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Hey, you know how to post pics!:thumbsup:
Cat's vomit? Lol, yes I can see that... Also, loads of folk don't like prawns, so that's no biggie.
Thanks for your comments on the sole; it's one of my favourites. Incidentally, did you mean the sole I've recently posted above, or the lemon sole a few pages back?:)
Marco.
Sorry, I meant the one you had yesterday. My mistake - it wasn't lemon sole, it just had a bit of lemon on the side :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
And yes, I can post pics that come from other sources, just not ones originated by me.
Ah ok, no worries... The pic thing can be easily sorted - was Macca not helping you with this? If so, give him another prod!
Marco.
Photographically and composition-wise it's not bad. Maybe it needs a little more of the left showing, but the lemon is placed 1/3 of the way down from the top of the frame, which is perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
My only other comment is that the quantity of prawns looks a little meagre, unless the dish is deeper than it looks. That or the slice of lemon is much bigger than it looks.
Lunch today was grilled salmon with rice and a green salad.
Thanks for that, Barry. Not sure about the prawns being meagre; there were plenty to eat, as yes, the dish is deeper than it looks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Btw, although you're judging the pics, it's from the P.O.V of the food looking appetising, or not, not the composition.
Marco.
Pics?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Marco.
Btw, just to respond to this from earlier:
Lol - it was a visual thing (it was real baskets then up in Scotland, not plastic pish), and the fact that as a kid, the basket made it special, thus the chicken tasted 'better':)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Marco.
[Martin don't read this post]Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I'll be seeing him next month for NEBO, hopefully then. He doesn't know about the posting pics tutorial, it'll be a surprise :)
Ha - two things to look forward to, then!
Marco.
Tonight's tea... Roast chicken with crispy bacon and gravy, with roast potatoes, green beans, cauliflower cheese and seasonal veg:
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Marco.
An interesting combination, but not one bit of it would go to waste :) If I look at it long enough, the cauliflower cheese looks like a poodle's head. Or maybe that's just me.
Poodles head? Lol!
The bacon was wrapped around the chicken during the roasting process, hence its presence, which keeps the flesh nice and juicy and adds flavour to the gravy:)
Marco.
Looks nice, but I can only eat chicken once it has become cold after cooking. And no trace of skin or bone either. Love cauliflower cheese, but Happy doesn't like cauliflower.
What is for dessert?
Pudding was a fresh fruit salad - no pics, sorry.
Marco.
A nice couple of plump breasts there, Roy-boy!:bum:Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Marco.
I had something like that (chicken breast wrapped in bacon) at a Toby Carvery years ago. Very nice it was too. As for cauliflower cheese, I could eat a whole plate of it with nothing else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Cheese, pickles and some St Lucian rum.
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Glad you enjoyed it, mate. With roast chicken, the bacon just keeps the meat moist, and is also nice to eat on its own afterwards. With cauliflower cheese, Del roasts it first, rather than boiling it, before putting it together with the sauce and it all going back into the oven - maximises flavour that way...Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Her cooking is all about maximising flavour, as we don't do bland:)
Marco.
Lol, yer some man, Roy!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Hope you don't have nightmares tonight...
Marco.
Today's lunch... Spaghetti with extra-virgin olive oil, fresh garlic and chilli:
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Marco.
We're having a spinach and aubergine omelette for lunch. :)
Nice - pics? You've stopped posting them...
Marco.
It was just an omelette - nothing special, and not worthy of a pic.
Ok, what about tea tonight?:)
Marco.
At Marco Towers, I had a couple of grilled lamb cutlets and some new potatoes with a parsley sauce [accompanying side salad not shown]:
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Marco.
I had a cheese and tomato granary roll, wasn't in the mood for cooked food. It wasn't exciting enough for a photo :).
Can't beat a good old cheese and tomato roll. Sometimes the most simple food can be satisfying.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
S.
Didn't feel for a fry-up, then?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I liked the pics of your fry-ups.
Marco.
Veggie risotto init bro?
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Very unusual looking plate/bowl.Quote:
Originally Posted by User211
S.
Yo, bro.... That looks like it's come out rather well:)
I like risotto - not had one for a while. I'll need to rectify that.
Marco.
I love risotto, but I really dislike Arborio rice. I find it too pudding-like in texture; so I use long grain rice instead.
Sorry! :sofa:
Risotto is meant to be pudding-like, but hey, you like what you like...
What did you have for tea tonight? You were posting regular pics of your salads, now that's dried up.
Marco.
I think the pic looks shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998_mk2
Looked fab in reality and it was cheap to make like a lot of the best dishes. Price doesn't come into it, but skill and appreciation does.
It tasted excellent.
As I said before earlier in the thread, just a mid priced Villeroy & Boch plate.
You might say your plates are "just mid priced", but at nearly £64 for two, courtesy of John Lewis, they are expensive. Elegant looking, but nontheless expensive.
Not that has anything to do with the food served on them. :)
If that's what they cost it's like saying "I'm just wearing a mid priced Ralph Lauren suit". It might be mid priced in the Ralph Lauren range but not in the wider suit market.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Our mid-priced plates came from IKEA and cost about 2 quid each.