What was the last meal you cooked?

BarbaraHelen2013

Tuna Napolitana Pasta for my daughter.

Chicken Satay Skewers, Satay Sauce and Chips for my husband.

Moroccan Carrot and Lentil Soup for me.

I feel like a short order cook, some days! 😂

mjbnj0001

Holiday Season "Cleansing" - Cabbage/Vegetable soup.

Taking a step back from the brink after a couple weeks of very rich holiday eating with this soup.

There's probably about 500 recipes on YouTube or elsewhere for this type of soup. My approach tonight: red cabbage, carrots, celery, green peppers, onions, garlic, canned no-salt diced tomatoes and flavorings (very moderate salt, black pepper, a few shakes of cayenne, Italian herbs mixture), chicken stock (no salt).

Very good, flavor-wise, but family consensus is that I'll buzz the soup to make a chunky, but thick final result for leftovers with an immersion blender. As it is, right now, can't beat the color. Wonder what it'll look like after blending? There's enough here for the family for 2-3 days.

Pictures:
1. as prepared.
2. done cooking (but not blended).

SMarie10

Last cooked meal - grilled talipia filets and riced cauliflower stuffing. Yum

snowflake954

Paccheri alla Scarpaniello. This is a Naples specialty. It's made with a bigger tubular pasta--could use Mezza Maniche or Tortaloni. I made a chunky tomato sauce with Roma tomatoes, EVOO, garlic and pepper flakes. When the pasta was al dente, I poured on the sauce and added grated smoked cheese and fresh basil. I gave it a good stir. When it's on the plate (or bowl as we do it here) sprinkle freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano on top. Some add more pepper flakes too.

Womanvsweight

Christmas dinner, roasted everything and lots of veg topped with gravy... I’ve not had to cook since I’m still eating it 😂

momefee

@ just_Tomek and snowflake954 - YUM! Last night was broiled Ribeye steak with Cesar salad.

Beachlife813

Bacon, fried eggs, and honey dew apple.

snowflake954

just_Tomek wrote: »

Just got done with pierogi because meatless Mondays

I'm of Polish decent--100% and have never heard of meatless Mondays. We always had meatless Fridays growing up. Since you've mentioned it a couple of times, could you explain meatless Mondays to me? Thanks.

acpgee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatless_Monday

snowflake954

acpgee wrote: »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatless_Monday

Ah, thanks--I'd never heard of it. We do our meatless day on Friday and have been for a very long time, so we're good.

acpgee

I'm about to cook another Christmas dinner with a girlfriend. She has Christmas with her Vietnamese family so feels she misses out on a proper British Christmas dinner. Our NYE ritual is to cook Christmas dinner at her house. We are doing Dickensian roast goose. Keeping it simple with sides of roast carrots, sauteed greens, roast potatoes, gravy and commercial cranberry sauce. Coffee pavlova for dessert.

acpgee

Second Christmas dinner at my girlfriend's. Roast goose, roast potato, roast maple and harissa carrots, sauteed chard, gravy, lingonberry compote. My girlfriend's small son with a large goose drumstick. Dessert was cappucino pavlova that I overbeat so the meringue stayed spongey.

GreenValli

Roasted chicken and potatoes with a salad

astidog99

jacket potato with the day before's left over baked bean chili con carne---- yummyyyyy

snowflake954

For New Years Eve I made the traditional lentils with sausage. The Italians believe that this dish is good luck and will bring money in the coming year. You are also supposed to have 9 courses to follow luck and tradition. This is what my husband's family in Rome always told me, however, they are originally from Southern Italy(Puglia) and have mixed the traditions.

snowflake954

just_Tomek wrote: »

snowflake954 wrote: »

just_Tomek wrote: »

Just got done with pierogi because meatless Mondays

I'm of Polish decent--100% and have never heard of meatless Mondays. We always had meatless Fridays growing up. Since you've mentioned it a couple of times, could you explain meatless Mondays to me? Thanks.

I am 100% Polish, born and raised. There is no such thing a meatless anything in our culture, but what we do have is fish Fridays

Meatless mondays, for me, is simply being vegan one day a week. Nothing more to it but be even more creative in the kitchen using only vegan / vegetarian ingredients.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I thought I was missing something.

mjbnj0001

First dinner of the new year. Baked chicken breast parm with spaghetti squash, sauce.

everydaysanotherchance

Mexican Quinoa Black Bean Stuffed peppers

snowflake954

Mezza penne pasta with lentils in tomato sauce, salad, fruit and desert (Christmas cookies) for the family.

CurveAppeal86

Thai Coconut red curry chicken & brown rice

acpgee

It was hubby's turn to cook but he pulled out stuff I made that was in the freezer.

The vegetable puree soup that has been lurking forever is finally finished. It started life as leftover pureed roast squash. Every time we ate it, we added stock, more leftover pureed vegetable such as roast celeriac, then the roast parsnip and roast chicory from Christmas dinner. After eating each new variant we would boil furiously for 10 to disinfect and then pop back into the freezer. Added flavourings included miso, curry paste, fish sauce, lemon juice and coconut milk at different incarnations of its development. Relieved that the never ending soup is finally gone.

We also had our last batch of Marcella Hazan's bolognaise sauce on spaghetti which was pulled out of the freezer too.

snowflake954

Risotto with small shrimp.

epangili

Cabbage and onion omelette. Saw on YouTube asian recipe. Delicious and nutritious- delightfully surprising...

aokoye

This late afternoon: Aloo mutter
Earlier this week: Austrian Goulash - half lamb half beef. So so so good. When I was living in Vienna, goulash ended up becoming my comfort food. This is the only recipe that has brought me back to that "wow this is good" goulash. Funny what three hours of simmering will do to something

GreenValli

Nothing fancy: just roasted chicken breast, broccoli with Trader Joes thai red curry sauce, and a salad. Low calorie, too.

Ironwoman1111

Breakfast oatmeal bowl ~ peaches, cacao nibs, pecans, milled flaxseed and frozen berries.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Two meals tonight, actually. Arroz con pollo for Girlfriend and I (Boyfriend had his pieces of grilled chicken wrapped in a tortilla with BBQ sauce and shredded cheese). I make Mexican rice with homemade tomato juice (thanks Mom) so I know the sodium is low, a few spoonfuls of tomato salsa, and some dry spices, and I make a quantity at a time because rice freezes well. So I had about a half cup of that with half a chicken breast cut up on it and a couple spoonfuls of hot queso dip over top, and it was really filling and satisfying.

The other meal I made is actually for tomorrow; I make my boyfriend, who had weight loss surgery four years ago, a high protein easy breakfast. It is sort of a hybrid between a crustless quiche and a cheesecake. This one was ham, cheddar cheese, spinach, and onions. He has a square about 3 x 3, and that holds him solidly good til lunch. A 9 x 13 pan of this fits in the fridge fine and lasts a week. The base for that size pan (halve it for a pie plate) is 2 boxes of cream cheese and ten eggs. Add to this whatever seasoning you want (onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper, etc) and about a cup of shredded cheese, a cup or two of whatever cooked diced meat you want to use, and a cup of vegetables. Stir it up, pour into your 9 x 13 pan, and bake it til it's done, which takes about an hour. (This also makes an impressive elegant guest brunch if you pair it with a fruit salad and banana bread.)

snowflake954

Zucchine and shrimp lasagna made with a white sauce and shredded cheese. All gone.

acpgee

Dutch dinner tonight. Hubby made dutch herring salad with beet root and pickled onions. Split pea soup from the batch I made, pulled out of the freezer. Apple crumble.

Kiyomoo

I made white rice. Just... just rice and nothing else, because I am lazy.