What's for Dinner?

It's the youngest's names day today so for lunch he wants a chicken tikka masala so here I am at 1030am on a Monday lighting the bbq to get that sorted by lunch. He wants raclette for dinner. Good job we are still on holidays.

I was going to say if you can sit still and be asleep by 10pm then great but now I'd just settle for someone who can peel garlic and ginger.

Got a takeaway Caesar salad and the restaurant forgot (or withheld) the bacon.

/sadface

My resourceful partner made cheeseburger mac n cheese using IKEA meatballs, gherkins and tomatoes. Topped with that fake cheese you put in burgers.

Hmm, we are due to have a meeting with a will writer in a couple of weeks.

Thanks Toast!

LegendaryApe
Instant Pot Carnitas v.2

1.5kg boneless pork shoulder, cut into 4 or 5 big chunks

Rub: 3tsp salt, 1tsp garlic powder, 1tbsp cumin, 2tsp oregano, 2tsp dark brown sugar, 1tsp basil, 1tsp ground coriander, 1tsp chilli powder, 1tsp smoked paprika

Liquor: 1/4 cup lime juice, 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, 1 cup beer

1. Put i/p on sauté mode, get hot, add some oil.
2. Cover pork chunks in rub mix, brown in two batches, remove pork and turn off sauté.
3. Deglaze bowl with small amount liquor, add remaining liquor, add pork, put on lid in "sealing" mode.
4. Pressure cook on "high" for 40 minutes, plus 15 minutes natural release.
5. Take out and shred pork, reduce the liquor on sauté mode for 20-30 minutes stirring frequently.
6. Spread the pork out on tray that can go under the grill. Drizzle some reduced liquor over pork, grill until starting to go brown and crispy. Turn everything over, add more liquor, grill again until crispy. Repeat until all liquor used up.
7. Serve with buns, tacos, tortillas, salad, cheeses, whatever floats your boat.

"On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of carnitas, rising up through the air"

Well, that's how I'll always hear it...

Planning the ultimate fusion dish of mac and cheese, haggis and kimchi tonight....might layer it all...panko on top?

Haggis, whisky, absolutely no fucking Burns poetry.

gf is working tomorrow night so I'll be feeding myself something naughty.
Consider a KFC,a Zinger Burger (or the Rösti Zinger they have just now) and 6 hot wings, that should do the trick.

I know it's evil but KFC is a very occasional guilty pleasure.

Roman-style pizza, topped with a third each of hotdog, pepperoni and olives, and seared mushrooms and onions.

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Goat's dinner is about as healthy as mine, I got my KFC Rösti Zinger Burger and 6 hot wings.
For dessert I got a couple of donuts from Dunkin donuts.
Diet better start on Monday.

It was, um, for my five year old.