[Lardman]

Serious case of CBA today. I have a pasty in the freezer, that's CBA food.

[MrsPea]

quick meal sausages chips and b/beans, rest of pineapple and ice cream, got painter in 

[mumofstig]

I was going to make a batch of Cornish pasties, but didn't feel up to making the pastry 
So pan cooked a portion of filling and some runner beans separately. Obviously not the same but wasn't too bad ....

[Lardman]

...but didn't feel up to making the pastry 

I keep meaning to try this when when I get like that. Youtube link I've only used hot water crust with 100% lard to make proper pork pies.

I've still got the CBA's despite having all day to make something I ended up nuking an emergency chilli and a some nasty off brand microwave rice.

[MrsPea]

 Some thing really different were going out for a Chinese tonight we just fancied it 

[Lardman]

Mince and onions with mixed veggies. Not sure if I'll do mash or just boil the spuds but there will be spoondstanding either way.

Edit : Also just had a walk up the garden to get some apples so there might well be a crumble for afters 

[mumofstig]

Edit : Also just had a walk up the garden to get some apples so there might well be a crumble for afters 

So did I, so it's blackberry & apple crumble here  after some of yesterday's leftovers.

[wighty]

Sir has requested toad in the hole, I've made the batter but it should be interesting as the sausages are pork and apple flavoured rather than plain ones.

[New shoot]

Just finished a run of days at job no.2 which means a snack meal when I get in.   

Today was a real tea though of roasted cauliflower dhal, spicy brown rice pilaf with veg and lassi yogurt drink 

[Lardman]

My dahl always tastes like lentils in spicy dish water

Change of plan yesterday and I made 2 small mince beef and mushroom steamed puddings with suet pastry instead. The filling was a bit dry but for a first attempt it came out surprisingly well and was hassle free in the slow cooker. I was supposed to leave the second one for dinner today but errrmmm - well I ate it.   

Tonight will have to be mince and mash I was supposed to do yesterday.

[MrsPea]

Saghetti bol tonight as i'm out again for the day, gone right off chinese it's so sweet so wont be going there again. 

[mumofstig]

HM vegetable soup with seedy rolls if they decide to rise (not that warm today) flat breads if they don't 

[snowdrops]

Sausage hotpot here which is just as well as I’m frozen

[New shoot]

My dahl always tastes like lentils in spicy dish water

3 options :

Mash some of the lentils - about half so you have some with bite and the rest as a sauce.  I just get the potato masher out and get in there.

Too much effort?  Chuck some lentils in that will dissolve into a sauce while the more chunky ones cook through.  Split and peeled mung dhal is good for that, but split red lentils will do the same

Too much effort?  This one will probably make you cringe but a tablespoon of Mayflower curry sauce powder will thicken any curry or dhal.  It is Chinese style curry so not authentic in any way, but won’t do anything too awful to the flavour.  It is a lot nicer than lentils in spicy dish water at any rate 

[Lardman]

3 options :

You missed for 4th option : admit defeat and buy M&S tarka dahl when it's on offer or the spice Tailor one which is much better.     I will try again though as I'd like to get it sorted for use as a frozen CBA lunch.

There's a little bit of mince left which may find it's way into a pie for tonight as for some reason I have a hankering for chips