What's for dinner?

[Frances]

Pan fried eye fillet. From Woolworths this time as I went shopping at a centre that didn't have a butcher's shop - I'm not sure what it cost a kilo, but the pack cost $19 and was around 400g, so it was pretty cheap for eye fillet. I sliced it across to halve the thickness and did it for two or maybe three minutes a side (I judged it from appearance, not the clock). Accompanied by some leek gyozas (a frozen packet from the local Asian supermarket) and a lettuce salad, which was still growing in the vegetable plot earlier today. And a nice bottle of red (no, we didn't have the whole bottle - there's some left for tomorrow).

[Bobby]

Pan fried eye fillet. From Woolworths this time as I went shopping at a centre that didn't have a butcher's shop - I'm not sure what it cost a kilo, but the pack cost $19 and was around 400g, so it was pretty cheap for eye fillet. I sliced it across to halve the thickness and did it for two or maybe three minutes a side (I judged it from appearance, not the clock). Accompanied by some leek gyozas (a frozen packet from the local Asian supermarket) and a lettuce salad, which was still growing in the vegetable plot earlier today. And a nice bottle of red (no, we didn't have the whole bottle - there's some left for tomorrow).

Nice.

for me tonight:
2 chicken skewers with Peri Peri sauce , rice, onion and tomato.

[mellie]

I just grow mine in the garden, although right now isn't the best time of year to try growing herbs. You can grow basil in a pot (although you're probably going to need at least a 20cm one) but parsley has too big a root system to grow in all but the biggest pots. Oregano and thyme can be grown in pots quite easily, needing pots that are wide rather than deep.

I have a few herbs in garden, rosemary, mint, and several others that kicked the bucket this year unfortunately, cos we had a number of severe frosts and a few too close together. Mint survived, but parts turned black. Sage survived too interestingly. Parsley has gone to seed anyway so glad I have a few growing inside, at least.

I am going to try oregano inside, was unfortunately one of my casualties this winter.

Thanks for the tips Frances, I will give it my best shot.

[mellie]

Of course Rosemary survived, it's amazing stuff, frost and drought resistant, can't kill it if you tried.lol

[Frances]

If you kill rosemary, you may as well give up gardening.......

[Bobby]

This was my dinner tonight -
John West mackerel in olive oil, mushroom, Bok Choy,
onion and a dash of Keen's curry powder.
It was very nice indeed.

[mellie]

We're having fish tonight too, beer battered ,chips, salad and corn on cob.
My families been down for my birthday, has been amazables, but it's been a bit busy so looking forward to the short break in-between our next visiting relatives, approx 6 weeks. Lol

Not sure what we'll have for dessert, I'm not normally a dessert fan, perhaps you can suggest something awesome for us Bobby.

[mellie]

If you kill rosemary, you may as well give up gardening.......

Ha ha so true
I'm ok at gardening, not as good as my mother who purchased a large plot of ground at her retirement village, just so she can grow her own fruit and veg, but I manage to keep the basics alive quite well. Herbs, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers zucchini, and a couple of citrus trees and passion fruit vine ...( seasonal)...I don't have a huge backyard, so focus on the basics , but do prefer plants that tend to take care of themselves, are easy. The most exotic things I have are a cherry blossom and Almond tree. They're growing slower than I had hoped however. Are a bit spindly.
When my daughter is ready to get rid of her trampoline, I will have much more space for more.
Fingers crossed

[Jasin]

You guys eat too well. You need to rough it a bit and have a tin of spag.

[Bobby]

You guys eat too well. You need to rough it a bit and have a tin of spag.

Wait till you're in an old person's home for crap like that.

True story -
Xmas dinner at an Australian nursing home: