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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby PatsyMFagan » Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:48 am

KeenCook2 wrote:Also, thanks to Patsy's encouragement, I persevered with the grill and IT WORKED!!!!


Good to hear KC2 :thumbsup .... Now I must try the fig and goat cheese combo :yum

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby liketocook » Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:53 am

Last night I added cooked green beans to the cauliflower & cheese sauce from Tuesday. Topped it with sliced cooked baby potatoes, baked for a bit then sprinkled with some grated mozzarella. It was lovely but now have leftovers of my leftovers! :lol: I'll have the rest for lunch.
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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby Earthmaiden » Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:34 pm

That looks the ultimate comfort food, ltc! :yum :yum :yum

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby liketocook » Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:02 pm

Earthmaiden wrote:That looks the ultimate comfort food, ltc! :yum :yum :yum

Pretty much EM :D

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby Amyw » Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:39 pm

That looks lovely LTC . Would’ve tempted to have garlic bread alongside for double the carbs !!

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby OneMoreCheekyOne » Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:12 pm

Some great sounding food on here.

This week we've had Hairy Bikers Hungarian beef goulash with dumplings. Leftovers went with jacket potatoes, sour cream and chives.

Lunches have been pished fish smoked salmon (flavoured with beetroot, aquavit, star anise and juniper) with jacket potatoes, sour cream, chives and rocket. Also some tuna melt cheesy bagels with rocket.

Last night we had Nigel Slaters slow cooked pork rib ragu with tagliatelle and a lot of parmesan.

Tonight we're having some lamb merguez sausages. I'm going to make a warm salad of roasted sweet potatoes, watercress, toasted pumpkin seeds and feta. With either a pomegranate dressing or a tzatziki style yoghurt dip. I don't really know to be honest... I'll decide when we start to cook. There are olives and kikos to start.

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby Kacey » Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:42 pm

Last night we had 'Cheats Biryani' from Grace Regan's Spicebox book. It was delicious and the smell of it cooking was lovely. Have a head of Radicchio to use tonight, so have spent time this afternoon caramelising a couple of onions for a sweet element and will add the radicchio and some cheese later and have it with pasta.

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby KeenCook2 » Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:31 pm

OneMoreCheekyOne wrote:There are olives and kikos to start.


I'd never heard of kikos - looks like they're some sort of snacky corn nuts?

LTC, yum!!!

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby herbidacious » Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:50 pm

Last night I made a very simple gratin for one (husband was out) which was, for some reason, really very delicious. It could have been good ingredients. It could have just been that I was very hungry.

Le Touquet potatoes, Isigny crème fraîche, beurre de baratte, Maille honey Dijon, smoked garlic (granules) and extra mature cheddar. I just melted the cheddar so it was more potatoey fondu (raclette?), perhaps, than gratin.

I just got a copy of the new Ottolenghi Test Kitchen book Shelf Love. It looks promising.

A flick through and Chaat masala chickpea and polenta fries (already published in the Guardian) were calling out to me, but lots other things too.

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby liketocook » Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:58 pm

Oh some lovely sounding meals being cooked. :yum
I was given some beetroot so got pickling this afternoon.
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Pork ribs, baked spud, mushrooms and corn cobette for dinner.

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby Gruney2 » Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:25 pm

For Amy - re Campfire Stew. Loved it - really hit the spot - thanks a million for introducing us to it.

An observation. It suited me to employ the Slow Cooker method. I assumed my 3.5ltr would be the right size - but not big enough by quite a bit. Fortunately, I also have a 6ltr, so all was well.

Thanks again, Amy - definitely a do againer.

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby herbidacious » Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:33 pm

ZeroCook wrote:.


Intrested in the mushroom bacon recipe if you'd care to share, Herbidacious. No preconceptions when it comes to food and recipes :D

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Sorry i didn't spot this. I think it was this one (it is quite a long time since I did it).

https://www.seriouseats.com/crispy-smok ... gan-recipe

It wasn't that bacony...

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby OneMoreCheekyOne » Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:49 pm

KeenCook2 wrote:
OneMoreCheekyOne wrote:There are olives and kikos to start.


I'd never heard of kikos - looks like they're some sort of snacky corn nuts?

LTC, yum!!!


They are roasted corn kernels, totally addictive! M&S sell giant versions, either plain or jalapeño flavoured. I have been know to hide in the pantry to eat a couple…if my girls hear the ‘crunch’ they come running like a pack of wolves :lol:

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby Stokey Sue » Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:35 am

I didn’t know the name Kikos, but when I looked them up I realised I knew the snack, there seems to be versions from a lot of maize growing countries, I do like them, but every so often I hit a variety that are is rock hard!

Was tired last night and just retrieved a nome made fish pie from the freezer and had it with broccoli and carrots

Seeking inspiration for tonight, quite tempted by a stew but not sure what to go for. Might just go and gaze vacantly at the meat counter

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby WWordsworth » Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:05 pm

I have some very ripe brie in the fridge and I thought to chop it up with tomatoes, basil and garlic then stir it through pasta.
J wants sausages :roll:

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby liketocook » Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:30 pm

WWordsworth wrote:I have some very ripe brie in the fridge and I thought to chop it up with tomatoes, basil and garlic then stir it through pasta.
J wants sausages :roll:

Bribe him with the promise sausage butty for lunch today or tomorrow :) , pasta dish sounds lovely.

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby Badger's Mate » Fri Oct 08, 2021 1:02 pm

I didn’t know the name Kikos, but when I looked them up I realised I knew the snack, there seems to be versions from a lot of maize growing countries, I do like them, but every so often I hit a variety that are is rock hard!


Yes, I regard them as a plant-based version of pork scratchings, delicious but potentially expensive...

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby Amyw » Fri Oct 08, 2021 4:52 pm

Gruney2 wrote:For Amy - re Campfire Stew. Loved it - really hit the spot - thanks a million for introducing us to it.

An observation. It suited me to employ the Slow Cooker method. I assumed my 3.5ltr would be the right size - but not big enough by quite a bit. Fortunately, I also have a 6ltr, so all was well.

Thanks again, Amy - definitely a do againer.



Ah glad to hear it , always nice when a recipe passed on is liked

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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby liketocook » Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:46 am

Usually on Fridays DS2 has a chippy and I please myself but as he's off out tonight I cooked last night and made Nigella's Fried Chicken Sandwich. Oh my it was excellent. :yum
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Re: What's everyone cooking this week? 2

Postby KeenCook2 » Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:01 pm

Looks lovely, LTC!

Yesterday I tried Anna Jones' Halloumi pie that was in the Observer a few weeks ago. It was terrific, really delicious. Would definitely recommend it.
It seemed to take me an awfully long time to make it :oops: not sure why, although I always take at least twice as long as any suggested prep times; I guess I'm just slow.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/s ... -onion-pie

On the assumption that my inexpensive Asda olives were not specially tasty, I used 24 instead of 12. It worked really well.
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