What did you have for dinner tonight?

cold ethyl wrote:Beef stew with shallots, bacon, mushrooms, served with mashed swede, few carrots and peas, broccoli.

Sounds lovely.  

I had originally thought to make a Chilli tonight but changed my mind.

Instead, we had a pork casserole with added mushrooms, courgettes, green and yellow peppers ..... served with some cabbage and mashed swede. It tasted lovely.

All the best Jan

Even though it was sunny today it was a stew sort of evening. Nights turning much cooler so the stews and curries will be more in evidence. The one downside of losing some weight is that my Geordie blood appears to have deserted me and I can feel the cold.

cold ethyl wrote:Even though it was sunny today it was a stew sort of evening. Nights turning much cooler so the stews and curries will be more in evidence. The one downside of losing some weight is that my Geordie blood appears to have deserted me and I can feel the cold.

I have to agree with you - the nights are turning cooler and it's getting dark that much earlier. Autumn is here but then so is good food like stews, casseroles ......you can't beat them. The one thing that is so good is the aroma around the kitchen - so inviting

All the best Jan

Well, I know Sunday Lunch or Dinner should perhaps be a Roast of some good tasting meat ... but tonight (ahead of Strictly Come Dancing) we are going to have one of our favourites.

A simple Mediterranean Style Chicken Bake and it's already smelling nice. You can see the recipe I use in the low carb recipe section....  

What did you have for Sunday Lunch or Dinner ?

All the best Jan

Tonight's offering was belly pork cooked for hours in slow cooker with a sliced onion, sliced apple , sage and cyder vinegar, bit of stock then a sprinkle of gravy granules to thicken slightly( not too much as very carby) with roast swede and potatoes( had one very small one as a treat), few carrots, cauli cheese and peas for them that likes them( so that'll be not me then). Followed by an apple and blackberry crumble topped with almond flour topping and some thick Greek yogurt. Only small portions for me as Metformin has reduced my appetite.

I had a roast dinner today for a change.  I suspect I had been subliminally influenced by Fanny Cradock who has been on the Food Network channel all day talking sternly about Christmas roast dinners.  The only thing I learned was that if you put green coloured marzipan holly leaves on ANY food, it will look like Christmas 1975  

My effort was green lentil and mushroom roast with veg (roast courgette, pepper, sundried tomatoes, pine nuts, feta and thyme) with a blob of minty tofu dip.  

Pudding was a ginger almond muffin with caramel flavoured whipped cream.

That muffin looks lush. I really enjoyed my almondy crumble topping and BS was on my at 5.3 2hrs post prandially so an ok treat.

Dinner tonight is pork casserole with leeks, carrot and mushrooms added.

Served with some cabbage and mashed swede.

It's smelling lovely in the kitchen - just off to serve up.

All the best Jan

Dinner! I knew I'd forgotten something! Bye for now.

Chicken faijtas in iceberg lettuce wraps with crunchy stir fried peppers and onions, jalapeños and hot pepper sauce. Mouth still burning.

Nothing yet sadly-It's all kicking off at home and it's wrecked my appetite big style...will have to make up for it at breakfast tomorrow hopefully.

Oh dear. I find arguments and stress make me eat more not less. Hence why I got so fat and diabetic in first place.

Now with me it depends who I'm arguing with and what about. I used to eat more, but now I tend to forget to eat.......I've had a difficult day/evening too Paul! Here's to breakfast then.

cold ethyl wrote:Chicken faijtas in iceberg lettuce wraps with crunchy stir fried peppers and onions, jalapeños and hot pepper sauce. Mouth still burning.

Sounds a great tasting meal .....iceberg lettuce as wraps are brilliant. Do you have a glass of water (or something stronger) close by when eating hot hot hot pepper sauce?

All the best Jan

eggs and bacon woohoo i was late in and thats my fall back dinner hehe ive gone off omelettes a little for some reason

Andy12345 wrote:eggs and bacon woohoo i was late in and thats my fall back dinner hehe ive gone off omelettes a little for some reason

Just love eggs and bacon ....perhaps Paul and Zand may have that at breakfast to make up for their upset evening ?

All the best Jan

Bacon maybe, I so wish I liked eggs, but that's a very long boring story.......

zand wrote:Now with me it depends who I'm arguing with and what about.  I used to eat more, but now I tend to forget to eat.......I've had a difficult day/evening too Paul!  Here's to breakfast then.

I'm the same and my stomach is in knots so a full english at the pub/hotel is on the cards-Here's to Brekkie indeed!

zand wrote:Bacon maybe, I so wish I liked eggs, but that's a very long boring story.......

How about bacon with mushrooms and some low carb sausages?

Dare I ask are you allergic to eggs or ???

One of the grandchildren can not eat eggs due to an allergy but the Dr suggests checking again because you can 'grow out' of allergies .....we'll see. There is plenty of other great tasting non sugary/starchy foods to eat.

How about some cheese for supper with a few slices of cucumber .......

All the best Jan

Yes cheese and cucumber is a great idea, thanks, I'm not really up to thinking for myself right now.

Eggs, OK this is a story that some people have heard already at the other place. ( it's a bit boring)

When I was a child we had a small farm. We had hens (some free range and some battery I'm afraid) When I was about 8 my Mum sent me to collect the eggs. I copied what she usually did and carried 15 dozen at once (that's 6 trays) the inevitable happened and I dropped them. Only 2 survived intact and about 30 were OK to sell as cracked eggs.. The rest were completely scrambled on the path. My Mum was not happy at all. She smacked me with the wooden spoon and sent me to bed.......and that is why I don't like eggs. I just can't eat one unless it's mixed in with something. like in Yorkshire pudding.

Hmmm, I'm having counselling for depression now, maybe my counsellor could help me with my hatred of eggs too?

zand wrote:Yes cheese and cucumber is a great idea, thanks, I'm not really up to thinking for myself right now.

Eggs, OK this is a story that some people have heard already at the other place. ( it's a bit boring)  

When I was a child we had a small farm.  We had hens (some free range and some battery I'm afraid)  When I was about 8 my Mum sent me to collect the eggs.  I copied what she usually did and carried 15 dozen at once (that's 6 trays)  the inevitable happened and I dropped them.  Only 2 survived intact and about 30 were OK to sell as cracked eggs.. The rest were completely scrambled on the path.  My Mum was not happy at all.  She smacked me with the wooden spoon and sent me to bed.......and that is why I don't like eggs.  I just can't eat one unless it's mixed in with something. like in Yorkshire pudding.

Hmmm, I'm having counselling for depression now, maybe my counsellor could help me with my hatred of eggs too?

Well I asked the question didn't I !

Will it help if I stand you a drink in Thommo's

All the best Jan

Jan1 wrote:

zand wrote:Yes cheese and cucumber is a great idea, thanks, I'm not really up to thinking for myself right now.

Eggs, OK this is a story that some people have heard already at the other place. ( it's a bit boring)  

When I was a child we had a small farm.  We had hens (some free range and some battery I'm afraid)  When I was about 8 my Mum sent me to collect the eggs.  I copied what she usually did and carried 15 dozen at once (that's 6 trays)  the inevitable happened and I dropped them.  Only 2 survived intact and about 30 were OK to sell as cracked eggs.. The rest were completely scrambled on the path.  My Mum was not happy at all.  She smacked me with the wooden spoon and sent me to bed.......and that is why I don't like eggs.  I just can't eat one unless it's mixed in with something. like in Yorkshire pudding.

Hmmm, I'm having counselling for depression now, maybe my counsellor could help me with my hatred of eggs too?

Well I asked the question didn't I !

Will it help if I stand you a drink in Thommo's

All the best Jan

Lol yeh that would be great....non-alcoholic though.

Thommo's Bar is Open

If you've had a bad day or maybe just enjoyed a good dinner and fancy an after dinner drink - head on over to Thommo's.

All the best Jan

Recipe for Cauliflower Pasanda in the Guardian today - must try that.

Many thanks for the 'tip off' for this lovely recipe, I went and had a look and copied it here 'Jack' does have some nice recipe's and they don't break the bank so to speak  

Cauliflower Pasanda

(Serves 4)

1 head of cauliflower

Oil for cooking (I use groundnut)

1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated

1 tsp turmeric

2 large onions, finely sliced

4 fat cloves of garlic, roughly chopped

1 red chilli, finely chopped

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp garam masala

300ml natural yoghurt

300ml double cream

Fistful of fresh coriander

A handful of sultanas

Chopped almonds (optional)

Heat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark four. Get your thumbs into the middle of your cauliflower and prise it apart. It falls into florets, looks better, makes less mess and is faster than chopping. Put the pieces in a roasting tin, splash with oil, scatter with ginger and turmeric, and roast in the middle of the oven for about 40 minutes, until slightly crispy and browned around the edges.

Put the onions and garlic into a large pan with another splash of oil. Add the chilli, cumin seeds and garam masala, and cook on a low heat, stirring occasionally, for at least 15 minutes.

Remove the onions from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. Stir through the yoghurt and cream, season, and let it all luxuriate in the pan until the cauliflower is ready – adding dairy when the mix has cooled avoids splitting and curdling.

When the cauliflower is roasted, fold it through the curry pan – the turmeric should give it all a gentle, creamy yellow colour – and bring it back up to heat. Season, garnish with the coriander, sultanas and almonds, if using, and serve with rice or bread.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/17/jack-monroe-cauliflower-pasanda-recipe

Being a low carber I wouldn't serve mine with rice or bread ......but however you serve it, it's a very nice recipe idea.

All the best Jan