What's cookin', good lookin'? Part II

[IrisAlthea]

I made moussaka with venison mince (because venison is weirdly one of the cheapest meats in the supermarket I shop at). It's winter here, so that was a perfect meal to eat in front of the fire while watching Masterchef. Also a good weekend meal because I tend to make the different components throughout the day, rather than trying to pull it all together at once (and inevitably forgetting some bit of something).

That sounds so good! I love venison.

And I love when I have the time and space in life to cook like that.

 

[KimGordon67]

That sounds so good! I love venison.

And I love when I have the time and space in life to cook like that.

I find it really relaxing. It always feels quite indulgent to spend three hours cooking a meal that I eat in less than 15 minutes ... but it's worth it.

 

[MissPennyLane]

Because my husband is like a child, I have to trick him into eating vegetables a lot of the time and this spinach pasta is the easiest way
It's literally so easy too. Just blend 20ml olive oil, half a bag of spinach, a handful of fresh basil, some fresh mint, 2 garlic cloves, 40g of pine nuts & parmesan, salt n peppa & the juice and zest of a whole lemon. If it's a bit dry / not blending nicely, add some tablespoons of the pasta water.
Then stir that into your hot pasta and the remaining spinach, serve with parmesan and more pine nuts for texture - voila!
I think the original recipe had peas stirred in too, but I always forget about them.

 

[seela]

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Because my husband is like a child, I have to trick him into eating vegetables a lot of the time and this spinach pasta is the easiest way
It's literally so easy too. Just blend 20ml olive oil, half a bag of spinach, a handful of fresh basil, some fresh mint, 2 garlic cloves, 40g of pine nuts & parmesan, salt n peppa & the juice and zest of a whole lemon. If it's a bit dry / not blending nicely, add some tablespoons of the pasta water.
Then stir that into your hot pasta and the remaining spinach, serve with parmesan and more pine nuts for texture - voila!
I think the original recipe had peas stirred in too, but I always forget about them.

This is a favorite for me as well. Looks yum!

 

[IrisAlthea]

I find it really relaxing. It always feels quite indulgent to spend three hours cooking a meal that I eat in less than 15 minutes ... but it's worth it.

Had the summer version of that kind of cooking today, alternating between lounging and reading in the sun and going inside to strain the turkish yoghurt, to slice and salt the zucchini, to spiral cut and salt the cucumber, sharpen knife…
Mixed together the tzatziki and made tomato salad while Mr Althea grilled the zucchini and beef.

Now if kitchens and dishes would just take care of themselves…

 

[BiBunny]

Had the summer version of that kind of cooking today, alternating between lounging and reading in the sun and going inside to strain the turkish yoghurt, to slice and salt the zucchini, to spiral cut and salt the cucumber, sharpen knife…
Mixed together the tzatziki and made tomato salad while Mr Althea grilled the zucchini and beef.

Now if kitchens and dishes would just take care of themselves…

Mmm...tzatziki....

Of course, it all looks good, but mmm...tzatziki!

 

[Wonderer67]

Had the summer version of that kind of cooking today, alternating between lounging and reading in the sun and going inside to strain the turkish yoghurt, to slice and salt the zucchini, to spiral cut and salt the cucumber, sharpen knife…
Mixed together the tzatziki and made tomato salad while Mr Althea grilled the zucchini and beef.

Now if kitchens and dishes would just take care of themselves…

That looks amazing Iris!!

 

[seela]

Potato salad (baby potatoes, red onion, chili, parsley, broccoli sprouts, white balsamic, olive oil, lemon zest, salt and pepper) and a fried egg.

Quick and easy summer lunch.

 

[IrisAlthea]

When youngest Miss Althea gets to pick breakfast and dinner:

Banana blueberry pancakes with cottage cheese, blueberries and black cherries.

And we are still in The Era of the Dip.
She wanted to invite one of her friends for dinner so we did a little dip buffet of sorts.

 

[twister947]

Had the summer version of that kind of cooking today, alternating between lounging and reading in the sun and going inside to strain the turkish yoghurt, to slice and salt the zucchini, to spiral cut and salt the cucumber, sharpen knife…
Mixed together the tzatziki and made tomato salad while Mr Althea grilled the zucchini and beef.

Now if kitchens and dishes would just take care of themselves…

You sharpen knives? What next? A chainsaw? I feel emasculated.

 

[IrisAlthea]

You sharpen knives? What next? A chainsaw? I feel emasculated. ;l

Things that are meant to be sharp should be sharp.
I don’t like working with a dull knife, especially not when cutting ripe tomatoes.
My father taught me to keep them sharp, when I was a kid.

Don’t own a chainsaw but my aim is surprisingly accurate when throwing an axe viking style.
Collegues claim to have nightmares about that team building event.

 

[seela]

I bought more tahini today so that I can start living my best dip life again. Just like Iris has taught me through this thread.

 

[IrisAlthea]

I bought more tahini today so that I can start living my best dip life again. Just like Iris has taught me through this thread.

You should have bought some for me. I had to skimp on it today because we were almost out of it.

 

[seela]

Tacos.

 

[IrisAlthea]

Tacos.

That looks soo good!

It’s just me and youngest Miss Althea tonight and we had a fancy lunch out, so sous vide chicken from the freezer served with Cacio e pepe pasta.

 

[IrisAlthea]

Lunch inspired by the restaurant yesterday.


And I made bechamel for a lasagnaish experiment tonight.

 

[twister947]

Lunch inspired by the restaurant yesterday.
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And I made bechamel for a lasagnaish experiment tonight.

Speaking of lasagna, I had chicken and green chili lasagna in a hotel in New Mexico several years ago, it's simply knocked my socks off. The best ever!

 

[seela]

Yesterday was a day of rhubarb for me. I made rhubarb chutney, rhubarb jam, rhubarb juice and rhubarb crumble. And J made us rhubarb gin and tonics.

 

[IrisAlthea]

Speaking of lasagna, I had chicken and green chili lasagna in a hotel in New Mexico several years ago, it's simply knocked my socks off. The best ever!

That sounds great!

My experiment didn’t turn out the way I had planned shapewise but tasted great.

Today is a great food day with minimal work, because yesterday required some kitchen cleanup.

 

[IrisAlthea]

I’m now friends with the new pan.

 

[BiBunny]

BBQ-ed country style ribs, mashed potatoes, cheddar broccoli pasta, pinto beans, boiled squash, and sliced tomatoes and cucumbers.

Not bad.

 

[seela]

Leftover veggies with spaghetti.

Zucchini (some chopped, some grated to bring a little something that’ll cling onto the pasta), cherry tomatoes, a few slices of grilled eggplant, a sliver of orange bell pepper, onion, garlic and parmesan.

A pretty good, quick lunch considering it was something that was given zero thought to in advance. I practically just pulled things out of the fridge and threw everything on a pan between two meetings. Sometimes it works.

 

[IrisAlthea]

Party leftovers needed to be fashioned into something appetizing and easy to eat because oldest Miss Althea came home sick from work, with fever and lymph nodes all over the place.

Youngest Miss Althea made lunch for herself and her sister:


Halloumi, cherry tomatoes, pesto and pasta.

I made mini pies with puff pastry, ricotta, parmesan, white onion, garlic, lemon, spinach, parsley, black pepper and rolled zucchini slices and a dash of zahtar.


Will make those again and there are more to eat another time.

 

[Wonderer67]

Leftover veggies with spaghetti.

Zucchini (some chopped, some grated to bring a little something that’ll cling onto the pasta), cherry tomatoes, a few slices of grilled eggplant, a sliver of orange bell pepper, onion, garlic and parmesan.

A pretty good, quick lunch considering it was something that was given zero thought to in advance. I practically just pulled things out of the fridge and threw everything on a pan between two meetings. Sometimes it works.

Sounds delish!

 

[Wonderer67]

Nothing. Fresh veggie plate for dinner. Yellow squash, zucchini, green pepper and cucumber from the garden.

Broccoli, red pepper and carrots.

Polish and Ukrainian beer.

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