Dinner thread

We're having M&S 1/4 lb burgers with roasted tomatoes and either oven chips or cous cous.

Lamb chops with a lentil, feta and coriander salad - I think it was in last month's Olive

I'm not entirely convinced by the sheep / cheese combo but will happily give it a go.

Well i can recommend rose veal, but if you don't fancy taking out a second mortgage, how about a steak?

we're going out for tea. maybe nandos as i have a 20% off voucher

This is it https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3796/feta-lentil-and-coriander-salad

Which reminds me, I must pick up some tomatos.

Oh. seemingly we're not going out for tea, mr c is stuck at work ☹️

fishfingers and chips then ?

I am not getting home until around 9 tonight, so it will be something quick and easy, most probably eggs, bacon and mushrooms! ?

I think that sounds fab, Piester - I heart lentils. Little squashed spheres of joy.

Rose veal is lovely but my god it's dear.

I think I am leaning towards prego rolls, spud wedges and salad.

I am just about to bash a couple of chicken breasts, marinate them in some OO/garlic/lime juice, then will BBQ them and have them with some not-quite-bombay-aloo sauted potatoes. And salad.

Right - Marinade/marinate - marinade is the noun, marinate the verb? you marinate something in a marinade?

I hate these threads, cos I always read it feeling like I should want to make all these delicious meals too...I'd definitely eat them if they were made for me!

We've got boring Lasagne from Tesco with chips & onion rings....evil!

Tomorrow will be Pie, mash & beans ?

I wish OH was a bit more adventurous with his eating ☹️

That is my understanding.

We have some friends coming over for dinner tonight so will be cooking a chicken curry

i changed it about 3 times before posting. "I'm going to marinade the meat" sounded so much nicer, even if it is wrong ?

However, it seems the verb marinate (1645) and it's later, alternative spelling marinade (1682) both predate the noun marinade (1725) by about half a century, so who really knows ?

I'm such a nerd.

We're having sausage meatballs with tomato and basil sauce and whatever sort of pasta I can find lurking in my kitchen cupboards. ?

Which is why we love you ?

The boyf is cooking something tonight. Will of course be veggie, but whatever he cooks it is alway yummy, and never ready made/from a packet [smug smile]

Tonight I'm going to try and cook Cullen Skink as we had it on holiday last week and it was lovely, I'm going to serve it with home made bread.

I'm feeling crappy with a cold so comfort food is needed!

I always puzzle for ages over the marinate/marrinade thing when posting about it on here ?

Spaghetti bolognese. Dullington Smythe.

MrF is working late so will be something virtuous with wholegrains and a ton of veg. loving millet atm, so maybe that. and sprouted pulses included somewhere for protein.

Lasagne and veg - probably broccoli, green beans and maybe sweetcorn

Ooh and because I'm starving today despite eating almost constantly, I'll probably do some garlic bread too

Am a little on the hungover side today so its been a troughing day for me despite being on Slimming World ?. So I am going to write today off on the diet front and make something lovely for tea.

Something cheesey or heavy on the pastry methinks........

Veal sausages from the farmers market - I was hoping for Osso Bucco but this is only the second time the stall's been there and apparently somebody very excitedly bought up all their osso bucco first thing because they'd never seen it in Scotland before. Neither had I the previous time we were there but I'm obviously more restrained!

Oh, almost forgot - having peas and parsley mash c/o my allotment with them as well which should be nice, although give it a week and we're going to be fed up of peas!

As we're not going out i've nipped to aldi and got some pizzas. and wine ?

I'm going for a run, and then to the pub ? so I think dinner will be something convenience like Quorn hotpot which sounds awful but is actually quite nice and low in cals and fat (to make up for the couple of beers I will no doubt have).

I've been home all day and had lovely ideas of herb-crusted trout fillets but I realised about an hour ago that i'd forgotten to remove the fish from the freezer and MrH is due home in 45 mins so I'm now dashing to M&S for comfort food. (It's cold and wet here and he's been playing football outside).

I do still have nice vegetables from the trout dinner here though so that might salvage dinner a little bit!

I've just finished a plate of chicken sweet and sour stir-fry and off to see if there is any more left in the pan.

I have had 2 sausages (low fat ones), 3 turkey rashers, 2 eggs scrambled and 2 slices of toast. felt very naughty but all allowed in my calories for the day?

I always feel ashamed to join in this thread!

I had omlette with the ham and cheese that needed eating up. And will most likely have the rest of the cheese on nachos which will come along with the munchies later! (we're working the night shift in the pub!) x

Just to make Mrs Spink to be feel better I had 3/4 of a packet of toffee popcorn <voms>

We're having honey glazed gammon and new potatoes courtesy of last weeks M&S Dine for £10.

I joined WW this evening, so I'm wondering what else I can scoff before the diet starts!

Thanks! But i just had a milky way too! (i'm sure they're shrinking btw!) x

I cooked salmon, with a lemon and black pepper marinade. Served with spring onion, tomato, carrot, feta, mint and lemon cous cous. Twas very lovely.

Just spoilt the healthy dinner by troughing dairy milk! Ah well.