What's for Dinner? - Page 52

DanaC · 12-16-2012, 06:00 AM

Can't move for tripping over an Indian takeaway round here :p

Sundae · 12-16-2012, 06:38 AM

We're quite limited here.
I mean there are a number of restaurants and they do take-away, but the menus are all the same.
Having lived in Leicester I've experienced a far wider range of Indian cuisine and eaten with Indians/ Pakistanis or people of that heritage, so I know I've been eating authentic food.
The take-aways I can get in Aylesbury aren't completely tailored to English tastes, but they are tweaked, and it's pretty much all Punjabi.

Still, it's more authentic than Chinese take-away, which is nothing like what you get in China. Not here anyway - possibly different in other cities or other countries. I'm sure I've told the story of when my Hong Kong born colleague took me out for my birthday and we ordered from the Chinese menu. Now that was a culture shock. Taught me that "authentic" was over-valued, despite my use of the word here

Sundae · 12-16-2012, 03:20 PM

I'll admit I smirked at the idea of eating Rimmer's meals.
I had a major crush on him when I was at school though... something about men and nostrils.

bluecuracao · 12-19-2012, 06:51 PM

I must be on a paprika kick, because I'm putting it on everything now.

A couple of nights ago, I made cod filets (cheaper than salmon, whew!) topped with butter, salt & pepper, and paprika. Baked them in a glass dish for 10 minutes, basted them, then baked for 5-10 minutes more. They were still frozen in the center while I was prepping them, so the melted butter would harden as I drizzled it on...it was weird. Used the leftover butter to steam some bok choy and julienned red bell pepper as a side.

The meal was a hit, but total butter overkill. Next time I'm using a mixture of butter and olive oil, instead of pure butter.

Last night was tuna casserole time. I used a basic recipe--mixed up cooked pasta (penne) with a large package of tuna, cream of chicken soup (can of condensed whisked with can of water), cup of shredded Cheddar, green beans and half a chopped onion. Sauteed the green beans and onion first in some olive oil and salt & pepper to soften them up. Topped the mixture with moar Cheddar, panko breadcrumbs, and PAPRIKA. Baked for 20 minutes, then broiled a few extra minutes for that browned crust.

limey · 12-20-2012, 03:29 PM

I always forget about tuna casserole. Yours sounds fabuloso!, Blue!

Sent by thought transference

orthodoc · 12-20-2012, 05:49 PM

Naked juice. I'm trying a different route around treatment day this time, hoping to have fewer side effects. Keeping it very light with little in my system the day before, of, and after. We'll see. Things can only improve!

busterb · 12-20-2012, 09:25 PM

Chicken gumbo

footfootfoot · 12-20-2012, 10:21 PM

Cuisine Chinoise.

BigV · 12-20-2012, 10:40 PM

frittata with corn and spinach and cheese.

Chocolatl · 12-21-2012, 01:15 PM

Attempting chicken noodle soup for the first time in my life. It went in the slow cooker at 11 this morning and should be done around 5 pm. It's supposed to get down in to the 40s tonight (WHAT THE HECK, FLORIDA?!) so I wanted something to help keep warm!

footfootfoot · 12-21-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl

Attempting chicken noodle soup for the first time in my life. It went in the slow cooker at 11 this morning and should be done around 5 pm. It's supposed to get down in to the 40s tonight (WHAT THE HECK, FLORIDA?!) so I wanted something to help keep warm!

You're in Florida! There must be hundreds of Jewish grandmothers who would love to give you tutorials on cooking chicken soup. AND they'd be happy to march right into that doc in a box and give that turd a dressing down.

orthodoc · 12-22-2012, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

There must be hundreds of Jewish grandmothers who would love to give you tutorials on cooking chicken soup. AND they'd be happy to march right into that doc in a box and give that turd a dressing down.

A two-fer! I'd go for it, Choco. A British gran would be cuddly and make great scones but she wouldn't be as good at dressing down the docturd.

Alternatively you could try an Italian or Ukrainian baba - equally good at dressing down stupid people but the soup would be different.

footfootfoot · 12-22-2012, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

A two-fer! I'd go for it, Choco. A British gran would be cuddly and make great scones but she wouldn't be as good at dressing down the docturd.

Alternatively you could try an Italian or Ukrainian baba - equally good at dressing down stupid people but the soup would be different.

Griff · 12-22-2012, 04:48 PM

Chocolatl · 12-21-2012, 01:54 PM

Can we start a Granny Exchange program? I'd like a British gran for a while.

12-16-2012, 06:38 AM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We're quite limited here. I mean there are a number of restaurants and they do take-away, but the menus are all the same. Having lived in Leicester I've experienced a far wider range of Indian cuisine and eaten with Indians/ Pakistanis or people of that heritage, so I know I've been eating authentic food. The take-aways I can get in Aylesbury aren't completely tailored to English tastes, but they are tweaked, and it's pretty much all Punjabi. Still, it's more authentic than Chinese take-away, which is nothing like what you get in China. Not here anyway - possibly different in other cities or other countries. I'm sure I've told the story of when my Hong Kong born colleague took me out for my birthday and we ordered from the Chinese menu. Now that was a culture shock. Taught me that "authentic" was over-valued, despite my use of the word here __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-16-2012, 03:20 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'll admit I smirked at the idea of eating Rimmer's meals. I had a major crush on him when I was at school though... something about men and nostrils. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-20-2012, 03:29 PM	#5
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I always forget about tuna casserole. Yours sounds fabuloso!, Blue! Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

12-20-2012, 05:49 PM	#6
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Naked juice. I'm trying a different route around treatment day this time, hoping to have fewer side effects. Keeping it very light with little in my system the day before, of, and after. We'll see. Things can only improve! __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

12-20-2012, 09:25 PM	#7
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Chicken gumbo __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

12-19-2012, 06:51 PM	#4
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I must be on a paprika kick, because I'm putting it on everything now. A couple of nights ago, I made cod filets (cheaper than salmon, whew!) topped with butter, salt & pepper, and paprika. Baked them in a glass dish for 10 minutes, basted them, then baked for 5-10 minutes more. They were still frozen in the center while I was prepping them, so the melted butter would harden as I drizzled it on...it was weird. Used the leftover butter to steam some bok choy and julienned red bell pepper as a side. The meal was a hit, but total butter overkill. Next time I'm using a mixture of butter and olive oil, instead of pure butter. Last night was tuna casserole time. I used a basic recipe--mixed up cooked pasta (penne) with a large package of tuna, cream of chicken soup (can of condensed whisked with can of water), cup of shredded Cheddar, green beans and half a chopped onion. Sauteed the green beans and onion first in some olive oil and salt & pepper to soften them up. Topped the mixture with moar Cheddar, panko breadcrumbs, and PAPRIKA. Baked for 20 minutes, then broiled a few extra minutes for that browned crust.

12-20-2012, 10:21 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Cuisine Chinoise. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-20-2012, 10:40 PM	#9
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	frittata with corn and spinach and cheese. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-21-2012, 01:15 PM	#10
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Attempting chicken noodle soup for the first time in my life. It went in the slow cooker at 11 this morning and should be done around 5 pm. It's supposed to get down in to the 40s tonight (WHAT THE HECK, FLORIDA?!) so I wanted something to help keep warm!

12-22-2012, 04:48 PM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	__________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-21-2012, 01:54 PM	#15
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Can we start a Granny Exchange program? I'd like a British gran for a while.

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