What's on your table for today?

[Jentobeharrison]

What are you cooking for your lunch? Dinner? Tea?


Living in a foreign country makes you miss the foods that you are used to eat. In Philippines, most of the people eat mung beans during Fridays but I just craved for a Filipino food so I decided to cook mung beans on Thursday lol.

Some usual ingredients of this sautéed mung beans aren't available in our local supermarket so I searched for some alternatives that I can use.


Meat here is quite expensive and I don't really like to use pork so I used tuna in sunflower oil instead.


Bittermelon leaves aren't available as well so it was a hard decision for me to try this strange (for me) kale leaves. It turned so well, and good thing about kale, it's not bitter as bitter melon leaves but it can absorb the taste of the sautéed mung beans!


Ingredients:
Virgin coconut oil
Mung beans
Garlic
Tomatoes
Onion
Half tin of tuna in sunflower oil
Curly kale leaves
Pepper
Salt
Little bit of fish sauce



First time I tasted it and all the memories in PH came back, felt like my mama is just cooking beside me. 😢


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[Michael Parnham]

Cauliflower cheese with new potatos! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

Ham, Cheese & Branston baguette

[Terpe]

I'm very fond of Mung Beans :hubbahubba:

We usually make enough for 2 days.
Seem to taste better on the second day :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Fried whole Tilapia and rice tonight :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[SimonH]

Steak 'n' Chips :smile:

[Slip]

Leftover chilli con carne from yesterday!

[Longweekend]

The Grimsby fish van delivered our fresh fish today so its either salmon or cod.....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Michael Parnham]

Chicken with veg Yorkshire pudding and gravy! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Longweekend]

Crikey Michael, how many meals a day do you eat? You apparently were going to eat Cauliflower cheese with new potatoes at 2.00pm....:Rasp:

[sars_notd_virus]

We had Scottish Salmon on Steamed Veggies:hubbahubba:

[stevewool]

A beautiful sandwich freshly made by my Ems, just what I asked for too :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Jentobeharrison]

I got so hungry with your food!!!

Especially that chili con carne yum!!!

Terpe, where'd you get that tilapia? I waaannnttt. Huhu

That salmon is hmmm!!! Can't describe how much I want to taste salmon!

[London_Manila]

Sainsbury's Italian spaghetti and meatballs microwave meal
Sarap and ready in 5 minutes :smile:

[sars_notd_virus]

That salmon is hmmm!!! Can't describe how much I want to taste salmon!

Got it from Lidl £2.14/pack ...bargain !! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Michael Parnham]

Crikey Michael, how many meals a day do you eat? You apparently were going to eat Cauliflower cheese with new potatoes at 2.00pm....:Rasp:

No that was the day before, and today I've had Jacket Potato with Baked beans! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Michael Parnham]

Got it from Lidl £2.14/pack ...bargain !! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I've only ever had Salmon out of a tin! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Jentobeharrison]

Salmon in Tesco are all expensive. :bigcry:

[marksroomspain]

Jen, tiliapia at your local Morrisons but its a pink colour lol, Jem gets hers at the local asian store the right colour silver/grey and at half the price...:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[les_taxi]

Bombay bad boy pot noodle :biggrin:

[Michael Parnham]

Toad in the Hole today! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Slip]

Today was a ham and cheese salad.

[primdale]

We just had papaitan.

[proudMummy]

Salmon in Tesco are all expensive. :bigcry:

If you have Farmfoods nearby, you can get frozen salmon at reasonable price. For 500g pack (4 pcs), we get it for £3/pack if we buy 5 packs or buy 3 packs for £10. :)

[Jentobeharrison]

Jen, tiliapia at your local Morrisons but its a pink colour lol, Jem gets hers at the local asian store the right colour silver/grey and at half the price...:xxgrinning--00xx3:


Is there any English term for tilapia?? I want it so badly.

Do you think there's some available in Tesco or Asda or wherever?

We do not have an Asian store near our place.

[Jentobeharrison]

We just had jacket potato with chili con carne and melted cheese.

[raynaputi]

I had fried boneless bangus today and Keith had porkchops. :biggrin:

[marksroomspain]

Is there any English term for tilapia?? I want it so badly.

Do you think there's any available in Tesco or Asda or wherever?

We do not have an Asian store near our place.

Its called tilapia in Morrisons Jen, so maybe Asda or Tesco the same...good luck sweety...:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Slip]

Is there any English term for tilapia?? I want it so badly.

Do you think there's any available in Tesco or Asda or wherever?

We do not have Asian store near our place.

Typed it in on the Tesco website, gave me this:

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=282266121

[Arthur Little]

Can't describe how much I want to taste salmon!

We have [had] plenty of Salmon(d) :Kilt:up in Scotland ... :icon_rolleyes: more than enough, to be honest!

[Michael Parnham]

Finney Haddock today cooked in milk also new potatoes and peas, never heard of most of the food that you all eat! :Erm:

[KeithD]

You can get frozen Tilapia in a few Chinese stores. We can get it in Liverpool, along with a lot of other Asian fish.

[Longweekend]

Sunday is BBQ day for us.....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Jentobeharrison]

I had fried boneless bangus today and Keith had porkchops. :biggrin:


Did you also buy that boneless bangus in an Asian store? Hmm can imagine daing na bangus now. yum yum yum

[Jentobeharrison]

Its called tilapia in Morrisons Jen, so maybe Asda or Tesco the same...good luck sweety...:xxgrinning--00xx3:


Typed in Tesco online and it just gave me tilapia fillets, is that ok for sinigang?

How I wish I'm just nearby an asian store haha.


I am thinking of having sopas tomorrow (macaroni soup )

[raynaputi]

Did you also buy that boneless bangus in an Asian store? Hmm can imagine daing na bangus now. yum yum yum

Yeah, bought it in the Asian shop in Liverpool. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[primdale]

how I wish I'm just nearby an Asian store haha.




Where are you on Merseyside?

There's a good Thai store in Prenton that has all you need.

[Jentobeharrison]

Pasta bake!!

Whole grain penne pasta
Domio Mediterranean vegetable pasta bake sauce
Baked chicken fillet (shredded)
Mild cheese
Parsley



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[les_taxi]

My reward for all exercise this week:biggrin:
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[Jentobeharrison]

What's that?

[les_taxi]

Chicken Madras (hot curry) and a garlic nan bread

[Michael Parnham]

Breakfast, Bacon and tomatoes, Lunch, Shredded Wheat with hot milk. Dinner, Roast Chicken with veg gravy and Yorkshire Pudding, That's today's menu! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[malolos]

I wait to see what's on the menu.

[Terpe]

...Shredded Wheat with hot milk

That brings back some long forgotten memories :yikes:

[Michael Parnham]

That brings back some long forgotten memories :yikes:

Had Shredded Wheat every week of my life Peter, whilst living in Philippines I found it in Robinsons also never had any desire to even try foreign food because of the look of it. I love English food and I eat in moderation I've never weighed more than 11 stone 10 pounds, as a child was brought up on Malt & Cod liver oil, various cereals, Kippers, Finny Haddock, Tripe and onions, all roast dinners with Yorkshire Pudding, Rice pudding, etc, on Sunday was allowed 1 little square of Cadburys dairy milk chocolate that was my weekly treat. Good old days and very happy days!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Tonight....
Whitstable oysters, crabs, shrimp cooked in garlic butter and fried rice :hubbahubba:

[Michael Parnham]

Tonight....
Whitstable oysters, crabs, shrimp cooked in garlic butter and fried rice :hubbahubba:

Had a crab sandwich once when in Cornwall and I loved it! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[raynaputi]

We had a Chinese buffet this lunch..I don't think I'd be able to eat anything more later. :icon_lol:

[Terpe]

We had a Chinese buffet this lunch..I don't think I'd be able to eat anything more later. :icon_lol:

:icon_lol::icon_lol:

Glad you had a great lunch :xxgrinning--00xx3:

PS: I know that feeling very well :wink:

[Arthur Little]

PS: I know that feeling very well :wink:

:smile: Ah ... reminds me of the couplet:

'tis a wonderful bird, the pelican :baby1:
Holds more in its beak than its belly can!

[Terpe]

:smile: Ah ... reminds me of the couplet:

'tis a wonderful bird, the pelican :baby1:
Holds more in its beak than its belly can!

:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[KeithD]

Tonight....
Whitstable oysters, crabs, shrimp cooked in garlic butter and fried rice :hubbahubba:

A lot of people in Manchester have crabs every night! :cwm24:

[Terpe]

A lot of people in Manchester have crabs every night! :cwm24:

:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

Anyone in particular :biggrin:

[Michael Parnham]

Shepherd's pie today! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[KeithD]

:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

Anyone in particular :biggrin:

Joe has the list :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Tonight....
Whitstable oysters, crabs, shrimp cooked in garlic butter and fried rice :hubbahubba:

Out of 12 oysters only 5 of them worked :biggrin:

[raynaputi]

Salmon for me today and pork chops for Keith..:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Salmon for me today and pork chops for Keith..:xxgrinning--00xx3:

I'm very fond of salmon escabeche.
Got me thinking now.....:hubbahubba:

[Slip]

Healthy option tonight

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[Michael Parnham]

Breakfast, porridge with Golden Syrup, lunch, egg and tomato sandwich, dinner, Jacket potato with baked beans!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Jentobeharrison]

My husband and I always have our Friday night, so this is what I had. Not my first time to try this tonight, but I swear this is the most delicious food I've ever tasted here in England! New York Style Chicken

Going to Manchester on Monday for my NI application appointment and I will not miss buying my stuff in Manchester China town! I will cook adobo for my husband's colleagues and family


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[Dedworth]

In my local they've just changed the menu and that N Y Chicken is on there £6.99 or 2 for £12 - I think on a previous menu a year or two back it was called Hunters Chicken, I had it a couple of times, very tasty. My wife takes pics of most meals we have out and then sticks them up on Farcebook - must be a Pinay trait :biggrin:

[Longweekend]

Thai green curry tonight....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[raynaputi]

My husband and I always have our Friday night, so this is what I had. Not my first time to try this tonight, but I swear this is the most delicious food I've ever tasted here in England! New York Style Chicken

Going to Manchester on Monday for my NI application appointment and I will not miss buying my stuff in Manchester China town! I will cook adobo for my husband's colleagues and family


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Chicken New Yorker. :xxgrinning--00xx3: I don't like chips though so I always ask to replace it with rice. :biggrin: There's also Chicken Peri-peri meals in Hungry Horse or Wetherspoons pubs which I like. :Rasp:

[Terpe]

I rather like the look of that glass of amber nectar tempting me from the background :wink:

[Michael Parnham]

Beef stew in a couple of hours with Yorkshire Pudding - yummy! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Dried baby squid and rice tonight :hubbahubba:

[grahamw48]

Cheese and pickle sarnies. :cwm25:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Frogs legs and raw sewage.

[KeithD]

Frogs legs and raw sewage.

Ahh yes... Indian food :biggrin:

[andy222]

Pork adobo and rice of coarse.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Fresh Whitstable crab and scallops :hubbahubba:

[Michael Parnham]

Chicken curry with rice!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

Fresh Whitstable crab and scallops :hubbahubba:

Grrrrrrrr envious is an understatement

Chicken Salad sarnies on Mrs D's pretentious, Marks & Spensive mixed grain & sunflower bloomer (reduced to £0.50 from a crazy £2.70) :Cuckoo:

[les_taxi]

Soup in a basket followed by a nice leg of liver.

[Longweekend]

Les, you should chuck that taxi lark in and open a restaurant, you would make a fortune with menus like that....:biggrin::biggrin:

[grahamw48]

Better than coming home to cold shoulder and hot tongue. :biggrin:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Definition of hot tongue.

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