WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER!!

[Pet_Bunny]

mouse_chalk wrote:

I don't think I can eat cheese!!! :shock: I'll have to avoid it for a while

I love cheese, but I can't eat too much as I get sick too. Same with milk and dairy products where I take lactose enzymes to make them more digestible.

 

[Mai_Roberts]

i had Pizza tonight x

 

[irishlops]

i had 3spuds and a slice turkey

 

[irishbunny]

I had bangers and mash, yum!

 

[irishlops]

mhh... im jelous..
but i like bacon more.
lol.
but bangors will do!
*gets bus up 2 clare. 5hrs on a bus. wait, the local shop is closer only 20mins away.lol*

 

[BethM]

mouse_chalk wrote:

For the third time in a week, I ate cheese and was TERRIBLY ill. At one point Steve wanted to take me home- I was doubled over in pain. I don't think I can eat cheese!!! :shock: I'll have to avoid it for a while

I heard just yesterday on a food podcast that hard cheeses have no lactose in them (it's all been converted to lactic acid), so there could be something else in the cheese that's causing problems. (But double- and triple- cream cheeses have had butterfat added, so they did have lactose.) Also, that goat and sheep milk cheeses are generally easier to digest than cow's-mild cheese. Something about the milk proteins, I think.

 

[BethM]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

We ended up having the soup! And it was really good. I poached tilapia and cooked the udon noodles (they're like 80 cents a pack and taste a lot better than ramen, plus they're healthier) with finely diced carrots, peas and corn and stirred in 2 eggs at the end with the seasoning packets. I put Thai hot sauce, lime wedges, rice vinegar and soy sauce on the table to put in the soup if we felt like it. I'll definitely be making this again since I always have those ingredients on hand. Thanks for the idea, Beth!

Sure! Yours sounds like it was better than mine!

Today was a bit chilly, so it was a good day for soup. I made a modified version of Nigella Lawson's corn soup: 1 green onion, a large clove of garlic, half a small jalapeno pepper whizzed in the food processor with 1 3/4 cups thawed frozen sweet corn and a pinch of kosher salt. After it's all mush, put it in a pan and whisk in 1 can (1 3/4 cups) vegetable stock. Simmer until it's hot all the way through. I had some heavy cream in the fridge, so I stirred it in at the end to add a little more body.

I think it took me all of 15 minutes, start to finish, and I cleaned the food processor while the soup heated.

Super easy, super delicious, and if you leave the cream out there's no fat and very few calories.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Man, the corn soup sounds great too! And I want the Honey Pork Chops marinade What are bangers?

We had a cheater dinner tonight. I worked until 9:30 and then we did our grocery shopping for the next two weeks, then had to put everything away so we didn't eat until 11. I boiled some spinach cheese ravioli that I bought discounted from the gourmet section of the store back in January, they were in the freezer. Over it was Classico brand Vodka sauce and we had steamed green beans on the side. Tasty and really easy. I like having quick things on hand like this and planning meals ahead of time according to what my work schedule will be so we don't get fast food as much. We haven't gone out to eat (even fast food) since my birthday at the end of February so I'd say we're doing pretty well!

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Brandy456 wrote:

hartleybun wrote:

my food seems so boring compared to all yours

mine too =(

Same.

 

[kherrmann3]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Brandy456 wrote:

hartleybun wrote:

my food seems so boring compared to all yours

mine too =(

Same.

Ours was, too, but I went online and got some recipe ideas and started making my own. I found that www.AllRecipes.com is a great place to start!

Nuts to you, Betty Crocker! *shakes fist*

 

[BethM]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

Man, the corn soup sounds great too!

Here's the original recipe:

6 cups frozen sweet corn, defrosted
3 green onions, trimmed and halved
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/4 cup semolina
6 cups hot vegetable stock (from a can or made from bouillon cubes)

Put the first 4 ingredients in a food processor and blend until it's a mush. Put the mixture in a large saucepan, add the vegetable stock, and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and let simmer for 10 minutes.


Whoops, looks like I forgot the semolina last night. It does help thicken the soup.
The full recipe makes A LOT of soup!
While the original is very tasty, it's like pure sweet corn, it is a bit bland for me. Last night I added the jalapeno to the mixture. The first time I made this, I sprinkled some red pepper flakes into the leftover before reheating. I think it would be good with some chopped cilantro on top, too. It's very filling, too.

 

[hartleybun]

kherrmann3 wrote:

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Brandy456 wrote:

hartleybun wrote:

my food seems so boring compared to all yours

mine too =(

Same.

Ours was, too, but I went online and got some recipe ideas and started making my own. I found that http://www.AllRecipes.com is a great place to start!

Nuts to you, Betty Crocker! *shakes fist*

the rest of my family just arent very adventurous when it comes to food

 

[Brandy456]

We had homade pizza's. Little ones made on Pita. It was actually really good, alot better then ordering thats for sure.

 

[mouse_chalk]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

Over it was Classico brand Vodka sauce and we had steamed green beans on the side. Tasty and really easy.

Vodka sauce? Sounds yummy! What's in it? Is it like a creamy or tomato-based sauce? I'm looking for new pasta sauces!

I had my chilli last night- it was sooooooo good. I actually ended up going back for seconds which I never normally do. With a spoonful of sour cream on the side.... I love chilli! Such comfort food!


Tonight I fancy something lighter so I'll probably roast a chicken breast with thyme, and then have that with a green salad and new potatoes.... Maybe not the potatoes and maybe coleslaw instead? I can't decide....


That corn soup does sound nice! I don't think I can eat too much sweetcorn in one go though..... I'm scared to eat foods now after first my chicken fiasco, and now the cheese episode! :cry1: I love cheese as well, and I still have some gorgonzola in my fridge just begging to be eaten!

 

[Bo B Bunny]

hartleybun wrote:

kherrmann3 wrote:

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Brandy456 wrote:

hartleybun wrote:

my food seems so boring compared to all yours

mine too =(

Same.

Ours was, too, but I went online and got some recipe ideas and started making my own. I found that http://www.AllRecipes.com is a great place to start!

Nuts to you, Betty Crocker! *shakes fist*

the rest of my family just arent very adventurous when it comes to food

Same, except my son.

 

[BethM]

I had 2 1/4 tomatoes in my fridge that were pretty old. Not rotten, but they were getting mealy. In the past, I would have just thrown these away, but I was inspired by Jen's easy-breezy pasta sauce. I chopped them up and threw them into a pan with some hot olive oil and some sliced garlic and tossed in some dried basil and rosemary, some kosher salt, and a pinch of sugar. After awhile, I added some chopped mushrooms. While that simmered, I cooked some rigatoni. At the very end, I stirred the rigatoni in with the sauce and some chopped parsley.

On my way home from work, I had stopped at the store to get some cilantro for the bunnies, and fresh spinach was on sale, and I got a bunch. So along with my pasta, I had some fresh spinach with just a light drizzle of dressing.

 

[kherrmann3]

Tonight we were lazy and just made a pizza. I ate frozen pizza rolls (still frozen, too)!

 

[Brandy456]

It's wednesday so I had mcdonalds again.

 

[mouse_chalk]

I didn't have my chicken in the end last night........ I got lured by the idea of having fish and chips and not having to cook and being able to watch The Apprentice! :blushan:

So I had chicken salad for lunch today instead.

I'm just about to go and make something for tea. I have seabass fillets, so I'll have them, but not sure what with yet....


Beth, I'm glad my pasta sauce inspired you! It's soooo quick isn't it? I usually add mushrooms if I'm eating it on my own, but Steve is allergic to them normally. I also like to add capers and black pitted olives sometimes too, and sometimes even a bit of red chilli chopped up. I like the sauce because it makes a good base to build on- I use pretty much the same thing for a spaghetti bolognase, except I add carrots and celery, and for chilli I add the rest of the chilli ingredients

 

[kherrmann3]

We're having Chicken Teriyaki tonight!