What are you having for lunch/dinner? (Part 1)

I like the Chicken Cacciatora recipe - particularly the Chianti!

We’re having Poulet Basquaise tonight, with plain rice. I’ll put up the recipe sometime - easy, very tasty and great to batch cook and freeze for later

Won ton soup, salad and a roll. Not your restaurant little bowl with one won ton, a large bowl with six and scallions.

Yes :slight_smile:

We had Jacket potato with Salad, cheese and beans tonight :slight_smile: Not because it was too hot though, because I was too lazy to cook LOL :smiley: I do like a good salad x

This is a recipe for 6. I quarter it for myself.

6 oz tubetti (also known as ditalini)
20 oz can white kidney beans ( I use dried ones with the overnight soak and cook)1 cup mixed green and red peppers
1/4 cup cilantro (stems removed)
about 1 doz cherry tomatoes (more if desired)
1/2 cup virgin olive oil
4 tbsps balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Cook pasta, drain well and mix with 1 tbsp of olive oil to prevent sticking. Add vegetables and toss.

Shake the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper together, pour over vegetable mixture and toss thoroughly. Refrigerate to chill.

I sometimes add some fresh basil leaves also

Good with some crusty rolls and a glass of white wine …

All Bran for my lunch today, not that I normally eat much at Lunchtime either, but just fancied some

My daughter and sister-in-law came to lunch and brought fish and chips with them, mmmmmmmm :smiley:

Fruit and cheese for lunch, that cold pasta dish I posted above at dinner, plus some kettle chips!

mmmmmmm fish and chips Nippy! Glorious - not something we do that often (cost and not all that good when you’re on a diet!) but they are very yummy when we do.

Last night we had home made pizza - OH had made the sauce whilst I was at the gym but we used bought bases. Have to say that they were much nicer than ready made bought pizza - but again, not something to have very often, mainly because of the cheese.

Of course, there’s sauce left over, so that’s going in a spag bol!

I use the bought bases and modify the sauce to my own taste. Far better than the frozen ones or delivery! But still can’t compare to a real pizza in a real Italian pizzeria with a wood fired oven … :frowning:

Forgot to say re that cold pasta salad recipe I posted above, that you can add cold ham, chicken or shrimp to make it more filling, everyone’s probably already thought of that. I rarely have any of those leftovers now, as my picky cat who used to dislike what she called “people food” has mellowed with age and now likes them! She still draws the line at swordfish or cheddar, however … :mrgreen:

My friend called for lunch so we had tuna with mayo and sweetcorn sandwiches with some side salad-for my tea tonight I had jacket potatoe with chilli and salad followed by nice cup of tea and biscuits. Tomorrow-Friday-don’t know what I’m having for lunch but am definitely having fish, chips and mushy peas with buttered barmcake from the chippy-make a real pig of myself on a Friday!

It was Farmers’ Market day today, so we have ultra-lovely food, fresh for the next few days and from the freezer later.
Tonight we have goats cheese and roasted vegetable tarts, which winked at me from a stall, with steamed new potatoes (if necessary) and fresh salad from the allotment; tomorrow is venison steaks with tomato, mushrooms and a couple of home made chips and Sunday lunch will be a loin of lamb joint (don’t faint non-Brits - no marijuhana will be smoked; it’s just what we call a piece of meat prepared ready for roasting), roast potatoes and carrots and spinach-beet, followed by rhubarb crumble.
It’s a wonder I’m not like the end of a house. Fortunately I don’t have to work too hard on staying (just) as a size 12

merz - please tell me what a “barmcake” is? I’ve heard the word often enough, but don’t know what it is!

Tonight I’ll fix pizza, and my usual salad. Going to the Farmers Market tomorrow, will see what they have that looks good … hoping for borlotto beans and some local peaches

Oven baked f&c tonight - not nearly as nice as from the chippy, but better for us and a lot cheaper too!

We had Beef Curry and Naan bread :slight_smile:

Hi Angieh-a barmcake is a type of bread roll but bigger and lighter. Depends on where you live what they are called-some call them muffins or teacakes although here a teacake is like a barmcake with currants in. When my brother and family moved to Derbyshire his OH went shopping for barmcakes and ended up with 6 fruit cakes-can’t make a salad sandwich out of them really :mrgreen:

Tonight’s Chinese: chicken shiu mai dumplings, mini spring rolls and sweet corn …I know, corn’s not Chinese, but it’s hard to get a vegetable to go with dim sum!!

Having just rediscovered my mandolin (no not the sort that makes music) I shall be having potato Lyonnais, roast pork and runner beans followed by orange sponge pudding with an orange cream sauce.

Fixing shrimp curry tonight, ciabatta roll, and tea and a double chocolate chip cookie.

We had Mince with mash potato and veg x