If I turned up for dinner without any notice?

[JackThayer]

What would you rustle me up? Too late to go to the shops on Sunday so has to be what you already have in.

The shopping's just been delivered so technically burgers, chicken koftas, meatballs and pasta, sausages, salad etc.

But actually, turning up uninvited just because at this time on Sunday when everyone's busy and I'm trying to get straight for the week ahead, I would grit my teeth, smile, say something insincere about being lovely to see you and restrict you to tea and biscuits.

Tell me you don't live rurally, without telling me you don't live rurally.

You can have the chicken curry I was going to make for DS for Tuesday, forgetting he was off out for dinner for his friend’s birthday…

Beef salad sandwich with crisps and wine or shepherds pie out of the freezer with cauliflower. Followed by vanilla slice.

A Pot Noodle.

DD usually calls ahead to “ask” if she can bring somebody home for lunch on a school day and they get air fried nuggets and chips, ice cream and fresh fruit. Those are always in the freezer.
But today I’d just bulk out the carbonara I’m planning for dinner with more pasta and another egg. Plenty of salad and beetroot if you like it.
Tomorrow you’d get minestrone soup (always make enough for leftovers) and a wrap.
We also have freshly made Mary Berry date and cherry buttery biscuits.
Not sure if they’ll be around tomorrow…

You'd be getting a chickpea salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, red peppers, grilled chicken with a greek yogurt/lemon dressing mixed in.

And if you were still hungry you could have a portion of apple crumble I made and froze last week.

If you come in the next hour, slow cooked beef, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, cauliflower and broccoli cheese, carrots, Yorkshire pudding and gravy.
Any later and it'll have to be leftovers from the above, a sandwich or an omelette.

Jacket potato with a choice of cheese, tuna/mayo, beans with salad. You’d also get homemade Eton Mess.

Toast but only crusts left.

You’d be in luck with us, we got one of those Too Good to Go bags from Aldi, and it included a huge crackling pork joint that feeds 6… plenty of that going spare

Well I would not be happy to have you turn up unannounced as I’m getting over a massive migraine but

iv got frozen Dahl in the freezer, got 1 roti left to give you to go with it
we’re having katsu curry tonight so there’s the option of either chicken or veg katsu, with jasmine rice
iv got soup in the fridge
got pork belly or mango cod or spicy bean burgers in the freezer with couscous or lime and coriander rice or croquettes

pasta with cheese sauce and veg
ramen

always got tea coffee or red wine or vimto

No bread to go with the soup though or any form of potatoes except for the croquettes as for some absolutely unknown reason (I’m blaming menopause!) i have managed to book my shopping delivery for tomorrow instead of this afternoon. Iv booked a Sunday slot every week for years! so no idea how it happened and now im going to have to change my meeting tomorrow, luckily my colleague knows me so will be understanding because this type of thing is unusual coming from me 😳 (I hope)

I've always got homemade chilli in the freezer and garlic bread 🤷‍♀️.
Might even stretch to a bit of microwave rice if you fancy 🤣

A crisp sandwich. I had a big dinner.

You're in luck, we're having homemade salami and veg pizzas

I'd probably just order a pizza if I'd already washed up from dinner. Not washing up again.

Spagetti carbonara of sorts....
Cook spagetti
Bacon fry with onion
Salt pepper
Mix together
add parmasen cheese
Serve with crusty or garlic bread

I'd make a chicken curry with lentils and green peppers, with pilau rice. Heat level would be quite high, so if you didn't like it you'd have to lump it

Peanut butter sandwich with digestive biscuits and beer. Or wine.

I'm half Irish and half Italian, so you could turn up with the Household Cavalry in tow and you'd be overwhelmed with food and wine in 20 minutes. Tonight- probably linguine alla vongole because for reasons too complicated to explain I have half a freezer full of clams....

we could add to what we are cooking for two to easily stretch to three - chicken fahitas but might add a rice dish of some sort to expand it, but likely more than enough for three and certainly plenty of dips and wraps so maybe add some veg to the fillings

I have autism and don’t manage socially, so you’d be one of the few people I’ve ever had in my flat. I only cater for me so it’s going to be a take away.

Mutton stew

Mango and lime chicken with a green salad and couscous.

@Springchickenonion what time are you dishing up? I haven't had mutton in years (bloody expensive)
@JackThayer I'm afraid you'd be out of luck if you came here.
I'm going to Springchickenonion for my tea 😁