What are you cooking today?

[WeeFae]

Trying to get my cooking mojo back (I have some good/bad days on chemotherapy) and love seeing what other people are cooking and sharing ideas.

Please indulge me with photos too!

So, what are you cooking today?

Easy one for me to start with, going to make this with sweet potato mash www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/one-pot-sausage-casserole-with-garlic-breadcrumbs

Thought I'd mention we had home made chicken noodle soup last night. With freshly baked 100% whole wheat bread.

I am a bit obsessed with the no knead breads that seem to be popping up everywhere. This is the one I made:

thebusybaker.ca/no-knead-whole-wheat-artisan-bread/

It turned out well. Baked in my ancient cast iron dutch oven. I sprinkled the top with pumpkin seeds. It made great toast this morning too.

Some lovely sounding meals yesterday!

@LoveFall I made bread in my dutch oven years ago, it had a lovely crust on it! You have inspired me to try making it again, thanks for the recipe link.

Savoury chicken crumble

@LadyNell do you have a recipe for that please?

I went out for dinner this evening but did make a lovely fresh bruschetta for lunch

Weefae

I made it up myself, I use frozen cooked chicken pieces from Aldi, add smoked pancella lardons, some red onion cook it off in a pan on hob then make a white sauce or a cheese sauce, add some dijon mustard to sauce, put chicken and bacon in a oven dish cover with sauce then I blitz some breadcrumbs, cheese and butter in a food processor, cover chicken mixture and cook on 180c for about 20mins until crumble topping is brown, very tasty and quick to make

Spaghetti with smoked salmon and peas

@LadyNell

Weefae

I made it up myself, I use frozen cooked chicken pieces from Aldi, add smoked pancella lardons, some red onion cook it off in a pan on hob then make a white sauce or a cheese sauce, add some dijon mustard to sauce, put chicken and bacon in a oven dish cover with sauce then I blitz some breadcrumbs, cheese and butter in a food processor, cover chicken mixture and cook on 180c for about 20mins until crumble topping is brown, very tasty and quick to make

Sounds great!

@dementedma

Spaghetti with smoked salmon and peas

That has reminded me we haven't had any fish yet this year! Will add salmon to this week's shopping.

Made a version of this for breakfast, but added fridge stuff that needed to be used. I added a spoon of red pesto, used jarred roast peppers instead of salsa. Didn't have any pitta with it, it was filling without, though if I was doing this for lunch I'd probably add it. Very tasty!

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/microwave-shakshuka

Slow cooker pulled pork

@dementedma

Slow cooker pulled pork

What will you serve with it?

Today I cooked mushroom, chickpea and spinach curry, enough for tonight and spare to freeze for a cooking free evening.

I’ve also done a load of lentil and bean chilli and a tomato & red pepper soup, both also for the freezer.

If that sounds industrious of me it’s only because I’ve been awake since 3am and up since 5 🙄.

@weefae..home made cole slaw and salad. Will put it in ciabatta rolls. Keeps it easy

@WhatsMyNameGonnaBeNow

Today I cooked mushroom, chickpea and spinach curry, enough for tonight and spare to freeze for a cooking free evening.

I’ve also done a load of lentil and bean chilli and a tomato & red pepper soup, both also for the freezer.

If that sounds industrious of me it’s only because I’ve been awake since 3am and up since 5 🙄.

Yikes, why so early? All sounds great, I need to be better prepared some days!

@dementedma, that sounds lovely, I need to add that to my meal plan soon.

Sausage penne with tomato sauce (from freezer) with peppers, onions, jarred artichokes, fresh tomatoes, basil, fennel and lots of garlic.

Just couldn’t sleep @WeeFae. I reckon it was down to a lack of wine so I’m glugging a few glasses now in the hope it helps me sleep tonight .

Still, I suppose it does mean some time saved on a couple of lunches/dinner this week.

I had leftover pizza tonight, but I do have bacon broth in the slow cooker for tomorrow, which I'll have with dumplings.

A friend brought me a bento box from Japan, so yesterday I had spiced pork, rice, cucumber salad and fruit.

I'm making stuffed cabbage with the left overs today.

I have really wanted to try Bento boxes for my lunch! Where do you get your recipes & ideas from?

Cooking from ds1’s Kung fu panda cook book today. Made the sauce, very spicy.
Fried pork wrapped in lettuce leaves. I will have veggie version.

My daughter would love that book!

Started up our Gousto boxes again, for a couple of days a week. Today was lamb meatloaf, rosemary roast potatoes & veg.

Recipe here

Doesn't quite look like their photo, but it tasted good!

Last night chicken baked in the oven with a crispy coating. Small new type potatoes baked also, plus a whole butternut squash cut in half, cleaned and the baked in tin foil with a bit of butter, mixed spice and maple syrup.

Also steamed broccoli.

Between DH and I we ate the entire squash!

For some reason DH and I find that meal comforting and familiar. Kind of the meat, potato, and two veg thing probably. We have it probably 2 or 3 times a month in winter.

I am a bit weird as well as I love to sprinkle nutritional yeast on my vegetables to add a bit of umami.

I made a cinnamon raisin bread in the bread machine last night and really enjoyed it as toast this morning. I used a white bread recipe and just added the raisins and cinnamon when the machine beeped,