What's your favourite Winter meal?

[Wombat]

Fair comment Shiney - I expect a sample when I am over there!

Nev

[shiney]

you'd probably get a tray of it, along with onion gravy. Mmmmm!

[ina]

Hi Ina,

Could you post recipes for lentil and bean shepherd's pie and lentil Bolognese sauce? I love both these dishes but want to cut out red meat and eat more vegetarian food.

I'm not ignoring your request - it's just that I usually don't use a recipe, so I have to think about this! I'll try to post it sometime this weekend.

Ina

[sunpuppy]

I'm not ignoring your request - it's just that I usually don't use a recipe, so I have to think about this! I'll try to post it sometime this weekend.

Ina

No rush Ina - actually just a rough idea of the ingredients would be fine - don't need to know quantities/instructions....

[ina]

I'll post them in a new topic.

Ina

[penny]

left over meat or chicken,with onion toad,hot bakewell tart & custard
slow cook Norfolk stew,microwave Jam suet pud & custard
puff pastry stew pie.apple and pear crumble
rest of stew with baked beans/veg added and made into shep pie
slow cook chicken and mushroom stew, treacle sponge and custard
chicken,veg and cheese bake, country mincemeat bread pudding.
bake pots with hot ratatouille,hot rice pud with blackberries
country pear and apple salad,blackberriy mouse
carribean rum punch,
hot blackberry rum punch.
red currant and raspberry brandy

[grahamhobbs]

MMM, a couple of things about making chapati, one you might like to try occassionally - use boiling water for a lighter fluffier chapati and do you know how to roll a chapati to make it a neat round circle? Simply press slightly harder on one side of the rolling pin (easier with a rolling pin with handles), roll only in one direction, forward, the chapati should turn (rotate) a little by itself, keep rolling in one direction slightly pressing on one side and the chapati will continue to rotate, forming a nice neat circle.
You should see a muslim village girl in Bangladesh make them, they use only their right hand and can turn them out perfectly in the blink of an eye!

[Millymollymandy]

Uhhhhhh have I got to go through several pages of a 4 year old thread to see what you are talking about?

Penny liking eating toad with bakewell tart and custard is funny though!

[Millymollymandy]

Right-oh, I've read the thread - it's funny looking back. I've probably not made chapatis since actually! I like your advice about rolling them out though.

[grahamhobbs]

MMM, sorry hadn't clocked your thread was 4 years old. The other thing is to make some chapati and spread some butter between them and then roll them together to get a flaky pastry effect, paratha. Another alternative is to sandwich some chopped up vegetables between two chapati, very small bits of cauliflower with herbs are good, and then rolling again and cooking. These are all very quick, hot, tasty snacks, especially with wholemeal flour, that can be made in a few minutes - and great if you don't have any bread in the house.

[spitfire]

Hello everyone, I know that i'm in california now (have been here tooooo long) but i still remember what "neeps and tatties are One of our favorite winter suppers are slow cooked lamb shanks braised in beer with crusty french bread and of course lots of butter got to go eat now you have all made me hungary!

[MuddyWitch]

Favourite Winter meal?

Bowl of vegetable soup with a chunk of fresh bread...all home grown & all home made...

off to get some right now (nearest I could find to licking my lips!)

MW

[Mr and Mrs luvpie]

belly pork casserole, in fact there in one sitting in the oven on a low heat right at this very moment, and it smells delish!!!

If it wasn't for the boys it would be with mustard mash, but I suppose I'll have to make do with boiled pots. Boy I can't wait till 5 o'clock

Sarahx

Unfortnately having cooked the perfect winter meal this morning it has turned into a really nice bright sunny and not too cold day here, quite fancy something summery like salad on days like this

[Martina]

Favourite winter meals:

Breakfast: Porridge with maple syrup

Dinner: Any kind of curry: Japanese, Indian whatever is warm, spicy and hearty!

Martina

[Lady Willow]

Curry of any description, but absolute fave is butternut squash and coconut (really spicy though, none of that korma-strength rubbish!)


Or a big bowl of veggie chilli with some chilli cornbread.


Or maybe a big pile of sweet roasted veggies with a pile of quinoa.

I'm easily pleased