What Did You Have For Dinner Tonight?

[gretchen]

Having spinach and ricotta tortellini with homemade meat sauce, steamed broccoli and garlic bread.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Dodfather

Try working in McDonalds for 3 years...

Been there, done that. The craziest thing? I always say that it was my favorite job ever! I'm very hyper, and I LOVED how I could just work a million miles a minute. Cuz that's how I roll....

Everyone says I'm crazy, when I tell them that it was my favorite job!

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Been there, done that. The craziest thing? I always say that it was my favorite job ever! I'm very hyper, and I LOVED how I could just work a million miles a minute. Cuz that's how I roll....

Everyone says I'm crazy, when I tell them that it was my favorite job!

I was there from 16-19 and I had a great time for the first couple of years. The first 18 months in particular was crazy. You put a bunch of 16-20 yos together who didn't know each other but are suddenly together a lot and working unsociable hours... oh dear, haha. Also, man.. you work your ass off!

[HomerMcvie]

Oh, and I fell off the diet program for today! A friend of mine posted a picture of a homemade pizza, on Facebook, and I had to do it!

About a 10" pie, with alfredo sauce, spinach, red onions, two slices of bacon, jalepenos, and 3 different kinds of cheese. YUMMY!

I did throw away all the crust, that had no toppings on it. Made me feel a little bit better about eating it!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Dodfather

I was there from 16-19 and I had a great time for the first couple of years. The first 18 months in particular was crazy. You put a bunch of 16-20 yos together who didn't know each other but are suddenly together a lot and working unsociable hours... oh dear, haha. Also, man.. you work your ass off!

I was there from 19(when I started college) until almost 21. Loved that speedy pace!

[McTrouble]

Originally Posted by Dodfather

Recipe please?? I love all things seafood and King Prawns are my favourite food, cooked any way at all. This sounds lovely.

I've been trying to find my actual recipe for the Salmon & Prawn Bake but it's disappeared - long ago I think. For years now I've just been making it from memory and I don't even know the weights & measures of anything.

But it's really easy, basically -

Salmon fillets (cut into largish chunks) and any kind of prawns you want in a shallow(ish) oven dish.

Make a basic cheese sauce (I like it with a really mature cheddar with plenty of cracked black pepper) and pour over the fish.

Part cook some potatoes and then slice them and arrange over the fish/sauce.

Sprinkle with grated cheese and dill.

Bake in oven at 200 for around 35-40 minutes.

Salmon and prawns should be perfect and potatoes nice and crisp on top.

Although, Al, please note - the Lochmuir Salmon and Prawn Bake from Marks & Spencer is almost identical to my recipe. I get this sometimes when I can't be bothered to cook and it tastes just like mine. And can't go wrong with this one - especially if you have guests, I swear they'd never know it wasn't homemade!

[Silver Springs]

Vermicelli Rice Noodles with a couple of teaspoons of Sweet and Sour Sauce.

[HomerMcvie]

Craving some hearty winter "Mom" cooking.....

Stuffed cabbage rolls. Just turned the oven off, and I'm going to let them "fester" (lol) for an hour or so.... Can't wait. They smell sooo good!

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by McTrouble

I've been trying to find my actual recipe for the Salmon & Prawn Bake but it's disappeared - long ago I think. For years now I've just been making it from memory and I don't even know the weights & measures of anything.

But it's really easy, basically -

Salmon fillets (cut into largish chunks) and any kind of prawns you want in a shallow(ish) oven dish.

Make a basic cheese sauce (I like it with a really mature cheddar with plenty of cracked black pepper) and pour over the fish.

Part cook some potatoes and then slice them and arrange over the fish/sauce.

Sprinkle with grated cheese and dill.

Bake in oven at 200 for around 35-40 minutes.

Salmon and prawns should be perfect and potatoes nice and crisp on top.

Although, Al, please note - the Lochmuir Salmon and Prawn Bake from Marks & Spencer is almost identical to my recipe. I get this sometimes when I can't be bothered to cook and it tastes just like mine. And can't go wrong with this one - especially if you have guests, I swear they'd never know it wasn't homemade!

Ahhh ok, so it seems kind of like a fish pie? I can do that no bother! Sounds lovely!

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Craving some hearty winter "Mom" cooking.....

That kinda cooking is always good. When I feel like that I make soup or toad in the hole.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Dodfather

toad in the hole.

Hey, this is a family board!!!



What in the HELL is Toad in the Hole????? Is that from the Richard Gere cookbook?


I think I've seen a similar video, though...

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Hey, this is a family board!!!



What in the HELL is Toad in the Hole????? Is that from the Richard Gere cookbook?


I think I've seen a similar video, though...

It's Sausages in a Yorkshire Pudding.

Though to be fair, that doesn't sound any more family friendly lol.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

It's Sausages in a Yorkshire Pudding.

Though to be fair, that doesn't sound any more family friendly lol.

I'm often amazed at the differences in American and British culture, and diet. I would like to assume that we're more similar than we are....

Although I've heard of Yorkshire pudding my whole life, I guess I was just imagining that it was actually pudding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_pudding
Why do they call it pudding?

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I'm often amazed at the differences in American and British culture, and diet. I would like to assume that we're more similar than we are....

Although I've heard of Yorkshire pudding my whole life, I guess I was just imagining that it was actually pudding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_pudding
Why do they call it pudding?

Because in English culture the term "Pudding" doesn't mean a dessert dish. It describes a savoury dish, like Steak and Kidney pudding, or blood pudding.

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Hey, this is a family board!!!

What in the HELL is Toad in the Hole????? Is that from the Richard Gere cookbook?

Hee hee! I did wonder what kinda response that would get. Nice to see you didn't let me down!

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

It's Sausages in a Yorkshire Pudding.

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Yup. Homer: You make a basic batter mixture and pour it into a dish and place the sausages into it. You then back it so that the batter rises up over the top of the sausages (although they are still exposed at the top of the dish). It's so good. You should add soda water and/or a little beer to the batter mix to make it extra light.

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I'm often amazed at the differences in American and British culture, and diet. I would like to assume that we're more similar than we are....

Haha! I've been trying to explain (in vain) to my friends exactly what biscuits, as in biscuits and gravy, are! We really don't have an equivalent here. The closest would be a scone but that's not really right at all.

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

Because in English culture the term "Pudding" doesn't mean a dessert dish. It describes a savoury dish, like Steak and Kidney pudding, or blood pudding.

True, although we do have sweet puddings too sometimes.

[Dodfather]

For Homer. Trust me.. you'll LOVE this. It's a real thing!
http://www.theshed.co.uk/boatrace