-pops- Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 I do roasties in a similar way, Alan except that their final cooking is done in the Actifry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted January 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, -pops- said: I do roasties in a similar way, Alan except that their final cooking is done in the Actifry. -pops-, Do you micro instead of parboiling before roasting? If so, how long do you micro for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Irene said: -pops-, Do you micro instead of parboiling before roasting? If so, how long do you micro for? In this instance, no. As I want the surface of the spud to partially cook but not its inside - to give the fluffy and hence "crispable" outside, this is the one occasion I still concede to boiling but, it's only 3 or 4 minutes worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted January 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Thanks -pops-. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 I boil the Maris Piper spuds for about 8 to 12 minutes to achieve maximum fluffiness. They are well cooked on the outside and starting to boil into the water but still firm in the middle when tested with a cake pricker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Voila! - today's effort  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Maximum crunch on those, Alan. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Got some nice smoked haddock today so we'll have kedgeree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Turkey steak stir fry with fried rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Sautéed chicken livers with a cream sauce and pasta (not decided which but it will most likely be a spinach (green colour) pasta to give colour and contrast with the cream and the livers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 The cauliflowers available ATM are very good. We're having cauliflower with cheese sauce today (with a few crispy bacon bits in it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Wednesday is an easy to cook Chinese dinner for us. Libby works in a charity shop in the morning and attends Fat Club (Slimmers World) in the afternoon - so I am the chef. Â Sweet and Sour chicken with water chestnuts, spring onions and peppers. Hoi Sin and garlic beef with peppers, red onion and orange zest. Plus boiled rice and Singapore noodles. Â Home cooked (but using sauce sachets). Â Accompanied by a fine New Zealand Malborough sauvignon blanc wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Grilled lamb chops, mixed vegetable mash (Tesco) stir-fried chilli Brussels with sesame seeds. Some mint will enter into this somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Beef stew with dumplings today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Neither of us fancy much tonight. Just boiled eggs and bread and butter, then a can of rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted February 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Usual fish chips & mushy pees...  Not very creative, I know, but delicious all the same.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 We also were distinctly lacking in imagination, battered cod, hash browns, some spicy wedges and broad beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 What I've been doing recently when I make a stew is to make enough for almost, but not quite, a second day's worth. To these leftovers, I add either a tin of chopped tomatoes or some tomato purée (depending on the amount of liquid) and shove it all in the soup maker.  Result: delicious beef & vegetable soup. (The dog likes it as well!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 I bought a couple of Sirloin Steaks from Aldi yesterday, so they will be the basis of dinner this evening. To accompany: 'Spiced Apple-Braised Red Cabbage' and 'Jacket Potato'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 We've got a half M&S roast chicken which depending on what we fancy this afternoon will either be served cold with chips and a side salad, or warmed up with roasties and something out of the fresh veggies tray. Salad's nice but it's such a miserable looking day at the moment cold may not seem appropriate, wait and see.  We waited it was cold and wet and now it's cold wet and dark, so we abandoned the salad rout, the veggies are Kale and Red cabbage with apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Salt and pepper baps filled with medium rare beef and sliced onion. With chunks of onion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 So your meal is mainly onion then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 Pasta with a sausage & tomato sauce today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 We are at The IOW Bembridge Coast Warners hotel this evening so it will be a choice from what is on the al a carte menu or from the carvery.  Roast topside of beef is definitely on the carvery - so I am guaranteed to be able to have a favourite dish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 20 hours ago, AlanHo said: So your meal is mainly onion then? I eat a great deal of onions. I just love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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