What are we eating for ..... 2015

The great thing about this thread it's that it's given me lots of recipe ideas.Aren't we lucky to be able to eat so well? Tonight I will be making salmon en croute, with new potatoes, garden peas and coleslaw. No dessert.
 

oakapple said:
The great thing about this thread it's that it's given me lots of recipe ideas.Aren't we lucky to be able to eat so well? Tonight I will be making salmon en croute, with new potatoes, garden peas and coleslaw. No dessert.
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True, I get lots of ideas here.

What kind of peas are "garden peas"? I've never heard that term before.
 
rkunsaw said:
True, I get lots of ideas here.

What kind of peas are "garden peas"? I've never heard that term before.
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Just peas either fresh from the garden or freshly picked and then frozen ready to use.The other sort of peas [popular here] are called processed peas and come in cans ready to heat up.
 

oakapple said:
Just peas either fresh from the garden or freshly picked and then frozen ready to use.The other sort of peas [popular here] are called processed peas and come in cans ready to heat up.
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There are many kinds of peas. The most common kind in the southern US are purple hull and crowder, while the western states seem to prefer blackeyes.

There are also sugar snap pea varieties that are common in Chinese food.

I think though, you are probably referring to the green peas that we call 'English' peas. We also call them 'Green' peas. I like them too but have never had much luck growing them.
 
rkunsaw said:
There are many kinds of peas. The most common kind in the southern US are purple hull and crowder, while the western states seem to prefer blackeyes.

There are also sugar snap pea varieties that are common in Chinese food.

I think though, you are probably referring to the green peas that we call 'English' peas. We also call them 'Green' peas. I like them too but have never had much luck growing them.
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yes indeedy, green peas are what we have here in Britain, though I like the sound of black eyed peas.
 
We made tacos yesterday. Seasoned ground beef, cheese, tomatoes, onions, and avocados in corn tortillas. So good I had two for lunch and two more for supper. Blackberry yogurt for dessert.
 
Last night (Friday) I made Chicken breast..
I had one super large breast that was frozen, so I put it still frozen in the electric grill with some seasonings.. It actually cooked in only 12 minutes and was big enough for the 2 of us.......

Veggies: I bought a frozen mixture of different veggies that I steamed.. I also had some cole slaw...

The reason I didn't want to BBQ was the wind.. It was -28c out but with the brisk wind, the wind chill factor was -39c.......
 
We've always eaten lots of curries and we loved the different ones we had in Thailand. So besides glass noodle soup, husband has been making green curries. Tonight, a red one.
 
RK I love sugar snap peas or Mange tout( snow peas) but I hate sweet garden peas that come in frozen packs or in a tin.

Last night I was here by myself so I just had an omelette on a wholemeal sandwich for dinner..nothing fancy at all.
 
hollydolly said:
RK I love sugar snap peas or Mange tout( snow peas) but I hate sweet garden peas that come in frozen packs or in a tin.

Last night I was here by myself so I just had an omelette on a wholemeal sandwich for dinner..nothing fancy at all.
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I like the sugar snap peas by any name :lol: I've tried growing what we call "English" peas with limited success, so we settle for canned or frozen.

We grow purple hull or crowder in the garden. We have grown black eyes but like the others better.

An omelet sandwich is always good
 
For supper tonight (Saturday) I was looking for the easiest way out, so i made turkey burgers on the electric grill in the kitchen and NOT on the BBQ....
I hate complaining, but tonight and tomorrow are probably the coldest days of this winter...

Steamed assortment of veggies all mixed my idea and we loved it....
 
For supper on Sunday I made chicken breasts bone in baked in the oven.. I added dry herbs and spices first, and then added a bit of stock to give a bit of liquid and put them in a loaf pan in the oven at 375f for about 40 minutes..
Steamed butternut squash, smashed with butter and herbs..
Carrot salad..
Coleslaw..

Breakfast was a 3 egg omelette with 2 slices of turkey bacon for my Princess
3 eggs scrambled with a turkey sausage inside mixed together for me..
 
I found some really good Chicken/spinach/feta cheese patties at Whole Foods.. So we are having those on buns with lettuce and tomato.. Not sure what else.. some kind of veggie for sure.
 
I just fixed myself a shrimp burger with a light cheese and crispy pieces of bacon mixed into it. On the side, I had broiled yellow squash, and a handful of baby potatoes. I'm finding the purple potatoes interesting.
 
We had crab legs for dinner tonight, along with some homemade bread topped with raspberry preserves from our garden last summer. We also had salad and some orzo pasta on the side.

We try to do some sort of seafood 2-3 times each week. I have a couple of very nice salmon filets for tomorrow's dinner.
 
A good old British favourite tonight - Fish & Chips (or French fries if you insist). Haddock is the fish of choice here and I deep fry it coated in a beer batter. Tomorrow (Sunday) I'm planning to make Venison Bourguignon.
 
I haven't had red meat or potatoes either for quite a while....so tonight I made Minced beef in a beef and red wine gravy with boiled potatoes, peas and Asparagus, and it was deeelicious but very filling even though I only had a little plate full...I forgot how bloating Carbs and protein together can be
 
Well, the extreme cold seems to be over for now, so, for supper tonight I will be using the BBQ....

Chicken drums dry marinated and placed ever so gently on my pre-heated BBQ grill should do the trick..

As a veggie, I have some broccoli that I will steam and serve it with sesame seeds and drizzled with a bit of garlic butter......
 
oakapple said:
Grilled lamb steaks,served with new potatoes and garden peas (green peas) followed by Bramley Apple pie and cream.
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I haven't eaten lamb but once or twice in my life and that was many years ago. I would like to try some again but don't know where to find any around here.
 

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