Thread: Dinner

I thought this beef stir fry was damn reasonable tonight, the dog turned his nose away, the indignation!

Someone call the RSPCA

Originally Posted by happynz

As gentlemen age there should be a dedicated "man can" for such events.

Johnny Cash was once asked the secret of a happy marriage.

He replied 'Separate bathrooms'.

I have followed the great man's dictum ever since.

Not picking on ya Chitty, but what the hell is this? Is that rice being cooked? With some kind of sauce? Just a little tip if you are going to use rice you need to simply make a nice dry fried rice. Maybe stop winging it and try a recipe, it can help.

Looks like he's cooked an oversauced beef dish, then thrown rice in and ended up with something approximating lumpy wallpaper paste.

Originally Posted by aging one

what the hell is this? Is that rice being cooked?

Originally Posted by Mendip

Other than that I'm down to my last tin of Fiamma beans so am well in to my emergency back-up supply. Things are getting desperate.

Just to tease you, I went into Makro this morning.

^ Wow... peas sandwiched by baked beans. The stuff dreams are made of.

Originally Posted by Shutree

When it is well-cooked it is less offensive to others.

Well, I had my garlic dinner on Thursday night and things are still pretty ripe on Saturday morning. I'll cook it longer next time.

But I do put up with an awful lot living with two bladdy females so I think a bit of give and take is fair enough.

Originally Posted by Mendip

peas sandwiched by baked beans.

The peas are where the Brooks beans used to be. Brooks beans haven't been available here for months.
Just out of shot to the left is an empty space, they are all out of Ayam's too!

A staple food at our household as I was growing up.
And just as good now. Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti ,topped with a meat Sause slow cooked for a couple of hours, and grated parmesan cheese.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Johnny Cash was once asked the secret of a happy marriage.

He replied 'Separate bathrooms'.

Seperate apartments !

Did that that for 12 years.

Best of times

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

A staple food at our household as I was growing up.
And just as good now. Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti ,topped with a meat Sause slow cooked for a couple of hours, and grated parmesan cheese.

Do you not mix the sauce and pasta before serving?

Why ask that when the answer is right there?

SS put in a hard day at her new job

So I was on dinner duty and I had cunningly arranged to freeze a portion of Rogan Josh (left) and a portion of Tandoori (right) from the last 2 batches

SS got to smell the aroma and choose, and the fruity Tandoori was the lady's choice running out a hands down winner. I was happy with my earthy Rogan Josh.

Looks like someone is getting the loaded gun tonight.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

A staple food at our household as I was growing up.
And just as good now. Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti ,topped with a meat Sause slow cooked for a couple of hours, and grated parmesan cheese.

Had exactly the same tonight.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Had exactly the same tonight.

Me too...

Originally Posted by bsnub

Me too...

That really looks good. Definitely a better picture than mine.
You guys in the states are lucky being able to get quality grown beef with different percentage of fat content. Here in LOS I had to buy beef cuts from the morning market (there is a place that has it, but most places have pork) and I grind my own.
Initially I had issues with Thai beef, but this time it was pretty good, I even made a few hamburgers whose taste was not masked by sauce, and I have to say, They were pretty good.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

You guys in the states are lucky being able to get quality grown beef with different percentage of fat content

Don't open that can of worms

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

I always mix a very small amount of sauce liquid to keep the pasta from sticking together

Yep. Pretty standard practice BB. Usually as soon as pasta is drained it goes back in the pot and a big spoonful of sauce is poured in and mixed around with a small pour of olive oil.

I also enjoy the sauce over penne or rigatoni and some grated mozzarella cheese and baked until cheese is just starting to lightly brown.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Don't open that can of worms

You’re saving it for lunch, right?

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

That really looks good. Definitely a better picture than mine.

It is the fancy phone, not me.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

You guys in the states are lucky being able to get quality grown beef with different percentage of fat content

I almost always use spicy Italian sausage, but this time I used ground beef. Next time it is back to the sausage as it just gives the marinara so much more flavor.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Why ask that when the answer is right there?

For the same reason you just asked that rhetorical question.

Originally Posted by Shutree

The peas are where the Brooks beans used to be. Brooks beans haven't been available here for months.
Just out of shot to the left is an empty space, they are all out of Ayam's too!

I like to make use of my weekends and you motivated me to take an inventory of my baked beans this morning, Shutree.

Things aren't as bad as I feared... I have three tins of proper beans left, including one tin of Brook which are like Hen's teeth at the moment.