Hmm. I have something brewing in my head. It involves filo pastry, leg of lamb, Swiss cheese, trumpet mushrooms and maybe Kalamata olives. The other night I stewed the lamb in red wine, onion and tomato, then scrunched up some buttered filo sheets and laid them on top, then baked it hot til they were crispy gold. Much less faff than making little packages. But maybe little packages is on the cards tonight.
I’ve been wondering, how was the pizza? Was it worth the price?
Pulled off the chicken cordon bleu last night, it was great! It helped a lot that my husband had bought some thin sliced chicken so I didn’t have to flatten it or anything.
Tonight, Cuban sandwiches and baked beans. I wish it was dinnertime right now. 
They’ve definitely nailed the crust and marinara recipes. We had half house-made sausage/peppers and half capicola, all topped with fresh basil. Nice fresh ingredients, although I’m not really a fan of charred crust. The sausage was bland for my taste and that side benefited from a bit of salt and crushed red pepper. The capicola was spicy and flavorful. I’d probably go back, but it wasn’t a gotta-have-it-now experience.
Last night was bottom of the barrel: macaroni mixed with a can of chili and some shredded cheddar. Eating like teenagers at age 70.
Last night I had a nasty commute so I got home late. Mrs. L.A. made herself a tuna melti, and I made myself one too.
I went to Trader Joe’s to get lunch yesterday (stuffed bell peppers, 390 kilocalories for the whole package, if anyone’s interested) and I stopped by their demo area. Mexican Style Roasted Corn with Cotija Cheese, with chunks of Chile Lime Chicken Burgers and Green Dragon sauce. It was good, so I bought a bag of the corn and a box of the chicken burgers. (I have Green Dragon sauce.) So that’s what I’m making tonight.
Bangers and mash with brown gravy and mushy peas. I mix the potatoes in with some pureed root vegetables (carrot, pasnip, turnip) for added flavor and vitamins.
Not real bangers, though, just big honey garlic sausages. Haven’t been able to find British or Irish ones since my favorite import shop closed down. 
I like the idea of getting to be seventy and still eating tasty comfort food. 
Tonight, tacos, or my husband may persuade me to go out.
Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that!
Last night was shrimp chop suey sort of thing with bok choy, snow peas, red peppers, onions, celery, carrot – basically all the vegetables we could find as a sort of detox from our fried food and pizza-heavy foray into Wisconsin for a mini-vacation the last few days.
And then we’re back to our unhealthy ways tonight, going to a local Lenten Friday fish fry.
The local supermarket has bangers, but I don’t remember the brand. Not as good as the ones I used to get at Ye Olde King’s Head Gift Shoppe in Santa Monica, but much more convenient.
We did that a week or two ago at a local catholic church. Great thing about Catholics is that they drink like fish, so there was a keg of beer to go with the fish and chips and coleslaw. The fish was clearly a frozen, breaded product, but that stuff has improved dramatically over the decades.
Yep. That’s exactly the type of deal we’re going to. Food service fish & chips, beer & cocktails, and 50-50 raffles and maybe some pull-tabs. Probably some Girl Scouts selling cookies, too, like there were last year.
Whoa, Catholics got it made! :eek:
I thought Catholics ate Shake 'n Bake, eating hardy as it were.
Actually, strike the food service part. The shrimp were frozen, but the fish was freshly breaded and seasoned with Old Bay and fried. And, yeah, Girl Scouts got $20 out of me for cookies. I’m a sucker.
Metro here carries what they call “British Bangers” from “The Butcher Shop.” They’re very good, but not the same as the ones I’m used to. Far too meaty, not enough filler.
There is a recipe on the Internet for making them from scratch, but I haven’t done that in years.
When I lived in Dinkytown in Minneapolis, I used to go to the local Catholic church for their St Joseph’s Day feast every March 19. It was great! :o
I remember Fr Guido Sarducci doing a bit on St Joseph’s Day long ago on SNL. He said “We don’t make a big deal out of it, since it comes only two days after St Patrick’s Day. It’s kind of like having a birthday two days after Christmas.”
Mr.Wrekker is at the fish fryer outside tonight. It will be catfish, fries and hushpuppies. I made coleslaw. Kids and grandkids are standing around drooling. It always fun to do a fish fry. And no mess in the kitchen. My DIL made chocolate brownies. She knows what I like, for sure!
Oh my dog, I’d forgotten all about Fr. Guido Sarducci!! He was one of my favorites on SNL back in the day. Now I’m giggling to remember him. Thanks for the lift!
Tonight’s dinner is leftover ham and scalloped potatoes with peas. But I’m remembering last week’s dinner that I made for my stepmom for her birthday: Served my version of a Waldorf salad to start, butter lettuce tossed with champagne vinaigrette, topped with fresh grated celery root, sliced Granny Smith apple, toasted pecans and a nice chunk of smoked salmon on top. Then live Dungeness crab fresh boiled with drawn butter and homemade French bread. Strawberry mousse for dessert. Mmmmm!
Tonight was chicken schnitzel. I’ll bet you thought that was a little-known Mayan temple. Served with homemade pear sauce.
I’m on a mission to clean out the fridge, freezer and cupboards. No reason for it, just seeing how long we can get by on what’s around.
Tonight I made pita (they puffed up beautifully) and some sorta-tzatziki, (with dill pickles and garlic whizzed up and stirred into labne, pretty good) and crisped up some leftover roast lamb with garlic and oregano, and made a salad of cabbage, olives, green onion and herbs. Delish! And I made extra pitas and dip to take to choir rehearsal tomorrow.