in the hole but with loads of different tomatoes (vine, plum, little small button ones) onion, garlic, rosemary and thyme. Absolutely stunning

Plus a large can of Stella as it was so hot

 

I saw that recipe too, was it in the Times? Looked good.....

 

Good luck with the bamboo there Tramore, as you would experienced, its rotten stuff to try and get rid of.
Had a friend who needed to get a backhoe in to dig it up.
You would certainly deserved a G & T or four............

l'll pass on the couscous though, never have been able to enjoy it.

Last night, we had homemade ravioli and apple pies sprinkled with sugared cinnamon, from the new $29 pie maker.
It's idiot proof, so l felt right at home using it.
I took it out of the box & plugged it in ( after wiping it clean ), Mrs Squat did the rest.

 

last night I poured a jar of some sort of Australian made chilli sauce over snitzel onion broccoli cauliflower capsicum
weapons grade
I surrender diddles(will give you the brand later)
lots of sweat and runny noses
bloody nice though

 

Just for Aussie

Unless of course they export further than nz

The brand was madewell
And it was the sambal chilli simmer sauce

Their curry sauces are good too

 

It was our 30th wedding anniversary yesterday so the wife cooked me a steak with then funny potatoes that starts with a D, mushrooms peas & tomatoes followed by apple pie and chocolate icecream

 

You and sooper have the best puddings

 

Sweet Chilli Chicken with mixed salad in wholemeal pitta breads followed by a zingy Limoncello sponge dessert...

 

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