Comments on: Food: What’s for dinner? http://www.greenflame.org/2006/10/13/food-whats-for-dinner/ Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture and faith from the Antipodes. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:18:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: tim bulkeley http://www.greenflame.org/2006/10/13/food-whats-for-dinner/#comment-576 tim bulkeley Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:49:23 +0000 http://www.greenflame.org/wordpress/2006/10/13/food-whats-for-dinner/#comment-576 Hmm, not sure I can manage 7 without quite a bit of thought whittling the list down... but the top few would be: Stir Fry (last night's meal) since the children are adult now it was more "sophisticated" with mixed fungi (from the Chinese shop) as well as the pork mince, and watercress (in season again:) as well as the usual veges... Sliced Cabanos on green lentils Curry (those nice quick packets of premade curries in metallic plastic from the Indian greengrocer, with his wife's homemade dahl and chapatis, with some shrimp added to the packet curry) Salad (based on the mixed leaves from the greengrocer) Flat bread with courgettes, Feta (flavoured with mint, lemon zest and chilli) For special occasions Roast (especially the potatoes) and Baked Alaska When it's a church "<a href="http://podbible.com/blog/2006/10/podbible-free-lunches.htm" rel="nofollow">PodBible Free Lunch</a>" soup and French Bread There that's seven! Hmm, not sure I can manage 7 without quite a bit of thought whittling the list down… but the top few would be:

Stir Fry (last night’s meal) since the children are adult now it was more “sophisticated” with mixed fungi (from the Chinese shop) as well as the pork mince, and watercress (in season again:) as well as the usual veges…

Sliced Cabanos on green lentils

Curry (those nice quick packets of premade curries in metallic plastic from the Indian greengrocer, with his wife’s homemade dahl and chapatis, with some shrimp added to the packet curry)

Salad (based on the mixed leaves from the greengrocer)

Flat bread with courgettes, Feta (flavoured with mint, lemon zest and chilli)

For special occasions Roast (especially the potatoes) and Baked Alaska

When it’s a church “PodBible Free Lunch” soup and French Bread

There that’s seven!

]]> By: Stephen http://www.greenflame.org/2006/10/13/food-whats-for-dinner/#comment-575 Stephen Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:06:11 +0000 http://www.greenflame.org/wordpress/2006/10/13/food-whats-for-dinner/#comment-575 Hi Mark. Nice of you to drop by. Say 'Hi' to Sarah for us. The kettle BBQ's are great. We've used Kim's Dad's one to roast the Christmas turkey a few times. If you ever get the opportunity to watch Alton Brown's cooking programme 'Good Eats' there's a few episodes that use kettle BBQs - including a great one where he uses a foil chimney in the BBQ to superheat a small area to cook some fish. Sorry to hear about the sausages - good quality ones grilled with onions, gravy and mash are one of the best comfort foods in the world. Hi Mark. Nice of you to drop by. Say ‘Hi’ to Sarah for us.

The kettle BBQ’s are great. We’ve used Kim’s Dad’s one to roast the Christmas turkey a few times.

If you ever get the opportunity to watch Alton Brown’s cooking programme ‘Good Eats’ there’s a few episodes that use kettle BBQs - including a great one where he uses a foil chimney in the BBQ to superheat a small area to cook some fish.

Sorry to hear about the sausages - good quality ones grilled with onions, gravy and mash are one of the best comfort foods in the world.

]]> By: Mark http://www.greenflame.org/2006/10/13/food-whats-for-dinner/#comment-574 Mark Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:19:48 +0000 http://www.greenflame.org/wordpress/2006/10/13/food-whats-for-dinner/#comment-574 Stephen - Mark W here from Waiwhetu (remember us from St Ps). Pleased to say Sarah is the chief cook but Saturday is my day! Being keen to impress I normally do mashed potato with something. Lasagne has been a hit as is mince pie. We do the pasta thing at least once a week. A good ole fry up now and then. James dies for roast chicken. Curry is great although Rachel is not so good on the hot stuff. Then of course F&C once a fortnight. Soup in winter. I love playing with fire on the BBQ and we have one of those kettles in which you can shove a big piece of meat. Sadly sausages are no longer popular with the female members of the family so I can no longer justify bangers and mash. Stephen - Mark W here from Waiwhetu (remember us from St Ps). Pleased to say Sarah is the chief cook but Saturday is my day! Being keen to impress I normally do mashed potato with something. Lasagne has been a hit as is mince pie. We do the pasta thing at least once a week. A good ole fry up now and then. James dies for roast chicken. Curry is great although Rachel is not so good on the hot stuff. Then of course F&C once a fortnight. Soup in winter. I love playing with fire on the BBQ and we have one of those kettles in which you can shove a big piece of meat. Sadly sausages are no longer popular with the female members of the family so I can no longer justify bangers and mash.

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