We need to eat

Food has been low down on my list of priorities recently but today I'll be making a vegetarian dish.

Wholewheat spaghetti with a red lentil and aubergine sauce.

Canned fruit with ice cream for afters.

Meatloaf again

With an Italian flavour.
Fresh basil and shop bought pesto added to meat and onion along with a layer of tomatoes and cheese. I'll serve with spaghetti and tomato sauce. A real vintage tea time treat.


Also made today:
Another classic...
Coffee and Walnut cake

Pictures to come.....

Last night's meatloaf was very good indeed. There's some leftover so I'm taking it down to the caravan where Mr Horsehound, Mr and Mrs Hairy Suit and their young teenager Markie Boy will be fed. Can't wait...

No idea about tonight's food but as I've been very busy this week I might treat Mr Horsehound and myself to a takeaway.

Even lovers of domesticity like me need to occasionally shove the saucepans to one side.

Tried Another Fish

Last night's tea was Breaded Basa. A Vietnamese fish I hadn't heard of. Found it in Morrisons alongside the more expensive cod and haddock so I thought I'd give it a try. Couldn't be more disagreeable than trout.
It was lovely.
Soft sweetish flesh reminiscent of plaice. A winner with all around the table.
For afters a three jam steamed pudding made in the microwave. Raspberry plum and blackcurrant scraped fromt heir jars. Served without hesitation with Bird's custard. Which reminds me I had a  afe Pie And Mash the other day followed by Jam Roly Poly with nuclear yellow custard. Tasted divine..

I've just prepared a Meatloaf for tonight.
Looked what I had in the fridge and cupboard and came up with this take on a meatloaf.
500 g minced beef and pork mixed with herbs, ketchup, red onion, Worcestershire sauce, beef oxo cube, breadcrumbs and egg. Put half in loaf tin then topped with a cup of frozen cooked carrots peas sweetcorn. Then the rest of the meat on top of that. To add sweetness and tang I mixed some ketchup and honey and spread all over.
I love meatloaf, hot or cold, tonight's will be served hot because it's a bit chilly outside.

I stuffed some Trout yesterday. Never again. It was horrible. I thought I'd removed all the bones but NO. The stuffing was ok, Homemade....Lots of fresh herbs and chilli and lemon and garlic, but the fish just had too many bones. It made eating it a trial rather than a pleasure. Sorry Trout.

Today's feast is Chicken Chi Chi. For three people I'm using two chicken breasts baked in a sauce made with tomato ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock cube, brown sugar, posh vinegar, water, green and red peppers and onions. It's being Slo-Cooked.
I'll cook some Pearl Barley to soak up the juices.
For pudding:
Either a Raspberry and Coconut Muffin (my recipe) OR a Chocolate Chip Muffin (Mary Berry). I've made 24 in all. Good to eat now and good to freeze.
Yes of course dear..

Fish Cakes

Not a lot of time for cooking today so a couple of cod and parsley fishcakes will have to do.
Come the weekend I'll have more time so will be making a Lentil Dhal and Chickpea Cutlets.
Yesterday's offer was poor by my standards> Tinned ham and a dull salad.
Shocking.