[madcat]

Found some frozen tomatoes at the bottom of ML's freezer , defrosted, blitz and poured over pasta. Wish Id have saved some of the beef from last night it would have been nicer with some in 

Hope there was cheese on top  ...everything is better with cheese, and in particular, pasta in tomato sauce!   

Tonight we will be out for a while to drinks and nibbles, then back for dinner late.  So I'm going to leave cold meat, salad and fresh bread rolls (french bread experiment  ) ready.

[Lardman]

Hope there was cheese on top  ...everything is better with cheese, and in particular, pasta in tomato sauce!   

Shamefully there wasn't  No Parmesan left and since all the standard cheddar cheese comes in impossible to cut  economically shapes, I buy very little cheese now, it's my personal protest.

Im at a bit of a loss for tonight - just had the shopping delivered but there doesn't appear to be any food    £130 and the best I can come up with is egg, wedges and some mushy peas.

[lettice]

We are all having a six house neighbourly barbecue in our joint owned land at the rear of our houses.
Some other neighbours across and up the road attending too, so it'll be twelve families in all.

Just finished making a dozen baguettes, two focaccia and two cottage loaves.
Two houses including us have just been to Waitrose and bought loads of cheeses from all over the world.
Made some seekh and shami kebabs to barbecue.
Other neighbours have made bhajis, bbq mixed beans, guacamole, pineapple salsa and all sorts of mini snacks and bought plenty of sausages, chicken of all shapes and fish including sardines, sea bass and mackerel to barbecue.
A few of us including me have picked fresh lettuce, asparagus, mangetout and peas to share around. The peas will be steamed on the barbecue.
Someone is on herb duty cutting now, as we supplied all kinds of fresh picked herbs.
Plenty of drinks being supplied and much of that will be homemade.

[Lardman]

Who else is stupid enough to be standing in the kitchen cooking in 28c heat then?

Bit of chicken and some veggy rice - not going to win masterchef with it but it was pleasant enough.

[madcat]

BBQ will be coming out when cooler, so there are sausages, pork steaks and chicken thighs defrosting (I am hoping for leftovers for salad tomorrow!), to go with pittas and corn on the cob (last years, also defrosting) and veggie spikes.  Must get some white wine in the fridge ....... or margaritas???    

[snowdrops]

Pizza oven at daughters for chicken in spicy marinade, plain chicken, steak(that was too tough to eat) potato salad,pasta salad, coleslaw,salad, couple of beers.

[mumofstig]

No cooking here! I had leftover smoked mackerel with coleslaw, salad and Jalapeno and cheese bread.

[New shoot]

Who else is stupid enough to be standing in the kitchen cooking in 28c heat then?

Me    Worked late last night, so just a snack when I got home +  busy today and not eaten much = I'm famished.

I had something very similar to you, except the veg was stir fried and on the side.  No great culinary skill involved but it was good   

[lettice]

Lasagne last night eaten on the patio.

Today is Roast Beef and Yorkshire puddings.
Our frozen parsnips and Maris Piper from potato shed, all roasted.
First picking of broad beans.
Picked turnips, mangetout and some International kidney new potatoes.
Bought broccoli, swede and carrots.

Picked a load of gooseberries, to have with our homemade yogurt used in Nigella's yogurt custard.

[madcat]

Roast dinner??     Lettice, you are a hero!!  Or mad 

I am putting savory rice (yes, rice with bits in!) into the slo cooker as the coolest (literally, not as in "Way cool Man!") way to make it.  There is some leftover chicken and ham to go with it ....  But I dont suppose we will want to look at it till 9pm ...

[mumofstig]

New potatoes, salad and lamb kofta kebabs.

Jellies with raspberries in for pud.

[New shoot]

Fighting fire with fire here    Spicy tomato egg drop curry and rice, but there was a glass of cool lassi served with it 

[madcat]

Barbi lit tonight - so I do the prep and clean up, and OH cooks while I chill. 

Corn on the cob (last years from freezer) cooked in foil with lashings of garlic butter; marinated chicken thigh, small pork steak, veg spikes and pitta (Aldi I'm afraid).  I feel warm and round and full!   

[snowdrops]

Dunno what's everyone else having 😄😄 I need inspiration

[lettice]

Last night made some homemade burgers with the rest of the roast beef and cooked on the bbq.
Picked a load of broad beans and steamed them on the barbie too.
Served with a load of fresh picked lettuce.

Pork pie tonight.
Will pick some new potatoes, steamed on the barbie.
BBQ grilled fresh picked asparagus.
Will also be doing some skewers with slices of aubergine.