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That does sound very tasty!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
One of the few meals I don’t make from scratch tonight, shop bought wid garlic chicken kievs, although the garlic and herb potatoes were “hand cut” as they say pointlessly in poncey restaurants!
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One of my fave ready meals, I should make them myself one day, but how do you get the butter inside?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Last night, my sunday roast chicken, no wine tonight though, years ago that would have impossible. Again another extremely easy meal to make, yet one of my faves. Gotta have cranberry sauce though, and some herbs and garlic in the gravy.
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That also looks tasty Alex. Don't feel guilty about not making your meal from scratch - I wouldn't know how to make wild garlic Chicken Kiev. At least the veg looks to be fresh. :)
It looks like the trick is to freeze the garlic/herb butter once you have made it, then slit pockets in the chicken breast and push the frozen discs of butter inside. It doesn't look too hard at all, actually. Will add to the list of recipes to try!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
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cheers, gotta be amazing home madeQuote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Baked gammon joint, new potatoes, carrot, leek, green beans and beetroot.
An orange for dessert
A couple of glasses of a 1916 Clarendelle, Bordeaux
Crikey, that’s a very old wine, Barry! Love gammon, looks good!
My wife calls tonight’s meal a “council house tea” - no offence intended to anyone who lives in a council house - but needs must when you need quick and easy. [emoji846]
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Today:
Chilli and garlic chorizo sausage in a tomato and garlic sauce, on a bed of long-grain rice, with brocolli, green beans and rice.
70% chocolate ganache for dessert.
Not the healthiest of meals, but it sure was tasty, and it is not something I would eat every day.
That too looks good to me. Nothing wrong with "quick and easy", as long as you don't eat such meals everyday. It always annoys me that a meal which might take an hour or more to cook, is polished off in twenty minutes. Even worse if it has taken three to four hours to prepare!Quote:
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BTW the 1916 Clarendelle is still perfectly drinkable, but ideally ought to be drunk up by the end of the year.
First evening in Rome, we’re staying well outside the tourist area and just around the corner is a pedestrianised street filled with trattorias, pizzerias and bars - full of locals and prices are very reasonable - more importantly, the food was fab!
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Sue not a big pizza fan, but said her pasta was lovely.
Pork belly and noodles
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Big tits and chips.
Bestest quality thereof.
We need photos! ;)Quote:
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No need.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
They are in your mind as clear as day.
You know that;)
Struggling with the chipsQuote:
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Yesterday’s lunch near the Pantheon - tourist trap, was ok, but expensive as you expect!
I had Caesar Salad, son had Carbonara
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And the girls had Tuna salad.
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A beer two peach teas and a water, €92!
All looks good there Alex. £20 a head for lunch in a capital city is to be expected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
I paid £70 for a lunch for two in London about ten years ago, but that did include a bottle of wine.
Tonight’s dinner, at a local Restaurant to the hotel, L’aquila d’oro. We had a “Mixed Cutting Board” for 4 which I forgot to photograph - various Italian meats and mozzarella. Then I had a Roman pizza with Gorgonzola, radishes and walnuts - nothing like we make pizza and delicious!
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Sue had “Cut Undergrowth” sliced beef (no cut mentioned, but it was fine indeed) with porcini mushrooms and truffle cream, which she said was amazing
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Tamzin had Mezzemaniche all’amatriciana - pasta in tomato crispy bacon Parmesan and pecorino sauce
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And Will had a “Woodcutter” pizza, tomato mozzarella mushrooms and Italian sausage
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The kids had sweets, Tamz had zabaglione with crumble and caramelised pear
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And Will had a chocolate desert called “Crumbled”
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We were there for a couple of hours, as although the food was excellent they were very busy so quite slow. Sue had 3 Aperol Spritz, I had one of those and a couple of large beers, soft drinks for the kids.
All of that came to €120, what a bargain!
£100 for a three course meal for four is indeed a bargain! The fact that all the dishes look fantastic is an added plus.
Keep the photos coming Alex. :)
But not so much with the wrist watches;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
We were late out to dinner tonight so went for the same restaurant as last night, and again it didn’t disappoint.
No starters as we had been quite piggy today!
Tamzin had the same beef as Sue did last night, so no new pic, Will had the “Undergrowth” pizza - Mozzarella, porcini mushrooms and truffle cream
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I had the Bresaola, rocket and parmesan pizza
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And Sue had a fish platter
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The kids had puddings, not sure what though, but they looked great to a non sweet eater!
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And again very reasonably priced at €102 including drinks.
Three more nights, I would be very surprised if we don’t eat here again.
Tonight we went to La Villetta, a “proper” Italian restaurant if the google reviews are to be believed. Looks good so far.
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Sue and Kids had a buffet starter - here’s Sue’s:
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Before main courses:
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(pizza for me and Will, sea food pasta for Sue and Wild Boar pasta for Tamzin. Tamzin said this was the best meal she has ever had! :wow: )
Then kids had dessert - profiteroles and pistachio cake.
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I love wild boar - my local butcher offers wild boar sausages, as well as venison sausages, but they quickly sell out.
Everything you have shown looks delicious! :)
You’ll be glad to know tonight was our last “blow out” night in Rome, so I won’t be bothering you quite so regularly!
I would imagine we are no different to anyone travelling abroad and limited to one location - you try a few restaurants, and then decide which one is best for your final night?
We opted for L’Aquila D’Oro - it was close, but having had two great meals this was the last supper.
Starters:
Seafood salad
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A seafood trio
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Mozzarella tomato and basil salad
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Salmon bruschetta
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Followed by the mains
Pizza
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Carbonara
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Beef with mushrooms and truffle sauce (same as Sue had before)
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Both Sue and I found the beef a bit ropey, tasted good but too much gristle.
Kids had desert, a crème brûlée- mum and dad had another Aperol Spritz!
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And that is that, a week off from cooking but now back to the reality of life!
You'll need more than 12,000 steps to walk that lot off, but it all looks great :) Bet you're not missing Hungry Horse pubs one bit.
Iskendar lamb kebab and rice, with a couple of glasses of a 2022 Château de la Grand Tour, Cuvée Phoebe, Bordeaux.
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Lasagne and salad.
Looks good Roy. :)
Umm - looks good! I could eat that, except the Yorkshire puddings.
+1 but you’re wrong on Yorkshire puddings. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
First BBQ of the year:
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Tired of the same old at my local bakery I made my own vic sponge today and it was banging, so easy.
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Aye, easy for you Mike, I once had a go at making one, you could have rebuilt the Berlin wall with it :doh: The time and effort you put in to looking after yourself is admirable, if it were left to me I'd be living on beans on toast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Honestly I couldn't believe how easy it was, and they charge £5.75 at my local cafe (per slice) for some mass produced crap with additives which tastes awful. This was just 300g butter, 200g sugar, flour, and 4 eggs, and a bit of jam. I get so pissed off with bad food/service in cafes, I should open one, anyone with their phone on speaker gets the taser treatment!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
No i-deer where this combination came from in my head - venison sausages with Greek salad (plus some of yesterday’s crunchy salad.) cooked a bit too long, probably only needed 15 minutes in the oven rather than 20 but still tasty.
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Venison sausages - lovely, the only sausages along with wild boar I will eat.
Venison is a particularly healthy meat owing to it being very low in cholesterol.
Sue is out with one of her friends tonight so I said to the kids they could have anything they wanted for dinner. Their choice - BBQ pork ribs, with loaded potato skins and corn on the cob. Adding the peas was my genius idea! :lol:
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I love corn on the cob, but always have it as a starter. It can only be eaten with the fingers, especially if it has melted butter on it. A finger bowl is mandatory.
[QUOTE=Barry;1390199]I love corn on the cob, but always have it as a starter. It can only be eaten with the fingers, especially if it has melted butter on it. A finger bowl is mandatory.[/QUOTE]
Very civilised! I tried a finger bowl once, tasted awful. But then Irn Bru isn't what it was, so I really should try new things.
Beef dinner in local cafe £12
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I think Mrs. Roy got your gravy as well as her own.
Looks good.
Got two of her roasties so balanced out [emoji4]Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Proper nosh that.
Should have left this bugger in for longer, I guess the cocoa makes it more moist? Still ok to use though, perhaps not as a sandwich cake.
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Chilli Con Carne, everyone else had Tacos with cheese etc. but I’m trying to be good…
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Ribeye steak, boiled potatoes, carrot, red pepper and green beans.
A bowl of museli with sliced banana for dessert.
All washed down with a couple of glasses of a 2020 Château Mondeau, Bordeaux. 13% ABV. Double Gold medal winner 2022.
Oops! I've just been told by my partner, the cut of beef was T-bone steak. An easy enough mistake to make.
I have steak envy, regardless of the cut, sounds great Barry.Quote:
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