Whats for Dinner

i had salmon, then i passed out on it lol

Stuffed myself with a fat BBQ. Snags, patties, chevas, pasta salad. You rippa!

KFC for the 1st time in ages. It was great

Eh?

I had a little bit of steak, chips n gravy!

i fainted at the dinner table.

You fainted sitting down? Fair effort Loz.

I hope that you're OK?? 

I'm currently eating deep fried bread squares topped with pork mince, onion & egg...tasty but I reckon I can feel my heart strain a little harder with each one down!

I don't think the warnings about deep fried fatty foods has quite hit Thailand yet! 

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Now. Is there anyway of making deep frying healthy?


i really want a deep fryer, but its prolly a kitchen tool my body can do without(lol *thinks back to the time he told lauren he wanted to deep fry pies*)

If you do tempura veggies (or anything for that matter) in polyunsaturated oil then it's not that bad for ya.

The tempura batter doesn't tend to absorb heaps of oil if done properly, just adds a crisp coating.


As far as the deep fried pie goes, I had a request at work the other day from one of my colleagues for "a well done T-bone, crumbed then deep fried". I made it. I've never felt so ashamed as when I served up that "meal".

you should try one of these quaz: deep fried burger and chips

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or maybe a deep friend pizza

lol

They sell deep fried burger patties in chippies here.

My parents make fried pizza!  But it is rolled out pizza dough fried in a pan (like schnitas - not much oil) and then a napolitana sauce and grated mozzarella addes once it is off the heat. 

Oh my fucking god. Who has a deep frier???

Who needs a fryer?  Just use a saucepan full of oil.

yeah, my dad usedta make wikkid hot chips at home, he'd use olive oil in a wok. i know u arent meant to fry up with olive oil, but damn it tasted good. also, once u are done n the oil cools down, u can put it into a glass jar n keep if for the next fry up. DO NOT buy a deep frier, they are costly and smell rank when people don't clean the oil out properly...OR GOD FORBID< LEAVE THE OIL IN THERE FOR MONTHS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ... an ex housemate used to do that, then cook dim sims in it 

lol i sure do know how to faint, done it enough. i'm ok now though thanks hun

Picked up a couple Kassler chops for tomorrow.

right now i am snacking on a crouton with leberwurst and blue cheese on top

 

Well I can't cook em tonight, but I just picked up a kilo and a half of mussels.

They shall be awesome.

Mussels are awesome so damn cheap.

green or black?

we got about two kgs each of green mussels, squid hoods, scallops, some prawns and fish sitting in the freezer.

what to do... what to do...

I'd say some sort of Asian Seafood noodle soup thing. Seafood Ramen!

Black. Good fleshy ones though today, I always get one and have a look inside.


Fuck man you have a goldmine sitting in your freezer, you can do anything with em!

I'd do a red mussel curry, and rya made me this sensational meal with some squid he caught once - basically very spicy squid with fried kiwifruit. I've wanted to have a crack at it ever since, kiwifruit and squid, what a strange but sensational combination.

are your scallops in a half shell? the possibilities are endless.

Found this on the old squidfish forum

bulk pack asian grocer scallops (neat) and hoods, half shell green mussels.

thinking of doing a mega paella     



find some more on this kiwi fruit thing, always keen for new/different ideas

Holy moly, I love Kassler.

Tonight, I think we'll be getting something from the fish and chip shop.

Spicy Squid


You need:

4 large Whole Squid or Tubes
3 Kiwi Fruit
1 Clove Garlic
Chopped Chilli
Ginger
Flour
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Method:

If using whole squid, remove the head, wings, skin and entrails. (If they are big squid, the tentacles can be removed from the head and used, and the wings can be skinned, sliced into strips and used.)
The tube should be inverted and thoroughly cleaned and then cut into rings.
Peel and crush the kiwi fruit.
Add squid to the crushed kiwi fruit and allow to stand 1-2 hours in the refridgerator.
Crush the garlic and add the chopped chilli, grated ginger, salt and pepper into a bowl.
Remove the squid from the kiwi fruit and add to the spices, mix together and allow to stand 15-20 mintues at room temperature, or longer if refridgerated.
Heat oil to almost smoking.
Add flour to a strong plastic bag (with no holes), drain squid and add to the flour in the plastic bag and shake the bag vigorously to ensure that the squid is thoroughly coated and fry very quickly (about 30 secs) until golden.

Sounds good, but might make curls instead of rings, so the kiwi mush gets stuck in the scoring.

cheers.

it ain't till 2morow but im heading to inbound to meet simmo and get baked potatoes 

I'm keen to check this recipe out. Haven't actually tried it but looks good. Got some of those Squid Ink packs in the freezer. Out of interest has anyone been to the Squid Ink shop at the food court in Marion? I was keen but had no cash.

Had a squid ink risotto for entre' the other night actually

Tasted fantastic but was very very rich, couldnt have eaten it as a main thats for sure.

I was there on Monday night, Oh so tasty left feeling rather full, and the chick that served me was rather hot.

Tonight we are having mexican 

Made the meat/bean stuff last night so we only have to make the other bits tonight... too easy!

Wolfed down hot chips, chicken nuggets and battered sausage last night in my drunken haze.  Not even 10 minutes later I puked it all back up again.  Mmmmm guilt free eating 

me and simmo just had fat baked potatoes

Australias Pizza House

Mmmmm

sizzling venison at Ying Chow. Very nice!

Love a good baked spud!

What toppings did ya get? I'm partial on any involving some meat like bolognese, chili con carne style you can usually get...

Had last nights left over pasta, it was delicious! 

Why does food taste better the next day!?   

binge and purge baby!

It's the way of the future, all the kids are doin it.

parma ham wrapped chicken breasts loaded with tangy garlic and lemon butter and meaty portabello mushrooms with potato, parsnip and parmesan croquettes and fries

Sound awesome!

A mini roast kangaroo with veg tonight

Wallabies. They're called wallabies.

Roasted Bliby is nicer... 

I'm undecided as to what part of the Fast Food Pyramid has been lacking in my diet recently and, as such, am having difficulty in deciding whether to get pizza, chinese noodles, or indian tonight.

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Id like to have a crack at that whole pyramid right now lol

All i have in the fridge is corn and tuna

no, its a mini roast, of kangaroo

actually i think it was a poor attempt at humor on leezee's part!

oh really? Well there ya go

I think it was a good attempt.

And I do mean attempt. 

it was. and the thing is that was all prepackaged supermarket food! the variety and quality of it is truly amazing compared to anything back home...

3 types of cheese, hommous, cured meats, pickles, kick ass crackers and some yum yum wines.  Covers all the bases really.

Vietnam Restaurant tonight. Can't wait. Really hope they still have the soft shell salt and pepper crab!

oh shit yes! its expensive (relatively) but how bloody tasty is that stuff! i want some too dammit.

yeah not the cheapest but the serves are pretty large. But agreed, one of the tastiest meals I've had

Beef Stroganoff

 

Ugh Haven't eaten since Saturday lunch. Getting hell hungry

Peeking Duck!!!!

chopstix!!!! nom nom nom

you're eating chopstix for dinner? 

Think I might have fish & salad if I stay home....

Or, if I head to the beach fish & chips!

 

imagine the roughage

awesome dinner- Jellyfish, ducks feet, Peeking duck, shallot pancakes,deep fried been curd, whole steamed coral trout, braised pork belly


and a fish eye for me:)

far out that dinners like a dream for me. Always wanted to try Jellyfish and Ducks feet.

Yeah was awesome. Big up LD for organizing a meal that wont be forgotten

yeah proper chopsticks for dinner...NOT!

went to chopstix on rundle. nom nom nom. had salt n pepper tofu n chicken kuay teow, yum!

mmm love that spring onion pancake

Mmm spring onion pancake!!

We're goin to an Ethernopian restaurant tonight that just opened up in our area.  I wonder if they just serve up empty plates.

Yum yum, that was nice ethernopian starvin marvin.

nacho nacho man

japanese at sato on melbourne st tonite

Ethiopian is the best food ever!

There a dish that is mainly dried onion and chilli and is cooked forever
they make it for Ethiopian new year
best ever dish
 

we go all out mate bolognese and chilli con carne plus bacon cheese and sour cream cant go wrong

chilli con carne was very spicy on friday 2 it was good

Dinner at Griff's parentals tonight, nom nom nom!

That's what I'm talking about!

http://www.bodeansbbq.com/

went to bodean's for a steak tonight and i must say it was pretty decent... not the best steak ive had but id still rate it a very solid 7.5

tuesdays is half price night plus this place is about a 3 minute stroll from my place...

mmm sato japanese restaurant on melbourne st is HELL TASTY. we ate SOOO much and for only $50 each! the chawan mushi was delicious (a type of savoury egg custard), as was the seaweed salad, and the sashimi. the beef ogoyaki or summink was great too, but i was a bit disappointed with their okonomayaki...wasnt very much the osaka-style pancake i was hoping for! oh well.

we also went to elephant walk, nom nom!!!!

oh fuck I always see this thread and remember I forgot to take meat out of the freezer this morning! So whatever we're having tonight it won't contain meat.... again 

Do they sell Ramen there?

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! its soooo annoying, i LOVE miso ramen and NO CAFES OR RESTAURANTS in oz sell it!!! cept this nice food court stall in the old food court in chinatown here is ads, called Oosaka. And it was OOKKKK but bit half as nice as the stuff I had in japan!!! I just make it at home instead.

loads of tasty udon soups tho. and cold soba

I want proper Ramen prepared by a Japanese chef, because apparently it takes them something like 5 years just to learn how to make Ramen. Looks like I'll have to go to Japan to get my Ramen fix.

having this one again tonight... cant wait!!

My dad hand stretches noodles from a single lump of dough in the same fashion as ramen chefs do (the kanji for ramen is literally hand stretched noodles, unfortunately he's retired and so the only people that benefit from his skill are his family 

Oh and he took 8 years to learn how to do it!

Will he make them for me ever???

Special fried rice with Shrimp & a bubble'o'bill 

Something with truffles in it

5 Giant Twin icecreams for me.

Yep, best dinner ever!

Thats even more hardcore than the chip sanger 

Even though I do admit chip sangers are awesome

I cooked the spacemole a tasty birthday dinner of steak w/ creamy mushroom sauce, horseradish mash, & vegies, and mini apple pies w/ cream & icecream!

tasty!

Ying Chow

Steamed whole barramundi with ginger and shallot.
Stewed pork loin with fried bean curd cubes.

I'm so full right now!

Well Zapattas have done it. They've beaten me. I couldn't finish my full serve of special nachos, goddammit! The plate was just too full! My stomach was too weak! I bow down to them. Viva the Revolution, gringos.

500 grams of thick cut scotch fillet

Mmmmm. Beeeeeeef.

I had fairy cakes 

grilled red capsicum, love it...
steamed rice with roasted sesame seeds and fresh chilli
butter bean, my fresh basil, pine nut and pumpkin seed salad...
 and custard with blueberries for dessert...
 and yeah... i make it... 

Found this cool little page for expats like me who are missing proper Adelaide schnitzels. Brings back some good memories but godamn the pics are making me hungry!!!

Chow's Schnitzel Review Tour - Adelaide '06/07

wow!!!

you're wicked. 

made my first ever risotto tonight and god damn it was good!!

I was meant to make fettucini carbonara tonight, but I chucked penne in the pot instead of fettucini, doh. I also made a banana cake. Mmm!

i made a bizarre concoction of couscous, chicken stock, random vegies and chicken, spinach and pine nut sausages all cooked together!

didn't look very appetising, but tasted pretty good!

made enough bolognese last night for dinner + 5 more meals.

god i love freezer's. make cooking so bloody easy.

Wicked Idea & Definitely helps with Prep time on the other 5 meals.. 

I've tried this too but I found that I would never eat what's in the Freezer...  I'm so indecisive on the best of days in what to eat, so the thought of eating a previously eaten meal again never seems to appeal...  Stupid Taste Buds - Why do you have to make life Hard...

haha. fair call. i can eat pasta all day.

especially when all i have to do is cook the pasta itself and re-heat the sauce. gives me more time for garlic bread.


i am the same though with being indecisive. the only food i really ever freeze to eat again are pasta sauces, curry's and tuna patties.

i have to stop eating pasta.  sux to be me.

omg why????!!! i thought u were a dedicated pastarian for life???!!

 

so that i can fit into my bridesmaid dress in a month!

after that it's back on!!

chris we should have a pasta cook-off!!

hahaha cant u fit into it? oh noes! thats awesome.

maybe you can just cut back on teh creamy sauces for a bit?

ps can i be the judge of said suggested cookoff? NOM NOM NOM!

oooh, down!

   it does fit, it just won't allow for dinner most probably!  have a fitting thurs so we'll see! 

maybe i won't have to stop afterall!!

pasta without cream.. uh uh.  has to be at least a dash of cream for me to eat it!

i only use cream in one of my pasta dishes. god it's nice though.

much more into tomato based pasta's.

love tomato-based pasta...puttanesca ftw!! can we have a pasta party sometime? everyone brings their best pasta dishes?? OMG AWESOME IDEA! I am so doing that if noone else will

i'd like to, but i wouldn't know which one to bring. they're all so nice.

i'm off to get some now for lunch i reckon. this thread has made me hungry as.

i'm starving.   

me too! 

steve got a 2kg tub of CRUNCHY (has to be crunchy) peanut butter so am gonna make us some chick satays!! 

anyone know a good receipe to recommend?

Well it's only half a recipe, but I go with:

onion
garlic
chilli
brown sugar
curry powder
peanut oil
coriander roots
coconut milk
tiny bit of fish sauce
tiny bit of balsamic vinegar
peanut butter

You don't need all of those things though.

that sounds awesome liam.

Veggie Burgers.


Making up a lamb tagine for maybe thursday, served with Moroccan cous cous.

dinner on hindley st, tasty tasty lebanese from quiet waters i reckon!

Something from near my work in the city, god damn am I hungry!!

And then pasta for my second dinner when I get home *nods*

 

rice and miso soup, keeping it light as its late

Mmmm plane food  

Roast lamb and seriously crunchy potatoes followed by fresh persimmon & Maggie Beers passionfruit icecream for dessert.

*full*

gary made lush massive crumbed haddock filets with amazing wedges and roast asparagus and jalapeno relish

fancy fish n chips indeed!

tonight im going to try emu for the 1st time...

i have a live emu phobia maybe i'll like em more on the plate

Chicken nuggets!!!!

taco salad! and mojitos!

I want mojitos!

mmmwe have 3 litres of bacardi at home

Holy moly!

i know!!! come on over! simon bought me who framed roger rabbit and master n commander WOO!

ive invited friends over this evening for dinner. I need to buy some new dinner plates, so argos here I come..
Im doign chicken wrapped in brie and for starters duckpancakes

im not too sure on desert yet

sounds yum

Yummmmmmm! Can I have dinner at your place?? Duck pancakes are the bomb.

I had green chicken curry for dinner, was tasty.

aww.. If I ever get to move to Australia, I would love to cook you all dinner! I love cooking and having people over.

Im going to make sweet potatoe mash with cheese on too...

You would love it, we have a seperate fridge and cuboard for booze 
(My housemate drives to france sometimes and picks up lots of wine) so my mate roger and his new g/f are staying over... and im looking forward to being hostess!


my housemate makes green chicken curry sometimes... he is a better cook than me! he does all the noodle stuff and fresh veg in a wok, and im more a roast potatoe, roast veg girl - so we get such a varied amount of food. 

Noice. I love cooking too, just don't get to do it very much coz I'm so darn busy working & studying.

Booze cupboard & fridge FTW!!! 

co-sign

so so good yet so so bad... 

i'm cooking porcini and chirozo sausage lasagne tonight.

thats wicked that dish

Sounds yum!

i heart chorizo. u should come and cook that dish for me hun

man its gonna be so tasty. have made enough for 12 i reckon. mmmmm lunch tomorrow.

fedex.com

 

it'll be mouldy b4 it gets here...

Fedex x 2 please, the lasagna sounds delicious!

Stewed pork loin with preserved vegetables and stir-fried Chinese spinach with garlic tonight.

What is porcini, and there is such a thing as sausage lasagne!!!!?

its a kind of mushroom.

and there is now!

O0o0o0ow exciting. I volunteer to be cooked for anytime 

i cooked it for james and steve once and james said it was the best meal he'd ever had cooked for him 

New addition to tonights menu.

Pork, salted duck egg and wintermelon soup.

Lamb and apricot tagine with Moroccan currant, mint and vegetable cous cous and garlic roasted cauliflower.

Served with Boag's Draught.

Last night at Ayers House for a wedding reception we ate: Moroccan Lamb Soup for entree, Chargrilled Beef Fillet with red wine reduction and garlic couscous for main, Lemon Custard Tart for dessert.

That WAS at Henry's eh? Looked spesh!

Beef teriyaki stirfry...

It was very nice, I'd recommend it to anyone thinking about having their wedding reception there.

leftovers from my red chicken and lemongrass curry i made last night.

god damn it was tasty.

And a side of lead poisoning...


http://www.ministers.sa.gov.au/news.php?id=2841

  

amalfi's for me tonite! wonder if they have changed their specials board yet?

as if i spent ridiculous amounts on a tagine..... just used a pot

Oooh, Amalfi's!!

I had dinner at Gusto Ristorante on the Parade last week, absolutely divine!! The food and service was perfect.

Tonight, chicken kiev with vegetables and rice.

Am very close to heading down to Hungry Jacks to dine in on a Whopper with Cheese Meal. Am fucking scared that when I order it, motherfuckas are gonna jump out from behind the counter and hold their hands in some ridiculous looking arrangement with the intention of making sure that, yes, it is a Whopper I want and I do realise I am going to have to hold it with both hands.

 

Goddamn, I want a motherfucking burger.

i heart gusto's!

and i fucking hate those hj's ads.  as if you can eat a whopper without the wrapper half round it.  that shit dribbles and spills everywhere!

tonight, i'm off to my sisters for a lovely family dinner!

I ate a whopper in HJ's with one hand just in spite of that ad the other day cos I'm a bad c.

 
I can imagine the stares you woulda got! 
Old ladies crossing to the other side of the street and shit.

yay ying chow tonite

I know a lot of you hate on "You'll Love Coles" brand, but I just had some "Quick and Easy Beef Chilli Con Carne" from the meat section, and it was bloody delicious!

Nicole was hoping to head the Ying Chow tomorrow night before the Cumby if anyone was interested. PM me if you are keen and I will book a table.
 

I had 4 asparagus spears, a cob of corn, handful of green beans, 2 baby carrots and half an avocado with a blob of butter, squeeze of lemon juice and seasoned with salt and pepper.

Guess I was craving my veggies 

yum tasty vegies! i need to do freshly cooked vegies n herbs n salt more often. tonite i had yakitori from melbourne st, and elephant walk for dessert sooooo full now!

sorry i missed the ying chow date tony! man we ate SOOO much last nite, and it was only $60!!

Why did I only just see this then? Would have loved a yingers feast tonight.

Not dinner but eating duck meat congee for breakfast atm.

YUM!

We went to Cafe Kowloon last night and it was awesome! Really delicious food and the best company ever, I haven't laughed that much at dinner for ages.

I have no idea what I'll have for dinner tonight!

lean cuisine rogan josh. not expecting much so as to not be disappointed 

Chicken schnitzel, potato bake and vegies.

Ginger & Shallot Mud Crab
Grandma's Bean Curd (otherwise known as Ma Po Tofu)
Chinese Broccoli w/ Ginger

I am soooo full right about now.

Whoa yummo LD!

I had baked capsicum stuffed with sundried tomato, fetta & garlic along with chicken marinated in a carribean style sauce. T'was yummy!

wowo u both had tasty food!

i had yoghurt n some grapes cause i had a ginormous tasty brekkie at queen st cafe this morn...

Homemade pumpkin & curry soup....

And then some homemade bruschetta....

Do you eat out nearly every night or do you cook most of the things you post in here yourself? If it's the latter then you should definitely get an AM cooking class up and running pronto. I'd be there in a flash!

Apricot chicken!

I will be having mushroom bacon pasta stuff courtesy of my Polish colleague!

Column A (I cook = 50%), B (eat out = 30%), C (parents cook = 20%)

does anybody on here ever sandwiches with cup's of soup? say mettwurst, cheese & sweet chilli sauce for example?

ali thinks it's weird and i think she is.

nah mate, the most it should be is a nice piece of toast. after that confession i'm not sure if i should ever speak to you again.

i am not a soup man, but i do not think this is weird. a man cannot subsist on soup alone.

Chris,

Are you talking like a toasted sandwich or just a plain ol sanga?

Either would be acceptable, however I quite often have soup with ham and tomato toasty toasties

For those of us who say "I don't eat this wah wah wah" or "man cannot subsist on this alone wah wah wah" (sorry Khem I love soup lol), how bout you put aside your inner fears, weaknesses, phobias, ignorance or just plain and simple lack of taste and spare a thought for the one they call Bear Grylls. (the dude in Man Vs Wild) Now theres a food critic if I've ever seen one!

all good, each to their own!

its not bad a an entree or side dish, but i can't just have a soup and be satisfied.

soups not a meal


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It really depends on what type of soup you're having imo. There are so many types, you can't generalise them all together.
I've eaten a 1.3 kilo T-Bone before but I'm still happy to have soup (albeit with bread or rice) as a meal upon itself.

Agree to disagree ftw!

i am a huge soup fan, if the weather is below 24 degrees you can almost guarantee i will eat some form of soup that day, whether it be cup-a-soup, tinned or a mum special....

my post below is a seinfeld reference 

I love soup! I have it for dinner a lot in winter and my mum makes the best soups ever.

my mum puts a pig foot in hers(soup that is).

It's called a trotter. Pigs don't have feet.

It adds some flavour, but mostly it makes the soup more sticky and gelatinous instead of being watery. It's a pretty awesome thing is a pigs trotter now that I think about it.

Mmmmm, trotter.

isn't it known as a hock or something like that.

Thats the bit up from the foot (trotter).

 

 Pigs feet. Is there anything they cant do?

 

The head chef at one of my old pubs would cook a stew with trotter. The first few times I thought it smelled great, like waking up to bacon. Over time though, that smell just seemed to pong more and more! It works a treat in dishes, but it sure smells nicer in your house to simmer the marrow from bones.

Mmmmm, marrow.

I watch fuckall Seinfeld or TV but I have seen the Soup Nazi episode and that was gold

yeah timmy, didn't you ever play pass the pigs!!   

Soup is the business, especially asian style soups. Can't beat a good laksa in winter!

And Ramen! I still need to find somewhere in Adelaide that actually makes Ramen. Don't think it's going to happen though.

Isn't that just Miso? Matsuri should be able to hook you up with any specialties, even if it is seasonal, just ask.

Was about to do a really lame joke about how it should be easy to find as Everybody Loves Ramen but thought better of it.

 


Ramen! Hallelujah! Praise be!

There's heaps of different types of Ramen. It's a Noodle soup though. Apparently it takes 5 or so years to become a Ramen Chef.

Had a great laksa at sing sing on Sunday night, although the beef noodle soup is the bomb.

It's down near Hanson road but in the backstreets somewhere, well worth the drive.

The two characters that make up the word Ramen means literally hand pulled/stretched noodles.
Even in Japan, tradtionally trained chefs who still make the noodles by hand are getting rarer and rarer.
My dad can make a very similar type of noodle, although he's retired now. He was one of 3 chefs (all Chinese) he knew of in Adelaide who could hand make noodles. It took him 8 years to learn how to do it as well as he can now.

5 years is about right, in Japan it takes about that long to become a sushi chef. What do you do for these 5 years? You wash rice and thats it.
Japanese culture is really big on drilling the most monotonous and basic of tasks for way longer than is necessary before progressing onto more advanced tasks, whether that be in martial arts, cooking etc etc

Tony and I are making sizzling garlic prawns and salt and pepper squidy for tonight.

Yum!!

I'm having quiche

ooooh good idea... i will have a mega omlette

I want oysters

Oysters are too expensive.  Speaking of that I have heaps of mussels in my fridge. 

Just read through all the soup posts....as it happens I'm eating Tom Yum Gai with a side plate of plain jasmine rice. You can't tell me that's not a meal! Filling up the spots nicely...

Bania you are wrong! 

I had a double cheeseburger 

soooo good

I hope it was McD's, HJ's cheeseburgers taste like fail.

It was McD's actually

HJ's just don't quite taste right, do they?

tell him to shower 

I'm having pork chops and vegetables.

indoor bbq y'all! mmm...burgers with cheese, fried mushrooms and relish, marinated chicken legs, jacket taters, sausages, my killah roast tater and garlic salad, crunchy green salad, garlic pizza bread, wine, and cadbury;s chocolate cake for afters!


*full and a bit drunk*

Oh wow Robyn, that sounds fricken delicious (replace the legs with breast) !!!!!! SO jealous!!!

yum yum taco salad 

Chinese 

I think I'm having a chicken burger tonight!

rib eye steak and veg

have a 750g cut of rib eye sitting in the fridge awaiting its fate........




 Ahhh fuck it, I'll just get Subbo to cook it for me

I still  when I think of the size of that steak at Dubbd's farewell!

I am having Green Chicken Curry - Thai style

Nope, hamburgers now!

ha well the 750 gram one is 50% bigger hehe

that sounds decent. where do you get such big steaks?

well i first sourced em out at Food Glorious Food, Down stairs David Jones but they were near $30. Since, I've discovered em at the new Foodland at Findon!(of all places)This 750g one was only $14

Cool... They have some nice steaks out at the butcher in the Norwood Mall. Easily the best steak I have had outside of a restaurant. $30ish a kilo from memory but they were only about 300g-ish so I'd always have to double up.

if that's the butcher i think it is... i used to get incredible scotch fillets from there

I had a sandwich ..

address mate?

will head down there as soon as i can stomach eating again. decent steaks!

Dinner at the Cumby for meeeeeee!

its the one on grange rd mate, wit the big coles. Ring in advance though, I've been there 3 times, they've had em twice(mind u last time they had heaps-i bought up:)

mumma's cookin lasagne tonight

thanks heaps for the tip mate. will get onto it.

tonight i'm making cottage pie.

Mystery Freezer Curry of Doom turned out to be Indian Spiced Lamb Braised in Apricots, which went down a treat with Hot Mango Chutney and  Spiced Wild Rice.


Breakfast I had scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, on toasted turkish bread.

Sated to say the least.

Turkish bread is dope.

I had some little wrapped up meaty things with some kind of marinade thing and some kind of stuffing. They were awesome. Dunno what they actually were though.

Lunch dinner anyway, first BBQ of the season

tonight gary cooked crumbed pollock with roast wedges and roast asparagus, with red pepper and tomato relish mmmm.......

testicles mate.

 

i am making borscht for tea. washed down with smirnoff black vodka

I had warm chicken salad, nom nom.

nom nom nom indeed

oooo good idea!  We have smoked chicken portions too. Yay for summerish.

I had a dessert spoon of nutella for tea tonight.

Yep, the pantry is looking a little bare at the moment.

Rations. I have a toothache for dinner tonight. Only shit I can eat at the moment are big tablets filled the fuck up with shitloads of codiene. Few cones will help as well. Ha ha, cones for dinner. Oh, stop it, me.

Fuck Yes.. The Only way to eat Nutella. 


Buffet Dinner tonight....  

Edit - Fingers crossed the food is actually up to Standard.

Steak with dianne sauce, mashed potatoes, carrots and peas.

borscht again!

I made turkey steak parmies wiht loads of roasted veggies, the roast eggplant and mushroom owned it!

We made fried bananas.... oh sooooooo noooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 

We had good ol spaghetti bolognese last night, a la yakky.

Tonight it's leftover chinese

yum i wanna make spag bol this week sometime!!!

Mmm pasties for dinner tonight!

I had never tried borscht until I went to an Organic Coffee place within the Central Markets that also sells Piroshka (sp?) and other Eastern European fare. Loved it and all the other good food they serve at this place. (I can't recall the exact name of the place)

yeah that place rocks! piroshki/peirogi are my fave! there is a catering place on elizabeth/queen st croydon, i have to work out how i can bulk order some!!!

going to the russian cafe this sat for lunch i reckon

made a delicious chicken korma curry w/ potato & sweet potato last night!! mmm, nom nom!

i found this joint by accident the other day when we went to hype and seek.

you can buy them OTC and they are having a tasting session this Saturday morning!!

They have heaps of varieties, and they are nicely made.





Tonight will be home made Minestrone, along with Beef StroganHoff w/ ribbon pasta and maybe some Piroshki

really not sure yet.

sure the answer will end up being bolognese though. can't go wrong with that!

This saturday morning! What time? I am SO there!! Ta for the tipoff

I don't remember, I was still in shock re the fact that I could buy Vareniky locally.

Give Mama a call 8346 5784 or sms 0408 020 002

thanks buddy!! seeya there

cooking the 730g rib eye tonight


very,. very excited

was wondering how much of a cow would be on the menu tonight

meat excites me lol

(i mean fuck, this figure doesnt just happen)

So what time is the tasting? I'm too lazy to call them 

great little shop that, i know gen and dex pretty well from when i had my shop.

its from 11-12 saturday morning...i cant go, have a samba lesson! damn!let me know which ones taste the best tho so i can make an order

I had beef & red wine casserole and rice last night.

Going to cook spag bol tonight.

tasty madras vegie curry for dinner tonite

Why do people always say spag bol? It's spag bog innit?

i say spag bol!

spag bol, innit!

NO!

 

Sometimes we call it Spag Boggo Road 


And we call cous cous pus pus..... I don't like that one!

shuddup, what do u know, ur a looser that hasn't finished uni

bow down to my superior ganstronomical knowledge!

Nope. It has always been spag bog.

At least in my mixed up world.

u south aussies DO say Ley-go tho, instead of Leg-go!

Spag Bog.

Say Spag Bol & get out our Country.

;p

Leg-go is what you put on your spag bog.

Ley-go is what you play with.

And I always though you played with kiddies...

Not anymore! Ever actually said it to someone recently (not that you would know, not being from around these parts and all)? There is this awkward silence to see if the other person is going to say leg-go or lay-go... I'm always happy when someone says lay-go.

LIke the other day at work, my boss asked how hard it is to put together a computer, and I said "it's not hard, it's like um, like putting together :sweats-makeslegoputtingtogethermovementswithhands:..."

Boss: "lay-go!"

Me:  "exactly".

Lego is what I bribe them with.

well i always grew up with spag bol, makes sense cause its an abbreviation of SPAGhetti BOLognese!

ps even the euros who invented lego say LEG-GO! 

but its one of those arguments that noone can every win

You should try comin to the UK some time, it's all wrong!

Having pork schnittas tonight, Tony style.

Been grazing a bit this evening.

Homemade pizza with garlic metty, anchovie stuffed olives, mushroom & watsonia cheese.
Sardines on cruskets
A few spoonfuls of nutella
Half a jar of anchovie stuffed olives

Surprisingly my stomach feels quite good still.

Katie who I live with is from NSW and she swears by spag bol as well, whilst the rest of us in the house are strictly spag bog types.

Your breath must smell as ripe as a diseased camels arse!

More like a parliment chair actually.

Big Ups to my New house mate for cooking a Chicken Pasta last night.. 

Reckon, I can get used to living with a Chef.. 

Edit - Even better that he only did it for the Ladies that Live upstairs. 

made chicken vindaloo in the slow cooker last night.



will be eating it again tonight for sure. was awesome.

way to scared to try cooking curries, i get em cheap as from the local takeaway which is gold.

they're so easy though tim.

the vindaloo i made last night only had about 7-8 ingredients altogether. just threw them into the cooker and 4 hours later you have the most tender flavour filled curry ever.

i love curry!

might make myself a green chicken curry tomorrow night!

i might try and pick up an indian cook book on my travels...

do it!

yeah mate. go for it. second best food ever to pasta.

certainly agree with you there mr christopher!

mmm currie i have tasty curry in my freezer, i need to make em more often tho. maybe will try my hand at the green curry i learnt to make overseas

tonite i think i am havuing some low key tuna vegies n rice

has this meal been keeping out of trouble of late?

i just found out i'm also having a curry for lunch as well as the one i have at home for dinner.

good day!

good day for the shitter

not even!

i've eaten enough curry and chilli in my time for it to have no severe impact to my excrement.

my bowels are made of iron now.

Dinner tonight will be a pork, snow pea, broccoli and carrot stirfry with honey, soy, garlic and ginger sauce. ON NOM!

Tried making lasagne the other day. Never made it before as if I have enough time to make something, I'll usually make a stew/casserole. I fucked it up entirely! I think I will try again with more bechamel sauce. The pasta sheets didn't even cook! I am blaming the wholemealness.

Tonight Tony and I rocked out with our wok out and made singapore noodles.

it was good, mmmm

bechamel isn't a necessity, unless the sauce you are making to go in between the sheets is pretty dry on it's own. as long as you have a runny(ish) sauce, the lasagne should cook up no problem.

love lasagne

mmmmmmmmmmmmm might make lasagne on sunday! need to buy a dish first tho...anyone got some suggestions? else i might hit up myer or harry scruff.

target or k-mart sell decent cheap baking dishes anna. as long as they don't crack, it really doesn't matter what sort you get.

i got 3 for 15 dollars at k-mart.

good to know, thanks! my mom had an awesome one, but like u say long as they dont crack its all good.

mmm lasagne...

i have mentioned this before, but if you are feeling adventurous, try ur hand at taco casserole! just like lasagne, but swap bolognese sauce for chilli con carne, pasta sheets for tortillas and bechamel for a little sour cream. its TASTY!

all over that, thanks anna! taco's area ali's favourite food, so i'm sure i'll get no complaints at home.

i've already had a crack at the taco salad you've spoken about on here, was delicious. i used a bit of meat though, as i can't survive without it.

I have about 3 Anna! My mum win's them all the time and they dont cook so they come to me!

YESHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

But i want lasagne NOW! *pouts* spose i can wait til you're installed in the house

yep i love putting mince into the chilli too, vegie chilli is super tasty!but tonite i am making taco salad with kangaroo mince in the chilli

might have to make some tasty soup this sunday then, instead! or maybe spag bol

over roo mince.

god i'm hungry now.

hope the club is putting on their moroccan curry today. was so good yesterday.

Oh, I totally have to disagree Chris. Bechamel is definitely a necessity!

Tonight, I'm gonna have chicken schnitzel with gravy and vegies. Yummo.

lasagne isn't lasagne without bechamel.

it's just flat spaghetti bolognaise.

calling bullshit on that one.

have had many a lasagne that doesn't have bechamel, and it only makes the lasagne richer in taste.

the havey at the moment are doing one actually. so damn tasty. but no bechamel to be seen.


i still use bechamel, i just don't see it as being such a necessity unless you have a dry meat sauce.

i think you call that spag bog with wide pasta...
it needs cheese sauce. cheesier the better. come to think of it i could eat a bucketfull of the cheese sauce right now. sooooo hungry.
risotto in an hour. hurry up damn it!!!

Bechamel is a cheese sauce.

No it isn't. It's a basic white sauce base, i.e. roux and milk.

Only if you're a pedant.

For the purposes of a lasagne, a bechamel sauce is a cheese sauce as it has cheese in it.

I'm a pedant. That would be a mornay sauce. 

Which would be a mornay sauce?  With or with out cheese?  Cos I never make a tuna mornay with cheese, not that i make it often anyways.

cottage pie again.

god it was good last night.

then u arent really making a tuna mornay!

i made tasty beef teriyaki last nite, tonite i think i am having leftover taco salad WOO!

i tend to agree and i use a cheese sauce. it's not necessary though is all i was saying.

Mmmmm mmmm, made chili and garlic prawns last night and a yummy salad with a pedro ximenez balsamic dressing.

Go summertime!

Mmm burgers.

its not a tuna

 

Last night I started out with an entree of vodka and soda, had vodka n red bulls for mains and then topped it of with vodka, half soda and half cranberry juices for dessert.

Wooo, last night we had schwarmas .  Mikey we woulda popped past (even tho we don't know where you live) but it was already late, and I don't think u would have appreciated a visit in our states. 

Taza's?

Keen to have you guys over for a tour of our place soon, then some dinn0rz!

 

parsley can just go and die afaiac

Pork


and lots of it

pizza from lulu's

best pizza in town nuff said

schwarmas are the tastiest!!!! they serve em up in nsw, dont hear the term much in sa or vic. mmmmm europe sounds like it has the tastiest food ever!

Only the immigrant food by the sounds of it! 

WTF are you on about?  No parsley in these babies.  Just as well, I hate the shit too.

And Yes Mikey, next weekend sounds good!

Heading to Monsoon's Indian Restaurant on Melbourne St tonight. Found it on my wander after day surgery earlier in the week and the menu looks sensational!

After a food-deprived weekend, it's gonna be a big dinner tonight.

Pan-fried Pork Dumplings, Teriyaki Chicken and Vegetable Udon Noodle Soup should satisfy the stomach nicely

had wok's happening last night for some noodle goodness.

kway teow w- extra chilli and mee goreng w- extra chilli & chinese pork sausage.

also had roti canai for an entree.


god they make great food.

Damn that shit's tasty! I might have me some tonight, I'm in Kuala Lumpur atm, there's shitloads of Indian corner restaurants open late around here, roti canai is a staple. Nothing like having it for breakfast lol!

I am having left overs... But they're good! Steak with a thyme & mushroom sauce with veges & mash. Mmmm. Winter food!

Next time put some hot english mustard on your kway teow for some added bite, it's great.

serious? never heard of that. you crazy asians!!! will def have a crack at that though.



i could eat it all day.

Tell me about KL, I am heading there in 2 months...What else is good??

i'm having left over taco pasta tonight.

beef mince, kidney beans, mushrooms, cherry tomato's, sweet corn, capsicum, red onion, jalapeno peppers etc etc. all mixed with garlic, greek oregano, basil, worcestershire sauce and a dash of cinnamon (to bring out the sweetness in the tomato's). add cooked spaghetti and you have a winner.

easily my favourite pasta dish.

Well I don't really rate the local cuisine much (I haven't had it much tbh, I love my Indian too much and there's a lot of that here!) it's nothing special but your standards like Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) Laksa are alright. The problem is most menus are in Bahasa and there's no English translations, it's pot luck unless you know what you're going for. This is in the small suburban restaurants (see below) I think in bigger places you'd find some English menus.

Due to the sizable Indian and Chinese populations, there's plenty of great cuisine from those styles to be found. Out in the burbs there's clusters of shops and corner restaurants dotted everywhere, it's quite unique (out of the places I've been anyway). These corner joints are hit and miss but when you find a good one it's usually consistent.

If you're staying in the heart of KL, obviously you'll have access to your major restaurants, chains, etc. but you can still find the little corner restaurants around the place. I remember this awesome Indian kitchen, it's across the road from the old railway station. If you head from KL Sentral (main train station) into KLCC you'll see this building about 10 minutes away on the road leading past the museum:



More info: http://www.keretapi.com/the-kuala-lumpur-railway-station.html

So in summary, the Indian is fantastic, the Chinese is also great but my biggest tip is do not try what they call 'Thai' food. It is nothing like actual Thai food in Thailand, I couldn't find any dishes that were actual Thai dishes. My mate reckons the Nasi Goreng Pattaya is good though, the only thing Thai about that seems to be the name! 

try the lady boys i hear they are quite delish.

China town, Boh!

Happy birthday Mikey one time 

looking forward to some chinatown action!

lol poor subbos worked 75 hours this week






and still im getting him to cook us the thick cut steaks i bought. Your a good person suckmission:)

Mmmm I can't wait for tea tonight.  Chili and garlic prawns.  Them lil baby's have been marinading since last night.

Woo hooo, 10p Tony work quiche, score!

kfc variety bucket and some ice cold becks

I made a baked chicken fillet dish the other night I was pretty happy with. Was pretty simple, but tasted great.

Pre-heat oven to 180c

Melt 2 tblspn of butter, squeeze in half a lemon and add pepper. Stir.

Dunk chicken in butter and place on baking tray

Sprinkle rosemary, sage and sea salt

Sprinkle bread crumbs

Bake for 30 minutes, or until jucies run clear.

Serve with side of fresh salad.

Last night was sushi, tonight it's chili and garlic prawns with fresh tomatoes on spaghetti

some pork steak with veg and garlic sauce

mmmmmm pork

yum!

pork is gooood!


thinking of making a sweet potato & coconut soup.  we'll see!

needs more pork!!

 

sorry, add to that shredded pork   

Just smashed a top notch green chicken curry - kaeng khiao wan gai for those reading along at home! Big clear chunks of chicken fat in it too, quite tasty!

Nothing like a well made Thai Green Curry, from Thailand of course.

Big fan of the Northern Jungle Curry, and also Northern Red Duck Curry with all the trimmings.




Tonight it's something from the Brompton Hotel, just drove past it for the first time yesterday.

I cooked Salmon for myself for the first time tonight.

I've always been wary of fish, and have only ever had it cooked for me, and I've nearly always enjoyed Atlantic Salmon.

It was nice, if a little undercooked, but still delicious, and I know to cook it a little longer next time.

i've prepared the ingredients i bought the other day and this is what i came up with....


pear and honey baked fillet of pork, with speck braised fennel.


can't wait!

Parmys with Razzle at the Astor tonight

I prefer Salmon a bit pink in the middle. You lose the flavour if you cook it too much. It only needs to be seared on both sides otherwise i reckon you kinda ruin it.

When its pink in the middle it melts in your mouth! miam miam

Mmmmm 10p salmon quiche with veg with some kinda weird ass but very delish mozzarella called something woggy I can't remember, and coarse liverwurst. mmmmm Yay Tony work food. Eat like the queen for a fraction of the cost.

Yeah, I know what you mean, but this was a little too pink in the middle though.

If I wanted to eat sushi, I would have made sushi

It's because I used electric I reckon, and was overly cautious about cooking it too much.

But as I said, it wasn't bad for my first try. I normally don't cook fish because I only like the expensive stuff - Salmon and Swordfish for example.

 Honey Soy Beef tonight

 

  cant wait!

recommend staying away from swordfish, dodgy fishing practices AND its at the top of the food chain..mercury galore!

reckon i will have some miso and sushi from el cheapo sushi king tonite

ohhh that's good to know about swordfish... pity it's yummy!

good. i really dislike swordfish.

Gotta die of something, and I'd rather it be mercury poisoning from eating good food than starving to death because you god damned hippies tell me I can't eat something...

yeah it was always for sale in thailand, i steered clear of fish there tho, cause the water is pretty polluted!

whatever j, u dont have to listen to us!

Are you sure, have you seen the latest series of nip tuck?  Mercury poisoning is nasty stuff!!!

gonna go buy 5-600 grams of rib eye from Food Glorious Food.

Whacked a few ingredients before work  in the slow cooker Ali & Chris got for Peachey for his birthday & came home to melt in your mouth beef casserole, Hmmm...just like mumma used to make

Just perfect for a winters night. Thanks Chris and Ali  

Yay yay yay!  Home made pizza for tea!