What's for dinner ( or lunch )

[IrisSenior]

What on earth is British Brown Beans ?

Heinz makes a "British" version of brown beans. They are tastier IMHO.

 

[Keesha]

If you have Fenugreek on hand, I am impressed.

I bought my first bottle years ago when making some middle eastern veggie stew, and don't think I touched it again until making this butter.

You live over the pond, don't you? I thought those ingredients might be familiar to you, what with the international influences you have there. I had lots of access to most anything I wanted when I lived outside of Washington DC, but now that I live in a very rural area, the internet is my primary source other than a couple of small ethnic shops 30 miles up the road...or "down the frog" if you're so inclined

edit to add: Oops. I see from another post you live in the states. That "u" in "favourite" threw me!

Yes I love fenugreek. In fact I love to cook. I live in Canada so definitely the other side of the pond and while we live in a rural setting we have access to almost things. Like you, anything we can’t get we purchase on line. I haven’t made this yet but I will this week.

 

[Keesha]

Heinz makes a "British" version of brown beans. They are tastier IMHO.

May I ask what the difference is? I always thought baked beans were baked beans.

 

[IrisSenior]

The British version has less calories, less sodium, no fat and is gluten free (although gluten doesn't matter to me).
Edited to add: And it tastes better.

 

[toffee]

tonite as iam alone will be ===
scampi , jacket potatoe, coleslaw topping, and sea food dip .

 

[JaniceM]

Lunch: 2 tubes of GoGurt yogurt and a glass of milk.
Dinner: I don't know yet.

 

[Lee]

Lunch was peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a glass of milk, 3 peanut butter cookies....felt like being a kid again

Dinner will be home made pork meatballs with peppers, mushrooms, pineapple chunks in a soy/cider sauce on a bed of rice.

 

[Aunt Bea]

A cup of garlic broth and a bologna sandwich with American cheese and mustard on whole wheat.

Garlic Broth
2 cups of meat flavored broth or equivalent GOYA bouillon powder.
5 cloves of minced garlic.
A big pinch of cayenne pepper.

Simmer for five minutes and serve.

Garlic broth was a home remedy when I was a kid.

Today it's just a little pick me up for a cold and rainy spring evening.

 

[RadishRose]

A big salad of romaine, arugula, tomatoes, blue cheese and 2 thin slices of deli roast beef. Also a few broken up Saltines.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Diva, never knew you could freeze rice. Does it stay the same texture? I generally use brown rice.

It's basically the same texture. I usually heat it up in the microwave with the microwave cover on it. Not ideal but edible. Best would be to heat it in a pot with a little water or gravy.

 

[old medic]

Enjoying grilled salmon, corn and rice

 

[hollydolly]

Heinz makes a "British" version of brown beans. They are tastier IMHO.

That's interesting, they're not on sale here...so it's odd that they're called ''British''...

 

[In The Sticks]

May I ask what the difference is? I always thought baked beans were baked beans.

I had to look it up on the web to satisfy my curiosity.

British Brown Beans do not contain any meat and are cooked in a thinner sauce (no brown sugar, molasses, thinner tomato sauce.) I had to scrounge for that because the first list of articles talked about the Brits eating their beans on toast.

My mother was British. I've never heard of these beans, or of having beans on toast.

 

[In The Sticks]

I had a late breakfast (cereal & fruit), so no lunch.

Dinner was:
Salad
Chicken thighs, seared then roasted with fresh asparagus
Mac & cheese
The obligatory fudgesicle.

 

[IrisSenior]

That's interesting, they're not on sale here...so it's odd that they're called ''British''...

Hollydolly - we have a store not far from me that sells "British Foods". There was a ginger cookie that I really liked. It was called "Ginger Bits" and now I can't get it - this was even before the virus. Sigh... It seems sometimes when I really like something it disappears from the shelf. Sigh...

 

[hollydolly]

Hollydolly - we have a store not far from me that sells "British Foods". There was a ginger cookie that I really liked. It was called "Ginger Bits" and now I can't get it - this was even before the virus. Sigh... It seems sometimes when I really like something it disappears from the shelf. Sigh...

Wonder where they actually get these things that they sell in the USA under the Guise of being ''British'' because most of it we've never heard of her in the uk
. I remember once taking a picture of the American section in one of our ''International Aisles'' in the supermarket .. and posting it on the forum.. there was Reeces' cups and Hershey bars American people recognised , but overall everything in my picture which was supposedly ''American''. was unknown to any American forum members..

 

[In The Sticks]

Wonder where they actually get these things that they sell in the USA under the Guise of being ''British'' because most of it we've never heard of her in the uk
. I remember once taking a picture of the American section in one of our ''International Aisles'' in the supermarket .. and posting it on the forum.. there was Reeces' cups and Hershey bars American people recognised , but overall everything in my picture which was supposedly ''American''. was unknown to any American forum members..

I doubt that you'll find our version of Chinese food in Beijing, either.

 

[hollydolly]

I doubt that you'll find our version of Chinese food in Beijing, either.

Exactly...you won't. I know this for a fact having worked in a Chinese restaurant myself here many years ago.... The restaurant was actually owned by a Welsh couple.. the only thing Chinese about it was the chef, and he cooked the western version of Chinese food that we all know and love in the west but he explained to me that the Chinese don't eat this type of food..
. It's rare now for anyone other than Asians to own and work in Asian restaurants here , mainly they're Vietnamese in the ''Chinese'' Take-aways.. and Chinese in the Restaurants ... and Japanese, and Koreans in their own restaurants too... I love most asian food. ..well at least the western style anyway

 

[Em in Ohio]

Lunch will be homemade greek yogurt that I made yesterday. I'll add turmeric and onions and use it to fill celery stalks.

My grandson left the milk they had purchased in the trunk of the car all day and night and temperatures reached 70 degrees - not a good temperature for standing milk. I had my daughter drop it off for yogurt, figuring that it would probably be safe after heating the milk to 180 degrees...at least, I hope so! If I am not heard from again, you will know why!

 

[In The Sticks]

Exactly...you won't. I know this for a fact having worked in a Chinese restaurant myself here many years ago.... The restaurant was actually owned by a Welsh couple.. the only thing Chinese about it was the chef, and he cooked the western version of Chinese food that we all know and love in the west but he explained to me that the Chinese don't eat this type of food..
. It's rare now for anyone other than Asians to own and work in Asian restaurants here , mainly they're Vietnamese in the ''Chinese'' Take-aways.. and Chinese in the Restaurants ... and Japanese, and Koreans in their own restaurants too... I love most asian food. ..well at least the western style anyway

Chinese food has always been my favorite..Give me a bowl of Hot & Sour soup, fried dumplings and and a plate of Szechuan Fried Green Beans and I am a happy camper. (Pho is a close second.) I've been to Chinese restaurants that have "on request" menus with authentic cuisine, but those are rare.

I moved to a rural area after spending decades outside of Washington DC. The ethnic cuisine here is pretty bad. You know it's not gonna be authentic when you hear Mexican being spoken every time the kitchen doors swing open!

ps: (Remind me to tell you my fortune cookie story sometime.)

 

[Liberty]

Tonight we're having Porcupine Meatballs & rice. Old recipe, but like it. Make it with ground turkey and leftover rice. Enjoy!

 

[C'est Moi]

We had pot roast, fresh green beans, rice and wheat rolls. I made a carrot cake that we'll have later with coffee.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Last night was a bowl of soup and a toasted English muffin with melted cheese.

Tonight will be a slice of frozen pizza with a side of celery & carrot sticks dipped in blue cheese dressing.

 

[hollydolly]

I was worn out yesterday after being out most of the afternoon, so I just had a Chicken and bacon Pastry slice for dinner.. took 1 minute to heat in the microwave and 5 minutes to crisp in the oven

I'm about to have a Hot toasted bread roll with lots of salted fresh butter and a cuppa hot tea.. for brunch ...

 

[JaniceM]

The grocery store again had no roasts, and the employee said to not expect any. So I bought a corned beef- it's in the crock pot for dinner. Lunch will be strawberry-banana yogurt and a glass of milk.