What's for dinner?

[Bobby]

A normal dinner for brave sir Bobby:

[mellie]

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

I like the thought of roughing it in a snowed-in remote cabin with humble basics, a book and cozey socks, it's just unfortunately, everyone currently staying with us atm disagrees.
I wouldn't mind a remote log cabin in the alps right now....

Me, my books, a large box of Easy Mac and NO PHONE OR INTERNET RECEPTION ha ha ha peace at last.

[mellie]

Apple sauce or cranberry ( whole berry) sauce is yummy on pork chops too Bobby.
Do you like cabbage? I do, I love all my veg.
I miss the days when stores actually left the rind on our porkchops to crackle.

[mellie]

My mum always serves porkchops with apple sauce, colliflower and cheese sauce, honey carrots and a crunchy roast potato and boiled cabbage.

She'd alternate with other sides, similar to yours, with potato bake, home made macaroni cheese bake, brusselsprouts served with same cheese sauce she uses for colliflower, corn on cob etc. ( same one I make too lol)
Hats off to my mother, and both my grandmothers who were basic but resourceful and humble cooks.

It's like they say, the simple things are often the best.

Give me a relaxing home cooked meal any day, takeaway foods a rip-off and toxic.
We don't eat processed food, my daughter’s allergies reinforce this need anyway.
It won't kill her, but causes mild eczema whenever she has it. She ate some Shapes she got from one of her friends at school yesterday, and yep, there it was around her mouth, eyelids, under her eyes this morning so....

It's just easier for us not to buy garbage.
She doesn't miss it.

We find simplicity comforting, food shouldn't be hard or difficult to prep, and should make a home smell homely.

Not stink it out.

[Frances]

I do have a soft spot for baked beans on toast......

[Bobby]

Apple sauce or cranberry ( whole berry) sauce is yummy on pork chops too Bobby.
Do you like cabbage? I do, I love all my veg.
I miss the days when stores actually left the rind on our porkchops to crackle.

I know but Dijon mustard is also great and quick to do -
I always have a jar in the fridge.
It's also very healthy too - it's good for you.

[Frances]

Salmoriglio is a good accompaniment for meats (and fish too) and it's easy to make. Just takes a few minutes.

[Bobby]

Salmoriglio is a good accompaniment for meats (and fish too) and it's easy to make. Just takes a few minutes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmoriglio#References

Salmoriglio is a southern Italian condiment made of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and herbs (such as oregano and parsley).
[1] It is common in Sicily[2] and Calabria[1][3] as an accompaniment to seafoods or meats,[2] especially swordfish.[3]

[mellie]

Salmoriglio is a good accompaniment for meats (and fish too) and it's easy to make. Just takes a few minutes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmoriglio#References

Salmoriglio is a southern Italian condiment made of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and herbs (such as oregano and parsley).
[1] It is common in Sicily[2] and Calabria[1][3] as an accompaniment to seafoods or meats,[2] especially swordfish.[3]

Sounds delicious Frances, I will definitely give it a whirl when the olds go. I generally keep it simple when they're here, and I'm so excited to cook something from my new birthday cookbook, when my younger guests arrive next weekend ( step daughter and her partner) I can get creative and they both love Thai. Then in 8 weeks time my son and his fiance are coming down and given my son absolutely adores cooking cheffy stuff, with everything organic, I'll likely only get to cook his childhood favourites, which he's already listed in dot point for me.

Tonight is just another easy one, pork snitzel and apple/cranberry sauce, Nanna Bete potatoes and vegetables.

[mellie]

Apple sauce or cranberry ( whole berry) sauce is yummy on pork chops too Bobby.
Do you like cabbage? I do, I love all my veg.
I miss the days when stores actually left the rind on our porkchops to crackle.

I know but Dijon mustard is also great and quick to do -
I always have a jar in the fridge.
It's also very healthy too - it's good for you.

I absolutely love Dijon mustard too, especially with corned beef or pickled pork, and simply boiled cabbage is a must, and some crispy stove-top scalloped or roasted potatoes ( I roast mine in a little lite Olive oil) or proper mashed potato.
I love mustard pickles too Three 333s brand only, and fresh beans, boiled, or frozen whole baby beans and peas are good enough too.

I make a creamy Dijon mustard sauce for corned beef, it's easy as Bobby.

Let me know if you would be interested in my easy peasy never fail quick mustard sauce, made from broth the corned meat cooks in.

Corned beef is great value.

I buy 1, and then divide it into 3, and my daughter and I get 3 meals from it ( I freeze the remaining two portions and defrost then cook as though from freshly bought) and it always freezes well. So long as you freeze it raw. Plenty leftover for corned beef and pickles sandwiches the next day.