WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER!!

[SnowyShiloh]

I didn't get home from work until after midnight, so we had the leftover pizza from last night for dinner. I always plan to have leftovers on nights when I have to work really late!

When I lived in Washington, I used to make cinnamon rolls from scratch about once a month. My family and friends loved them and they were so good. For some reason, I haven't made cinnamon rolls a single time since Paul and I started dating- it's been 4 years! He loves cinnamon rolls as much as I do and has been asking me to make them all week, so I bought ingredients to make them after work. It's 4:30 in the morning and the cinnamon rolls are now in the fridge (of course, I wasn't actively working on them for that long!). In the morning, I'll take them out and let them rise for half an hour or so, bake them, and make cream cheese frosting to go on top. I took some photos of the little cinnamon rolls and will take a couple more after they've been baked! I don't think I've ever posted a photo of something I've made in this thread so I'm excited to share

 

[SnowyShiloh]

The cinnamon rolls turned out so well! Paul said they were the best he's ever had, but he may have been indulging me

Here's a photo of right after I cut them up last night:

And after baking:

I made cream cheese frosting to go on top, but the cinnamon rolls were sweet and moist enough not to need the frosting. Paul put frosting on his anyway I ended up with so much frosting that I set a little aside for the cinnamon rolls, then added cocoa powder to the rest. Yum chocolate frosting! I'm going to bake some cupcakes either tonight or tomorrow to use up the rest of the frosting, Paul can take them to work to share.

 

[Pet_Bunny]

At the request of NorthernAutumn, here is a fish dish that I had last Sunday. I have another Banquetthis Wednesday and going out againfor supper on Saturday.

 

[NorthernAutumn]

Ooooh **salivates**... What is the exact name of the dish? I've had something similar at a thai restaurant, I think?

Green onions or... what is the topping?
I absolutely LOVE your banquet photos! Looking forward to more this week

 

[Pet_Bunny]

NorthernAutumn wrote:

Ooooh **salivates**... What is the exact name of the dish? I've had something similar at a thai restaurant, I think?

It's a steamed fish in oil and soya sauce. The green onions, ginger,and red peppers are for flavor.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Stan, I hope you post in the thread more often! I like seeing your food photos.

I made Tilapia Parmesan for dinner:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Broiled-Tilapia-Parmesan/Detail.aspx

I made a rice pilaf and peas to go with it. Very yummy!

 

[mouse_chalk]

Stan, that fish dish looks like it lives in YUMSVILLE What kind of fish is it?

And do you know what- I noticed the soy sauce bottle in your picture- I always buy Kikkoman soy sauce, but for some reason it's disappeared from supermarkets over here recently I ended up having to buy Blue Dragon brand instead, which isn't nearly as good...

I haven't cooked anything much at all recently, apart from more gyozas on Friday night to use up the rest of the dumpling wrappers. I steamed them in my steamer basket this time, and they didn't stick to the bottom at all

Shiloh, those rolls look good too! Recipe?

 

[hartleybun]

mouse_chalk wrote:

Shiloh, those rolls look good too! Recipe?

:yeahthat:leaseplease:i guessing that you make one long roll then slice it up?

Jen - can only get Amoy soy sauce round here for some reason.for the past couple of weeks the 'chinese' section of tesco has been a bitsparse - lack of soy sauce and the basic dried noodles too.am going to give lidl a try - there's a good one t'other side of exeter.

 

[mouse_chalk]

hartleybun wrote:

Jen - can only get Amoy soy sauce round here for some reason.for the past couple of weeks the 'chinese' section of tesco has been a bitsparse - lack of soy sauce and the basic dried noodles too.am going to give lidl a try - there's a good one t'other side of exeter.

We have a chinese supermarket near here- right behind our local Tesco, which I keep meaning to go to and get stuff, but it closes at 6pm so I can never get down there because Steve's always working! I did go there the other week to get lemongrass, dumpling wrappers and choi sum but totally forgot soy sauce...

Not sure what to cook for dinner tonight. I bought a new cookbook the other week- Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey, that goes with his new TV series, and I LOVE it. I literally can't decide which dish to make first. There are some ingredients that I don't have though so I'd need to source them first, but I just keep reading the book and looking at all the yummy recipes. The TV series is brilliant too!

 

[BethM]

When we were grocery shopping yesterday, Jason saw that family packs of sirloin were on sale, so we picked up one of those. There were two large steaks in the package, so I trimmed both of them and packaged one for the freezer.

Jason grilled the other steak, along with some yellow and zucchini squashes. I also made some white rice, to which I added a bit of butter and some chopped cilantro.

Jason just ate steak and rice; I cut my steak into two pieces, saving one for lunch tomorrow, and had it with rice and squash. Yum!

 

[Pet_Bunny]

BethM wrote:

Jason just ate steak and rice; I cut my steak into two pieces, saving one for lunch tomorrow, and had it with rice and squash. Yum!

Guess what I had tonight!

T-Bone Steak, BBQ sauce, on rice with peas.

 

[Pet_Bunny]

mouse_chalk wrote:

What kind of fish is it?

And do you know what- I noticed the soy sauce bottle in your picture- I always buy Kikkoman soy sauce,

I think it is a fresh water perch that is common in our area.

We have Amoy soy sauce at the moment. It isone of thefamous and popular brands in Hong Kong.

 

[WonderWoman]

chicken and rice w00t

 

[SunnyCait]

I have nooooo idea... I think it was spaghetti? Today was such a blur I remember nothing, haha!

 

[hartleybun]

mouse_chalk wrote:

We have a chinese supermarket near here- right behind our local Tesco, which I keep meaning to go to and get stuff, but it closes at 6pm so I can never get down there because Steve's always working! I did go there the other week to get lemongrass, dumpling wrappers and choi sum but totally forgot soy sauce...

:tantrum::bawl: not that im jealous or anything.....

am also loving rick stein's new series. chris and alex love hot spicy food and are dropping elephant sized hints. will have to have a look the book to see how difficult it is to get the ingredients.

 

[mouse_chalk]

hartleybun wrote:

mouse_chalk wrote:

We have a chinese supermarket near here- right behind our local Tesco, which I keep meaning to go to and get stuff, but it closes at 6pm so I can never get down there because Steve's always working! I did go there the other week to get lemongrass, dumpling wrappers and choi sum but totally forgot soy sauce...

:tantrum::bawl: not that im jealous or anything.....

am also loving rick stein's new series. chris and alex love hot spicy food and are dropping elephant sized hints. will have to have a look the book to see how difficult it is to get the ingredients.

Ah, well, in the back of the book is a list of online stores that stock all of the stuff he uses in the book! I'll grab it now and find the places- been meaning to look up some things myself as well...

 

[mouse_chalk]

Here we go:

http://www.theasiancookshop.co.uk/index.asp


http://www.thai-food-online.co.uk/


http://www.natco-online.com

http://www.wingyipstore.com

http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk

http://www.thespicespecialist.com

http://www.seasonedpioneers.co.uk

http://www.herbies.com.au


http://www.enticefoods.com

 

[SnowyShiloh]

I made tuna casserole last night. Didn't follow a recipe, just made it up as I went It turned out deliciously and is better than the typical casserole made with canned soup, but was still really quick and easy to make.

The recipe is as follows: Boil 8 ounces egg noodles. While the noodles are cooking, melt 1/4 cup butter in a small sauce pan. Whisk in 1/4 cup flour. Let it cook for a couple minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in 2 cups of milk, whisking until the sauce is completely smooth before adding more milk. Let it boil for a minute or so, stirring all the while. Remove from heat and add 1 cup sour cream when it stops boiling. Add salt and pepper to taste, and fresh parsley. By now, the noodles should be done, so add 2 cups frozen peas to the noodle water so they'll thaw, then drain the noodles and peas. Return to the pot and stir in the sauce. Add 1 can of drained tuna and a small can of drained mushrooms (the store was out of fresh mushrooms completely!). Pour half into a greased 8 by 8 inch casserole dish and sprinkle parmesan or sharp cheddar cheese on top. Add the rest of the noodle mixture and sprinkle on some more cheese. Bake in a 350 oven for 20 minutes. Makes 6 servings. Hooray!

It isn't the leanest meal ever what with the butter, cheese and sour cream, but we're going to be out of town for a week and I needed to use the cheese and sour cream since they would have been bad by the time we got home. Next time I make it, I'll leave out the cheese and make the sauce without the butter, possibly using some chicken broth instead of some of the milk. Sauteed onions and mushrooms would be a nice addition too.

 

[BethM]

I made spaghetti tonight. I used sauce from a jar, but added ground beef, chopped garlic, chopped mushrooms, half a diced onion, a chopped homegrown tomato, and some fresh basil. With all the stuff I added, I could have made it from scratch!

Had a small salad with it, and some French bread. I mixed some butter with some finely chopped fresh basil, and spread it over the bread before toasting it.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Mmm, I love spaghetti for dinner. Sometimes I make sauce from scratch, sometimes we just have the jar of sauce over pasta, and sometimes I like to saute mushrooms and chicken sausage then simmer the sauce with it for a while. Spaghetti is always delicious! Your basil butter sounds good too. I usually just mix margarine with a little pepper, garlic powder and oregano. It's hard to mess up garlic bread.

Tonight I made this recipe, Baked Tofu Bites: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Tofu-Bites/Detail.aspx

I subbed honey for the maple syrup and left out the liquid smoke. It turned out quite well and I'll make it again. We had steamed rice and steamed broccoli and carrots with it.