Had a fresh chicken and goats cheese sarnie on best of both bread. Very tasty it was too
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Had a fresh chicken and goats cheese sarnie on best of both bread. Very tasty it was too
Fish 'n' chips for lunch today.
A salad (of some description) tonight, followed by strawberries and cream.
made up some steamed veg marinaded with stem ginger,char siu honey sauce and crushed chilli.
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Savoury rice chicken and veg with coconut adobo sauce
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It had just over 5 days in the brine, flipping over each day. Then into water, changed once, for 24hrs. Finally it is drained, patted dry, and into clingfilm in the fridge overnight. After 7 days, it’s ready to be poached! Going in today, and taking it round for my niece’s party tomorrow, well, whatever’s left. [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by mightymonoped
Cured brisket will be going in a stock pot of water with a bouquet garni, an onion, a carrot, a celery stick, cooked carefully for 3hrs, must not simmer heavily or boil, should be barely a bubble!
21 day ribeye, new potatoes in masses of garlic, butter, extra virgin olive oil and rosemary, little gem lettuce baked in sweet chilli sauce and Clearspring dark soy sauce.
Good. Garlic went quite chewy in a good way. Best bit was the mixture of sweet chilli sauce and soy left in the baking tin, which had gone syrupy and tasted excellent.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3563885813.jpg
Nice
Cheers Grant. That Clearspring soy sauce tastes better than Kikomann. Recommended.
Is that the tamari stuff?
Yeah. This.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c483576ad5.jpgQuote:
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Cheers. Will get some
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Me and the missus will find somewhere after the Audio Show. I bet kebabs in Cheshire are really classy! Unless anyone can recommend a good pub nearby :)
Yup, the Vicarage, just down the road from the venue. You can walk it in ten minutes! Superb food. See here:
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Marco.
Food keeps crossing my mind. Must be getting hungry, but I can't think what to have. I had a whopping great cheese & mushroom omelette yesterday and a decent salad the day before.
Honey and chilli veg with herb potato cold chicken breast and gravy
Was very good
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Looks tasty Grant. :)
Went to "The Vicarage" pub near to Cranage Hall yesterday, as per Marco's recommendation. Meals were ok, but my dessert was TINY. Really needed to type that in 6pt to adequately convey how tiny it really was.
Eton Mess. Comprised 2 strawberries (1 whole and 2 halves) and a blob of meringue the size of a strawberry. These provided a bit of 3D to the dessert, without which it would just look like a printed picture stuck to the plate. It always gets me mad when they take the piss with portion sizes, and I refuse to accept that it's because I'm a greedy get.
Of course when the waiter asked if everything was ok with the meal, I replied "Yes great, thanks". And when I got home I had a giant bowl of raspberry ripple. :)
Lol - and quite right, too! No, that's not acceptable, and if it had been me I'd have told them so. You should always be unafraid to complain in restaurants *if* you consider it's justified.
I don't think I had a dessert, when I was there, as I'm not really a 'pudding person', so that wouldn't have influenced my opinion. The starter and main was excellent though, and rather more than merely "ok", so maybe you got them on an off day or I was just lucky?:)
Marco.
It sounds like I'm having a right old moan, but really everything else was great. The staff were welcoming and friendly, my main (linguini - is that how it's spelt?) was really tasty and the pub was a really pleasant place to be.
I always admire peoples ability to speak up when something's wrong. I've never been very good at that, preferring instead to say nothing till I'm in the car :(
Pity I couldn't post a picture of the dessert - you could then scrape away at the screen with a spoon and it would be just like you was there!
Lol... Brits are traditionally bad at complaining! In France or Italy it's normal, as we expect high standards. Next time, think of it not necessarily as a complaint, but as constructive cirticism, thus allowing the restaurant an opportunity to do better next time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
If you do it in the right way, and be polite but firm, then you'll usually always achieve a positive result. Most good establishments want to know what their customers think of the food and service they've received and whether or not they can improve:)
Marco.
Bit ‘after the event’ but Saturdays dinner was our annual ‘not Christmas’ full Christmas dinner with friends. Turkey, stuffing, pigs in blankets, roasties, carrots, sprouts, Satan’s turds,bread sauce and gravy! Christmas pud for afters, which was one left over of the three that Mrs.B made for last Christmas - it was beautifully matured.
Also had crackers, hats and pressies! :)
It’s a tradition that goes back about 10 years and it’s a long story...
Lol... I remember you doing that. Glad you enjoyed yourself, but I wouldn't thank you for that type of food in this weather!!:eek:
Marco.
Salad Niçoise and a cold beer, al fresco, on a beautiful summer's day in Wrexham:
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:cool:
Marco.
Love a proper Niçoise, like that one, my favourite salad. [emoji4]Quote:
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Also like the Yellowfin. I would have my eggs soft boiled, but this is a matter of taste.
Is that to attract a rabbit for dinner.
Looks very stylish tho
I agree with Geoff , as soon as I went with the fancy one my health deteriorated, too strong a cloud
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How the hell did this get here ??
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You posted it there
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I clearly need another fag
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No olives?:scratch :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Indeed, and I can have them either way. Just so happens this time they were hard boiled:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
Marco.
You just don't 'do' lettuce, do you?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
Perfect food, mate, for a boiling hot summer's day!
Marco.
Nope, thought I had some, but they must've got eaten. The next Niçoise I eat will have black olives in and soft-boiled eggs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
You likey though, anyway?:)
Marco.
Looks great especially eating outdoors, true Provence style!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Lol yeah, mate, it's good for the soul:cool:
Certainly Provence weather!
Marco.
Had this tonight. First meal for a while
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After all that Egyptian a la carte nonsense thought I’d go for a traditional old English favourite - Large Donner Kebab
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thats a small one up here.... and why is it covered in green stuff? .... and why isnt it deep fried:eyebrows:
Of course I only eat the saladQuote:
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heathen
Pasta al Forno
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Love pasta baked when it goes hard and crunchy.Quote:
Originally Posted by mightymonoped
Salad of melon, cucumber, extra virgin olive oil, basil, Parma ham, 8 years past use by red wine vinegar (smells amazing and tastes great now LOL - really:)), pecorino cheese and seasoning.
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[emoji106] good dish for this hot weather! [emoji4]Quote:
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Nice summer light lunch in the garden.
Broccoli and strong cheddar Frittata, Warm new potato salad with chives and salad.
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I had a tuna salad, but rather lost interest when I broke a tooth halfway through, so I slung the rest away!
Tinned Tuna Marco :stalks: Shurly Shum Mishtake !
Real tuna.
Day of healthy food. This is a Waitrose recipe made with ingredients from Sainsbury's LOL.
And bloody superb, too.Not made on the barbeque, however. Sicilian recipe.
Worth making. I have excess salad from it for two lunches.
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Good old British Bangers
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