What's For Dinner Tonight?

[NoMercy]

We're having chicken salad to atone for the Indian takeaway and two bottles of plonk we scoffed and quaffed last night.

I'm sure to have food envy throughout this thread....

[NoMercy]

I have a most enjoyable and interesting life, JD. It's my fortieth next week and we're having a party. My mother has just given me £10k. My boyfriend has just booked us a holiday to Reykjavik, Boston and Martha's Vineyard in May and he's paid for it. My boss heaped praise upon me earlier today. Where did it all go so right? :)

How goes life for you, sweetie?

[Mamyalynne]

A sad life is one where you swoop on a thread just to be nowty.

I didn't have a clue but have now realised I too have some cooked roast beef in the freezer, a roast dins it is then.

[maggiebee]

Potato, cheese and onion pie in the oven as we speak. Smells wonderful and making me hungry already.

[NoMercy]

Trust me, Maggie, it's making me hungry too...

[EcclesCake]

Dauphinois are made with thinly sliced pots, cream simmered with garlic and a shallot if I have to hand. Butter dish, layer pots pour on cream, season, repeat, repeat, repeat. Finish with cream and I sometimes sprinkle over a breadcrumb & Parmesan mix to give a crispy finish.

TBH the recipe changes every time, resting is a must to avoid the volcanic eruption. My best efforts are made the day before and reheated.

[NoMercy]

To what level do you fill the dish with cream? I find details even halfway causes eruption.

[Tilly2]

Aw, I was going to make Donny's egg custard this afternoon but somebody's nicked me nutmeg!

[murraymints]

nom..will you adopt me ?? I WILL be good xx

[NoMercy]

Well we are going out tonight to order our new bed and we're upgrading to super king size. There's room for an extra, Minty xx

[murraymints]

IN YER BED ?? GRIEF !!

[SnookerPlayer]

Fray Bentos Minced beef and onion pie, chips and mushy peas. Pie from Morrisons on offer £1,

[jakep]

Apologies. May I interrupt and ask maggiebee for recipe - potato, cheese and onion pie. Sounds lovely.

[Jackdaw33]

Fray Bentos are rubbish. Not a patch on what they were 30 years ago.

[SherryBea]

I've got a chilli con carne in the slow cooker, it smells delicious. I'm serving it with polenta made with lots of butter and parmesan cheese. I have to take the dogs out for a walk in all this wind and cold so it will be something to look forward to when I come back.

[EcclesCake]

Hhmmm, good question NoM, I think it's about 1/2 to 2/3 up the dish of spuds.

I'm an instinctive cook rather than a recipe follower.

[Tilly2]

Has anyone seen my nutmeg?

[Togo]

Smoked Haddock loin in white wine and butter, poached eggs and spinach. I am also baking some nice crusty bread to have with it.

[ummmm]

I put spinach in mine dauphinoises.

[NoMercy]

JD... I wonder why you've posted not once but 3 times so far on this most invidious of threads.

Surely "What's for dinner tonight?" in latest posts was a dead giveaway?

I know it's a full moon, but I'm still puzzled...

[NoMercy]

Me too, Eccles, but I fear I need some guidance on this one.

Hmm... Spinach... j'adore spinach.