Cooking a Valentine meal - give me your suggestions
14 February 2006, 02:51 PM
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how about a mild tandoori chicken
You will need
Chicken fillets diced
Tomato Puree (1 tin or half of a long tube)
Lemon Juice
2 cloves of garlic
1 tbs of cumin
1 tbs hot chilli powder
some fenguck
Black Pepper
Chicken Stock cube
Fine Rice Noodles
Natural Yogurt
Fresh Coriander.
Pre heat the oven to about 200 degrees centigrade and have a baking tray lined with foil ready.
Firstly empty the tomato puree into a mixing bowl. Add 1 tbs of lemon juice, the cumin, and the chilli powder.
Crush the garlic cloves and add this to the mix as well.
Stir well and you will get a lovely paste.
Dice the chicken and season with pepper. Put the diced chicken in the bowl with the mixture that you have just made and toss the chicken so that you get a good coating of the mixture on the chicken.
(if you have any little cuts on your hands you will know at this stage)
Once the chicken is fully coated, transfer it to the baking tray and place in the oven for about 25 to 30 mins (you can tell when it is cooked)
Boil a pan of water and add the chicken stock cube to it.
At about 20 mins of the chicken cooking, add the fine rice noodles to the boiling chicken stock water. (these only take 3 mins to cook)
Whilst the rice noodles are cooking, take 1 or 2 desert spoons (the big uns) of the natural yogurt, and place in a small mixing bowl (or glass jug like me).
Add 1 tbsp of the chicken stock and stir thoroughly until it is well mixed.
Coarsly chop the corriander and add it to the yoghurt/stock mix and give a quick stir.
By the stage the noodles will be cooked and the chicken will have approx 2 mins to go.
Drain the noodles and serve onto the plates. You can then either add the chicken on top of the noodles and then the sauce mix over the chicken or you can cover the noodles with the sauce and then add the chicken or you can add the chicken on top of the noodles with the sauce on the side (side sauce) its your preference and equally as good
Enjoy the meal, enjoy the ****.
Alternitavely you can substitute the cumin powder for cajun powder (I prefer this) and it is as tasty if not more so.
You will need
Chicken fillets diced
Tomato Puree (1 tin or half of a long tube)
Lemon Juice
2 cloves of garlic
1 tbs of cumin
1 tbs hot chilli powder
some fenguck
Black Pepper
Chicken Stock cube
Fine Rice Noodles
Natural Yogurt
Fresh Coriander.
Pre heat the oven to about 200 degrees centigrade and have a baking tray lined with foil ready.
Firstly empty the tomato puree into a mixing bowl. Add 1 tbs of lemon juice, the cumin, and the chilli powder.
Crush the garlic cloves and add this to the mix as well.
Stir well and you will get a lovely paste.
Dice the chicken and season with pepper. Put the diced chicken in the bowl with the mixture that you have just made and toss the chicken so that you get a good coating of the mixture on the chicken.
(if you have any little cuts on your hands you will know at this stage)
Once the chicken is fully coated, transfer it to the baking tray and place in the oven for about 25 to 30 mins (you can tell when it is cooked)
Boil a pan of water and add the chicken stock cube to it.
At about 20 mins of the chicken cooking, add the fine rice noodles to the boiling chicken stock water. (these only take 3 mins to cook)
Whilst the rice noodles are cooking, take 1 or 2 desert spoons (the big uns) of the natural yogurt, and place in a small mixing bowl (or glass jug like me).
Add 1 tbsp of the chicken stock and stir thoroughly until it is well mixed.
Coarsly chop the corriander and add it to the yoghurt/stock mix and give a quick stir.
By the stage the noodles will be cooked and the chicken will have approx 2 mins to go.
Drain the noodles and serve onto the plates. You can then either add the chicken on top of the noodles and then the sauce mix over the chicken or you can cover the noodles with the sauce and then add the chicken or you can add the chicken on top of the noodles with the sauce on the side (side sauce) its your preference and equally as good
Enjoy the meal, enjoy the ****.
Alternitavely you can substitute the cumin powder for cajun powder (I prefer this) and it is as tasty if not more so.
14 February 2006, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by GrahamG
That seems like a lot of work!
I am just taking her out...
I am just taking her out...
14 February 2006, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay m A
FB, bacon and egg sarnies a specialty of mine, I'm trying to be different tonight 
Andy, looks like you're cooking for 3 now, how about 5? Our little monster isn't sleeping well either so they can keep each other company
Andy, looks like you're cooking for 3 now, how about 5?
Our little monster isn't sleeping well either so they can keep each other company 
I'm sure whatever you cook will be appreciated by Heather!
For some strange reason, Caroline doesn't count takeaways as cooking either?
Lot's of ideas on www.bbc.co.uk/food although strangely the website has been running today!
Thanks Mungo, but I think number 10 is going to happen whether I like it or not!
14 February 2006, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy Tang
Main - Honey Duck Breast served with roast baby potatoes and steamed sugar snap peas.
Honeyed Crispy Duck by James Martin
from Housecall Serves 4
Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time 10 to 30 mins
Ingredients
2 duck breasts
2 tsp honey
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Preheat a frying pan large enough to fry the duck breasts side by side.
2. Add the honey and allow to bubble gently.
3. Season both sides of the duck breast. Place into the frying pan skin-side down and cook gently until crisp.
4. Preheat the oven 180C/350F/Gas 4.
5. Place the duck breasts into a baking dish, skin side up. Bake for 8-10 minutes (longer if you want them well done).
6. Remove from the oven and leave to one side to rest for a few minutes before serving.
14 February 2006, 03:48 PM
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14 February 2006, 04:01 PM
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****!!
better run across the road to asda and buy something sharpish, forgot i was cooking and there is **** all in the fridge/freezer
had this "big" night planned, and TBH all i have done so far is buy a fecken lighter to spark the candles up
better run across the road to asda and buy something sharpish, forgot i was cooking and there is **** all in the fridge/freezer
had this "big" night planned, and TBH all i have done so far is buy a fecken lighter to spark the candles up
14 February 2006, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
better run across the road to asda and buy something sharpish
There were a suprising amount of blokes doing grocery shopping this lunchtime!
14 February 2006, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by richiewong
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14 February 2006, 10:34 PM
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mwaaahhhh
bought some stuff on the way home from work
set the candles away and ran a nice bath for the G/F
then got pissed on some wine while SHE cooked me
salmon fillet on a bed of red peppers and onions, she put some garlic on the salmon or the peppers (hard to tell i was pissed )
with the spinach and riccoto (sp?) pasta parcels and some other stuff on the side.
bonus
bought some stuff on the way home from work
set the candles away and ran a nice bath for the G/F
then got pissed on some wine while SHE cooked me
salmon fillet on a bed of red peppers and onions, she put some garlic on the salmon or the peppers (hard to tell i was pissed
)with the spinach and riccoto (sp?) pasta parcels and some other stuff on the side.
bonus
14 February 2006, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
mwaaahhhh
bought some stuff on the way home from work
set the candles away and ran a nice bath for the G/F
then got pissed on some wine while SHE cooked me
salmon fillet on a bed of red peppers and onions, she put some garlic on the salmon or the peppers (hard to tell i was pissed )
with the spinach and riccoto (sp?) pasta parcels and some other stuff on the side.
bonus
bought some stuff on the way home from work
set the candles away and ran a nice bath for the G/F
then got pissed on some wine while SHE cooked me
salmon fillet on a bed of red peppers and onions, she put some garlic on the salmon or the peppers (hard to tell i was pissed
)with the spinach and riccoto (sp?) pasta parcels and some other stuff on the side.
bonus
14 February 2006, 11:39 PM
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He did for me....... Mussels in a lovely sauce, followed by exquisite filet steaks with a mustard and pepper sauce and veg, and finished with chocolate pudding topped with strawberries and cream...oh and champers too . YUM I just love that guy.
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14 February 2006, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Apparition
He did for me....... Mussels in a lovely sauce, followed by exquisite filet steaks with a mustard and pepper sauce and veg, and finished with chocolate pudding topped with strawberries and cream...oh and champers too . YUM I just love that guy.
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15 February 2006, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Saxo Boy
I'm going to make the Veal Scallopine.....the Fettucini Alfredo...a bottle of Fettucini, a 1981 
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15 February 2006, 09:26 AM
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Thanks to the scoobynet collective, for starters I did Rannoch's Prawns recipe and for main I did Andy Tang's Honey duck - simplicity of recipe was the decider!
The chocolate covered strawberries was the winner, although when preparing water got into the bowl and fecked the chocolate on 2 occaisions - lots of swearing but microwave to the rescue
The evening went well
And our daughter didn't wake up at 4am either! Result all round
Thanks to the scoobynet collective, for starters I did Rannoch's Prawns recipe and for main I did Andy Tang's Honey duck - simplicity of recipe was the decider!
The chocolate covered strawberries was the winner, although when preparing water got into the bowl and fecked the chocolate on 2 occaisions - lots of swearing but microwave to the rescue
The evening went well
And our daughter didn't wake up at 4am either! Result all round
15 February 2006, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Apparition
He did for me....... Mussels in a lovely sauce, followed by exquisite filet steaks with a mustard and pepper sauce and veg, and finished with chocolate pudding topped with strawberries and cream...oh and champers too . YUM I just love that guy.
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Hes cooks all that food and you're on Scoobynet telling everyone about rather than "repaying the gesture in kind" 
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15 February 2006, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay m A
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Thanks to the scoobynet collective, for starters I did Rannoch's Prawns recipe and for main I did Andy Tang's Honey duck - simplicity of recipe was the decider!
The chocolate covered strawberries was the winner, although when preparing water got into the bowl and fecked the chocolate on 2 occaisions - lots of swearing but microwave to the rescue
The evening went well
And our daughter didn't wake up at 4am either! Result all round
Thanks to the scoobynet collective, for starters I did Rannoch's Prawns recipe and for main I did Andy Tang's Honey duck - simplicity of recipe was the decider!
The chocolate covered strawberries was the winner, although when preparing water got into the bowl and fecked the chocolate on 2 occaisions - lots of swearing but microwave to the rescue
The evening went well
And our daughter didn't wake up at 4am either! Result all round
If it helps, I've done the strawberries before, but still managed to **** up a whole bar of white chocolate! It went from bar, to melted, to fecked in the space of 2 minutes!!
If that happens, the water is too hot! Last night was the first time I did the duck recipe, and I kept expecting it to screw up as it was too simple! Luckily it worked out!
Amelia didn't wake up until 6.15 this morning!
you can't count on anything these days!!
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