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  1. Dinner out tonight. At a place called Fish D'vine. We are not really seafood aficionados, however the Bar in this place has Australia's largest collection of Rum... Unfortunately the Rum aficionado the trip was designed for managed to stand on a broken glass bottle whilst taking out the bin 🤦‍♀️. I patched him the best I could so we could make dinner but I expect there will be a trip to a flesh seamstress in the AM. Just enough Rum was consumed to make it through the night. 

     

    Scallops, Chorizo & Cauli Puree 

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    Crocodile Spring Rolls

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    Salmon Sashimi 

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    Tempura Tiger Prawns

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    Seafood Pasta 

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    Ocean Basket 

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    Red Throat Emp & Feta Salad 

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    Macadamia Crust Barra w/ Rattatouille 

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    Fish N Chips (Spanish Mackeral) 

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    Little Dude had Calamari 

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    Big Wounded Dude had 2x All rum Long Island Ice Teas... for medicinal purposes 😁🤢

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    And no one hit me over the 'don't touch it let me lean over and take a picture' rule. Winning. 

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  2. Everyone said they were okay for dinner again. I didn't believe them. 

    I hate waste so took a 2kg bag of taytos on holiday with me. Dinner / Drink Snack Roasties. 

     

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  3. We had a large lunch so people were happy to just have nibbles for dinner. Made a ham & cheese toastie for the little... and then everyone wanted ham & cheese toasties 🙄

     

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  4. Lunch at a place called Northerlies in Airlie Beach. 

     

    3x Rib Eye, Chips & Sauce 

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    Halloumi Burger

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    Wagyu Burger swimming in mustard pickles.

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    Guess who had Nuggets 🙄

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    You pay for the location. 

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  5. 22 hours ago, gfweb said:

    Tommy K?

    Sorry. Tomato Ketchup. I think its a Southern England thing like Mickie D's (for McDonalds). 🤷‍♀️ Just something I grew up with. 

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  6. Soccer Night, so quick and easy. I suck at these. Mine are always dense enough to kill a duck but my son dosen't know another way. And my husbands at work so its fine. 

     

    Fritters/Bricks. Corn Beef Fritters. With lashings of Tommy K for the child. 😂

     

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  7. Spanish Rice with Chorizo and Sage from the Readers Digest 30 minute cookbook. One of the very first things I used to make when I tookover cooking duties after School. Back then Chorizo was a little exy for us so we used Hotdogs, this time I had Chorizo to use up and something made me remember this dish 🤷‍♀️

     

    Not gonna lie, Nostalgia prefers Hotdogs. 

     

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  8. 7 hours ago, suzilightning said:

    @CantCookStillTry, more info on this, please?  Kinda like a shepherd's pie with the mac and cheese standing in for the mash?

     

    True Pastitsio is a labor of Greek Bechamel layered love, (think Greek Lasagna) and I would recommend everyone try it once. I haven't linked a recipe because every one I looked at had an element of not quite right... But I'm not Greek and like Lasgane - I think everyone has 'Their Way'.

     

    This time-poor mans imitation is a tomato based lamb sauce with Cinnamon, Oregano, Garlic etc. Topped with cooked Pasta that I just stirred some slightly thinned Ricotta, Parmesan, Cheddar & Mozz (cos' cheese) through and baked.  To me not so shepherds pie like although similar in construction - More an upside down baked Bolognese type dish?  But then I don't tend to use tomato in my Shep Pie so it could be exactly like you say 😀.

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  9. Lamby Pasta Casserole. A cheaty fast and admittedly poor imititation of what I was truly craving - Pastitsio. But its a school night, and there's home work and soccer training and laundry and needs must. 

     

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  10. 18 hours ago, demiglace said:

    . Schnitty.

    I know I love the vernacular. There is nothing they can't colloquialise. 

    Schnitty, Parmo, Sambo, Snag, Bum Nuts (eggs) Chook.. to name a few food related ones off the top of my head. 

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  11. Guinness Stoup for lunch. I froze the cauldron I made recently, and took to the work freezy to save me from Grease on those over busy days. 

     

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  12. About to head home from work and I get the "Friends are here can you bring snacks" message. I confirm I can and enquire as to what form of snacks are required. The answer was "Lots". And thats when I began to suspect one of said friends was Beer.

     

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    Unpictured dips, Chips, Nuts, Beer etc 🙄

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  13. 7 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

    There are a few so=called  "easy" meals that are, to me, a giant PITA.  

    Yes! Not pictured. The 2 types of Salsa. Sour cream. Guac (store bought, I Avacadont). The fact I roasted a chicken to make said 'make yourself meal'... 8 different spoons, couple of forks.  I'll conceed its so much easier to do a Taco bar for say, a party, but when its a small family meal.. someones still gotta assemble the assembly line, and tidy it up!! 

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  14. First time I tried 'make ahead' hard Tacos. Usually its an assemble your self deal with a huge amount of dishes on the table for 2.5 people. Which results in a long bout of me stacking the dishwasher followed by a longer bout of my husband restacking it the right way and a lot of muttering. The slight loss of crispy was worth it in my opinion. 

     

    I Prestuffed with the cheese, refried beans and chicken mix and baked for 20 mins. Toppings were add your own. Pictured are Master 6s. 

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  15. 13 hours ago, rotuts said:

    @CantCookStillTry

     

    you should have let him

     

    If you thought I had any control over my husbands whims... you would be wrong 😂

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    They taste. Not sure what of. Not of mustard. Not of red sauce. Not of hot dogs. But they taste. I love all things potato but wasn't inclined to have more than a couple. 

     

    And uh... it's one or the other on a hotdog? I thought that flavour combo was what made a hotdog  🤔 I've been hotdogging wrong. 

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  16. Guys I've turned up here 2 days in a row with crap pictures of average dinners only to be scared away. Ease up with the beautiful, amazing meals! 😂 

    Well done all. Please feed me. 

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  17. I think I spent too much time in a strange Scotland thread and got some sort of inspiration. 

    Guinness, Beef and Veg Stoup. Ya just can't make it prettyful okay? 🙃

     

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  18. I thought that if I recreated my favourite sandwich for work lunches, subbing cheese with capsicum, mayo with air and a bakery fresh roll with a plastic box, I would trick myself into enjoying a healthy salad. 

    Didn't work. 

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