[Lupin]

(was unsure where this should go)

Snapper with passionfruit and chili sauce with garlic roasted snips, kumara, silver beet and green beans. Followed by rhubarb and feijoa crumble.

Sounds like a posh restaurant but the snapper was a cheap from dh's work (fresh this am), snips, green beans and kumara from veg shed, silver beet and rhubarb from friend's garden, feijoa gathered from playcentre while cleaning this am and the chili sauce and passionfruit sauce were a couple of dollars and will last yonks.

What are you eating for dinner?

[willsken]

Shepherds pie. :uhoh

[Moorf]

That makes my chicken pie and mash sound a bit scruffy! Didn't even make the pie - bought from local baker this morning (but they are darned good pies!!).

Lucky you getting such fresh fish, that's something I miss here in inland Canterbury.. craving monkfish now :wah

[Lupin]

Three months ago we were vegetarians. We quickly were tempted by the fish here and then have found gelatine so hard to avoid (on a small budget, don't panic if you're vegetarian and coming here on anything but the poverty line), that we've decided to turn a blind eye to it. There's even gelatine in the cream and yoghurt!!!!!!

[K&CS]

Good question. Think I'm going to do pitta pizzas for the kids in a minute. As for the adults - I haven't got a clue. Looks like it could be a beans on toast night... We do eat well a lot of the time though!!

[sarahw]

Fish & chip night! yum! Followed by homemade fudge if there's any room!

[Trigirl]

tonight is badmonton club night 7-10 so i'll have a couple of slices of toast now and maybe some soup when i get home. thursdays are not exciting foodwise!

[katandbob]

Jason wanted burger (frozen budget kind):o

We are having Beef Curry - Greggs Red curry paste and Pams Coconut milk, with vegies from supermarket - sorry no time to plant vegies at minute

hope it tastes ok!
Kat:laugh :laugh

[Lupin]

I totally 100% recommend feijoa and rhubarb crumble; probably the best combination I've tried!

Especially when eaten in front of a roaring fire with a glass of Hawkes Bay Merlot :)

[jen]

I made a chicken stir-fry and baingan bharta (roasted eggplant mashed up w/spices and tomato) along with some roti (I didn't make those, though - frozen from Moore Wilson's).

Jen

[vixxann]

what is feijoa ?? :confused:

[Marie P]

what is feijoa ?? :confused:



http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6083

[zardell]

Well...........

I was feeling a little homesick today, so I made roast beef and Yorkshire puddings with 3 veg, mashed and roast spuds and loads of gravy...... typical Sunday lunch, but on a Thursday night !!!

OH thought his ship had come in. :laugh

Hope he doesn't expect this every Thursdsay.....:uhoh

Julie

xx

[Sam B]

We had Jamie Oliver recipe - chilli pasta bake, God it's yummy. We have it about once a week.

[zardell]

We had Jamie Oliver recipe - chilli pasta bake, God it's yummy. We have it about once a week.



And the recipe is..........???

:laugh :laugh :laugh

[nippa&pippa]

Rare moments...brought pizza, egg free coleslaw and potato wedges from supermarket today....didn't have time to cook after been to friends' house...but surprise nice pizza from fresh deli counter in countdown.

[Sam B]

Ok, it's proper name is pasta al forna con pomodori e mozerella. You need real orecchiette if poss, we have to get it from specialist food shop in Cambridge - the stuff in the supermarkets is not orecchiette, even though it says it is.

olive oil
1 onion peeled and chopped
2 cloves of garlic peeled and sliced
dried red chilli flakes
3 tins of good quality plum toms
basil leaves - handful
1 tbspn red wine vinegar
400g orecchiette pasta
4 big handfuls of grated parmesan
3 times 150g balls of mozzarella

Boil large pan of salted water. In another pan glug in olive oil, fry onion, chilli and garlic slowly for 10 mins. Add tinned toms with small glass of water. Simmer for 20 mins. Liquidise. Tear basil leaves (lots) into sauce. Season with viegar, salt, pepper.

Boil orecchiette in other pan. drain, toss with half the tomato sauce and handful of parmesan. use earthenware dish, lasagne dish or something. layer pasta in dish with layers of tomato sauce, handfuls of grated parmesan and sliced mozerella, repeating in layers until all used up - layer of parmesan on top. Cook gas 6 for 15 mins til all golden, crisp and bubbling. Yum, off to have seconds...

[Kim39]

Three months ago we were vegetarians.

good friend of mine was a veggie for 24 years until he arrived here:yes Now he can't get enough meat:confused:

As for whats for tea, well gotta wait as wife ain't in yet, but as its nearly 9 i get the feeling its gonna be a takeaway:roll

Kim

[Lupin]

Feijoa:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feijoa

marvellous little fruit!

[nippa&pippa]

Three months ago we were vegetarians.

Me too! was vegetarian for 20 years till just before christmas last year!
My case was mainly because of my family's food allergies forced me to eat meat again!

[nippa&pippa]

Feijoa!

Hmmmm, I am having problem with them at the moment....not sure if is because of pregnancy or doesn't suit me....I keep sick every times I try it:no , they do smell lovely....Will try again after had baby to see the different.

[speckythecky]

Last night was fresh taglietelle with a tomato, red pepper and mascarpone sauce, served with garlic bread.
Followed by melon, grapes, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries served with creme fraiche.

[KerryS]

Just thrown some spaghetti into a pot, which I shall have with some garlic, chilli, chopped parsley and a big glug of olive oil. Very simple and easy. I'm too tired tonight to do much else.

[Moorf]

All your lovely light and fresh meals are making my chicken pie and mash sit heavy in my tummy :laugh

[katandbob]

Well I liked the curry, but Rob thought that I was trying to scorch his tongue!:laugh

Kat

[vixxann]

Thanks for the clarification on the fruit - sounds very interesting
Would love to find fruit or nut trees in our future NZ garden - how fantastic :)

[Bruckner]

Tonight it's meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn. Not fancy but we get a craving for it every now and then.

Emily

[vixxann]

when we were over we bought some gorgeous (and cheap) fillet steaks, minted lamb patties for kids and fresh corn on the cob (6 for $2 !!) and had a fantastic barbeque :raebanana

[migratory birds]

And when we get off the plane on our arrival in NZ can we swing by your homes as we make our way (likely) to the South Island?? Mmmm...

It's great to be inspired by other cooks!

I'm hoping to squeeze in, after school and before violin class and soccer game, a Vietnamese dish of fresh greens, chicken satay, rice noodles, mint, basil, and sauce from garlic, chili paste, lime juice, fish sauce and sugar.

[speckythecky]

Tonight I did chicken fajitas with sour cream, guacamole and salsa. Left over fajitas with dips and salad for lunch tomorrow

[The Hodges]

Last night we had goat chops (I have to have two as they are small), mashed spuds, chopped carrots and proper gravy. Oh, yes, a bottle of Speights. :laugh

[Lupin]

Hmmmm, I am having problem with them at the moment....not sure if is because of pregnancy or doesn't suit me....I keep sick every times I try it , they do smell lovely....Will try again after had baby to see the different.

Well they do have the most unusual, quite aromatic flavour so I could imagine it being that way. You'll have to gorge on them this time next year :)

[mossum]

fresh corn on the cob (6 for $2 !!) :raebanana

Corns gone v v cheap this week 12c a cob !!! ( Raeward fresh in Christchurch btw )

vic x