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Someone offered to cook for me this week as I have a couple of days being completely home alone. 🫣😰 I can get myself to the kitchen now and prepare simple stuff etc, but an offer to be cooked and fed is too tempting! It didn’t materialise but whatever. I wondered about the menu and it wasn’t imaginative or tantalising anyway 
If I were to cook you lunch, and assuming there aren’t any allergies, dietary restrictions or food preferences, I would delve into my heritage obviously and come up with something like:
Empanadas de picadillo con ensalada verde y queso fresco. (Think Mexican cornish pasty with salad and fresh cheese 🤭) lighter than a cornish pasty though!
Or- some enchiladas - with green sauce which is so uncommon here. Or enchiladas queretanas for the veggies which are right from my neck of the woods!
For afters- If time to prep beforehand, a pastel imposible. If not, then some churros with real Mexican (or Spanish, to choose) hot chocolate. Or arroz con leche.
If we’re talking something more mainstream though I make an amazing lasagna.  and a tiramisu for afters.
What would you cook for me/the forumites? |
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"Someone offered to cook for me this week as I have a couple of days being completely home alone. 🫣😰 I can get myself to the kitchen now and prepare simple stuff etc, but an offer to be cooked and fed is too tempting! It didn’t materialise but whatever. I wondered about the menu and it wasn’t imaginative or tantalising anyway
If I were to cook you lunch, and assuming there aren’t any allergies, dietary restrictions or food preferences, I would delve into my heritage obviously and come up with something like:
Empanadas de picadillo con ensalada verde y queso fresco. (Think Mexican cornish pasty with salad and fresh cheese 🤭) lighter than a cornish pasty though!
Or- some enchiladas - with green sauce which is so uncommon here. Or enchiladas queretanas for the veggies which are right from my neck of the woods!
For afters- If time to prep beforehand, a pastel imposible. If not, then some churros with real Mexican (or Spanish, to choose) hot chocolate. Or arroz con leche.
If we’re talking something more mainstream though I make an amazing lasagna. and a tiramisu for afters.
What would you cook for me/the forumites? "
I'm not bad at Arroz con leche and churros.
Tiramisu too |
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"I(female )can't remember the last time I cooked anything for anyone.
I am banned from the kitchen as I have an aura around me, that everything burns. "
I’m a good cook and like to cook and have been to several cookery schools and workshops |
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"I(female )can't remember the last time I cooked anything for anyone.
I am banned from the kitchen as I have an aura around me, that everything burns.
I’m a good cook and like to cook and have been to several cookery schools and workshops "
Honestly you can ask my kids when I say do you want toast for breakfast they ask who is making it.
Whan I was growing up my mother gave up after having to repaint the kitchen for the 3rd time.
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"Beef short rib and mash with lots of gravy perfect
I cook it in a slow cooker so plenty of time for other things to do 😜😜"
I was going to say, that’d take a helluva time to cook! But you have your tricks up your sleeve.  sounds lovely |
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"I(female )can't remember the last time I cooked anything for anyone.
I am banned from the kitchen as I have an aura around me, that everything burns.
I’m a good cook and like to cook and have been to several cookery schools and workshops
Honestly you can ask my kids when I say do you want toast for breakfast they ask who is making it.
Whan I was growing up my mother gave up after having to repaint the kitchen for the 3rd time.
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Keep away from
The kitchen and hoping you have hidden talents |
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"I have never ever tried beef Wellington looks delicious,dessert my sister does them brandy snap with ricotta cheese stuffed in the middle its works so simple and light and tasty "
Beef Wellington is delicious. It’s all in the duxelle lining.
I love brandy snaps- tricky to make, but so satisfying when they turn out right |
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By *r TriomanMan 4 days ago
Chippenham Malmesbury area |
"Someone offered to cook for me this week as I have a couple of days being completely home alone. 🫣😰 I can get myself to the kitchen now and prepare simple stuff etc, but an offer to be cooked and fed is too tempting! It didn’t materialise but whatever. I wondered about the menu and it wasn’t imaginative or tantalising anyway
If I were to cook you lunch, and assuming there aren’t any allergies, dietary restrictions or food preferences, I would delve into my heritage obviously and come up with something like:
Empanadas de picadillo con ensalada verde y queso fresco. (Think Mexican cornish pasty with salad and fresh cheese 🤭) lighter than a cornish pasty though!
Or- some enchiladas - with green sauce which is so uncommon here. Or enchiladas queretanas for the veggies which are right from my neck of the woods!
For afters- If time to prep beforehand, a pastel imposible. If not, then some churros with real Mexican (or Spanish, to choose) hot chocolate. Or arroz con leche.
If we’re talking something more mainstream though I make an amazing lasagna. and a tiramisu for afters.
What would you cook for me/the forumites? "
Forget cooking, I'd be happy to just sit and listen to you say the names of food / dishes in Spanish; I've never heard a pasty sound so sexy |
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Italian flair hearty and indulgent:
Pappardelle al ragù bianco – thick ribbons of pasta coated in a slow-cooked white meat sauce with white wine, rosemary, and a touch of cream. Simple yet deeply flavorful. Served with a side of focaccia barese, crisp on the outside, fluffy inside, and dotted with tomatoes and olives.
For afters – a proper panna cotta with fresh berries and a drizzle of honey. 🍯
Or, if we’re feeling less fancy and extra indulgent, a homemade cannolo siciliano, crisp pastry shell filled with sweet ricotta, orange zest, and chocolate shavings.
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Who here can make an amazing jollof rice? I fancy some.
My son has made it a couple of times but I am pretty sure it’s not on point yet haha (just don’t tell him I said this) I’ve never eaten any made by anyone else so don’t know!
But it looks delicious 😋 😋 |
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"Italian flair hearty and indulgent:
Pappardelle al ragù bianco – thick ribbons of pasta coated in a slow-cooked white meat sauce with white wine, rosemary, and a touch of cream. Simple yet deeply flavorful. Served with a side of focaccia barese, crisp on the outside, fluffy inside, and dotted with tomatoes and olives.
For afters – a proper panna cotta with fresh berries and a drizzle of honey. 🍯
Or, if we’re feeling less fancy and extra indulgent, a homemade cannolo siciliano, crisp pastry shell filled with sweet ricotta, orange zest, and chocolate shavings.
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Meat? Beef? Minced, cut into very small pieces? This sounds very interesting though I am not a fan of creamy sauces… 
And yes to the cannolo- they’re my favourite along with the cassata siciliana |
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I'm a hispanophile in lots of things but sorry OP I've never dug the cuisine. Perhaps as a veggie it's too meat based? 🤷♂️
If I was cooking for someone it might be a light starter like pea and mint soup, mains of creamy potato dauphinois with fresh green veg and a Mediterranean Salad, then a classic English pud to close. |
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"I'm a hispanophile in lots of things but sorry OP I've never dug the cuisine. Perhaps as a veggie it's too meat based? 🤷♂️
If I was cooking for someone it might be a light starter like pea and mint soup, mains of creamy potato dauphinois with fresh green veg and a Mediterranean Salad, then a classic English pud to close."
I am not Spanish. LatAm cuisine is miles away from Spanish, completely unrelated! But empanadas and enchiladas can be made veggie no bother. I am a self confessed carnivore though 
Pea and mint soup is lovely with some nice chunks of ham thrown in as croutons 🤭 |
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"Who here can make an amazing jollof rice? I fancy some.
My son has made it a couple of times but I am pretty sure it’s not on point yet haha (just don’t tell him I said this) I’ve never eaten any made by anyone else so don’t know!
But it looks delicious 😋 😋 "
If someone on here can make jollof I will travel great distances to meet them. 🫃🏾 |
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By *ony MannMan 4 days ago
Lagos, Portugal/ Ilfracombe Devon/ Andover |
"Someone offered to cook for me this week as I have a couple of days being completely home alone. 🫣😰 I can get myself to the kitchen now and prepare simple stuff etc, but an offer to be cooked and fed is too tempting! It didn’t materialise but whatever. I wondered about the menu and it wasn’t imaginative or tantalising anyway
If I were to cook you lunch, and assuming there aren’t any allergies, dietary restrictions or food preferences, I would delve into my heritage obviously and come up with something like:
Empanadas de picadillo con ensalada verde y queso fresco. (Think Mexican cornish pasty with salad and fresh cheese 🤭) lighter than a cornish pasty though!
Or- some enchiladas - with green sauce which is so uncommon here. Or enchiladas queretanas for the veggies which are right from my neck of the woods!
For afters- If time to prep beforehand, a pastel imposible. If not, then some churros with real Mexican (or Spanish, to choose) hot chocolate. Or arroz con leche.
If we’re talking something more mainstream though I make an amazing lasagna. and a tiramisu for afters.
What would you cook for me/the forumites? "
Can I have leche cocida.with a chocolate source? |
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