What did you cook or eat today (March 2026)

[vernplum]

I was left unsupervised for a while in a mall so ended up in two fast food restaurants:

 

[vernplum]

Spaghetti all'Amatriciana. Could be a contender for my death row last meal.

 

[TheSoloChef]

A refreshing homemade prawn cocktail for me!

Followed by a homemade Steak and Kidney Pie

 

[detroitdad]

Bison hamburgers!

 

[detroitdad]

 

[medtran49]

Cuban sandwiches, using leftover Cuban pot roast, plus black beans and rice.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

These

And these minus the guard

Got turned into 10 portions of

Well the beans are only doing 6 portions, but there's tofu, carrot, aubergine, courgette (homegrown), yellow beans (homegrown, no Garden Bermius (Bermius brachycerus)), red pepper, a leek and whatever else I found, served with a no butter, no chicken masala sauce over brown jasmine rice.

Very tasty. Hopefully the Garden Bermius escaped the beans before the chooks found it. It was sunbathing in a very dangerous spot!

 

[MypinchofItaly]

A quick last-minute mini lasagna

The lasagna wasn’t planned. I had made some tiny meatballs simmered in the tomato sauce, and they were supposed to be eaten just like that. Then I remembered I had some lasagna sheets in the fridge to finish and a mozzarella, so I ended up improvising a quick last-minute mini lasagna.

 

[vernplum]

Bit of air-fried salmon with an M&S (or Waitrose - one of those) dill and mustard sauce on top. Bit of veg, and, er.. tater tots...

 

[karadekoolaid]

I had made some tiny meatballs simmered in the tomato sauce, and they were supposed to be eaten just like tha

My brother-in-law's family came from a village near Rome (to the south west, I think). They used to make a lasagna with little tiny meatballs, which took hours to make, but which was absolutely divine!

 

[MypinchofItaly]

My brother-in-law's family came from a village near Rome (to the south west, I think). They used to make a lasagna with little tiny meatballs, which took hours to make, but which was absolutely divine!

I love lasagna with mini meatballs, it is a classic tradition from the Central-South Italy. And yes making tiny meatballs can took a lifetime but once finished and eaten, oh well all that work pays off

 

[Z-Cook]

I love lasagna with mini meatballs, it is a classic tradition from the Central-South Italy. And yes making tiny meatballs can took a lifetime but once finished and eaten, oh well all that work pays off

Wondered where the meatball thing comes from. Popular this side of the world often rather than ragu type sauces I'm more used to - spaghetti and meatballs for eg.

 

[TastyReuben]

Making broccoli-almond soup for tonight.

 

[Morning Glory]

Making broccoli-almond soup for tonight.

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Sounds good.