What did you cook or eat today (February 2025)

[Windigo]

Cauliflower cheese

Cauliflower cheese, beef sausage, mashed potatoes and sauteed onions & bacon

 

[karadekoolaid]

A plate full of goodness for my wife and her canasta partners. I called this one an "oriental style " salad. It's got lettuce, watercress, tomatoes, red cabbage, quick-pickled carrots, toasted almonds, marinated poached chicken and a dressing made with soy, sugar, ginger, garlic and sesame oil.,

 

[TastyReuben]

TastyReuben stupid question: do you make all of your own croutons? They look heavenly... and I'm a sucker for an entrée salad and it's just about that time of year ... what kind of dressing did you make this evening?

Yep, I always make my own croutons, and almost always from homemade bread. I have loads of bits and bobs of bread ends and such in the freezer. Even made from supermarket bread, fresh-made croutons, as simple as they are, are like comparing store-bought mayonnaise to homemade - it’s no competition as to which is superior, IMO.

This salad was dressed with this:

Recipe - Tomato Vinaigrette

This is a fantastic dressing, very flavorful - I use cherry or Campari tomatoes when it’s out-of-season here. MrsT even commented last night that, “This is the perfect dressing!”

I usually mix this up with my stick blender, but this batch, I used MrsT’s little smoothie blender. Dead simple.

 

[blades]

Hi Blades, I wasn't sure if you were aware that MG is in hospital? Here's the thread:
https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/morning-glory.30208/

No I wasn't aware. Anything serious?

 

[JAS_OH1]

No I wasn't aware. Anything serious?

I don't know. The link above was a message from SatNavSaysStraightOn.

 

[badjak]

 

[blades]

I don't know. The link above was a message from SatNavSaysStraightOn.

Here's hoping hospital food in the UK is better than ours.

 

[JAS_OH1]

Here's hoping hospital food in the UK is better than ours.

No doubt. But I am sure if there are no mandatory dietary restrictions her daughter can sneak her in something yummy.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

It varies wildly from one place to another. Sometimes it’s inedible and poor nutrition and in other places it’s perfectly passable and nutritionally balanced.
Depends where you are as to whether you leave hospital malnourished. I kid you not!

 

[TastyReuben]

No pics, but roast chicken and…fries with gravy (and a salad to start).

 

[Barriehie]

Mom's leftover two pizza slices with added pepperonis and cheese. Pippi doesn't know I used her pepperonis...

 

[JAS_OH1]

It varies wildly from one place to another. Sometimes it’s inedible and poor nutrition and in other places it’s perfectly passable and nutritionally balanced.
Depends where you are as to whether you leave hospital malnourished. I kid you not!

It can also vary from meal to meal and day to day. One day the eggs are good and the lunch is awful, with dinner being great. Next day everything could be mediocre...or good...or surprisingly delicious.

 

[JAS_OH1]

I made homemade seafood stock using lobster, crab, and shrimp shells for my seafood chowder: potatoes, carrots, celery, shallot, garlic, asparagus, and cream with mahi mahi, shrimp, and king crab. Sprinkle of fresh parsley for garnish. Pretty awesome!

 

[badjak]

Here's hoping hospital food in the UK is better than ours.

I was surprised when I was in hospital here. Full menu and tasty.
I didn't expect that
Big portions as well, I would have gotten fat if I stayed there longer than the 2 nights I was in

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Here's hoping hospital food in the UK is better than ours.

Not really. In the UK, I was served white boiled rice with a side of garden peas as my only food on one occasion. They called in pea risotto.

I don't think I've had even a half decent meal in any UK hospital including private, though because I don't recall the food at the private hospital, I can only assume it wasn't too bad compared to the NHS still I've been served over the years.