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Do you have a " signature dish" ?

(36 Posts)
Chicklette Sun 26-Mar-17 10:02:48

I have a few, but I made this for a friend once and she declared it " just like restaurant food "! Even though it's something I make regularly for the family.

2 Quorn fillets per person ( you can use chicken if you eat meat)
Spread pesto over fillets and top with sliced tomatoes. Bake for 15 minutes then put slices of mozzarella on and cook for a further 5 minutes. Voila!

Pinkshoes26 Sun 26-Mar-17 09:57:33

Beef lasagne followed by apple crumble and cream.

cornergran Sun 26-Mar-17 09:42:20

Meringue for me too. The Kenwood Chef does it all and I get the compliments!

hildajenniJ Sun 26-Mar-17 09:34:56

At every family party or get together I am called upon to produce a pavlova. My favourite is filled with whipped fresh cream and fresh fruit and berries. My late mother was always impressed, as I'm the only one of my family who makes a successful meringue.

M0nica Sun 26-Mar-17 09:27:23

I am not sure that I do, although DGD, is in thrall to my version of potato salad, and no visit is complete without it.

What our family has found is that after a family member dies, one of our first feelings is for the loss of one particular dish, DM's curry, DMiL's casseroles, my sister's special pasta dish (which I now make in the dish she always used) a dear aunt's fruit cake. My DF was a widower for 10 years and became a fan of Delia Smith. No family event is complete without his signature dish, made to his recipe - a meat loaf.

kittylester Sat 25-Mar-17 20:27:40

The pan is deglazed not flipping declared!!

Greyduster Sat 25-Mar-17 19:54:13

I might try roule, kitty- not everyone likes blue cheese!

kittylester Sat 25-Mar-17 19:38:10

Mine is similar to Gd's but roule cheese and wrapped in bacon. The pan is declared with white wine and then double cream added and bubbles.

Kateykrunch Sat 25-Mar-17 19:34:58

Chuck in a Pot, my F-in-L was in thrall of my cooking skills. Oh and pierce and ping! Lol.

Greyduster Sat 25-Mar-17 19:29:48

Chicken breasts stuffed with Roquefort cheese, wrapped in Parma ham, browned and then baked in the oven for around thirty minutes, or until the chicken is done. Some of the cheese will have melted and escaped into the meat juices. Add double cream to this, bubble up and serve as a sauce.

Daddima Sat 25-Mar-17 18:47:20

A friend of child number 3 is coming to,stay, and is demanding my chicken lasagne ( as she has done on every visit for the last 15 years!)

Chicken bit is onion and garlic fried in butter and a wee bit oil , then add chicken, fresh tomatoes , and basil.
Bechamel sauce, and layer in the usual way.

Child 2 likes marzetti, which he first tasted at a friend's.
Mince, onion,garlic, can of condensed tomato soup, can of condensed mushroom soup,grated cheddar, makes the pasta sauce.