What did you cook/eat today (December 2017)?

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Got taken out for lunch due to having 2 medical appointment today, so cashew nut milk hot chocolate, mushroom and cashew nut soup with sourdough bread and a chocolate and raspberry dairy free cashew nut based cheesecake. Lovely!

 

[Morning Glory]

We had fish pie today. As I can't have dairy I used to use oat cream (occasionally soy cream but I found the oat one tasted better in a savoury dish), but I can't use those now because my husband can't have gluten. So I tried a coconut cream which has a milk coconut taste so the pie ended up tasting a little 'thai'. It was very nice though.

Have you tried almond milk - I find that works really well in both sweet and savoury sauces.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

Lunch today is broccoli cream with a bit of minced purple carrots and wholemeal crackers with poppy seeds

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

Lunch today is broccoli cream with a bit of diced purple carrots and wholemeal crackers with poppy seeds

Beautiful! I like the use of both pureed and fresh broccoli. Were the carrots sauteed?

 

[medtran49]

We had pasta primavera, not traditionally the time of year for it, but the skinny little asparagus are available here now so...

 

[MypinchofItaly]

Beautiful! I like the use of both pureed and fresh broccoli. Were the carrots sauteed?

Thank you @The Late Night Gourmet
Yes sauteed purple carrots only with a bit of Evoo, half garlic clove, thyme leaves and black ground pepper, then mixed altogether. The result is a not creamy mush, only minced carrots..

 

[Morning Glory]

We had pasta primavera, not traditionally the time of year for it, but the skinny little asparagus are available here now so...

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Lovely - I adore asparagus.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

We had pasta primavera, not traditionally the time of year for it, but the skinny little asparagus are available here now so...

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Yummy..looks very delicious

 

[Morning Glory]

Lightly pickled golden beetroot, Jerusalem artichokes with vanilla, quince cubes, balsamic glazed garlic, with capers and mung bean shoots. Mushroom dust sprinkled.

 

[Morning Glory]

Before adding mushroom dust - maybe that looks better...

 

[medtran49]

Hey, I like mushroom dust, lovely with or without though.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

Mr. P. is abroad for work and my dinner tonight is to my friend's home. She will prepare a simple but tasty dish: fried chicken cotoletta with mashed potatoes..in the meantime (early to dine now) we are drinking a glass of Vermentino white wine and chips..

 

[Morning Glory]

Hey, I like mushroom dust, lovely with or without though.

Its a skinny starter plate! All about different tastes rather than satisfying hunger. Its the first time I ever cooked quince (it took hours to reach that pinky colour). Quince is really quite wonderful - perfumed, yet tart.

 

[Morning Glory]

Mr. P. is abroad for work and my dinner tonight is to my friend's home. She will prepare a simple but tasty dish: fried chicken cotoletta with mashed potatoes..in the meantime (early to dine now) we are drinking a glass of Vermentino white wine and chips..

Well I don't know what chicken cotoletta is but I'm sure it will be as lovely as its name.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

Well I don't know wha chicken cotoletta is but I'm sure it will be as lovely as its name.

It's cutlet, chicken slices plunged in beaten eggs then in bread crumbs and then fried in oil..very tasty