What did you have last night? - Page 2

italian foodie · 23rd September 2009, 08:09 PM

tonight was parmigiana and salad.....

petitechef · 23rd September 2009, 08:45 PM

more crostini, some olives and glass of spanish red (well maybe 2!)

brava · 23rd September 2009, 08:50 PM

Cod gratin, green beans and baby potatoes.

markh · 24th September 2009, 12:43 AM

This is all making me miss home again (I'd just got over chefsmith's crispy rasher)...

Out here in Eastern Indonesia (Flores) it's chicken, RW (local euphemism for our K9 friend), and fortunately quite a lot of fish plus of course rice, rice and yet more rice. Last night was cumi asam manis (sweet & sour squid) with rice, local place serves it for Rp18,000 which is about €1.20. The problem is that tomorrow I'll probably have the same again - the variety is rather lacking !
Ah well, I can dream about it and read your stories...

Bob · 24th September 2009, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean_dru

was under the impression two course lunch menus under 10 euro where nasty?

I always thought that too, if I didn't know a restaurant then I would never try it anywhere in Ireland. If a restaurant I knew did a lunch of a main course + soup for €9.95 I would be happy to do that.

At Indie Spice I was surprised that there are several choices for starters & mains, I had Sheek Kebab which was v tasty and Laura had their take on Onion Bhaji. Both were simple but full of flavour. Laura then had her usual Chicken Tikka Massala and I had Chicken Bhuna but asked them to give it a bit more bite as thats how I like it and it was just right. You get rice with that for the set price. The portions for mains aren't huge but were spot on as far as i was concerned. Naan is an extra €3 and 2 x glasses of wine (1/4 bottles) around €5.50 each. So all in all it cost c. €35.

I really believe the most difficult thing is to get someone in the door, once there you invariably spend more. This was a great example of portion control and if we had time we would have had coffees too and probably at least shared a dessert which would have added another tenner on but we were running late.

sean_dru · 24th September 2009, 07:11 AM

a bowl of special k, 3 grapes and 5 ciggies.

hmmm sounds like todays special.

sean_dru · 24th September 2009, 07:14 AM

i can understand the hostility EW, 90 mins to beat fulham can do that.

i see your point BOB, im doing a 6 course lunch special for free, least that way i dont pay vat

Ernie Whalley · 24th September 2009, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean_dru

i can understand the hostility EW, 90 mins to beat fulham can do that.

I am not hostile, I AM NOT f*******g HOSTILE!!!
Anyhow it was 115 minutes....

By the tone of your recent posts I would imagine you are one of those people who supports 'the Red tenth' of Manchester. Let me ask, if you were stood on top of Barton Bridge equipped with the Jodrell Bank astro-telescope could you locate Old Trafford? Ah, thought not

This bloody country is full of armchair Rags! Savour the victory, my friend, but never forget The Future is Blue.

Oh, and just so I'm not accused of going off topic:Greek yogurt, almonds, own apples, 2 slices toast - 1 with Marmite, 1 with apricot jam, green tea.
Now for the first espresso of the day....

sean_dru · 24th September 2009, 07:33 AM

haha these insults have to stop, bohs and liverpool..... i see the city of manchester stadium everyday while going to work, its got petrol pumps and dodgy sandwiches.

2 ciggies, 1 instant coffee, porridge with bananas.

fontane77 · 24th September 2009, 08:11 AM

spaghetti with chestnut mushrooms, bacon and garlic and shallots in a rich burnt/blackened tomato and basil sauce......with enough for tonight again.

I'll be back saturday with a report on chapter 1 on cultural night

Prime Cut · 24th September 2009, 08:13 AM

Am not sure if my cover is deep enough (so my butcher doesn't find out) we had Aldi Irish Angus rib eye steaks from the Glen of Aherlow, so tender and full of flavour, with charlotte potatoes and spinage and butter for the spuds Andre.

Ernie Whalley · 24th September 2009, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean_dru

haha these insults have to stop, bohs and liverpool..... i see the city of manchester stadium everyday while going to work, its got petrol pumps and dodgy sandwiches.

2 ciggies, 1 instant coffee, porridge with bananas.

Well, that's a first, 'work' and 'Liverpool' in the same sentence

(Sorry couldn't resist, the Manc in me dies hard).

Never had the sarnies but the pies at Eastlands are truly dreadful. The ones at Maine Road used to be brilliant, can't just be the switch to halal meat, surely.. ?
Amazing thing last week - when every journo with a few cc's to spare was discussing whether Adebayor should be hanged, drawn and quartered or merely thrown into a pit of venomous snakes, the Super Soaraway Sun devoted a whole page to the City supporters' successful lobby to have the raisins taken out of the Balti pies!

Anyhow, back on topic guys...

Fishwife · 24th September 2009, 02:21 PM

Brill dipped in seasoned flour and pan fried with swiss chard from our garden and spuds from the neighbours garden!

punto · 24th September 2009, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean_dru

i see your point BOB, im doing a 6 course lunch special for free, least that way i dont pay vat

Sean_dru - I was under the impression that you were based in Ireland. But I see that you say you pass Manchester stadium everyday on the way to work. If you are based in Ireland and you give anything for free, you are actually subject to VAT on it. If you want to avoid VAT, charge 1 cent instead

Markh, I'd gladly swap locations with you

sean_dru · 24th September 2009, 04:19 PM

ahh i am punto, that was a joke gone wrong, meant any petrol station...man city=oil-petrolium.....i never claimed to be funny.....!one cent...hmmmmm interesting, ive been reading up alot on tax affairs in ireland, its a murky world full of murky characters.

italian foodie · 24th September 2009, 05:18 PM

pizza tonight, simple margherita with buffalo...

petitechef · 24th September 2009, 05:46 PM

friend arrived from States for lunch today - fresh crabmeat, whole prawns & smoked trout served with baby potatoes and salad with fresh brown soda bread. it was yum!

Ernie Whalley · 25th September 2009, 06:32 AM

Oh very creative! Decent thick lamb cutlets (Michael Byrne, Sandymount), saute potatoes, mix of veg inc home grown courgettes and runner beans (of course) and pureed butternut squash.

Rasher · 25th September 2009, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prime Cut

Am not sure if my cover is deep enough (so my butcher doesn't find out) we had Aldi Irish Angus rib eye steaks from the Glen of Aherlow, so tender and full of flavour, with charlotte potatoes and spinage and butter for the spuds Andre.

Cover blown.

Rasher · 25th September 2009, 09:46 AM

Made green coriander chicken last night, as a sort of an antidote to all the saucisse, saucisson, confit, fois gras etc. we have been stuffing ourselves with for the past two weeks.

Accompanied by basmati and a good dollop of lime pickle.

24th September 2009, 07:33 AM	#29
sean_dru Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 231	haha these insults have to stop, bohs and liverpool..... i see the city of manchester stadium everyday while going to work, its got petrol pumps and dodgy sandwiches. 2 ciggies, 1 instant coffee, porridge with bananas. Last edited by sean_dru; 24th September 2009 at 07:44 AM. Reason: fear of being hit by a plimsole for off topic postings.

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23rd September 2009, 08:09 PM	#21
italian foodie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Limerick Posts: 305	tonight was parmigiana and salad.....

23rd September 2009, 08:45 PM	#22
petitechef Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beyond the Pale Posts: 1,063	more crostini, some olives and glass of spanish red (well maybe 2!)

23rd September 2009, 08:50 PM	#23
brava Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 215	Cod gratin, green beans and baby potatoes.

24th September 2009, 12:43 AM	#24
markh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bray, Wicklow Posts: 49	This is all making me miss home again (I'd just got over chefsmith's crispy rasher)... Out here in Eastern Indonesia (Flores) it's chicken, RW (local euphemism for our K9 friend), and fortunately quite a lot of fish plus of course rice, rice and yet more rice. Last night was cumi asam manis (sweet & sour squid) with rice, local place serves it for Rp18,000 which is about €1.20. The problem is that tomorrow I'll probably have the same again - the variety is rather lacking ! Ah well, I can dream about it and read your stories...

24th September 2009, 07:11 AM	#26
sean_dru Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 231	a bowl of special k, 3 grapes and 5 ciggies. hmmm sounds like todays special.

24th September 2009, 07:14 AM	#27
sean_dru Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 231	i can understand the hostility EW, 90 mins to beat fulham can do that. i see your point BOB, im doing a 6 course lunch special for free, least that way i dont pay vat

24th September 2009, 08:11 AM	#30
fontane77 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: D3 Posts: 231	spaghetti with chestnut mushrooms, bacon and garlic and shallots in a rich burnt/blackened tomato and basil sauce......with enough for tonight again. I'll be back saturday with a report on chapter 1 on cultural night

24th September 2009, 08:13 AM	#31
Prime Cut Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 81	Am not sure if my cover is deep enough (so my butcher doesn't find out) we had Aldi Irish Angus rib eye steaks from the Glen of Aherlow, so tender and full of flavour, with charlotte potatoes and spinage and butter for the spuds Andre.

24th September 2009, 02:21 PM	#33
Fishwife Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South East Posts: 30	Brill dipped in seasoned flour and pan fried with swiss chard from our garden and spuds from the neighbours garden!

24th September 2009, 04:19 PM	#35
sean_dru Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 231	ahh i am punto, that was a joke gone wrong, meant any petrol station...man city=oil-petrolium.....i never claimed to be funny.....!one cent...hmmmmm interesting, ive been reading up alot on tax affairs in ireland, its a murky world full of murky characters.

24th September 2009, 05:18 PM	#36
italian foodie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Limerick Posts: 305	pizza tonight, simple margherita with buffalo...

24th September 2009, 05:46 PM	#37
petitechef Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beyond the Pale Posts: 1,063	friend arrived from States for lunch today - fresh crabmeat, whole prawns & smoked trout served with baby potatoes and salad with fresh brown soda bread. it was yum!

25th September 2009, 06:32 AM	#38
Ernie Whalley Restaurant at the end of the universe Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: On the dark side of a glass Posts: 2,164	Oh very creative! Decent thick lamb cutlets (Michael Byrne, Sandymount), saute potatoes, mix of veg inc home grown courgettes and runner beans (of course) and pureed butternut squash.

25th September 2009, 09:46 AM	#40
Rasher Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Sticks Posts: 195	Made green coriander chicken last night, as a sort of an antidote to all the saucisse, saucisson, confit, fois gras etc. we have been stuffing ourselves with for the past two weeks. Accompanied by basmati and a good dollop of lime pickle.