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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Joanbunting » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:34 pm

What a feast WWF.

You don't fancy doing an event for my birthday In August here do you? :lol: Trouble is you would have to bring the halumi with you.

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby WhitefieldFoodie » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:54 pm

Joanbunting wrote:What a feast WWF.

You don't fancy doing an event for my birthday In August here do you? :lol: Trouble is you would have to bring the halumi with you.


I would love to. I will let you contact my current employer to sweet talk them into letting me have the rest of August off ;)

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Sakkarin » Mon Jun 12, 2017 3:36 pm

Impressive spread!

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby jeral » Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:03 pm

Yes, it's a pity us lot can't hover up the leftovers of that feast, especially if there weren't any - good for you, bad for us ;)
Well done WhitefieldFoodie :)

Renée, re halloumi, if you haven't bought any for a while remember it is or can become very wet so best stood on a saucer in the fridge after opening. It goes well with dates and therefore walnut pieces too (as well as olives and other typical meze items).

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby karadekoolaid » Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:21 am

Magnificent, WWF! Well done!

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Renée » Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:35 am

Jeral, thanks very much for the information about the halloumi.

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Gillthepainter » Fri Jun 16, 2017 6:03 pm

on my way over Wildie!

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Renée » Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:59 pm

Chicken breast tonight, with a wine and Crème fraîche sauce, new potatoes, spinach and asparagus.


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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Gillthepainter » Sat Jun 17, 2017 9:18 am

I do love a chicken dish with a creamy sauce, Renee.
(shhhhhh, don't tell anyone, it's quite easy to cook too).

Chicken in breadcrumbs last night. With a green salad.
Pusta tonight, as John Torode would say. Prawn pusta.

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Badger's Mate » Sat Jun 17, 2017 9:32 am

Prawn pusta


Hoping to get one last go at the prawn & asparagus linguini (Tessa Kiros) next week before the English grass season finishes :yum

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Renée » Sat Jun 17, 2017 2:52 pm

Where does everyone buy their prawns from? I'm not always happy with the ones that I buy.

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Joanbunting » Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:32 pm

I buy frozen Nordic prawns from Picard. They are sustainable, as is almost all their fish. Far better than some of the offerings from very dodgy sources indeed.

I poached a whole chicken in the middle of the week and it lasted us until last night in various guises. Last night it was as a vol au vent filling with mushrooms and I served grilled Provencal tomatoes with them. Vinaigrette with which has to be the last of the asparagus. In addition we have had a curried chicken salad with fresh apricots and cashews.

I also made a batch of baked rum and banana custards, which are rather naughty but rather gorgeous. They also leave me plenty of egg white to make meringues.

We had eaten loads of melons and watermelons because it has been so very hot - almost reached 38 twice, a record for June.

We have friends coming for lunch tomorrow , en route for the coast from Paris. I am aiming for a practically no-cook meal. Gazpacho made and in fridge. Lemon/ginger cheese cake beside it, I am defrosting a piece of gammon, brought by a friend from Waitrose. So I'll cook that later and we'll have it with garden spuds, green beans and parsely sauce.

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Stokey Sue » Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:57 pm

I buy prawns from Iceland, either the large raw king prawns for curries and stir fries, or the North Atlantic ones for salads etc.

Rumour has it that the raw black tiger prawns are nicer than the king prawns, but they come frozen in a block so not very practical for me

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Renée » Sat Jun 17, 2017 4:57 pm

Thanks, Sue. I'll try Iceland and will get the North Atlantic prawns.

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby karadekoolaid » Sun Jun 18, 2017 3:48 pm

Yesterday was:

Smoked Orinoco catfish with curry mayonnaise
Babaganush ( can never resist it)
Cream cheese & pesto dip
Courgette and sweet potato pakoras
Tuna lollipops
Gill`s Focaccia

Chettinad chicken curry
Paneer Masala
Rice

Chivas Regal, Diplomático rum, Molina Carmenère and Rosario Sauvignon Blanc.

Mind you, it was my birthday - today will be YMCA :rudolph1 :gonzo :gonzo :gonzo

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Renée » Sun Jun 18, 2017 4:12 pm

Happy Belated Birthday Greetings, KK! What a feast you had! Did someone else make it?

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Lusciouslush » Sun Jun 18, 2017 4:27 pm

A Big Happy Birthday from me too Clive! :limbobanana :limbobanana :limbobanana :limbobanana
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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby karadekoolaid » Sun Jun 18, 2017 4:33 pm

Did someone else make it?


As George Bernard Shaw once said : " not bloody likely" :lol: : :lol:

Yours truly, although it didn`t actually take that long. The complication of the two curries is getting the spice mix right, really.The snacks were relatively quick to make, except for the pakoras.
And the booze was left over from my son`s wedding!

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Renée » Sun Jun 18, 2017 4:41 pm

Yeah, I know what you mean! I invited family round for a meal on Mother's Day. I preferred doing that to going out for a meal.

How do you make the courgette and sweet potato pakoras? I would love those.

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Re: What's everyone eating this week?

Postby Lusciouslush » Sun Jun 18, 2017 5:15 pm

And............. I've got to ask haven't I - wot be tuna lollipops......? :shock:

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