tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post1822097591204345025..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: RepertoireYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-47474617289687918772021-01-22T06:44:25.658+00:002021-01-22T06:44:25.658+00:00Much the same here, but with Irish stew and dumpli...Much the same here, but with Irish stew and dumplings in winter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63980895156768309912021-01-21T18:38:08.068+00:002021-01-21T18:38:08.068+00:00...and I don't really like mashed potatoes eit......and I don't really like mashed potatoes either.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-81262318073168265892021-01-21T11:05:28.038+00:002021-01-21T11:05:28.038+00:00Home made cheese and onion quiche or sausage casse...Home made cheese and onion quiche or sausage casserole. With a husband who dislikes most meats, salad, fish, vegetables, I find it's not that worthwhile experimenting and tend to make the same dishes over and over. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095534555655495410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-48507470259096955002021-01-21T08:36:03.569+00:002021-01-21T08:36:03.569+00:00Roast veg...potatoes, red pepper, red onion, carro...Roast veg...potatoes, red pepper, red onion, carrots, cauliflower drizzled with toasted sesame oil and honey with either good quality sausages or chicken breasts on top.<br />Oven chips, fresh salmon and halved tomatoes all in the oven. The salmon and tomatoes are topped with hoisin sauce and Waitrose lemon and black pepper breadcrumbs.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54343103380121769512021-01-21T05:46:18.552+00:002021-01-21T05:46:18.552+00:00On my menu, meat usually only features on weekends...On my menu, meat usually only features on weekends. For O.K. and myself, I like to make pizza (I was part of a Sicilian family for 10 years, after all) for Saturay nights, with a bottle of red.<br />I also like to make roast vegetables in the oven, or a quiche. Salads are an almost everyday dish for me, depending on what's in the fridge and in season.<br />And of course, there is SpƤtzle, our traditional Swabian dish. I do not need a recipe for any of it, except for the quiche pastry, as I do not make it quite that often.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-3235833221619946562021-01-21T02:04:19.121+00:002021-01-21T02:04:19.121+00:00I didnt think it possible to overcook a potato?I didnt think it possible to overcook a potato?kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-31573020343392554042021-01-21T00:00:51.286+00:002021-01-21T00:00:51.286+00:00I try to eat vegetarian most of the time but I fin...I try to eat vegetarian most of the time but I find it hard to figure out what to cook so there's a lot of lentil bolognaise, daal, vegetable curries and tofu stir fries. <br />Sometimes we have a supermarket roasted chook or a kangaroo mince curry or a haloumi salad.<br />Your meals are rather sophisticated to be on regular rotationkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75599779195323971102021-01-20T23:59:37.654+00:002021-01-20T23:59:37.654+00:00My favorite would be potato but since I'm not ...My favorite would be potato but since I'm not in charge of the menu I don't get potatoes as often as I would like . And then when I do get potatoes they are a way over cooked. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83076714154317546112021-01-20T23:27:23.097+00:002021-01-20T23:27:23.097+00:00How strange that last night I made for the first t...How strange that last night I made for the first time ever, baked red peppers stuffed with onion,garlic,rice, basil and chicken, served with a green salad and boiled new season potatoes. It's midsummer,the peppers are super cheap and I had always wanted to try making these. They were delicious.<br />I've been the baker and cook for this household for 40+ years and I'm always on the lookout for new recipes to try to breathe new life into the same basic ingredients, especially the vegetables. I have a large collection of mostly 2nd hand cookbooks for reference, I'm always snipping recipes from the paper or magazines and I borrow books from the library. Current library favourite is "Fresh from Poland" (new vegetarian cooking from the old country) by Michal Korkosz and I want to try making pierogi. I am interested in food culture, the way that different cultures use variations of the same staple ingredients to make their base foods and the flavours that enrich and differentiate them.<br />Until the arrival of Dutch migrants in the 1950s our NZ food culture was very plain and basic, meat and three veg and everything cooked well done. <br />My own cooking has always been constrained by a tight budget so it's very vegetable centred and meat is the minor player. Herbs, spices, relishes and sauces are what I rely on to jazz things up and my pantry is filled each autumn with home preserves using what we grow ourselves or can buy cheaply from an in season gluts <br />When I was working there was a basic rotation of meals which could either be made in the slow cooker ready for when everyone arrived home at night or thrown together quickly like a stirfry. 1Kg of mince could be transformed into 2 or 3 evening meals - a pastie, meatballs and spaghetti or nachos.<br />Now that I'm retired I still cook frugally but enjoy having the time to do more cookbook browsing and more layered cooking to produce a more exciting but still economical evening meal. I'm also doing my travel through cooking at the moment while our wings are clipped by Covid. Cooking for 4 rather than 2 also means that there are leftovers to be reheated on the cook's night off.<br />If you like the Stuffed Peppers you might also enjoy Stuffed Silverbeet or Chard (a spiced mince/rice mixture wrapped in blanched leaves and cooked in a tomato sauce). <br />I presume you are also cooking for the new parents to take the pressure off them while they bond with Phoebe?<br />Happy cooking, Adele Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775493635832126041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42816449219103737822021-01-20T23:03:28.730+00:002021-01-20T23:03:28.730+00:00On Bastille Day July 14 I shall be dining with Sou...On Bastille Day July 14 I shall be dining with Soup Spoon.<br />Lamb chops with Cognac Dijon sauce.<br />A bottle of Chateau Tramont Haute-medoc (1982).<br />We shall discuss Racine's Phedre and The Temptation of Saint Anthony.<br />To the music of Jean Sablon, Ces Petites Choses (These Foolish Things).<br />Third party present: Ursula.<br />*Ce que c'est drole !*Hameldaemepal@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231016503726428849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-79576416111751561332021-01-20T22:09:25.617+00:002021-01-20T22:09:25.617+00:00Wow! I am having stuffed peppers tonight. Italia...Wow! I am having stuffed peppers tonight. Italian style with mozzarella and parmesan with fresh basil from my indoor soil-less garden. With homemade naan bread. Your menu sounds just about right. We have trouble in this household because I love all kinds of veggies at every meal and the Bear stomach just will not allow that. I hope you have had a lovely weekend knowing that you are a grandfather for the rest of your life!Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35860642329145449232021-01-20T21:30:04.061+00:002021-01-20T21:30:04.061+00:00With minor alterations and without any stem, we wo...With minor alterations and without any stem, we would probably have most of those dishes over a fortnight. Add to that tuna mornay and another time an omelette. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7470199149803199972021-01-20T17:46:51.607+00:002021-01-20T17:46:51.607+00:00I love a salad at any time of year. And a pie, yo...I love a salad at any time of year. And a pie, you can't beat a good chicken, ham and leek pie.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-57374628980785469492021-01-20T16:51:43.732+00:002021-01-20T16:51:43.732+00:00Two of my usual dishes would include a thick chili...Two of my usual dishes would include a thick chili made with ground turkey, tomatoes, variety of peppers, onions, celery, dark red kidney beans (or black beans) and spices or a very hearty chicken and lentil soup that include diced onions, celery and carrots. Frankly, though, I am very, very tired of coming up with meals, especially after a day of virtual schooling with small GS.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82596270045178961532021-01-20T15:38:32.442+00:002021-01-20T15:38:32.442+00:00Mr B has 2 staples and I notice they are both on y...Mr B has 2 staples and I notice they are both on your list (Bolognaise and cauliflower cheese). He will extend himself to a making roast meal (which I, the Tigger, would like to see more often) but makes a full day production out of it. F is trying to introduce him to other concoctions but still nothing quite so exotic as half your staples. I'll mark his report card ' must do better'.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-64700552225520932902021-01-20T15:26:59.217+00:002021-01-20T15:26:59.217+00:00Dave has many favorites. He likes potato/leek soup...Dave has many favorites. He likes potato/leek soup in various permutations (with cream sometimes, or with cheese on top, etc) and we often eat plain old baked chicken or baked salmon or pork chops. I usually prefer plain meals to fancy ones, at least when it comes to eating at home.<br /><br />Does Ian ever urge you to adapt to a more vegan/vegetarian diet?Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-77058961570157935832021-01-20T15:25:15.469+00:002021-01-20T15:25:15.469+00:00Indian pizza? Curry paste mixed with tomato puree....Indian pizza? Curry paste mixed with tomato puree. Our own invention. Egg, chips and beans is another favourite. It's got to be Heinz beans though. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10820932993906882382021-01-20T15:18:46.394+00:002021-01-20T15:18:46.394+00:00One of our favourites is diced venison (only when ...One of our favourites is diced venison (only when we find it in the bargains section), slow cooked in beef stock with crumbled black pudding and butter beans, served with mashed sweet potato and broccoli.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-80239595967119181422021-01-20T15:13:50.485+00:002021-01-20T15:13:50.485+00:00PS: Mexican porridge is called avena.
PS: Mexican porridge is called avena.<br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-48765060374429987152021-01-20T15:12:20.766+00:002021-01-20T15:12:20.766+00:00Right now it is soup: chicken noodle, beef stew, s...Right now it is soup: chicken noodle, beef stew, stuffed pepper, cream of potato, vegetable rice, tomato soup with grilled cheese, onion soup, turnip soup. cream of broccoli. The list goes on and on. Just about anything can be turned into a soup. Pair it up with a toasted crusty bread, supper is done.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88722718959184178282021-01-20T15:10:41.014+00:002021-01-20T15:10:41.014+00:00Chicken in a creamy mushroom parmesan sauce with s...Chicken in a creamy mushroom parmesan sauce with spinach and noodles.<br /><br />Thai curry chicken with rice.<br /><br />Your wife must appreciate coming home to a nice home cooked meal.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42392278298116455632021-01-20T15:07:30.088+00:002021-01-20T15:07:30.088+00:00Fish finger sandwiches. Fish finger sandwiches. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-31128228048281773872021-01-20T14:54:09.208+00:002021-01-20T14:54:09.208+00:00Well I suppose I should say Lancashire hotpot but ...Well I suppose I should say Lancashire hotpot but husbands not keen.<br />My favourite is king prawns au gratin with sweet potato fries. Another is chicken and chorizo risotto. Both made within half an hour!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093533351238991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33010783971816513522021-01-20T14:13:30.178+00:002021-01-20T14:13:30.178+00:00The meal rotation around here includes the h...The meal rotation around here includes the husbands' favorite of meat loaf with chicken provencal(NYT recipe),buttermilk marinated chicken parts and salmon in many forms. terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029254221341149298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74133590772808756302021-01-20T13:58:32.181+00:002021-01-20T13:58:32.181+00:00Or porridge in the hope that he ends up in jail. I...Or porridge in the hope that he ends up in jail. Is there such a dish as Mexican porridge?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com