Who's cooking what this weekend?

[dan5oclocksmith]

I've got a weekend on my own, so I'll probably stock up on ribs for during the football tomorrow and a nice bit of steak for dinner.

Makes a nice change from doing a roast for a dozen people last weekend!

So, who has got an exciting culinary weekend approaching, and what are you doing?

[escargot]

Not sure yet to be honest. I quite like the idea of doing something with game though.

[sleep envy]

escargot said:

Not sure yet to be honest. I quite like the idea of doing something with game though.

right time of the season for it

[5potTurbo]

Not this weekend, as it looks to be good weather, but there will be an abundance of Wild Boar in the butchers/supermarkets in Luxembourg soon - which will be subjected to slow cooking in the oven.

[Cactussed]

Croissant ready for the rugby tomorrow.
Not sure about tomorrow. Thinking some special sauce (a la sleep envy).

[sleep envy]

the fourth batch is the vintage sauce of the year - out of a stock pot there's only 3 portions left...

btw, here's a good tip - rather than use mince you can get a few sirloin steaks and slice it very, very finely; it binds the sauce slightly better to the pasta

btw - going shooting in two weeks, you want any birds?

[bint]

sleep envy said:

btw - going shooting in two weeks, you want any birds?

Ooh i could be interested depending where you are.... I used to get a lot of pheasants from the road/going beating as a child and not had any fresh game birds since I moved to Wiltshire!

Cooking wise - mushroom (3 kinds) risotto last night, and homemade pizza tonight (god bless PH for recommending pizza stone) but awaiting inspiration for Sunday.

[sleep envy]

North London - more than welcome to collect as I've got a freezer full

[Melman Giraffe]

Cassoulet for me with a big hunk of crusty bread

[bazking69]

I've got a whole duck defrosting as we speak.

Chinese crispy duck pancakes with spring onions, carrots, cucumber and peppers (all cut finely julienne) with a tub of plum sauce.

[Cotty]

Im going to do a big pot of SVX's Jambalaya

[Mobile Chicane]

Everything foraged / home-grown, except the rice:

Jellied tomato soup with crayfish and dill
Wild mushroom risotto

[Melman Giraffe]

Mobile Chicane said:

Everything foraged / home-grown, except the rice:

Jellied tomato soup with crayfish and dill
Wild mushroom risotto

How did you make the Gelatin?

[85Carrera]

Oxtail with rich red wine sauce from the River Cottage Meat Cookbook

[Mobile Chicane]

Melman Giraffe said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Everything foraged / home-grown, except the rice:

Jellied tomato soup with crayfish and dill
Wild mushroom risotto

How did you make the Gelatin?

I've got a freezer full of hog roast leftovers I scrounged earlier in the year.

The bones and skin made jellied stock, and I'm working my way through the meat as crayfish bait.

[bob1179]

Just made some cracking burgers, chips and baked beans to go with it all.

I'd have taken a picture but I only just noticed this thread and we ate everything!

[MentalSarcasm]

Chili and a baked spud tonight (made the chili a few weeks ago and froze a lot of it).

Meatballs in tomato sauce with pasta tomorrow night. Also going to bake cupcakes tomorrow afternoon as I like taking them to work in my lunch box.

If I've got loads of energy tomorrow morning I might also make some pancakes for my breakfast.