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Original poster

To ask what's for dinner now the weather has changed?

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ElizaDee · 09/09/2019 12:01

It's wet, miserable and cold today. So, I'm thinking of making a goulash tonight, I'm searching recipes now.

I love a soup or stew for dinner when it's cold, with fresh buttery bread!

What are you having?

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aintnutinchanged · 10/09/2019 05:29

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S021 · 10/09/2019 06:43

I’m surprised at the amount of meat based meals being consumed here

DitheringBlidiot · 10/09/2019 07:01

Last night we had beef stew with pearl barley, it was bloody delicious even if I do say so myself!

IHaveBrilloHair · 10/09/2019 13:44

Tonight is sausage casserole with sweet potato mash.

noodledoodler · 10/09/2019 14:08

Salmon, champ with asian salad on the side. Stew, cottage pie and spag bol also making an appearance on this weeks menu.
I love the sound of pear and rosemary chicken, also a few interesting chorizo dishes mentioned, yum.

noodledoodler · 10/09/2019 14:11

Fairydustandpixies, please share your recipe for five bean and coconut curry with us 🥘🥘🥘 sounds gorgeous

Bloodybridget · 10/09/2019 14:43

So many things I'm dying to eat now - dumplings, spaghetti and meatballs, toad-in-the-hole! I made chilli con carne for supper yesterday, I'd seen a thread on MS about what spices to use so I went back to that and took advice, it was delicious, with jacket potatoes and rainbow chard. Tonight is courgette and orzo bake, tomorrow Jamie Oliver's "5 ingredients" fish curry, Thursday liver and bacon with mash, Friday pasta puttanesca.

Original poster
ElizaDee · 10/09/2019 15:21

we're having goulash-ish again tonight, I expect it to be even better than yesterday.

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S021 · 10/09/2019 20:31

Mushroom risotto 😊
Comfort food

BalanchineBallet · 10/09/2019 22:30

Sweet potatoes chopped and roasted with lamb chop, spinach and Swiss chard. Loads of garlic, lots of rosemary, salt, black pepper.

Blackberry jam with apple sponge....

Layer of home made jam on the bottom of a baking dish. Then sliced apples from the tree, then a sponge cake batter over the top. Bake!

HearMeSnore · 10/09/2019 23:30

Copied you, OP. Had slow-cooker goulash with spring greens and fresh bread today. Went down a treat - DD especially loves a good, rich stew. She all but took the pattern off her plate.

Roast pork with whatever veg are knocking around in the fridge tomorrow.

Macaroni cheese on Thursday.

I love it when salad season is over!

hazandduck · 11/09/2019 07:05

@BalanchineBallet the jam pudding sounds amazing. Just a question, does the jam not stick to the bottom?

Equimum · 11/09/2019 07:18

This week we have had/ are having:
Lentil cottage pie
Chickpea Tagine
Vegetable pasta bake
Mushroom bourginon

Er.......I think that’s as far as I have got with planning!

Original poster
ElizaDee · 11/09/2019 07:57

There's only a tiny bit of goulash left now so DH can eat that as soon as he gets in (I've got some for lunch) so I need inspiration for tonight's dinner.

I'm going to drop out all big carbs for a bit, bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, refined sugar etc as I think my blood sugars are too high so I don't know what we will have yet. I might do the lasagna with butternut squash instead of pasta.

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Nuttyaboutnutella · 11/09/2019 08:38

Tonight we are having fish and chips. To make it more 'wholesome' and less lazy, chips will be made in the air fryer, and serving it with peas, broccoli and maybe some carrots.

Tomorrow is toasted sandwiches, chips and salad.

Friday is honey chicken noodles.

IAmALazyArse · 11/09/2019 08:42

I am going for a chicken "madras" from a freezer today.

BeanBag7 · 11/09/2019 08:45

@S021
I’m surprised at the amount of meat based meals being consumed here

Me too, I thought about 25% of people are vegan or vegetarian these days, but maybe MN isn't very representative?

Sconesat4 · 11/09/2019 09:01

This is no good without recipes! I have fallen into a hole with cooking. No inspiration, and the same things all the time.

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ElizaDee · 11/09/2019 09:02

@IAmALazyArse ! you've just reminded me there's a prawn curry in the freezer. Sorted :)

I'm sure it'll be ok to cook it from frozen on the hob, the prawns were raw.

We'll have it with cauli or slim rice.

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ElizaDee · 11/09/2019 09:06

@Sconesat4 I've been meaning to try this, I saw it on here but haven't got around to it yet:

Chicken boursin - onions, mushrooms, bacon and chicken fried until cooked, melt in a pack of garlic and herb boursin and add double cream - with tagliatelle.

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IAmALazyArse · 11/09/2019 09:37

@ElizaDee freezer meals are my saviour😁
I have a cook week when I go and cook things in massive quantities, portion them and put them in a freezer for busy time ahead. And for when I CBA to cook...
Prawn curry sounds nice!

SomeoneInTheLaaaaaounge · 11/09/2019 09:41

Mash potato mmmm

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ElizaDee · 11/09/2019 09:48

@IAmALazyArse I always mean to do that but never get round to it.

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user1471590586 · 11/09/2019 10:34

This website says about 2 to 3 percent are vegan or vegetarian in the UK. www.vegsoc.org/info-hub/facts-and-figures/ I think the 25 percent figure is a worldwide statistic.

Lovingthesunshine88 · 11/09/2019 10:49

Shepherds pie with minted mash topping with veg

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