going to make sweet n sour chicken for tonight i think. got lots of nice veg in for it and plenty chicken still
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going to make sweet n sour chicken for tonight i think. got lots of nice veg in for it and plenty chicken still
Yeah, Waitrose is about the only supermarket I'd buy seafood from, but I'd still rather it was fresh. The big bag we get from the Portuguese place does about six meals, and the quality is superb.Quote:
Originally Posted by hifi_dave
I don't mind spending money on good food, because it's one of life's essentials/pleasures, and so it's nice to sit down to something that 'excites' your tastebuds, and you're genuinely looking forward to eating, rather than a plate of 'tasteless stodge', or horror of horrors, a supermarket 'ready meal', simply to fill you up! :)
Marco.
Lol... Madness! And you're mad if you give it to them, when you can make the same thing at home (much better) for not much more than a fiver!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
Anyway, there'll be no cooking today, as Del's been working hard recently, so I'm treating her to lunch at our favourite wine bar, where on a Sunday they also have live music:
https://www.pistetarporley.com/#menus-desktop
Should be good! :cool:
Marco.
Can't argue with that, a one off and had to be done, I mean how often do you get to go to Harry's Bar in Venice? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Clearly my linguistic pun went over your head.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Yes I like pasta: spaghetti, cannelloni, linguini, penne and fuseli. Also like ravioli and lasagne.
Anyway back to "British stodge" - last night it was home made vegetable soup, followed by steak and ale pie, boiled potatoes, carrots with an aniseed and honey glaze, leeks, peas, green beans and broccoli.
Sweet n sour chicken sauce
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2982e482e6.jpg
Cherry pepper bell peppers pineapple sugar peas butter squash green onion chicken and seasoning plus the base sauce
Taken from their website:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
Since opening its doors in 1931, it has had a long and colourful history, with a clientele that has ranged from Lord Byron and Marcel Proust to Orson Welles and Trueman Capote, as well as many a passing millionaire. Ernest Hemmingway was a fixture during the long winter of 1949-50. Harry's retains its charm today, as do its friendly staff with the aid of a dazzling array of beers, wines, spirits and cocktails, they will help to anaesthetise you against the size of the bill at the end of the night.
Since Lord Byron died in 1824, I seriously doubt he was a customer there. Also the last sentence gives the game away: just another overpriced bar living off the fame and reputation of its past clients.
No doubt you have visited El Floridita in Havana, a bar made famous by Hemmingway. Again nothing special, despite Hemingway's patronage.
It's a bit like taking tea at the Ritz, London or at the Strand Hotel, Rangoon. A decent cuppa, but in no way improved by the cachet of the address.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7c52208a4a.jpg
on bed of Basmati... awesome taste.
I'm going to try to reproduce something like the meal you linked to earlier Grant.
But using chicken instead of what looks like prawns.
http://i64.tinypic.com/2jum9g.png
Be doing something like that maybe tomorrow or next day.. Ive got a portion of this s&s sauce left. so may have it again tomorrow or i might freeze it. Ive plenty chicken and a pork fillet in fridge. Need to find some parmesan thoQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis