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Tagliatelle
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Some nice looking pasta there lads. But is that grated cheddar???
Forgot to post last night’s let’s just call it chicken and vegetable curry! :lol:
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Kentucky fried chicken tenders
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Just the chicken Grant? Looks really nice, but I’d have wanted fries... :)
Proper comfort food tonight, beef stew and dumplings, far too much on the plate only managed half!
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Yesterday, chicken thighs in honey and soy marinade with pak choi, brown rice with sunflower and sesame seeds:
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Today, left over marinated chicken thighs with salad (the thighs went really well with the mango in the salad :) )
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Steak (16oz rump which I braised a bit to make it easier to eat) & chips.
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Some great grub posted recently here, chaps! Enjoyed this tonight, although it may be too much of a 'veggie hit' for some lol, Del's homemade hot and sour soup, topped with fresh coriander:
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There's chicken somewhere in there too - promise!:D
Marco.
P.S Apologies for the slightly out of focus pics.
Mikeandvan
22-10-2021, 21:29
Guinea fowl with wild mushrooms cooked in red wine and chicken stock, its rather nice.Mashed potato and cavelo nero on the side makes for hearty autumn dinner, alongside a bottle of beau.
Lasagne.
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Don’t think I’ve ever had hot and sour soup, Marco, looks good, will have to look into that one further!
Guinea fowl sounds nice... but we need a pic Mike!
Is the lasagne a ready meal one Grant? Looks good, not done lasagne for ages, might do that this week as I’m off work for half term and we’re not going away anywhere, just the odd “staycation” day’s out. :)
Don’t think I’ve ever had hot and sour soup, Marco, looks good, will have to look into that one further!
Guinea fowl sounds nice... but we need a pic Mike!
Is the lasagne a ready meal one Grant? Looks good, not done lasagne for ages, might do that this week as I’m off work for half term and we’re not going away anywhere, just the odd “staycation” day’s out. :)
that was a bigham's one.. yeah its not too bad for a ready; i added the parmesan.
Ordered a kebab to save my leg.
A chicken and doner.
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Does look a nice kebab Grant, sometimes you just can’t beat a mucky takeaway! I would have had to have at least a handful of chips at home, although of course 30 years ago on the way home from a club at 2am I would just have had the kebab, woken up in someone’s garden several hours later with congealed lamb fat on my shoes and trousers, and chilli sauce on my shirt!
I've got lots if donar and a nan for breakfast.. [emoji39]
We take it in turns to choose Saturday night dinner - this week was my choice so we had fillet steak with all the trimmings, I decided rather too late to top mine with some of Mrs Temple’s Binham Blue - one of my favourite blue cheeses, from Norfolk. Tamzin handled the after dinner coffees! (No marshmallows were harmed in the production of said beverages!)
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Feeling lazy today, so went out to our favourite local pizzeria.
Lightly beechwood-smoked spicy salami, organic tomato, mozzarella, caramelised red onion, chilli oil and fresh basil pizza. With a roasted butternut squash, grilled artichoke, roasted baby tomatoes, goat's cheese, roasted walnut and mixed leaf salad on the side.
Glass of Tenuta Normanno; a Sicilian wine using exclusively Nero d'Avola grape. 12.5% ABV.
Cooked up some chipolatas for tomorrow I think.
Gonna make a Tikka, well I've part made it.
Think I will make a sausage pasta tomorrow.
Cooked up first in oil in fry pan then moved to the air frier to finish them off.
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Chipolata Tikka sounds interesting!
Chipolatas involved in our dinner too, can’t have roast chicken without pigs in blankets and stuffing balls!
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Using up some leftovers - so a bit of an intercontinental "mash up":
Spirali pasta (Italy), Falafels (Middle East), roasted grape tomatoes and onions, with green beans and brocolli spiced up with ginger and chilli (West African).
Washed down with a glass of 2020 Gallo Family rosé. White Zinfandel grape, 8% ABV (California, USA)
A Braeburn apple for dessert (UK)
Cooked a big bit of roast beef in the foodi on pressure. 70 mins on high and then 35 mins slow release. I used a Greek politico marinade as the sauce to cool it in. They impart a superb flavour. Just add a packet to a little hottish water and it'll thin down as its a paste.
Meat is superbly tender and tasty.
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A chicken dinner ready meal.
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Simple roast beef and potatoes.
Easy and quick as beef was cooked the other day.
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Vegetarian night - Fliss made a Pithivier (beetroot, onion, garlic, lentils, butternut squash, cashew nuts and spinach in puff pastry) very tasty.
I plan to have some cold tomorrow with Feta and tomato salad :)
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Left over potatoes I airfried and a chicken shortcrust pie.
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spicy chicken penne pasta tonight with parmesan
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Cheese and onion pasty and slim chips.
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Should maybe have photographed the lasagne before the gannets had demolished most of it!
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Has Marco given up eating? [emoji6]
Has Marco given up eating? [emoji6]
I heard he’s got a new app on his smartphone that automatically dispenses him the required amounts of nutrients and vitamins and so no longer needs to consume actual food. ;)
Just the one food pic from me hols, cod and chips in Sandown, chips were too skinny and batter was too thick but anyway…
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Fish (haddock) and chips and mushy peas for me too, from the local(ish) chippy - I’m stuffed and there was quite a lot left over. Was lovely. :)
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not big on mushy peas but the fish n chips look superb.. yum
not big on mushy peas but the fish n chips look superb.. yum
Not sure how long they’ve been running it, but it could easily still be in the 1960’s - they only take cash, for example! (It was only after COVID hit that they stopped using newspaper for the outer wrapping!) One guy I was talking to in the queue does a 38 mile round trip as he says they are the best in Suffolk. Certainly the best we’ve found so far, and only an 11 mile round trip for me!
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We are big of good fish n chips here and that passes muster looks wise with the best
Fish (haddock) and chips and mushy peas for me too, from the local(ish) chippy - I’m stuffed and there was quite a lot left over. Was lovely. :)
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I like the look of those chips (and the mushy peas), shame that Stowupland is a bit of a trick for me :(
Went out to pizza express tonight, jalapeño dough balls and this pizza with spinach, black olives and an egg in the middle (this should provoke a reaction from Marco [emoji6])
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Went out to pizza express tonight, jalapeño dough balls and this pizza with spinach, black olives and an egg in the middle (this should provoke a reaction from Marco [emoji6])
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He's busy, I understand that Marco is in Glasgow - preparing to address the COP26 delegates on the benefits of wood burning :wheniwasaboy:
not big on mushy peas but the fish n chips look superb.. yum
Agreed!
Lasagne.
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quite nice it was
Lawrence001
01-11-2021, 18:46
Just the one food pic from me hols, cod and chips in Sandown, chips were too skinny and batter was too thick but anyway…
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walpurgis
01-11-2021, 18:56
Fish on the chips, sacrilege.
It annoys me when a meal is served that way. It's laziness, to avoid double handling the peas and sauce etc.
Lawrence001
01-11-2021, 22:45
A bed of rice is ok but chips are made to be a little crunchy and anything that makes them soggy or dripping in grease should be on the side.
Fish on the chips, sacrilege.
Seems to be the way restaurants serve it these days &, to be fair, the fish wasn't 'dripping in grease'. Should have made do with the Happy Haddock in the High Street but fancied wine with it.
It annoys me when a meal is served that way. It's laziness, to avoid double handling the peas and sauce etc.
Don't really understand that, do you mean why the peas and sauce are in individual pots? Where's the double handling?
A bed of rice is ok but chips are made to be a little crunchy and anything that makes them soggy or dripping in grease should be on the side.
Never had battered fish with rice, that would be odd.
Lawrence001
02-11-2021, 08:01
Never had battered fish with rice, that would be odd.
I'm thinking tempura etc, no issue with that being served on rice.
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Honestly don’t remember ever eating a burger not in a bun with all the trimmings, which is of course why I’m such a lard ass! Rarely have HP sauce on anything which is actually strange because I really like it! Anyway, looked a good dinner. :thumbsup:
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Honestly don’t remember ever eating a burger not in a bun with all the trimmings, which is of course why I’m such a lard ass! Rarely have HP sauce on anything which is actually strange because I really like it! Anyway, looked a good dinner. [emoji106]
Sent from my iPad using TapatalkWas an m and s burger and chips
Quite tasty. I struggle with nuns anyway [emoji23]
I struggle with nuns anyway [emoji23]
That is most definitely not true, Sister Mary told me she couldn’t sit down for a week after your last encounter! :)
That is most definitely not true, Sister Mary told me she couldn’t sit down for a week after your last encounter! :)
oops, that was bums.... no!, buns...BUNS:lol:
Homemade chips and a M&S steak bake.
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Roast pork with nice thick gravy
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Roast chicken, ratatouille and stuffed mushrooms (relatively) healthy and very enjoyable actually for a “use whatever’s in the fridge” kind of dinner. :)
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Both look good Grant and Roy.
Not high dining but it was good.
Chips, beans and sausages.
Home cut chips and cross and Blackwell beans n sausages.
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Roast chicken, ratatouille and stuffed mushrooms (relatively) healthy and very enjoyable actually for a “use whatever’s in the fridge” kind of dinner. :)
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Spicy pork with rice and garlic bread
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That chicken look s yum.
Yeah, the dog thought so too, I managed to grab the leg before he made off with it, but he knocked a wine glass over in the process, which was full and went everywhere before smashing...
Don’t think I’ve ever had a steak bake for a proper meal, would be something I would grab in a Greggs for lunch, but that would be a nice quick meal. :)
Yeah, the dog thought so too, I managed to grab the leg before he made off with it, but he knocked a wine glass over in the process, which was full and went everywhere before smashing...
Sorry, shouldn't laugh but it made me feel better about our little dear (clatter from the kitchen this evening, only a serving spoon falling to the floor as she tried to get at the curry in the slow cooker).
Roast beef again this Sunday.
I’m not the biggest fan of a roast (maybe it’s because I’ve cooked it?) but really enjoyed it today. :)
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Roast beef again this Sunday.
I’m not the biggest fan of a roast (maybe it’s because I’ve cooked it?) but really enjoyed it today. :)
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a bit like myself. if i make it, i cant be bothered with all the palaver etc, but i do like scoffing lean and tender roast beef too and am inclined to pick at it until it is no more:D
oddly im finding this more and more that once ive went to trouble of making a nice meal from sratch, i cant be arsed eating it :scratch:
Nice and easy chicken and vegetable tray bake this evening so I could get on with making ratatouille ready for tomorrow’s dinner. :)
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looks good one of my probs is not alway able to do things like that; but i woud eat it:). i ws not feeling up to it to night so i just hit myself with whisky. .there is food and there is food.
looks good one of my probs is not alway able to do things like that; but i woud eat it:). i ws not feeling up to it to night so i just hit myself with whisky. .there is food and there is food.
I know what you mean. When I lived on my own dinner virtually every night was a ham sandwich and a bottle of red. :lol: girlfriend at the time said if I died she would get me a coffin made that looked like a sandwich! I might have to join you in a dram later, I know it’s a “school night” but been one of those non-stop days. :)
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Nice looking kebab, but I’d have to have sauces. :)
Lot of work for a week night, but on the plus side all four of us had the same (I nearly always end up having to cook three different dinners, one for each of the kids and one for me and my wife.) Anyway, chilli con carne tacos, cheated with the salsa and sour cream and chive dips but for some reason I really love making guacamole from scratch. There was a lot of leftovers for lunches. :)
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there was chilli sauce in it, but not too much. was very good and enough for tomorrow
I've long since given up on donners (aka mystery meat sandwiches), can't recall the last time I had a decent one.
Special chicken all the way for me, do occasionally ask for a “pounds worth of doner on the top” to remind me how much I don’t like eating lard! Always have garlic sauce, sometimes chilli as well, and have to have the chilli peppers. :)
Cod, baby potatoes and green veg.
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Lunch today was at Côte Brasserie:
Pour Madam -
Prawn Gratineé: King prawns in white wine, garlic, chilli and tomatoe sauce, garlic and parsely croutons.
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Cassoulet de Toulouse: Confit duck leg, Toulouse sausage and bacon lardons, white broad beans topped with melted garlic butter and sourdough croutons.
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Crème Brûlée:
Pour moi -
Mushroom Paté: Roasted field mushrooms and porcini paté, marinated shimeji mushrooms served with sourdough croûtes.
(something like this)
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Cassoulet de Toulouse.
Chocolate Fondant with vanilla ice cream.
(again, something like this)
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To drink:
2019 Côtes du Rhône Villages, AOP, Laudun-Chusclan (Maison Sinnae), 'Elements Luna' (Gold medal winner)
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Made a stew, not very photogenic but tasty. Enough left for tomorrow.
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Lunch today was at Côte Brasserie:
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Cassoulet de Toulouse: Confit duck leg, Toulouse sausage and bacon lardons, white broad beans topped with melted garlic butter and sourdough croutons.
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To drink:
2019 Côtes du Rhône Villages, AOP, Laudun-Chusclan (Maison Sinnae), 'Elements Luna' (Gold medal winner)
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looks like a great combination :drool:
A bit more basic for me.. lol. Mince, tatties and green veg.
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Eat out again yesterday evening (we had cause for celebration), this time at Russells Restaurant, www.russellsrest.co.uk
Pour elle
Grilled tiger prawns with chilli and rosemary butter to start
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followed by Filet of Sole (looking similar to this)
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et pour moi
Tomato and basil soup to start, followed by Tournados Rossini
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We both had coffee ice cream for dessert
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Washed down with a 2016 Château Des Bardes, Saint-Émilion Crand Cru
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very fancy barry :D how the other half lives:ner: i will stick to mince;)
rmcin626
13-11-2021, 18:56
Eat out again yesterday evening (we had cause for celebration), this time at Russells Restaurant, www.russellsrest.co.uk
Pour elle
Grilled tiger prawns with chilli and rosemary butter to start
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followed by Filet of Sole (looking similar to this)
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et pour moi
Tomato and basil soup to start, followed by Tournados Rossini
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We both had coffee ice cream for dessert
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Washed down with a 2016 Château Des Bardes, Saint-Émilion Crand Cru
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Lovely celebration meal
Sorry Grant, but I’d take Barry’s celebration dinner over your mince, no offence intended! [emoji23]. Looks very good indeed Barry, and congrats on whatever you had cause to celebrate!
Well tonight we will be eating risotto, using some low fat minced beef bought from the Co-op. Pudding will most likely be profiteroles (also from the Co-op; as we prefer them over the offerings available from Tesco or Waitrose.) Pictures to follow.
As promised some pictures.
The prepared ingredients
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The meal, beef risotto with sugar snap peas and brocolli
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(The eagle-eyed amongst you will note that the rice is a mixture of Basmati and Arborio rice, as we only discovered during preparation that we did not have enough Arborio rice. :doh:)
And as predicted, profiteroles for pudding
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Looks tasty Barry. Another of your dishes I’ve not made in a long while! (I’m doing a batch of Ratatouille tonight which has become a family favourite since you posted about it a few weeks ago so thanks for that!)
Haven’t posted a dinner for a while - just means it’s something I’ve made and posted before, not that I’ve stopped Eating, Roy... ;)
Very tasty chicken and doner kebabby with chips and chilli saucehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211115/6e5bf504467d92994925b0e4a82446b4.jpg
Vindaloo
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Vindaloo
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nice Roy..
Vindaloo
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Post vindaloo requirement
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Post vindaloo requirement
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Was ok, it seems to me curry heat has been dumbed down. This vindaloo was what I recall a madras 'heat' being say ten years ago?
Might try a phal next time :eyebrows:
Was ok, it seems to me curry heat has been dumbed down. This vindaloo was what I recall a madras 'heat' being say ten years ago?
Might try a phal next time :eyebrows:
Sometimes really spicy is just the job. Be wary of anything with Carolina Reaper chillis in, they are ridiculously hot.
always feel too much heat destroys flavour, and your taste buds, and can hide bad food too. i cant take as hot as i did(was never close to vindaloo tho). tikka the way i make it is fine for me now; its a little warmer than normal but not much. I like the flavours to come through.
I remember once eating a very hot pizza down in a American grill in Blackpool many years ago and i hit some chillis that froze my brain for 20 mins:eek:
.... and can hide bad food too.
That is/was the whole point. The hotter the climate, the quicker meat will spoil so the spicier the food has to be to disguise the putrefaction. That was before people had access to fridges.
In the Indian subcontinent the curries get hotter as you go south. They are quite mild in the north and in Nepal, but are positively 'radio active' in Kerala and in Sri Lanka.
Like you I can't eat hot curries; never could - only Tikka Masala or Biryanis for me.
i cant take as hot as i did(was never close to vindaloo
Like you I can't eat hot curries; never could - only Tikka Masala or Biryanis for me.
Wimps :D
Chicken and potato curry.
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was quite nice that. a first timer.
rmcin626
18-11-2021, 12:59
Chicken and potato curry.
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was quite nice that. a first timer.
Looks good Grant
Marinating pork belly in dark & light soy, hoisin, sriracha sauces & a squirt of ketchup for a stir fry later
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Finished object (cooked pork in the oven for an even result)
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rmcin626
18-11-2021, 20:36
Finished object (cooked pork in the oven for an even result)
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Looks tasty Roy
Finished object (cooked pork in the oven for an even result)
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That reminds me, I used to cook pork belly with apricots as a postgraduate student (as it was dirt cheap in the '70s). Haven't cooked it for ages - ought to do it again.
Looks tasty Roy
Yes looks good. I like well done belly
Thanks both it was very good.
Burgers tonight
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Lawrence001
19-11-2021, 21:47
Thanks both it was very good.
Burgers tonight
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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51691740380_e3c8e946f0_o.jpgI thought you'd like griddled tomatoes Roy
I thought you'd like griddled tomatoes Roy
I'd sliced it up to go in the bun but there wasn't room
Lawrence001
20-11-2021, 14:42
I'd sliced it up to go in the bun but there wasn't roomThe bun tops do look a bit precarious but couldn't you have placed the tomato slices strategically around the bacon to stabilise them?
The bun tops do look a bit precarious but couldn't you have placed the tomato slices strategically around the bacon to stabilise them?
That may well have worked until I picked the burger up to eat it, then I'd have ended up wearing the tomato.
Are those, what look to be, 7" singles, actually vinyl singles, or mats made to look like singles? :scratch:
Are those, what look to be, 7" singles, actually vinyl singles, or mats made to look like singles? :scratch:
Coasters made to look like singles, an imaginative gift from someone :)
Coasters made to look like singles, an imaginative gift from someone :)
I like it! :)
ordered a takeaway for tonight.. turkish chicken and lamb kebabs and chips and chilli sauce..:eek:
pics to follow.
Off to the kebab/pizza shop shortly myself, family takeaway treat. :). (I.e. We’ve had a shitty week and I can’t be arsed to cook!)
+1 for a Turkish later [emoji846]
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Off to the kebab/pizza shop shortly myself, family takeaway treat. :). (I.e. We’ve had a shitty week and I can’t be arsed to cook!)
We too had pizza for lunch today: https://www.francomanca.co.uk/
Lightly smoked beechwood spicy salami, organic tomato, British mozzarella, caramelised red onion and fresh basil. No dessert, just a pale ale to drink.
Think yours looks better than mine Grant, but I win on the salad! :lol:
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mad-moon
21-11-2021, 02:51
We too had pizza for lunch today: https://www.francomanca.co.uk/
Lightly smoked beechwood spicy salami, organic tomato, British mozzarella, caramelised red onion and fresh basil. No dessert, just a pale ale to drink.
that look s a nice place Barry...and the pizzas look superb...
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Boeuf Bourguignon and onion flatbread.
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An Italian no no . Macaroni and chips ..lol.
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Mixed kebab and fritters
Lunch today was at Côte Brasserie
Eat out again yesterday evening (we had cause for celebration), this time at Russells Restaurant, www.russellsrest.co.uk
Very tasty chicken and doner kebabby with chips and chilli sauce
Vindaloo
ordered a takeaway for tonight.. turkish chicken and lamb kebabs and chips and chilli sauce
Off to the kebab/pizza shop shortly myself, family takeaway treat.
+1 for a Turkish later [emoji846]
An Italian no no . Macaroni and chips ..lol.
You can tell Marco's not around :)
You can tell Marco's not around :)
i see your picking on me mostly :ner:
i see your picking on me mostly :ner:
Just observing that we're happily posting pics of takeaways & restaurant food without being met with our beloved leaders barbed comments about the former & requests for the waiters inside leg measurement for the latter :eek::lol:
Just observing that we're happily posting pics of takeaways & restaurant food without being met with our beloved leaders barbed comments about the former & requests for the waiters inside leg measurement for the latter :eek::lol:
ah yes. the freedom to post kebabs without consequences was obviously to much of a dare.:D no doubt when he gets back he will go mental
ah yes. the freedom to post kebabs without consequences was obviously to much of a dare.:D no doubt when he gets back he will go mental
You'll have to break out the tin hats and stab vests
Haddock and chips.
Was good, especially fish
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Whe n I got the fish supper yesterday I also got a kebab for today's dinner. Halves the delivery cost etc and gets it up to a price they accept. Over ten or twelve quid usually.
New place and diner meat was very good.
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rmcin626
24-11-2021, 17:33
Whe n I got the fish supper yesterday I also got a kebab for today's dinner. Halves the delivery cost etc and gets it up to a price they accept. Over ten or twelve quid usually.
New place and diner meat was very good.
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Kebab looks good Grant, although at least 15 years since I had one so maybe not best to comment
Kebab looks good Grant, although at least 15 years since I had one so maybe not best to comment
yeah it was fine. not biggest considering price but it wasnt too bad. there was a shovel of chips in it too.:) a few decent doner places here. the 4 in 1 is best.
Pork meatballs in garlic and herb ciabatta crumb.
It was rather good too.
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Fancied pancakes, just sugar and lemon juice added
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Whe n I got the fish supper yesterday I also got a kebab for today's dinner. Halves the delivery cost etc and gets it up to a price they accept. Over ten or twelve quid usually.
New place and diner meat was very good.
Do you reheat donner Grant?
Do you reheat donner Grant?Yes I put it in fridge then reheat initially on micro, then finish off in the foodi. Comes out great. Better than original imo.
This was an Asda special lasagne with added parmesan. Was actually quite good.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211126/67667afef55bdd15429fe518429b3e85.jpg
Yes I put it in fridge then reheat initially on micro, then finish off in the foodi. Comes out great. Better than original imo.
Used to really enjoy a donner with loads of salad but the quality of the 'mystery meat' took a dive about a year ago round here. I keep trying them again hoping things might have improved but they don't, the last one I bought went straight in the bin, smelt of drains when I unwrapped it, very appetising :spew:
Used to really enjoy a donner with loads of salad but the quality of the 'mystery meat' took a dive about a year ago round here. I keep trying them again hoping things might have improved but they don't, the last one I bought went straight in the bin, smelt of drains when I unwrapped it, very appetising :spew:
most of ones i tried in england/wales were awful tbh, but that was years ago. a shop in darlington was good tho. many good doner shops here, the best is probably the 4 in 1 in bathgate. although the chip shop, valentes is good too, armadale i think.
most of ones i tried in england/wales were awful tbh, but that was years ago. a shop in darlington was good tho. many good doner shops here, the best is probably the 4 in 1 in bathgate. although the chip shop, valentes is good too, armadale i think.
I recall having a very good (and huge) mixed kebab (including donner) last time I stopped at my cousins in Livingston, must get back up to see him (and have a kebab :D ).
Tonight's chilli and nachos
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I recall having a very good (and huge) mixed kebab (including donner) last time I stopped at my cousins in Livingston, must get back up to see him (and have a kebab :D ).
Tonight's chilli and nachos
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C3 with rice is one of my favourite meals. Usually make a bucketful, so I can eat it again the next day. Why is it that these things always taste better the next day?
C3 with rice is one of my favourite meals. Usually make a bucketful, so I can eat it again the next day. Why is it that these things always taste better the next day?
https://www.taste.com.au/articles/science-proves-leftovers-taste-better-next-day/riykkcje
Todays lunch was
Salmon Harusame salad
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followed by
Shirodashi Pork Belly
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fabulous
rmcin626
28-11-2021, 15:52
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fabulous
Steak pie for us today
Steak pie for us todayI see no pie.
I do like a good steak pie and also a steak pudding with just a little small cut kidney for flavour.
I used to make the puds when younger. Marvelous things.lol
Firecracker chicken and fragrant rice.
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Mikeandvan
29-11-2021, 23:05
Oxtail stew, trying to perfect it, any tips? I use less carrots as it makes it too sweet, more onion as it brings out meaty flavour, a single star anise - a tip from a chef recipe I read, pretty basic really, lowish heat - 3 hours, I think first off making a tasty beef stock is important, but not that easy, as butchers don;t realyl sell beef bones, only marrow bones, which don;t have enough meat scraps on them to make a tasty stock. Made 3 times now, last one had the best flavour, but too much fat, hard really with this cut, its only a freaking tail! Yet its still about £10 - £15 a kilo.
Buy or make up some nice beef stock. Add wine, herbs and veg. Chopped oxtail, maybe tomatoes and salt n pepper. Celery maybe. Whatever you fancy cook it long and slow. Stock you can buy or even use good quality cubes.
I think that I would go for some celery in the stock or stew.
Also cook, chill, scrape off fat from top - should solidify nicely.
Mikeandvan
02-12-2021, 22:23
I think that I would go for some celery in the stock or stew.
Also cook, chill, scrape off fat from top - should solidify nicely.
Yeh used a stick or two, have to be careful with carrots as they make it too sweet. Just trying to perfect making beef stock today, not quite as straight forward as it sounds. Trying to get beef bones is the hardest bit.
Mikeandvan
02-12-2021, 22:26
Beef shin today, with copious amounts of small onions left whole, cinnamon, red wine, no carrot or celery, see how it tastes tomorrow. Found a butcher in Brighton where all the beef on display was nice and dark, well marbled, they have beef bones too, though I had to buy some chuck steak to add some meat to it, as bones alone don;t yield enough flavour, this stock can end up being quite expensive. I fancy pigs trotters next chinese style.
It's been cold today, so some winter soup:
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Bouillon made from potato, onion, ginger, with carrot, green beans, leek, 'chestnut' mushroom, smoked back bacon and fuselli pasta.
Firecracker chicken and fragrant rice.
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Looks lovely Grant. :)
Xmas dinner at Smith’s in Ongar
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Ummm - looks lovely Roy :),
although a little too much gravy for me. Always like it when the vegetables are served on the side.
Festive menu at £31.50 for two courses was good value, had parsnip soup for starters. Was all delicious [emoji846]
Lazy tonight with a nice haddock and chips.
Fish fell apart and was lovely.
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walpurgis
03-12-2021, 20:09
Lazy tonight with a nice haddock and chips
That's what I had. Mine was nothing special though :).
Chicken tikka, brown rice, lentils and cabbage with crusty bread.
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Firecracker chicken and fragrant rice.
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Both those look nice, Grant.
Burger and Foodi chips.
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There was coleslaw as well, but forgot about it before I took the picture!
Cheating again:
Pizza Express 'Classic American': chorizo, tomato and mozzarella, with leek, sugar-snap peas, carrot and brocolli.
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Fresh mango for dessert:
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Washed down with a 2018 Château Roquegrave, Médoc.
nice pizza barry. just how i like them... i like mango very much to but its got too much fructose for me alas.
Both those look nice, Grant.
Burger and Foodi chips.
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There was coleslaw as well, but forgot about it before I took the picture!
tasty looking burger and chips too..
Spag with a meat free sauce washed down with Jam Shed Shiraz
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sauce looks nice and rich roy.. neatly done too.
Hoisin duck and noodles.
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Oven-baked smoked haddock, with 'jazzy' potatoes, red pepper, green beans and brocolli. Hollandaise sauce on the side
Profiteroles for desert.
(Sorry, no pics, but I'm sure you know what it would look like.)
Washed down with a glass or two of Gallo White Zinfandlel Rosé.
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Some nice looking dinners there Roy and Grant. (And a bottle of wine, Barry... :rolleyes: although to be fair, always my favourite dinner! :lol: )
spaghetti carbonara for us tonight- as Alanis Morisette might have said, “Isn’t it Ironic that I had never cooked a carbonara until I was on holiday in Italy in 2019 and now it’s on regular rotation.” Maybe. Better line than “10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.” No knife needed for this. I’m rambling. I don’t mean going for a long walk. Like Barry, we also have wine. :lol: (Rioja, of course, an unexceptional one.)
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'Ham Egg and Chips'
Gammon steak, 'oven ready' chips (:sofa:), fried egg, with carrots, green beans and sweetcorn. A little English mustard on the side, and some mayonnaise for the chips.
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A lousy photo showing the egg to be over-cooked and the chips a little under-cooked. :doh:
Peach yogurt for dessert.
(And only water to drink, as the gammon was a little salty.)
Some nice looking dinners there Roy and Grant. (And a bottle of wine, Barry... :rolleyes: although to be fair, always my favourite dinner! :lol: )
spaghetti carbonara for us tonight- as Alanis Morisette might have said, “Isn’t it Ironic that I had never cooked a carbonara until I was on holiday in Italy in 2019 and now it’s on regular rotation.” Maybe. Better line than “10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.” No knife needed for this. I’m rambling. I don’t mean going for a long walk. Like Barry, we also have wine. :lol: (Rioja, of course, an unexceptional one.)
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Umm - looks good. I also like (ham or bacon) carbonara, though some can find it 'cloying'. But no matter - and a nice 'earthy' rioja is perfect IMO. :)
Used to make that when it wasn't fashionable lol. I taught my mum it after a friend showed me it
grocery home delivery there, so im stocked up in case we get locked down:D
walpurgis
09-12-2021, 10:53
grocery home delivery there, so im stocked up in case we get locked down:D
I don't have room for any more supplies.
(could possibly squeeze an amplifier in though :lol:)
I don't have room for any more supplies.
(could possibly squeeze an amplifier in though :lol:)
lol.. was mostly fridge stuff and bog roll etc.. fridge is jam packed for now, but it'll soon go down. got another one coming next week from asda this time.
walpurgis
09-12-2021, 11:01
got another one coming next week from asda this time.
I have an ASDA one booked for 19th. I bet there'll be stuff missing from it through shortages by then.
I have an ASDA one booked for 19th. I bet there'll be stuff missing from it through shortages by then.
go on before its due and change any oos stuff. i took out a delivery mandate with them recently after trialling them. ive got a regular slot now.
walpurgis
09-12-2021, 11:34
go on before its due and change any oos stuff.
Yeah, I always give orders a once over just before they're due.
Xmas is in the freezer (apart from fresh veg which we have frozen versions of in case of 'shortages'). Catering for ten this year :eek:
Xmas is in the freezer (apart from fresh veg which we have frozen versions of in case of 'shortages'). Catering for ten this year :eek:
thats way i did it when i was younger. i even cooked turkey early, sliced it up and refroze it ready to be heated up in stock on big day. it was much juicier that way too. also less work on big day.
i will be having a ready meal on my own this year. daughter might bring me a platful tho later on, so i might get a turkey meal yet:eyebrows:
Beef Rendang and jasmine rice.
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Got a turkey crown for those that want it, don't like it much myself, peppered beef joint & a nice big loin of pork with loads of crackling on (which will be my main meat of choice). There'll also be plenty of pigs in blankets as the youngsters seem to prefer them over 'proper' meat :)
Beobloke
09-12-2021, 12:19
Hey, nothing wrong with pigs in blankets.
It’s pork wrapped in more pork. What’s not to like?!
Hey, nothing wrong with pigs in blankets.
It’s pork wrapped in more pork. What’s not to like?!
or fat wrapped in fat :eyebrows: my boy loves them and sausagemeat stuffing. not bothered about the rest as long as he gets those and gravy etc.. a 40 odd yr old boy mind lol
Beef Rendang and jasmine rice.
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that was damn good; quite spicy tho
rmcin626
09-12-2021, 13:01
that was damn good; quite spicy tho
Looks decent Grant
or fat wrapped in fat :eyebrows: my boy loves them and sausagemeat stuffing. not bothered about the rest as long as he gets those and gravy etc.. a 40 odd yr old boy mind lol
I use full sized cumberland sausages and wrap them in unsmoked back bacon, there'll be 36 this year.
Burgers (apologies for oven chips)
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Lockdown won't affect me - even during the first lockdown, I still went out most days for fresh veg. It just meant queuing at the greengrocer (and having to use that awful hand gel).
Tonight's meal was a Bouillon of smoked pork, potato, pasta, onion, ginger and orange, with carrot, green beans and brocolli.
A couple of satsumas for dessert. Washed down with a glass of Gallo White Zinfandel Rosé.
No pics as I don't have my camera with me, but I have posted pics of similar a few pages back
I really am not that fond of a roast. Well, actually that's not true thinking about it, I'm not fond of vegetables, other than sprouts... Pigs in Blankets are the absolute bomb, as is proper stuffing balls with sausage meat, turkey ok but I prefer chicken. We too have 10 this year, will be fun. Except I'll probably be pissed on sherry by 11am prepping the sprouts...
It's a great British Sunday tradition to be served up with a plate of food the size of the Matterhorn, my Mum (bless her) had no concept of 'portion control' and that's also true of my partner (although I have trained her to tone it down a bit). You felt like a competitive eater sometimes...
I quite fancied having goose for Christmas lunch - I have never eaten it, so I thought it was about time that I tried :)
I went to put in my order at our local butcher but unfortunately there seems to be a shortage of goose. He is going to try but I have asked for a turkey crown if he can't get the goose. I am getting quite excited about getting in supplies - hunter gatherer ?
At the moment: goose or turkey crown, Suffolk dry cure bacon, pork chipolata sausages, Venison and herb sausages, smoked ham for cooking Christmas Eve
Going to look for a decent Pinot Noir to go with the lunch, pitty Marco's not about to give a recommendation (hope he's well).
Home brew plum porter, lager and "Yorkshire ale" in the log cabin - nicely chilled at the moment :)
Black Bomber cheddar on order from butcher, just want to get some Brie, Compte and possibly a Stichleton Blue.
Apart from fresh vegetables (and nuts for youngest daughters nut roast), job is almost done and stuff any lockdowns :)
walpurgis
10-12-2021, 09:23
Not that keen on goose. It's rather like duck, unsurprisingly, and can be a bit fatty and greasy unless 'over-roasted' to dry it out. I'd sooner eat a good chicken personally.
Not that keen on goose. It's rather like duck, unsurprisingly, and can be a bit fatty and greasy unless 'over-roasted' to dry it out. I'd sooner eat a good chicken personally.
That has always put me off; but I'm in my sixties and just thought "to Hell with it" about time that I gave it a go.
Funny thing is, people always talk about turkey being too dry but Fliss has always managed to make it quite palatable :drool:
walpurgis
10-12-2021, 09:46
That has always put me off; but I'm in my sixties and just thought "to Hell with it" about time that I gave it a go
Well I'm in my seventies, so you can have my share! :lol:
dave2010
10-12-2021, 10:53
Well I'm in my seventies, so you can have my share! :lol:I'm not even that keen on turkey - but others seem to like it and it's "tradition"!!!!
Reheat turkey sliced in stock in oven on day and it will be super tender and juicy with good flavour.
I and my mother before have been doing it this way for 70 odd years. Daughter does it now.
You can do sausage meat this way too. Steam it in a bowl for a few hrs. You'll get rid of the worst of fat, then when cold slice it up.
Certainly makes Xmas day a lot easier.
Korean BBQ beef Edamame rice.
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damn good it was
Not that keen on goose. It's rather like duck, unsurprisingly, and can be a bit fatty and greasy unless 'over-roasted' to dry it out. I'd sooner eat a good chicken personally.
Agreed - but then I'm not that keen on roast chicken either (unless it is cold and with a salad). Actually, come to think of it, having tried most game and other bird: pheasant, plover, partridge, turkey, quail, pigeon and puffin, I'd much rather eat red meat. The only exception is ostrich which I do like.
i like cold roast chicken too.
Korean BBQ beef Edamame rice.
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damn good it was
It looks it. That is much more my style - would be happy to eat that on Christmas Day. :)
It looks it. That is much more my style - would be happy to eat that on Christmas Day. :)
certainly going to have it more often. it was very good; fairly healthy too
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Chicken dinner
Looks like a winner ;)
Gammon, egg & chips for me
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Looks like a winner ;)
Gammon, egg & chips for me
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51744504111_3b38d9b0f6_o.jpgChips look great Roy. Yum.
I had a healthy option again doh
Quite nice tho.
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Gammon eggs and chips one of my favourites but not done it in ages... looks good Roy, very good!
Busy tonight so it will be ready meal lasagne. Not as tasty or as healthy as yours, Grant! Haven’t been cooking much from scratch past couple of weeks due to lack of time, I didn’t think I would miss it but I am! Off on leave next week so plan to try a few new recipes. [emoji846]
Busy tonight so it will be ready meal lasagne. Not as tasty or as healthy as yours, Grant! Haven’t been cooking much from scratch past couple of weeks due to lack of time, I didn’t think I would miss it but I am! Off on leave next week so plan to try a few new recipes. [emoji846]
i was lazy tonight and ordered fish n chips delivered.
Chips look great Roy. Yum.
Have to admit they were from deep fat fryer rather than the foodi but they were excellent.
Gammon eggs and chips one of my favourites but not done it in ages... looks good Roy, very good!
Ta, was very tasty. Had the last of the gammon tonight with pork pies and a pasta salad
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Well that is surely a combination I have never heard of before, and most likely never will again! :lol: but I do like how you roll! :cool:
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Lawrence001
15-12-2021, 18:48
If those were Quorn pieces it would be delicious [emoji16]
Pan fried duck with chilli noodles
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Those chips look rather good :drool:
Tonight's donner wrap and chips (I'd eaten half the chips before I remembered it's ok to post pictures of kebabs whilst 'sir' isn't about ;) )
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Stop showing plates of chips! ( :drool: ) There are other ways of cooking potatoes. ;)
Stop showing plates of chips! ( :drool: ) There are other ways of cooking potatoes. ;)There was fish tho lol
World class chips
Curry and chips
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Went to the National Trust site at Sutton Hoo today for a walk with the dog and my first opportunity to climb the new viewing platform which was finally opened after COVID disruption in September. Very impressive view of the burial ground one way and then the opposite way a view of Woodbridge. Booked us in to The Wilford Bridge which we have only been to once before for a quick lunch and was very good.
I had their Christmas Chicken Burger - chicken breast with pigs in blankets, melted Brie and cranberry sauce. And, of course Barry, chips! It was as fabulous as it sounds, really nice.
Completely forgot to take a photo... :doh:
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World class chips
My kids are eternally grateful for you introducing me to the Ninja Foodi, Grant!
But it’s about all I use it for, apart from the odd garlic lemon and rosemary chicken which is so quick and awesome. So I have asked Santa that if I am on the nice list this year he could bring me a Ninja Foodi recipe book for Christmas. :)
Curry and chips
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Had to be Roy! :lol: I can just see Barry banging his forehead on the screen right now! :rofl:
Looks good. :)
Mikeandvan
20-12-2021, 21:18
Have this for breakfast every Sunday, one day I'll get around to making a Hollandaise sauce to match it.
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Looks good Mike. I'm afraid I cheat and use a ready-made Hollandaise from out of a jar.
Pappardelle ragu.
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Mikeandvan
21-12-2021, 21:54
Looks good Mike. I'm afraid I cheat and use a ready-made Hollandaise from out of a jar.
Yeah, they can be bitter, I like a fresh sauce, nicer consistency too, mind you, ages since I made a Hollandaise, so might not get it right the first time.
Made my special oatmeal stuffing for daughter,s Xmas day meal she's having.
Stunning stuff this and a recipe passed down.
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All a bit cosmopolitan tonight:
Fresh sushi with guacamole to start, grilled pork chop with roast potatoes and a medley of brocolli, green beans and carrot. Cheese and biscuits to finish (Compté AOC and Époisses).
Washed down with a 2015 Chateau Loirac, Cru Bourgeois, Médoc (gold medal winner Concours de Bordeaux 2018).
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Aberdeen Angus steak burgers and fries potatoes.
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Pigs are nearly done.......
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Where’s the Sprouts then ya Heathen?
:lol:
All a bit cosmopolitan tonight:
Fresh sushi with guacamole to start, grilled pork chop with roast potatoes and a medley of brocolli, green beans and carrot. Cheese and biscuits to finish (Compté AOC and Époisses).
Washed down with a 2015 Chateau Loirac, Cru Bourgeois, Médoc (gold medal winner Concours de Bordeaux 2018).
Where’s the Sprouts then ya Heathen?
:lol:
No laughing matter - I love Brussel sprouts, especially if they are done 'Creole' style: https://ifood.tv/american/128394-brussels-sprouts-creole. :ner:
Pigs are nearly done.......
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They look awfully 'suggestive'. :D
Was going to the chippy but they’re closed!
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Smoked Salmon with a little dill and Béchamel sauce on the side to start.
Rump steak (medium rare) with carrots, sautéed red pepper and chips. Washed down with a 2014 Chateau Les Granges des Civrac, Médoc (2017 Gold medal winner, Concours Mondial Bruxelles)
Followed by profiteroles with single cream and a glass of Muscat de Rivesaltes, L'Or du Roussilion.
Mikeandvan
25-12-2021, 21:02
Smoked Salmon with a little dill and Béchamel sauce on the side to start.
Rump steak (medium rare) with carrots, sautéed red pepper and chips. Washed down with a 2014 Chateau Les Granges des Civrac, Médoc (2017 Gold medal winner, Concours Mondial Bruxelles)
Followed by profiteroles with single cream and a glass of Muscat de Rivesaltes, L'Or du Roussilion.
Sounds good Barry. I managed to make a decent pate, but my plans for 'Guinea fowl filo pastry and honey vinaigrette' fell apart as I realised I'd left it too late as there was fair bit of prep involved, including deboning the Guinea fowl. So I just lopped off a breast. gonna pan fry it with marsala and shooms, cream. Try making the elaborate original dish for boxing day!
Roast topside and a very nice bottle of red... :)
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Roast topside and a very nice bottle of red... :)
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top marks alex.. 11/10
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Roast topside and a very nice bottle of red... :)
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Excellent Alex, though I don't know what people see in Yorkshire pudding. :scratch:
(I haven't drunk Châteauneuf-du-Pape for ages - must do something about that!)
Thanks Grant & Barry. When I went to cook today I found the honey glazed parsnips I’d left in the oven and forgotten to serve! :doh:
The wine was really really good - I think Tesco, normally £20 but this week was a “Clubcard Price” at £15 - I’ll be going back for more, that’s for sure.
Tonight was leftovers and random things from the fridge - Southern fried chicken, the obligatory bubble & squeak and a stuffed mushroom. Was “interesting” I guess, and avoided food going in the bin which is one of my pet hates.
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Wine is Prosecco, half an open bottle left in the fridge by one of our guests so rude to let that go to waste, too!
No xmas dinner pic but here's the assembly for the meal, I'm right at the back on the 'kid's table' where the conversation is just at my level.
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& catching up with goings on on AOS (didn't take long ;) ) drinking a xmas cake stout from Brewdog.
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Doesn't look like there is much of interest for you there. :lol:
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Mind you on the few occasions when I have had to log in to AoS using a smart phone, the text is so small that I get tired of having to enlarge the image to read it. :doh:
Doesn't look like there is much of interest for you there. :lol:
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Mind you on the few occasions when I have had to log in to AoS using a smart phone, the text is so small that I get tired of having to enlarge the image to read it. :doh:
just use tapatalk.. its best way to view fora
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