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NBR #dinnerchat

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1072 posts, 18 members

itsclearascrystal

2057 posts

Tue 2 Jun 2020 10:08pm

Yes the caramel is good. I think they do the lemon one too which is my fave.

shazatron101

5112 posts

Tue 2 Jun 2020 10:10pm

Why do they have to make every caramel product salted these days like bugger off

I personally LOVE the piako vanilla bean yogurt mm-mm so darn good

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Tue 2 Jun 2020 10:10pm

I usually get the devine berries but shall look for caramel tomorrow!

itsclearascrystal

2057 posts

Tue 2 Jun 2020 10:11pm

I also love a pumpkin lasagna, but I do a homemade one with mashed pumpkin, parsnip and carrot, baby spinach and either a white sauce or cottage cheese.

itsclearascrystal

2057 posts

Tue 2 Jun 2020 10:13pm

Vanilla Bean is nice too. I often get that in the 'healthy' lower fat yoghurt because it tastes dessert-like.

Silvene

1289 posts

Tue 2 Jun 2020 10:23pm

@worldofsooziewong, I thought I'd forgotten an ingredient! It had 500g beef mince in it. I bought the mince on one of those Countdown 'buy 3 for $20' specials. So with the mince, each portion of lasagne works out to around $2.61 per portion.

tabucutie

1841 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 10:17am

Definitely buying the caramel again and will pick up the vanilla bean one too. Was looking for a dessert type product to replace a bikkie obsession i have atm.

JackieMackenzie

341 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 11:56am

Silvene I must be a right piggy cause I reckon a 500g mince lasagne would only do 3 portions in my house hehe

trudijoy

8375 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 12:16pm

500g chicken mince ( i don't really eat red meat) makes up to about 6-8 portions of spaghetti sauce in my kitchen, but i cram veges into it as well, usually a bunch of mushrooms, grated courgette and carrot, a whole onion, sometimes some eggplant, often some riced broccoli etc

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 12:17pm

Haha @ Jackie! We eat that in one sitting also. There's only 2 of us!

AboutFace

426 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 12:43pm

I add a can of lentils to make my mince go further plus its extra protein.

Silvene

1289 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 1:04pm

@JackieMackenzie, the large brown onion, two grated carrots and a cup of chopped celery bulk it up quite a bit.

MareeB

5329 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 8:39pm

I completely do not get the 'salted' caramel either Shaz. Just good ole fashioned caramel for me ..covered with choc preferably!

shazatron101

5112 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 8:57pm

Hehehehehe yes Maree!! I didnt hate the whittakers one but at the same time, over the flavor combo lol

SmileyPisces

253 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 9:02pm

All this food talk is making me hungry... hahahahaha =D

trudijoy

8375 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 9:06pm

I'll eat both of your share of salted caramel, yummmmm

Kimrose

1463 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 9:22pm

I love caramel, salted or not I will have it! Husband works for a company that makes caramel and salted caramel sauce so there is always a good supply in our fridge

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 10:08pm

Yup I totally love salted caramel.......mmmm especially cheesecake! Ohhhh lucky Kim!

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Wed 3 Jun 2020 10:10pm

I got a load of lovely fresh veges today so did some roasted Brussel sprouts lol don't judge me I love them so much and spinach with teriyaki pork steaks. Was so good!

tabucutie

1841 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 7:43am

Not opposed to salted caramel but do prefer just standard caramel.

shazatron101

5112 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 7:49am

I wanna try Brussel sprouts lol maybe today ill buy some

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 8:38am

Whaaaat? You've never tried them Shaz?? I highly recommend roasting until the outside goes crispy......mmmmm lol.

trudijoy

8375 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 8:54am

i don't mind the odd feed of brussels sprouts - i think the generation before us gave them a bad image after they'd had to eat them boiled and yuck. They're great with salt and butter, bacon, gravy etc, or roasted yeah!

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 9:01am

Haha totally agree.....boiled to death!

MareeB

5329 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 11:39am

Ooooh I love brussel sprouts. Stir fried or steamed with cheese sauce mmm

Silvene

1289 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 7:13pm

I can't say I've ever eaten roasted Brussel sprouts. I only ever had boiled ones as a child/teen and that was enough to put me off for life. Maybe I should try them sometime. I do t even know where to find them ... Lol! Do you buy them frozen and then roast them, or is fresh better?

shazatron101

5112 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 7:24pm

I found some, mustve been 10 in a bag for $5 but i never ended up getting them cos i got distracted looking at the individually wrapped dragonfruit hahaha

shazatron101

5112 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 7:26pm

Oh, and the yams next to the sprouts. They were the size of shreks fingers!!! H U G E

trudijoy

8375 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 7:34pm

Oh dragonfruit! Haven't ever had it in NZ, wonder if it's imported?

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 8:04pm

Silvene I buy fresh as too much water comes out of the frozen ones and they just are not as good imo :-) Mmmmmm I love roast yams too!

shazatron101

5112 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 8:08pm

I'd say they are imported, i tried them once and yeah its not horrible but its not a fruit id buy often (price wise as well cos dayum)

Silvene

1289 posts

Thu 4 Jun 2020 8:23pm

Thanks, ladies. I'll keep an eye out for fresh Brussel sprouts next time I do a roast.

It's our wedding anniversary today, so hubby and I went out for lunch. I had a prawn and chorizo spaghetti dish with lemon dressing, which tasted better than it sounds. It's been about 8 years since I last ate prawns! There was no need for me to cook dinner after a big lunch, just defrosted some homemade soup (spicy bacon, butternut & bean).

Mumof3Munchkins

2718 posts

Fri 5 Jun 2020 9:39am

I hated brussel sprouts growing up as they were just boiled (yuck). I put them in a bacon hock soup/casserole one and OMG - massive game changer. Then I put them in one of those oven bags with a whole chicken and cooked them. Seriously, why were they never cooked like this when I was a kid, being missing out all these years ha ha ha.

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Fri 5 Jun 2020 5:50pm

It's so funny that everyone had a bad experience with Brussels as a kid lol! I got yams today because someone mentioned them yesterday :-) So tonight is roast yams, brussels, parsnips with a Moroccan chicken breast.

MareeB

5329 posts

Fri 5 Jun 2020 6:28pm

Yee throw in some roast spuds and pumpkin and you have the perfect tea Lisa. What time shall I come over ????

shazatron101

5112 posts

Fri 5 Jun 2020 7:41pm

I think i mentioned it but i made chicken laksa.. it was SO GOOD. Would do a few things different next time but absolutely loved it. Even the man gobbled it up. V pleased with it

MareeB

5329 posts

Sat 6 Jun 2020 3:37pm

I'm cooking egg and chips. Just finished an 8hr shift and going back for a 24 hr shift at 8pm, so figure I should treat myself ...

shazatron101

5112 posts

Sat 6 Jun 2020 4:19pm

Weeeeeeee eggs and chips sounds good maree!! I love dipping my chips in the yolk hahaha

We are having.. proper ham steaks with cheesy (maybe bacony) wedges. Been a while since i visited the butcher so i got some good deals haha

itsclearascrystal

2057 posts

Sat 6 Jun 2020 4:35pm

Golly I don't even know what I'm going to do for dinner tonight. I usually have a rough meal plan for the week but haven't got round to one this week. Egg and chips does sound easy and tasty though so I could be tempted.

I'm looking at making some caramel cupcakes tomorrow.

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Sat 6 Jun 2020 5:33pm

Chicken, bacon and mozzarella tortellini for me tonight. It's cold so I lit the fire really early and won't be doing much tonight!

shazatron101

5112 posts

Sat 6 Jun 2020 8:10pm

Made apple crumble and man. Drool

shazatron101

5112 posts

Sun 7 Jun 2020 4:02pm

Got 2 chicken breasts out but no idea what to do with them... i was thinking of strips and either doing a flour coat (kentucky fried shannon styles) or a crumb coat :-/

Any other suggestions? Brain dumb today

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Sun 7 Jun 2020 4:28pm

Chicken parmigiana! Cut in half and beat them lol coat with crunchy goodness, quickly fry then chuck some sauce on top then cheese and bake until golden. Lol one of my fave quick dishes.

shazatron101

5112 posts

Sun 7 Jun 2020 4:46pm

I do love me a chicken parm.. so maybe hahaha its easier than cutting it up to crumb it hahahahahaha

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Sun 7 Jun 2020 5:01pm

I've got a chicken breast out too so I'm thinking I will do the same now that I talked about it lol.

shazatron101

5112 posts

Sun 7 Jun 2020 5:03pm

Hahaha yuuusssss. I asked the man which he preferred and he said fried so i guess im making k.f.s hahahaha

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Sun 7 Jun 2020 7:46pm

Lol I ended up making lemon chicken!

shazatron101

5112 posts

Sun 7 Jun 2020 8:12pm

Ohhh yum lemon chicken is the boooomb!!

trudijoy

8375 posts

Mon 8 Jun 2020 9:06am

Nothing exciting from my kitchen this weekend - had a tummy bug Fri and a migraine sat so when I came off the migraine I just got Burger Wisconsin from UberEats, and reheated a batch cooked pasta sauce and cooked some spaghetti to go with it last night.

tonight's probably chicken, maybe with rice, and salad.

trudijoy

8375 posts

Mon 8 Jun 2020 9:18am

Yaaaaay crumble!

it's def crumble weather