the dinner thread

[Mayday]

Very true Warp. That’s always been my arguement and is how recipes evolve and new ones are made.
I’m just pointing out how Italians feel about these traditional dishes.
There is a recipe book from a few hundred years ago where all these recipes were collated and it was decided that they were the definitive versions.
My partner btw is Italian and a professional chef and food historian and who has worked at top restaurants and now works privately for the rich and famous in London. You should see her face when I say the same as you to her. “Yes I’m using bacon and no it’s not proper ‘carbonara’ but it’s still tasty and you’re still eating it and enjoying it, what’s the problem?”

If I knew how to post photos, there’s a couple of good bits of Street graffiti from Rome.

One says: ‘Carbonara without guanciale is like celebrating a baptism and forgetting to take the child’

Another says: ‘he who doesn’t eat amatriciana is a son-of-a-bitch!’

[Tenbury]

My partner's Italian too, ( nightmare innit?) my kids have dual nationality. Their family restaurant is one of very few non chain Italians left in W1.her younger brother runs It now, but Remo still spends winter in Uk, so turns up to mutter incomprehensibly , scowl at customers he doesn't like, and add a bit of authenticity.

[Mayday]

HaHaHa!
She is fiery at times but she is great and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
What’s not to love when Italian priorities are ‘Food, Sex, Football’ ?

[djclipz]

if i can't find guanciale and pecorino romano but i have some good pancetta and parmesan, who ****ing cares!

I do, because pecorino tastes much better

Having said that I have no problem getting hold of pecorino romano. Guanciale though is highly annoying, that annoys me.

[warp]

I’m just pointing out how Italians feel about these traditional dishes.

some are more fussy, some pretend to be cos it's funny (see the graffiti) and just another way to take the piss (your wife possibly ).

[sendô]

Well... I'm having a Risotto tomorrow.

That's alright with thai rice, right?

[Noble Man]

After today a purely liquid dinner on the menu tonight!! Cheers one and all

[AnthraxDave]

Big Mac Meal on the way home from the Hereford game.

[jastons]

Sticky toffee pudding.

[WHU Independent]

Spinach and Mushroom Ravioli, tender broccoli spears in a soy sauce covered in red presto. Scrumptious.

[Tenbury]

Never heard them called spears before are they the tops of sprouting broccolli? If so ....delicious.

I've just harvested a kilo of sweet potatoes in an old pedal bin, I was going to make some crisps out of them, any other ( not indecent) ideas would be appreciated.

[DasNutNock]

6 hour roasted shoulder of lamb:

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With spuds from the allotment (roasted), parsnips, steamed greens and peas.

[The Old Man of Storr]

Made some pork meatballs out of a pack of pork mince , one stock cube , one egg and a packet of ' Asda Extra Special Roasted Garlic , Sage And Red Onion Stuffing Mix ' - made 15 good sized meatballs - cooked in my own tomato sauce recipe they were surprisingly delicious .

[Moxy]

Half a chicken and ribs or the 83 as it’s known at the Gidea Park harvester yesterday, delicious.

[Monkey Mike]

Mrs MM slow roasted a large joint of beef brisket in red wine overnight, which we had with roast potatoes, yorkshires, chilli parsnips, peas, broccoli and cauliflower cheese, carrots and green beans. Amazing.

[sendô]

Risotto for dinner yesterday, and leftovers for lunch today.

Shepherd's (Cottage) pie tonight.

Autumn dinners time is upon us. A feel a stew coming on soon, and a nice home made pie.

[cockney hammer]

chicken mushroom pie and chips

[Monkey Mike]

chicken mushroom pie and chips

I had exactly the same but with beans. Absolutely filthy. In a good way.

[DasNutNock]

Tofu satay + rice. Was pretty nice, actually - baked the tofu pieces first, so they went nice and crunchewy and the satay sauce I made was tasty and quite light.

[cockney hammer]

cod in parsley sauce chips