The Sunday Dinner Thread.

[NoMercy]

Sunday: the best day of the week. :-)

We're going to look out for a nice gastropub on the drive back to mine and I'll do the cooking tomorrow (Paella of Salmon, Jumbo Prawn and Red Snapper). I have a couple of bottles of a rather delectable Essenze Pinot Gris from Marlborough, NZ (not to be confused with that Pinot Grungy-o rubbish!!) which is available in Sainsbury's. With its concentrated fruit and buttery, honeyed undertones, it's my contender for Wine of the Week.

So what are you cooking / doing / drinking today?

[mccfluff]

i'm having fishcakes i think, that's about as far as i've got, but i really want peri's choc cake but i reckon she's eaten all by now

[NoMercy]

I've just been nibbling on choc cake myself. I made Mr Sleepy Head some chocolate brownies and I keep picking at them. I'll be the size of a house if I carry on! :-(

[pericat]

Hello ---- nope still have lots - I made lots though so that means nothing x

[mccfluff]

piggy - both of you......:-) (i'm only jealous as you have cake and i don't unless fishcakes count?)

[MarkRae]

This is also excellent: http://www.cluelessab...-chiroubles-2007.html

Less than a tenner in Sainsburys last time I looked...

[NoMercy]

Muchas gracias, Mark. Voy a comprar una botella de ese vino manana!. :-)

[joggerjayne]

I'll dig something out of the freezer later. Maybe a lasagne or something.

On the other hand, I'm going out for the papers in a minute. I could easily be tempted to take them into a pub and have lunch there.

I think the last time I ate at home was Thursday lunch time. I'd hate to start getting my kitchen dirty again.

[MarkRae]

De nada.

[NoMercy]

It's Sunday, Seagull, you have to spoil yourself and do whatever you fancy!

[NoMercy]

Btw, Fluffster, I really want homemade fish cakes now.

And I'm going to bake you some chocolate stinking bishop brownies, wrap them up and post them to you. I'm nice like that....

[bednobs]

your doing the cooking in a pub?

[cazzz1975]

a cheese sandwich, simplicity today :)

[NoMercy]

No, we're pubbing it today. I've got tomorrow off as A/L and so I'll cook tomorrow as if it were today.

[NoMercy]

Will you go wild and have some pickle on that, Cazzz? ;-)

[MarkRae]

I'm also heading down the pub. My local does an excellent Sunday roast plus "proper" puddings - apple crumble and custard, that sort of thing.

[NoMercy]

There's nothing like traditional fayre. I wish I could perfect my pastry-making skills, as I would like to do more farmhouse style dishes.

[MarkRae]

I confess I never make my own pastry - Jus-Rol every time...

[NoMercy]

You can't really go wrong with Jus-Rol, as long as you don't handle it too much. Try this for a gorgeous pie filling:

Melt 3tbsps butter in a pan, add 4 tbsps plain flour, chicken stock, 5tbsps each dry white wine and medium sherry, double cream, 1 tbsp fresh parsley, 1 tsp dried thyme. To that, add cooked chicken, finely chopped onions (cooked but not browned), carrots, parsnips and peas, and seasoning. Should go very well with your Beaujolais!

[MarkRae]

Me encanta!