Iam planning on cooking a 2 course meal on friday has anybody got any ideas what I could make and Iam ok cook all ideas welcome

That's a bit vague welshbabe - at least give us something to go on!

Why not throw in a few ingredients - do you want meat or veggie main course or do you have a particular cuisine in mind? Do you want something super fancy or something easy to prepare and cook? etc......

Give us some ingredients and how much prep time and cooking time you have.

Do you want a starter and main or a main and pud.

Go retro!
Prawn Cocktail.
Steak, chips, peas and onion rings.

*Black Forest Gateaux if you can manage it*

Sorry for not giving much to go on any kind of meat , vegtables , pasta chicken curry , spag boll I want to do a starter and main course I have abuot 4 hours to play with

Soup is an easy starter maybe? Maybe try a chilli con carne main? Or a sheppards pie kind of thing maybe?

Actually have a look at the "having for dinner tonight" thread. Endless choices there.

mmm, a really good curry and spag is a difficult and lengthy thing to do.
I can never cook curry at home that taste as good as it should. Spag boll also needs to be not tomato -ey. Try the Elizabeth David version - very authentic.

Scallops make a good starter, I like them with pea puree and shards of bacon running through the puree, squeeze of lime and dash of extra virgin, simple but good flavours and an impressive plate.

A good dauphinsoise served with beef roast is nice as a main, or a proper dry ratatouille with lamb, sprigged with rosemary and garlic is also pretty damn good.

Fab

I will have a look in that thread thanks

Iam thinking of doing French onion soup with gruyere toast for starter

That sounds very nice. I've made onion soup before and was very nice

The recipe looks nice and simply to make

For starters,any soup plus crutons, and with you being Welsh, how about Welsh Roast Lamb, new potatoes, peas, or any veg. you fancy, gravy and mint sauce, for main course.

AW that sounds yummy that is a really good idea

For the main course I have thought I may do Garlic crusted steak with Leek Carbonara

I'm not sure if egg carbonara will work with Steak, hun.
Steak and Garlic is a good start though. Maybe a potato gratin to serve and some spinich?

A creamy potato Dauphinoise with lots of garlic and slow cooked until bubbly and golden is one of lifes ultimate pleasures. When served alongside a ribeye and some Bearnaise it is sublime.

God i'm hungry!

I think I may try that could you recomend something eles insted of spinich

Aw that sounds really nice Iam so hungry

What ever you like, hun, plenty of veg out there.

I just love spinach myself.

What does it taste like ?

Good, irony and tasty.

I do mine with onions melted in butter (lots) dash of vermouth and then put spinach in pan and wilt, make sure the leaves absorb some of the butter, and cook slow.

But green beans boiled plain and then knob of butter after drained and a good squeeze of lemon is always a winner in my house.

I may try that thanks hunni

Good luck

Spinach is another of those things that often go really well in currys, casseroles, brothes. Just add it at the last 10/15 mins, and its gorgeous. Adds a lovely change to the dish, that you couldn't imagine.