Cooking Tonight #5

[Jungle Jane]

I fancy some comfort food. I'm torn between cottage pie or fish pie.

I've decided on fish pie. As the piece of cod I've got out of the freezer is on the small side I've got a few bay scallops out too. Does that make it a seafood pie? (More like a see food and eat it pie). Parsley is one of the herbs I use vast amounts of and also the one that I've never grown successfully. We'll have it with carrots and peas.

Boiled eggs cut into quarters is good amongst the fish in a fish pie with mash on top,goes really deliciously

[Snoop Puss]

We've cut down on the amount of meat we're eating. I bought enough for a generous helping for two for yesterday, but when I came to cook it, it seemed way too much. So liver and onions with kidneys, mash, broccoli and carrots. Plus gravy.

[greenishfing]

Jungle Jane, hard-boiled eggs sound like a good idea. I'll remember that for another time. The fish and scallop pie, topped with mash, was a great success, and Mr GF ate it all. I sometimes feel as if I struggle to get him to eat enough protein, but I'm sure cod, scallops, milk, and cheddar and parmesan will have given him a good start yesterday. Eggs would be another bonus.

Today, I'm torn between risotto, probably smoked mackerel, leek, pea, and sweetcorn OR some kind of soup.

[greenishfing]

Yesterday ended up being the smoked mackerel risotto.

Today will be cottage pie. I'm just going to get some of the cooked meat out of the freezer. It won't take too long to defrost, as after I cooked it, I froze it in thin layers in freezer bags.

Pudding will be some of Colin the Caterpillar cake.

[Bren In Pots]

Yesterday Cornish pasties, with mash potatoes, cabbage and carrots.

Today Jacket potatoes filled with mackerel, pesto and peas.

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/recipe...-pesto-jackets

[greenishfing]

Bren, that recipe looks interesting. Smoked mackerel is one of those foods that I forget how much I love until I start eating it.

[Florence Fennel]

Sirloin steak and chips.

[Nicos]

Cod, mash and french beans.
Strawberry tart for pud.

[greenishfing]

Cod, sweet potato wedges, carrots, peas and homemade tartare sauce.

[Snoop Puss]

Sausage casserole. Baked peach again.

One of the local villages does beautiful firm but ripe peaches at this time of year. Perfect split in half and baked with a teaspoon of honey and a sprinkling of cinnamon.

[Bren In Pots]

Panini pizza topped with roasted tomatoes, cheese and mushrooms.

Making some Jerusalem artichoke for lunch.

[Nicos]

Roasted chicken legs with our own spuds and runner beans and apple purée.
Followed by steamed cinnamon apple sponge pudding with birds custard.

….What diet?

[Florence Fennel]

Roast Chicken breast, but I don't know what we'll have with it. Sponge pudding and custard.

[Mark Rand]

Crumpets.

[Mark Rand]

Had shop bought cucumber with my lunchtime salad today. Eurrgh! I'd forgotten how devoid they are of taste.