Unconventional meals involving ingredients totally incompatible you make and like, despite the disdain you may receive for making and eating them

[Red17]

Cheese with fruit seems pretty common. Christmas cake with cheese is one I've heard a lot from relatives from Yorkshire

 

[PK99]

I'm about to have one of my faves tomorrow

Sicilian pasta with Tomatoes, Anchovies, Almonds, Capers, Sultanas, Garlic and Olive Oil served with fresh Basil (out of the garden) Maz got some lovely 'Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine'

It's a Nigella recipe but no doubt she nicked it whilst on a jolly to Sicily but google it, bloody delicious but when you tell people what's in it they generally go 'bleargh' Anchovies and Sultanas. but it tastes heavenly

Yummie. Acid. Umami. Salt. Sweet. Bring it on!

 

[PK99]

Kelly's Cornish clotted cream ice cream with premium quality Extra Virgin Olive oil and a sprinkle of crunchy sea salt.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Christmas cake sandwiches were my dad's favorite

 

[gbb]

Shepherds Pie....with sliced mushroom in it.
Almost to a man (and woman), everyone I've suggested it to goes...ughhh, that's wrong.

It's wonderful, gives it a lovely little something extra.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Shepherds Pie....with sliced mushroom in it.
Almost to a man (and woman), everyone I've suggested it to goes...ughhh, that's wrong.

It's wonderful, gives it a lovely little something extra.

My wife makes brilliant steak & kidney pie, but kidney isn't all that easy to get and sometimes our butcher doesn't have any. When this happens, she uses mushrooms as fake kidey. Works pretty well.

 

[raleighnut]

Shepherds Pie....with sliced mushroom in it.
Almost to a man (and woman), everyone I've suggested it to goes...ughhh, that's wrong.

It's wonderful, gives it a lovely little something extra.

I often put ground up dried mushrooms in a shepherds pie, helps to thicken up the sauce as well as adding flavour.

 

[PK99]

I often put ground up dried mushrooms in a shepherds pie, helps to thicken up the sauce as well as adding flavour.

Great umami booster

 

[Justinitus]

Sausage and Marmalade sandwich
...

One of my all time faves, along with sausage and coleslaw

One of my childhood favourites which I still enjoy is a bowl of porridge with some Jacob’s Cream Crackers spread with butter and Branston pickle for dipping in the porridge. Amazing.

Egg mayo sandwich is another that I used to and still do love - but with a little grated lemon rind and the merest splash of lemon juice mixed in. I saw that on a cooking show once and it absolutely transforms a basic egg mayo sarnie.

When making a crumble, I put a pinch of rock salt in the topping mix before baking - the little crystals add the occasional crunch and zing when consuming. Everyone who’s tried it loves it.

Finally a square of dark chocolate and a stick of cinnamon in a chilli (remove cinnamon when cooked), again nabbed from a tv cooking show.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Christmas cake sandwiches were my dad's favorite

Heck, that's quite a creation! My dad used to have cheddar and jam sandwiches at work. A fairly popular working man's/woman's dinner time favourite was and probably still is a potato pie on a large teacake, barncake whatever you call them, depending on where you come from.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I've bought some 'fresh' 4 cheese tortellini and some carbonara sauce. I'm thinking of adding finely chopped cauliflower and broccoli and cut in half garlic cloves and maybe some double cream I have, before it nears its best before date. 🤔

 

[Hover Fly]

Cheese with fruit seems pretty common. Christmas cake with cheese is one I've heard a lot from relatives from Yorkshire

Strong Lancashire and dates sandwich.

 

[PK99]

Strong Lancashire and dates sandwich.

Sweet Salt Savoury again.

The combination just works.

 

[presta]

Shepherds Pie....with sliced mushroom in it.

I put mushroom in my cottage pie. I make the mash from parsnip & cannellini bean as well.

 

[PK99]

I put mushroom in my cottage pie. I make the mash from parsnip & cannellini bean as well.

Whatever it is, that is not cottage pie.