The Sunday Lunch / Dinner Thread

[LadyCG]

Roast chicken, a surfeit of vegetables and some new potatoes and gravy for us.

What are you lot gnawing on today then?

[hereIam]

Left over beef stew and dumplings for us this evening, we started it last night and did way too much ! I like the sound of your chicken dinner though ..

[murraymints]

being taken out by friends for late birthday meal !!

[LadyCG]

Beef stew and dumplings is seriously good comfort food, hereIam.

Belated but nevertheless thoughtful, Minty.

[rowanwitch]

Five bean cottage pie, and a pile of steamed green veg. Greek yoghurt and blueberries..... That's my five a day sorted....

[LadyCG]

Rowan, you are putting us to shame with your dietary virtue. Funnily enough my OH and I are both keen to explore more veggie options when cooking at home. I might start with a curry...

[rowanwitch]

Butternut squash, sweet potato, butterbean make a good mix. Chuck in some cauliflower and coconut milk and any curry spices that take your fancy. You might need to open a window or two

[murraymints]

I told my friend to wait a bit 'till the" silly money period " was over...too much is eaten over the festive season as well , will be much more appreciated now !!

[LadyCG]

I'm not keen on butternut squash but I like the other things, Rowan. I like aubergine and spinach too.

Good thinking, Minty.

[237SJ]

Had houmous, olive and arabic bread. Was going to have duck but that's for later now.

[LadyCG]

Now that sounds tasty, 237. I do love hummus, I could eat it by the bucket load, and Arabic bread sounds just divine.

I might do a middle-Eastern style leg of lamb next week with some pitta and hummus and stuff ... she says, moments after pledging to eat less meat and more veg ...

[237SJ]

I dragged the houmous back from the middle east. Remains of a room service meal - they gave me so much I asked for a pot to bring it home in as it was a shame to waste it. Their houmous is much smoother that ours as they put more tahini in it.

[LadyCG]

It sounds lovely. I do like the Moroccan hummus that seems to be everywhere now.

[237SJ]

Yes, sainsburys do a nice one. I tried making houmous once but it wasn't worth the hassel. It spattered all around the inside of the blender and I spent ages scraping it off. Easier to buy it. I did make moutable once though and that worked out well.

[237SJ]

*moutabel*

[tamborine]

LCj, add cauli florets & whole ladies fingers to ur curry = delish.

Boring Chkn kiev here :(

[LadyCG]

I'm not so keen on cauli florets. I like it pureed with butter and cream though and baby G loves it.

Now, I must go and google Moutabel...

[rowanwitch]

Spinach is always good in curries

[LadyCG]

Ah, so it's a spicier version of baba ghanoush. What's not to love?!

[ducksie]

Boiled cabbage, roast chicken, roast potatoes, stuffing, gravy, just had it, was delish with my own cranberry sauce

I love hummus, I make my own, plenty of tahini paste in it

[237SJ]

Yes, it's basically baba ghanoush with tahini.