What's for Dinner?

[Liz]

Cassoulet here! Takeaway from the café as we love cassoulet and they do a generously good one, but wouldn't enjoy it in the restaurant as it's karaoke night.

[Spectrum]

Sweet and sour King prawns with rice.

[MAD87]

I love cassoulet! I bought some last week from our butcher/deli opposite.
Major fart producer though.

[Blaze]

Vegetarian "shepherd's" pie made with lentils, carrots, peas, lots of onion and garlic, topped with mashed spud and loads of grated cheese and accompanied by the last of our home-grown runner beans. Really yummy !

[MAD87]

Vegetarian "shepherd's" pie made with lentils, carrots, peas, lots of onion and garlic, topped with mashed spud and loads of grated cheese and accompanied by the last of our home-grown runner beans. Really yummy !

That sounds really good! Type of lentils? Better still, the recipe?!!

[Blaze]

@MAD87 It's really quick and easy to make, and freezes well. You can use anything you have to hand - fresh veg, tinned from your cupboard, or dried.
Basic quick and easy recipe for 2 people :
200g tin whole lentils (well-rinsed otherwise slimy) or dried
Tinned or fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 large or 4 small carrots, sliced
Handful of frozen peas
1 large onion, chopped
Garlic (or not !)
Seasoning - we add herbes de Provence and Maroccan spices
About 1/2 litre of stock - vegetable, chicken or whatever you like. Remember most stock cubes are salty.
Topping :
Potato
Grated cheese

Sweat the onion until clear, then add carrots to sweat for a few minutes. If not enough oil, don't worry, just add the rest of the vegetables and the stock. Allow to simmer until the carrots are soft, about 15-20 minutes.
In the meantime, cook the spuds, then mash them, adding butter and a little milk.
Put the lentil mixture into an over-proof dish and put the mash and cheese on the top.
Put into a pre-heated oven 190°C and bake for about 20 minutes or until top is slightly browned.

You can put anything you like in the filling : kidney beans, bean shoots, sweetcorn, red/green peppers, even swede ! It's very filling and can be very windy Once cooked, and all the flavours are absorbed, you wouldn't really know some ingredients were tinned

[MAD87]

Great! Thank you Blaze, will try.

[Spectrum]

Shakshuka with spicy(ish) sausages and rice.

[L Austin France]

Two fishy take aways from our fav resto

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[suein56]

Sweet potato, red lentils and spinach stew with coconut milk.