What's for dinner?

Pendragon

probably veg. soup from a can...I'm lazy :P

blueman

Lexi wrote:

Good ol' lazy curry - King Prawn Saag - Garlic Naan and 2 pops, with mango chutney and Lime pickle.....

Ben and Jerry's Choc fudge brownie overload for pud - life is gooooooood

Uh, will you marry me?

Yummy burrito from the awesome taqueria down the street: chicken, lightly seasoned rice, a little cheese and their fantastic tomato salsa inside. Simple but soooooo good. And maybe some Glenmorangie later. -{

thesecretagent

Sirloin steak (rare) grilled with salt and black pepper. Onions, mushrooms and baby plum tomatoes fried in rosemary butter, oven baked potato wedges...

Pendragon

last night was a light dinner:

hummus, tomatoes, tortillas, avocado and other assorted veggies

Higgins

thesecretagent wrote:

No amount of explanation from the chef and manager worked, and we got that dish refunded. Then both desserts I had my eye on (not both, just 1st and 2nd choices) were sold out! It was all going so well, but then I talked the manager into two free Vespas - so managed to try the drink after all this time. Not bad, and my wife sipped hers with the same expression as Eva Greene, but I think that it was more like relief that it wasn't as bad as she thought it would be!
I'd never eaten in a Michelin starred restuarant before (and this one had two!) but it wasn't all that really. It cost over £150 before drinks, and I've eaten better gastro-pub food for £25 a head.

Tonight it's homemade lasagne, tossed salad and garlic bread tonight for a twentieth of the price!!! )

Hello secretagent,

sorry to hear about your ruined Valentine's dinner.

As a general rule, I NEVER complain about food, when I am still there. I have visions of chefs taking revenge for this by doing very nasty things with the "replacement".

Discussions with the chef or the maitres ruin the evening even more and usually lead into some embarrasement afterwards for both parties in my experience so I give it a night and a breath and complain the next day.

Loeffelholz

Tonight it's New York Strip steak, medium, with a baked potato, Meditteranean vegetable medley and a tossed garden salad with French dressing...

thesecretagent

Bondtoys wrote:

thesecretagent wrote:

No amount of explanation from the chef and manager worked, and we got that dish refunded. Then both desserts I had my eye on (not both, just 1st and 2nd choices) were sold out! It was all going so well, but then I talked the manager into two free Vespas - so managed to try the drink after all this time. Not bad, and my wife sipped hers with the same expression as Eva Greene, but I think that it was more like relief that it wasn't as bad as she thought it would be!
I'd never eaten in a Michelin starred restuarant before (and this one had two!) but it wasn't all that really. It cost over £150 before drinks, and I've eaten better gastro-pub food for £25 a head.

Tonight it's homemade lasagne, tossed salad and garlic bread tonight for a twentieth of the price!!! )

Hello secretagent,

sorry to hear about your ruined Valentine's dinner.

As a general rule, I NEVER complain about food, when I am still there. I have visions of chefs taking revenge for this by doing very nasty things with the "replacement".

Discussions with the chef or the maitres ruin the evening even more and usually lead into some embarrasement afterwards for both parties in my experience so I give it a night and a breath and complain the next day.

That's good practice. I'd rather not think about what a chef could do to your next dish if you've upset him! At least it was my wife's meal that went back and not mine! )

Lexi

thesecretagent wrote:

That's good practice. I'd rather not think about what a chef could do to your next dish if you've upset him! At least it was my wife's meal that went back and not mine! )

Nah, don't worry - they go for the whole table's order :v )

blueman

Peanut butter. Some nights, it's just peanut butter (not complaining, I quite like PB even still).

thesecretagent

Lexi wrote:

thesecretagent wrote:

That's good practice. I'd rather not think about what a chef could do to your next dish if you've upset him! At least it was my wife's meal that went back and not mine! )

Nah, don't worry - they go for the whole table's order :v )

Doh!

Higgins

Lexi wrote:

Nah, don't worry - they go for the whole table's order :v )

) ) )

Pendragon

chicken taquitos with hot sauce and pico de gallo :x

Mr Martini

Pendragon wrote:

chicken taquitos with hot sauce and pico de gallo :x

Was this the final dinner at your favorite local Mexican restaurant? If so, did you get a chance to ask the owners if they are relocating?

Pendragon

Mr Martini wrote:

Pendragon wrote:

chicken taquitos with hot sauce and pico de gallo :x

Was this the final dinner at your favorite local Mexican restaurant? If so, did you get a chance to ask the owners if they are relocating?

it wasn't they were microwave taquitos, unfortunately...I'm not gonna get back to that restaurant before it closes in two days

Mr Martini

Pendragon wrote:

Mr Martini wrote:

Pendragon wrote:

chicken taquitos with hot sauce and pico de gallo :x

Was this the final dinner at your favorite local Mexican restaurant? If so, did you get a chance to ask the owners if they are relocating?

it wasn't they were microwave taquitos, unfortunately...I'm not gonna get back to that restaurant before it closes in two days

That's too bad. Does the restaurant have a website you could go to? Maybe there's a contact us link you could click and fire off an e-mail to ask if they'll be relocating. Hopefully it all works out.

thesecretagent

Stone baked pizzas on my homemade outside pizza oven. Light a few logs and push them to the back, then wait for them to burn down and put the pizzas on the hot flat stone. Then run like hell back into the house before the cheese goes hard! )
Tonight is spinach and riccota, and good ol pepperoni

Pendragon

thesecretagent wrote:

Stone baked pizzas on my homemade outside pizza oven. Light a few logs and push them to the back, then wait for them to burn down and put the pizzas on the hot flat stone. Then run like hell back into the house before the cheese goes hard! )
Tonight is spinach and riccota, and good ol pepperoni

oh woah! sounds absoutley delicious!!!

well, last night I ordered Honey BBQ wings from Wing Street, and I'm gonna finish them tonight :P

thesecretagent

Goodness gracious me! Time for a curry. Pilau rice, naan bread, chicken korma, chicken tikka masala, lamb madras, onion bajis and some very, very cold beer...

Pendragon

fresh Chili that mom and I made to celebrate my spring break

Lexi

Bacon sandwiches..... and lots of them.... )

thesecretagent

Oh hell, I'm eating too much curry. That time again, and probably exactly what I posted above!

Thunderpussy

You can never have too much curry ! )

Pendragon

^ amen to that!!! Curry is AWESOME

last night I had frozen taquitos again :P

tlo

Curry and chicken this evening

Pendragon

made a soft boiled egg, and squeezed a little lemon juice on it before mashing it up and eating it with a slice of bread deeeeelicious

Mr Martini

Pendragon wrote:

^ amen to that!!! Curry is AWESOME

last night I had frozen taquitos again :P

How did you cook them? Oven, toaster oven, Microwave, frying pan?

thesecretagent

Homemade beef lasagne and a fresh herb salad with lemon and garlic vinegarette.

Pendragon

Mr Martini wrote:

Pendragon wrote:

^ amen to that!!! Curry is AWESOME

last night I had frozen taquitos again :P

How did you cook them? Oven, toaster oven, Microwave, frying pan?

microwave :P I have no patience :P

Mr_Ice

I have a great Spanish cookbook from the owner of the best tapas place in Washington DC (Jaleo).
I'm going to make their rack of lamb with honey ailloli. Probably something else from that cookbook too.
My son has 3 other boys coming to stay over for his 10th birthday. Pizza for them.
Hmmm, this is going to be busy night!
Mount Gay and Coke and maybe some Cake Bread later.

All this talk of curry has got me wanting some. How about some recipes folks?

thesecretagent

Great weather here (T-shirts at least...) B-B-Q time! got homemade burgers, sausages and spicy tolouse sausages, sirloin steaks and cajun chicken, salads, rolls and a bottle of Pimms!