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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 12, 2007 14:20:23 GMT 1
Mrs cactus was suffering a little from a late night and a lot of wine on Saturday so I cooked.
We had fresh broccoli and spinach from the allotment (and Mrs C managed a cheese sauce) with whatever veg I could roast - potatoes, parsnips, carrots, chillies and an onion.
A little while ago I picked up a Moroccan spice rub at M&S so I used that on some lamb steaks that we had and baked them for about 20 minutes. Absolutely delicious. I shall get that again.
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Post by sweetleaf on Mar 12, 2007 15:01:34 GMT 1
I ate out yesterday, I had a chicken Caesar salad, yours sounds much nicer, Mick. My OH doesn't cook, other than fry-ups! After many years he can manage that without a pool of grease.  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 12, 2007 15:09:40 GMT 1
If I didn't spend all my time with plants I could really get into cooking. MIL was a chef and my grandfather was a chef on the Golden Arrow. So it's in the jeans.
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Post by plocket on Mar 12, 2007 15:35:43 GMT 1
Phwar that sounds nice Mick! We had carrot soup for lunch yesterday as we had spent all morning in the garden.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 12, 2007 15:39:10 GMT 1
Surely you had something more substantial later Plocket? Roast chicken with clematis sauce perhaps?
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Post by alicat on Mar 12, 2007 17:07:34 GMT 1
That meal does sound nice mick especially with home grown veg. That is something I am looking forward to later this year. We just had meat pie with roast pots and veg. courtesy of OH. ;D
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Post by plocket on Mar 12, 2007 20:35:03 GMT 1
Surely you had something more substantial later Plocket? Roast chicken with clematis sauce perhaps? Oooo clematis sauce? Perhaps I should give that a go one day!!! Actually we had a take away for dinner - hardly anything to rave about though! |
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Post by The witch on Mar 13, 2007 9:04:12 GMT 1
Mrs cactus was suffering a little from a late night and a lot of wine on Saturday so I cooked. We had fresh broccoli and spinach from the allotment (and Mrs C managed a cheese sauce) with whatever veg I could roast - potatoes, parsnips, carrots, chillies and an onion. A little while ago I picked up a Moroccan spice rub at M&S so I used that on some lamb steaks that we had and baked them for about 20 minutes. Absolutely delicious. I shall get that again. Sounds wonderful Mick  My OH is a brilliant cook too. ;D We had roast chicken with all the usual trimmings. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 13, 2007 9:20:58 GMT 1
Aaaahh, some of us have it........
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Post by mickthecactus on May 14, 2007 16:49:43 GMT 1
I dragged Mrs C out to a cactus nursery in Farnborough yesterday morning but she got her own back by suggesting that we visit Lakeside on the way back (for those of you that don't know that is an enormous shopping complex near the Dartford tunnel/bridge. In the circumstance I could hardly refuse.
Well..... there was a special Moroccan display on with clothes, jwellery etc. and food! There were lots of little sweet cakes and various piles of spices. I picked a special Moroccan mix.
When we got in I defrosted some chicken breasts, put them in a bowl with some olive oil and a couple of teaspoons of this mix. Mixed it all together, covered with foil and baked it for about 40 minutes. The smell was fantastic and the flavour even better.
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Post by maggyd on May 14, 2007 21:33:11 GMT 1
I ate out yesterday, I had a chicken Caesar salad, yours sounds much nicer, Mick. My OH doesn't cook, other than fry-ups! After many years he can manage that without a pool of grease. My OH can open a tin of soup : I have to be ill in bed (and dont want anything) before he will attempt anything. |
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Post by maggyd on May 14, 2007 21:41:33 GMT 1
P.S I had my daughter and two of her teenage children round to lunch yesterday, I cooked roast beef yorkshire puds roast pots broccoli carrots and french beans, and she brought a chicken and sage and onion stuffing.
I ate far more than I should and drunk too much red wine but that is cooks perks. ;D
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Post by The witch on May 14, 2007 22:03:54 GMT 1
I ate far more than I should and drunk too much red wine but that is cooks perks. ;D And why not indeed   |
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Post by maggyd on May 14, 2007 22:17:59 GMT 1
CHEERS The witch.  |
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Post by karenwl on May 14, 2007 22:19:07 GMT 1
I had toad in the hole for my sunday dinner, dont always get one as oh is away a lot.
I sometimes do one during the week instead.
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Post by sweetleaf on May 16, 2007 0:44:46 GMT 1
I cooked a huge sunday roast last sunday and only OH wanted it, I cook for six normally, so there was a lot of leftovers. Never again!  |
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Post by mickthecactus on May 16, 2007 11:37:18 GMT 1
Put them on the post to me then.
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Post by 4pygmies on May 16, 2007 11:40:37 GMT 1
Leftovers are the best bit though - bubble and squeak with cold meat and chutney..........
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Post by debbiem on May 16, 2007 12:05:15 GMT 1
Same here - there's something so satisfying about making as much use out of the food as possible.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 16, 2007 13:35:27 GMT 1
Actually Karenwl we often do toad in the hole on Sunday instead of a roast joint. I sometimes thinks it is just as good - and cheaper.
We are out on Sunday so no cooking for me. Might do a ruby on Saturday though.
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My OH is a brilliant cook too. ;D
