What are you cooking during lockdown?

[Rob the Imp]

A thing to use up half of a massive marrow tonight:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/slow-cooked-marrow-fennel-tomato

... except I had no fennel, so threw coriander seeds in, a few mushrooms, and a glug of Henderson's. Pretty nice as it turns out.

A decaf Machu Picchu coffee and a German wafer-around-chocolate-and-hazelnut thing (Hanuta, the packet said) for dessert.

 

[NottyImp]

I spelt it completely wrong. Its berbere spice-mix. From Ethiopia. There's a recipe here:

https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/berbere-recipe

But even Tescos sell it these days, I think.

 

[Rob the Imp]

I spelt it completely wrong. Its berbere spice-mix. From Ethiopia. There's a recipe here:

https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/berbere-recipe

But even Tescos sell it these days, I think.

Sounds interesting - I'll try it sometime.

 

[NottyImp]

Sounds interesting - I'll try it sometime.

It's nice, spicy but earthy. Just like Mrs N.*

*did I say that out loud?!

 

[Rob the Imp]

A slow cooker dinner tonight. Basically beef stew with potato, carrot, cabbage, onion, chipotle ketchup, mustard and caraway seeds.

 

[Rob the Imp]

It's nice, spicy but earthy. Just like Mrs N.*

*did I say that out loud?!

Does she know you give away this information on here?!

 

[NottyImp]

Does she know you give away this information on here?!

We have no secrets.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Today was a a quarter pound Birdseye original beef burger with chips and mushrooms.

 

[Eweimps]

We’re away for a few days in the Lake District at the moment so no cooking required. I had a starter of calamari with a spicy mayo dip followed by a skewer of prawns on a bed of yellow peppers and cherry tomatoes in a peppery sauce. Very nice, as were a few guest ales which I didn’t catch the name of…..something 61

 

[NottyImp]

We’re away for a few days in the Lake District at the moment so no cooking required. I had a starter of calamari with a spicy mayo dip followed by a skewer of prawns on a bed of yellow peppers and cherry tomatoes in a peppery sauce. Very nice, as were a few guest ales which I didn’t catch the name of…..something 61

Enjoy. For me, personally, sea-food... bleurgh!

 

[Eweimps]

Enjoy. For me, personally, sea-food... bleurgh!

Haha, that’s what Mrs E says too

 

[Eweimps]

She’s currently unaware of my pre order of smoked haddock and poached eggs for breakfast

 

[Norfolk Imp]

Tonight’s offering, vegetarian Chilli with plain rice and a homemade Guacamole.

 

[NottyImp]

Lunch: home-made cream of leek and potato soup.
Tea: lamb kebabs and lime and chilli rice. We jazzed the rice rice up with roasted aubergine and onion. The garden contribution was mint in the yoghurt dip.

 

[NottyImp]

Top tip: the rice is shop-bought microwaveable rice. We don't have anything as new-fangled as a microwave, so we fry it off.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Today was a chicken & bacon pie (Pukka), chips, baked beans and mushrooms.

 

[Rob the Imp]

Same as last night for me - with a couple of jammy, nutty flapjack-like things for dessert.

 

[Rob the Imp]

Lunch: home-made cream of leek and potato soup.
Tea: lamb kebabs and lime and chilli rice. We jazzed the rice rice up with roasted aubergine and onion. The garden contribution was mint in the yoghurt dip.

That rice sounds excellent, and the kebabs not bad either I presume!

Top tip: the rice is shop-bought microwaveable rice. We don't have anything as new-fangled as a microwave, so we fry it off.

You don't have a microwave? That must mean that you're very attentive and no cup of tea ever goes unfinished in your house!

 

[NottyImp]

That rice sounds excellent, and the kebabs not bad either I presume!


You don't have a microwave? That must mean that you're very attentive and no cup of tea ever goes unfinished in your house!

We don't have room for one. Tiny kitchen. But apart from zapping beans and baked-potatoes, we've never found much use for one.

 

[Rob the Imp]

We don't have room for one. Tiny kitchen. But apart from zapping beans and baked-potatoes, we've never found much use for one.

Ah, fair enough then. Hilariously we have an old cookbook, I would guess 1980s, that came with a Sharp microwave - and of course everything in it is cooked in a microwave, including a whole turkey...!