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Re: What's for tea at your house tonight?**2005 Thread of the Year!**
« Reply #15675 on: June 25, 2010, 11:21:09 PM »
Rib eye, peppers and onions, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms, steamed carrots and broccoli

Looks like great minds think alike lol.  ;)  ;D  I had steamed rice & steamed veggies along with a Ribeye cooked on the GF grill Dh didn't want what I was having so he had Ravioli instead.


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« Reply #15676 on: June 25, 2010, 11:30:17 PM »
Looks like it might be Popeye's. :P
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« Reply #15677 on: June 26, 2010, 09:24:05 AM »
I made easy Tex-Mex last night - something I can throw together almost without thinking now, and DH loves it.  What could be better than that?  :)
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« Reply #15678 on: June 26, 2010, 10:41:26 AM »
I made easy Tex-Mex last night - something I can throw together almost without thinking now, and DH loves it.  What could be better than that?  :)

What did you make? I need all the gory details. ;)

Last night we had roasted chicken with new potatoes and broccoli and gravy. Then we were still hungry so we had some hot dogs during our Naked Gun marathon.  ;D This quitting smoking is really doing a number on us... we're starving!

Tonight we are just having one of those Indian ready-meal boxes since the USA match is on.  :)


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« Reply #15679 on: June 26, 2010, 11:07:01 AM »
Last night we went to the burrito place. I got a burrito bowl, so no tortilla wrap, and only a tiny bit of cheese and sour cream. I think next time I could do it without cheese and SC. That took some self control, so I was pretty proud of myself!  ;D

I think we may go to the pub tonight to watch the USA match, so I'm not sure what I'll have.


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« Reply #15680 on: June 26, 2010, 12:38:38 PM »
What did you make? I need all the gory details. ;)

Lol!  People are probably getting tired of my half-a*sed recipes!  :P  Yes, so bearing in mind that I'm not a purist, I'm a that'll-do-ist...

Easy Tex-Mex:

The fix-ins to just have at the ready for when you're ready to assemble:  Old El Paso or Discovery flour tortillas/wraps (we heat these one-by-one as we go, in the microwave), block of Red Leicester or Double Gloucester (I call it yellow cheese!) + cheese grater (grate as you go!), sour cream (whatever brand - the stuff you buy in the dairy section, not tinned), Old El Paso hot salsa in the jar, bag of salad/mixed lettuce.  Beer (DH) and cider (me).

"Refried beans" - Dump two or three tins of pinto beans in their water into a saucepan.  Add a pinch of sugar (makes the beans go squishy-er) but this is optional - you don't have to do.  There's a product that Morrisons sells right now that I really like - it's in their Food Fusions spices/mixes/sauces range, but it's essentially finely chopped chipotle peppers in a vinegar base (for preservation I imagine).  (Alternatively, they are also selling finely chopped jalapeno chilies the same way but I don't like those as much.)  Don't worry about the vinegar (with the chipotles) - it cooks off.  So last thing on the "refried beans", I lob a teaspoon (or so) of that chipotle stuff into the beans.  And just let them simmer away until the liquid cooks off a bit & they are getting good & squishy-like.  (No frying or mashing, etc involved with these - I prefer whole beans.)

"Taco/burrito meat" - Saute/sweat chopped onion, two crushed cloves garlic & some chopped fresh chilies (to taste) in a frying pan, until softened.  Add about a pound of beef mince (450-500g) & brown it with the softened chopped veg.  Dump in hot chili powder & cumin to taste, plus salt & pepper.  Sometimes I lob a bit of chipotles in that too, and usually some lime juice as well.  If I have some cilantro/coriander on hand, I might add that as well - but no worries if I don't have any.  Then I add water to cover the lot, and let it simmer down (to meld the seasonings) until the water cooks off.

Both those things cooking at the same time - maybe about half an hour overall.  Then make your burritos!

Whatever is left from the beans & meat, I bung into a container all together for the fridge & that's usually lunch for the next day - more burritos, yum!  Or, you can also call it chili, if you prefer.  ;) :P

It's dead easy, I can make it on all but autopilot, and DH loves it.  You can get more involved if you want (sometimes I do) - make your own salsa, or some guac, etc.
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« Reply #15681 on: June 26, 2010, 01:03:56 PM »
That sounds a lot like how I make my tex - mex Mrs R.- bung things into pots and make them taste good- I love cookbooks,read them for ideas, then just end up doing my own thing and embellishments on them....  Yours sounds yummy!


I'm pretty sure my dinner tonight will be roasted poussins and roasted sweet potatoes (a take on Nigella's recipe) and some salad/steamed veggies/roasted veggies

Hehehhe Saturdays are excellent! I have some Pinor Noir for J and I to sip and snuggle on the couch with as well, watching Season One SNL DVDs  [smiley=love.gif]
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« Reply #15682 on: June 26, 2010, 02:37:13 PM »
Looks like it's pizza & Dr Who night here!  Followed by watching the US play Ghana.
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« Reply #15683 on: June 27, 2010, 11:20:43 AM »
I think I know whose door I'll be knocking on in Leeds.

Please Mrs. R, can I have some more.  ;)

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« Reply #15684 on: June 27, 2010, 06:38:17 PM »
Veggie curry with poppadoms and a special treat, I've making a strawberry rhubarb crisp with vanilla ice cream  :)
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« Reply #15685 on: June 27, 2010, 06:57:26 PM »
I'm hosting my Books & Cooks club and it's Indian night. So we're having loads of different curries, rice, naan, and sweets. Oh, and mango lassis.

Yum.
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« Reply #15686 on: June 27, 2010, 08:15:52 PM »
I'm hosting my Books & Cooks club and it's Indian night. So we're having loads of different curries, rice, naan, and sweets. Oh, and mango lassis.

Yum.

Yummy!

I made a corned beef pie for DH just like his mam makes. I would like to think it helped ease his pain.  :P


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« Reply #15687 on: June 28, 2010, 07:30:11 AM »
Mung bean curry from the freezer plus a mushroom curry of some sort since MiL gave us a load of mushrooms yesterday.
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« Reply #15688 on: June 28, 2010, 08:49:02 AM »
I've got sloppy lentils in the slowcooker. Mmmm....  :) 
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« Reply #15689 on: June 28, 2010, 09:03:00 AM »
Tex-Mex night... pretty much just like Mrs R's burritos, only I don't bother with the beans because DH won't eat them. I should start making them for myself anyway.  :)


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